New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-17
THE TANK or THE DAY.

"W. can't keep the Philippines" said the wor-
rcd-lo5l,ing man quoted by The Washington
star" we ought to get rid OF Porto Rico ana
even Hawaii II we 80 on at this rate what reason
IS there to prevent our gradually acquiring ASA
Africa and ultimately the whole OF Europe!
II never thought of that" answered his good
naturcd friend. with Il sudden look OF gloom ana
vet by tho same sort Of argument I'm convinced
that wo.can't give em up. I'll admit that territory
may be an ombarra ssment, but II we go 10 Betils
rid OF it by starting in with these ISLANDS we "
tempted to turn California adrift ana theh cu'
loose from Florida. and the irst thing poS'er'S
knows well have contracted our responsibilities 80
that we won't have anything at all to worry over
except the District Of Columbia.
s,u,nordar Waiter ! want a dinner for two.
Waitcr-Wu gentleman haf table note OF "
'safu.banlcr- BRING us some of both, with plenty
of gravy 2oXbury Gazette.
Professor H. W. wiley of the chemistry division
of the Department of Agriculture at Washington
has been experimenting for a year on the prep',r-
ton of meat for eating and here are some oi NE
conclusions. Meats should never be eaten uhti
they have riponcd Ike game. and TINS process i
calculated to consume about three weeks ne
saws that "a chicken should be hung out OF a WIN
dow head down. until the head falls off "heh Il Is
ripe for eating and that fish and eggs S"ouu 70
eaten the day they are taken. althoush ~"
frozen ON tine day caught, will be go0d ""e"'''
taken from the ice. Rut tho notion th"t HSn - "
brain food Is an wrong. The phosphorus nee''u -
the brain comes from eggs and vegetables
Nov. ,hav are trying 10 prove by his own Wrl,inEs
,li'f chaisepcl,r rode % wheel. Did not ii"in' .b.
fathers ghost recall painful eApereny| +" vas
tt,r and WAS IL not 10 his bicycle that A.
49, raf.rrinr when BE. said 20 his followers. A.
,.,I M. v.1.n wheel and what hut "a s'ol
had Taar's fool I'm mind I'm the words 81 10 ~
rh' ll LyI'n er,at wheel runs down hill' lest Il
hr.1l, thv neck with following IL ~ nI
t'ieon9tra rode a wheel when she urea OF ntt 81
iev and W.. know the very brand sne patron w. ~,
for Antony coursc!s her; seek you, ~ ts - i'm
mortality Shakespeare may urge WIN 80 he v,ho
Two Gcntiemcn OF Verona that Il waS n ne ~ ~
set the world wheels. w. tltochester Io9'-"N
press
Andrew Loriug writes in The London Mail o.
the good work done by American Consuis In sue-
resting how American foreign trade may be eN-
tented He calls them ambassadors of commerce
and commercial travellers for American pro-
ducors" Referring to the work done for American
pork by ono American Consul in England ne says
..Ho made an exhaustive inquiry into the suDjec''
and finally snt "a report TO his country telling the
farmers what sort OF PIGS to breed from, how 20
feed th.in. when to KIN them. how 20 cut them up
and hoa TO cure them. He has since, he tells me
had 4 heavy correspondence on the subject. ana
oxrccts 10 500 some packing houses established
which shall cure for the British market alone
1ndfcotions-"Do yez blave in frinology?' asked
Ar noian 'rnoauin be that the sighnce ~ tenn
a mans charac kter be the Jumps AZ - "''5 1bro,s
Wv coorsc." answered Nj Rafferty,; mere .ta
uothin gives . better clew TO A mans habits man
Jumps black yes. patches " shtckh p!,Sh'el' ''
the resi- iv suth signs. -(Washington star.