New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-09

The fighting power OF tho newly forIneo rePu''o'
tho Tinted States ~ Central America, Is NOT great
salvador has an .rmy Of 1000 men, win fnii'ua
Of 5000 Its navy consists OF custom-houSe
or,,t,or Honduras has an army OF 800 men Win
90 900 militia and navy whatever. Ni'ar"Eu'
has an army Of 1000 men, with 1000 In us reserve
guards.
"IIow did tho FIRE START ..o-,. -, ,,o
I'm the haberdasn'r, ;bot ono Of the new IAN
nSrkrios and pair Of soN stockings got crossed
Chicago Tribune
An English paper tells this story NJ INC eNP'"''
81 n we'll known physician: Not long h6" q" 'a
,oua mother brought her daughter TO see him IN"
,,, r,s suffering from what is known among
pcople as general lowness.' There was no'h'"s
much the matter With her, but she was pare anu
us,less and did not care about eating OF uo'"h
ANYTHING The doctor. after due consultation pre-
scribed for her a glass OF caret three times nay
with her meals. The mother was somewhat deai'
IAN, opoarcntlv heard all he said. and bore on h'r
daughter determined TO carry out the prescription
70 the very letter. In ten days tine they were
back again and the girl looked n different creature
She was rosy-checkcd smiling ard the picture ~
hoal.h The doctor congratulated himself upon
the keen Insight he had displayed in his diagnosis
~ the case Il am glad 10 see that your daueh-
ter "a 50 much better" he said Yes, eN-
claimed the excited and grateful mother thanks
~ Won doctor. She Aas had just what you ordered.
she has eaten carrots three times a day since we
twice uncookcd-and now look at her
ovo r1crher, I am sorry. bu, am sure We could
not I've happy together. You know always want
NV own way in everything. ,, 81.
But my dear girl you could go on wanting X
after We were married '-tTlt-blts.
curious plan sor elcvatire Georgia morals has
been formulated 10y woknown citizen ~ At
lonta He proposes that each county shall decide
by vote on January / OF each year who the worst
man IN the county is. and mat the man receiving
tho highest number Of votes shall on the ensuing
February bc hanged. II IS claimed for the plan
that II would induce bad men TO emigrate, ana
that the complimentary vote" received by those
who had lust begun TO be bad. but were not gem
orally recognized such. would tend to create
desire within them 70 be enrolled among the we'll
behaved.
Mary had been to have her fortune told ana
when she came back her mistress hot'ed VA.
around in mos, destructive msnassr cha ,,norod
presently Didn't she tell you good fortune: =,
"Oh. yes. it was good enough, ~ ihaIs an
tclIin women ike her. She give out that she didn't
use no cards I all but went into tran"ome. an
decks. and never trausome does she have sue
can tel ali the good fortune she wants 81
wouldn't believe word out OF her mouth. 90
cleveland Plain Deaer
An Irish correspondent OF The London Daily
Telegraph says shat countryman Of his was
badly wounded in battle, and as he lay on the
ground "a wounded comrade near him kept up
continual bowling from pain. What the divH are
We shoitin' like that for" said Pat: do ye think
that nobody's kilt but yersef?' A sergeant In
regiment OF light horse both very tall and very
corpulent and often ioked with one OF his men
an Irshman-as to the proneness OF his country
men to make bulls In the course OF ordinary con-
yersaton. BE me sow" said the lrishman Ire
land made such bull rs England did when
she made a light horseman OF you
UNAPPRECIATBD KISSES.
lie never sunk a collier
To bottle up fleet,
Iut the pretty maidens kiss him
And exclam: oh. amt he SWEET
lie never scoffed at danger.
Nor made poet sing
He has never done single
Extraordinary thing.
Still the women. when they see him.
Utter words OF wild delight,
And begin to kiss him.
Each OF them with all her might.
But It hasn't sweed his head up.
Hasn't spoiled the little chap
He Is three weeks old and doesn't
Care a continental rap.
cleveland Leader.
James Tutt'e. OF Atlanta ILL.,. secured nearly
twenty years ago promise OF a funeral Grafton
from Robert G. Ingersoll. Mr.. Tutte Is now
nnety-two years old. and has Just drawn up a
Will In which 81 900 is set aside Ito defray the cx-
penses OF Colonel Ingersos journey"
Depends on Circumstances.-Mrs. Chugwater-
Josiah. see good deal In the papers about In
fcrnal machines What Is an Internal machine?
Mr.. Chugwiter-Well. sometimes think It's
lawn mower and sometimes think It's a plano
-(Chicago Tribune.