New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-26
THE TALK or THE DAY.

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known as snakes" have been made the SUBJECT %
study with some interesting results. II appears
that what have been supposed 10 De ha''uo'n" ''
have a certain sort Of evidence IN fac'' '"'
blood vessels in tho eyes become cohses'eu anu
assume a dark color These. when they appear
on the retlna. which is ordinarily transparent sus
gest 10 the nervous and overwrought patient the
nrosence Of some moving living creature. lmagi-
nation Of course. Increases the nervousness ana
finally the mind becomes so disordeTed thd' tne
form of an offensive creature is suggested As
these fancies grow by what they FEED on IL j. easy
20 see how creeping and crawling things may MI
the soul OF the victim with the most horrible sensa-
lions.
\ hedge doctor. kind Of quack IN ireland. one
dsv wes examined AT an inquest upon his treat
men, Of a patient who had been In his care
gave nm st as Re have given him the
aurora Porgalls eped me T9rqn se VIVA, should
have given him mkt. II ne hadn't unforunitly died
THE Hilltop
There is a town IN Maine OF seven hundred In
habltants called Weston. in which only two for
eigners are living both OF them Irish naturaIized
citizens As might be expected both are ONCE
holders one Is the Mayor and the other is con
stable OF the town.
A Regrettabe Idea-"There seems TO he some
difficulty in making the Germans understand Just
what YOU say" said one American officer
bad II Admir@ Dewey has TO use one Of his l5-nah
guns for a mega lone. "-C Washington star.
when Alexander Dumas the younger, was just
out OF college hts father took him on hunting
trip They put up at farmhouse and occupied
two little bedrooms which opened into each other.
In the middle OF the night the son was awakened.
and saw his father walking back and forth
what are you 1oing?" asked the boy.
You sec ! am walking
you are sick"
Yes. am In great pain but am used to it.
l have II every night
Is there nothing TO cure IT,
1T is incurabie.'
But can't II be- rclieved?'
80: when j., takes get up and walk II it
IS very bad | 40 TO reading.
And when 1t IS Insupportable?"
Il go 10 work
II was true and In later years his son often
saw him sitting at his desk writing.
How can you work always some one asked
him upon an occasion.
II have nothing case to do" he answered.
Deep-'Is he what you would call deep think
We'll some Of his thoughts DO seem to run
pretty low down. '-Ondianapols Journal
In a kiosk at the Turin exhibition are exhibited
a large number Of portraits busts autographs
medals decorations. gifts OF Paginini. together
with Instruments II music belonging 70 him. These
objects for ifty wears have been hidden In the
Villa Gajone near Parma. After the exhibition the
objects will be replaced in the villa Gajone. which
Is the property OF Barons Paglnni. nephews OF the
celebrated yioilnist.
An Unfortunate. smith Great time had at
Jones' You bei' Dld you get home all right?
spent the night in a atation-house.
Jones Lucky dog / reached home-C.fe.
The latest atrocity in the song line is The Rough
Riders Sereuade" Il begins. II lying in my
tent sweet Marie. and IS on the same emotional
order az After the Ball' and "Grandmas Teeth
Are Plugged with Zine
a SELF Estmate.-"what do you think OF Puff
7Oh ne Is the kind Of man who thinks that
when he steps on one end OF the country the other
end bounds up into the ar.'-tNanity FAR.
Somebody aboard the auxiliary cruiser St Paul
got fine dinner on Thursday that wasn't intended
for him. and Captain Sgsbee was the loser. says
The Philadelphia Record" on Thursday while
the St Paul making the run from Montauk
Point Ncw-York. the Captains cook prepared
for him fine pair OF mallard ducks Of watch
Captain Sgsbec Is especially fond. orders had
been given TO the cook to be particularly careful
I'm the ron sting OF the birds and he brought them
forth from the oven nicely Drowned. The Captain.
upon the bridge. mad had his mouth set for them
all morning. and occasionally fancied he could
smell them cooking Just few minutes before
dinner time. while the cooks back turned
somebody whisked those two luscious birds out OF
the galley and disappeared with them. The 81.
Paul is a big ship. and the thief had ample oppor-
tunlty to hide himself while he got the outside
OF the roast duck. At any rate he was never
caught nor was there any clew his identity.
Captain sigsbee obliged to content himself
with can OF sardines
True Happiness. -Son-Fader dis pook says as
moneysh does not pring happiness.
Father-No mein sohn. It's der interest vot
y@ 9Pu ss'S o" der '"0"eSsn '0 makes you happy
Under the will OF the late Baron Hirsch the
Baroness has conducted phanthropic organiza-
ton In Vienna having for its object tho granting OF
loans free OF interest small business men and
others. well as the making OF monetary grants
TO the needy says the Vienna correspondence OF
The London Post" In honor OF the jubilee OF the
Emperor. Baroness Hlrsch has generously decided
10 close her philanthropc office. and 10 substitute
for 1t foundation with a capital OF 100000 forms
To this amount will be added the sums which have
been returned in repayment by the various recipients
organization will bear the name OF the Baroness
lllrsch Phianthropic Foundation, and have It's
headquarters in Vienna. The institution will begin
iis work on January |. 1892 and It's sphere OF ac-
tivty viii INCLUDE the whole of the territory repre-
scented In the Austrian Reichsrath. Though the
funds Will he principally directed to aiding desti-
tute or needy Jews. tle executive will have the
power to make grants to applicants of other faiths
The president OF the executive Will be Guido FL
bogen. and the vice president will be Felix Refer
Cause for Dignlty-smaIl Darby TO very dig
niaed colored coachman,say Mstah Ebony wot
hain't bein paid but foah dollars n week an boa'd
Dlgnihed Coachman-G Go way, you no count
niggah; The gen an wot pays me dat foah dollars
am rich enough 10 buy out dis hull town.-(New.
XaEk Weekly.