New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tn. German papers call attention 70 ire fact
that III. German language Is being less ana 'esS
u.ed IN the German and French cantons OF s"itzer-
land one reason for this is the fact that II Is
considered more aristocratic throughout S"itzer-
II nd 10 speak French than German. but another
reason "a found in the great nhuS OF fien'"
,,orInoen on the Jura -Simplon Railway due to the
fact that French Swiss influences succeeu'" III
forcing Mark. the Berne statesman and advocate
Of the line out Of the management. and transfer
ring tho headquarters from the German Guy "'
Rcrne 10 the French city OF Lausanne complaint
IS also made by German newspapers that III INC
,-,ns ~ the road French names Of towns are sub
stituted for German. such as bienne' bouah''e
Gleresss Melville ETC. for Biel. Twann. Ligerz
Neuenstadt etc.
Insurance Agent-wc can't insure You
insurance Agent are 1inetyfouT yea ,n 90 td
maj fever men die at ninety -four than any o'her
age Jewish Comment
Old Thomas Fuller spoke thus of war IN DIS
"IJoly State. A soldier 's one Of lawful. neces-
sary commendahle and honorable profession yea
God Himself may seem 20 be one free OF 'he 'o'"-
pany OF soldiers I'm that He styleth Himself a man
81 war Now though many hate soldiers as twlgs
~ tho rod war wherewith God scoureth wantoh
countries into repentance. Yet is their calling so
ne.dful thar were not some soldiers. We must he
all soldiers daily employed 70 DEFEND our OWL 'ho
world would grow so lcentious
Bobby-Pop does 'mIssive" mean letter.
RobhyLAnd does sub mean UNDER
Fond Parent-Rieht. Bobby o.
sc HIS'y mustn't hTr' '"CTiarlem tife.
Tho Parts Municipal Council il considering tho
saviaabury or building special saughter-houss
for horses on account Of the continual increase IN
the consumption Of horsei"sh. The hrst horse
butchers shop was opened in 1865. ana In the fol-
lowing year 2lS2 horses were consumed. Last year
"A so horses 257 donkeys and 20 mules making a
total Of 1919 animals. weighing 3IiS.'o klos-were
eaten by the Parisians
veil nreaches a great deal about heaven You re-
member the good old Or. Scarus his predecessor
Yes. he was blazing the way for Brother All
we'll Chicago Tribune.
4 Philadelphia saloon has displayed the follow
ing announcement: Uncle sam Bomhards me
Nations Drink 'Schooners' Resist the Attack
The Grower Brigade Suffers Defeat. war
tax of one dollar per barrel has been levied on
h.e- and we who drink II patriotic contributors
to the war fund Whether We stay n nome or
go 10 the front we all In IT. Don't grow II
the GROWER costs more 10 fill; but see mat you
get good pure palatabe beer. Stomach troubles
arc ,racooblc 10 had beer our beer has an aroma
and body that are lacking In many OF our domestic
beers II IS Endorsed by high medical authority for
It's purity War prices Will prevail on and after
MONDAY June 20 1895 BY order OF General u. :
Revenue Tax commanding. Washington. d. c.
"who wrote Of the seven ages OF man. Johnny"
civilian Shakespeare"
And are there seven ages of woman;
Il guess so. but she sticks by one OF EN- all the
time tilarp"rS Bazar.
The largo proportion OF blind people in Spain
hos attracted attention since the beginning OF the
present century The subject is again brought up
by an article by Prvy Councillor Hirschherg In
''I'Lc German Medical Weekly" giving the results
of his recent observation In Spain, where he at
tended the hyalenic congress lie says the streets
OF Madrid swarm with blind beggars, the further
south he went the more blind he met The proper
ton I'm Spain given In the census OF 100 IL II
10 1000 against to in Germany. France and
England; but that figure IL considered undoubtedly
false bv Continental authorities. More recent fig
ures give l4s The chief causes OF blindness in
Spain nre Inflammation of the eyes of infants.
grarulatlon and smallpox The widespread fatastic
attitude Of the sick the lack Of governmental
oversight and the small attention paid to disease
OF the eve operate to Increase the number Of the
blind In SPAN. There is not single public eye
hospital I'm Spain according to Or. Hlrschberg;
only wards in general hospitals and private insti-
buttons instruction diseases the eye is
neglected In the medical schools. though there Is
hope that the new medical faculty in Barcelona.
which has been organized within two years may
work an improvement In ophthalmoogy in Spain.
Farmer Oatbin (sadly)-Children are Jest like a
brood OF young quail. As soon as they get Old
enough away they go from the old nest In every
Farmer Corncrib more sady)-Ya-as. Jest like
quail. As soon as they mate. away they come
back to the old feeding ground again.-(Judgs.