New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-10
THE Talk or THE DAY.


Iutbor p Durgin of Concord. y. H., has every
number Of The Tribune Almanac from It's begin
ming 10 the present
II see they have a machine now for Photographic
Ing ones thoughts" he said for want OF something
better to say ~, oo, r,o,orranb mine sbs re-
"Why7'' he asked
Possibly it would encourage you little" she
shorty thereafter It was decided that he should
see papa" Just az he could muster Up
sufficient courage.-tChicago POST.
The Bureau OF Information of the League OF
American Municipalities has begun the task OK
gathering statistical matter pertaining 10 munich
pal and private ownership Of electric lighting
plants Statistics will be gathered from all cities
and towns OF five thousand inhabitants and over
TO show the cost OF lights under both private and
municipal ownership giving the cost OF each plant.
canactv onerating expenses. the items OF interest
depreciation repairs. 1t is the intention 70
make a comparison between municipal ard private
ownership The Bureau Is so gathering ana
compiling Information on the various carnage
systems now in use; also on the cost and dineren'
methods Of street cleaning other important de-
nartmcn,s OF municipal work Will be taken up,
and within short while II IS expected that ne
Bureau " information will have large ana COM
nlete library. ard comprehensive record OF De-
partmental work In nearly every muh'cip'"'y -
the country
.Sts funny how marriage NIL change mar e.
e1ample Before he married glance OK Nay
Tentor would intosf home nan qc at Night H' and meet;
Mrs Monster nee Taintor. the sight OF her actua1y
sobers him "-(Boston transcript
Mrs Fitch, OF Denver. is said TO be the on.y
woman IN the world who owns geological gardeh.
CO. has an ostrich trained to drive in harness and
she occasionally astonishes the natives by driving
ohout tho CITY with the big bird hitched 70 gnt
wagon. At least that is the story told by ioca!
paper
The publication Of little poethumous volume s o,
poems entitled 'Nox Humana by the ~ ate he S9 ai
,hnrsbip1or Al least OF one OF the authors-of the
simple eptaph
His work we'll done.
His race well run
His crown well won,
Here let him rest.
,,,h ras n,aced over the coffin of President car.
Sad and was over tha, Of the Duke of Clarence M.
Mills il seems the lines IN lss ms an "a
h hem 'V was muSh a,onheS 70 ant Them mem On
toned in the accounts , o. ibe American copy
which differed slightly from MI Mis- pS Se,bb' Vas
been translated from latin ve FDSsb worigna-
in its turn translatoh iro'' al ie'
uLondon ChronlcIe.
G H. James. Of Melbourne, who has Just fs'1ea
10, g. 900 600 was grocer's clerk In that CITY !"
,ss2 lie made his fortune by taxing au'a"'As
~ the land boom that started In lSS' Man! W." W.,
,ngs were erected in inaccessible SUBURBS Q. ~
hournp and after the boofn pIIst !" i''' 80 -
recorded that there nearly twelve thousa"1
-. housas around Melbourne House rent wens
:, some cases az low is. week, ana al o''e'
ases people were actually paid 10 oc'up! ONO 80
IN a terrace and protect the remainder ho'"
da,s and thieves. IN the storm al 'He SO
,reors Of the boom went under. bur MT jams
w.o,horcl the tumult. temporarily. HIS snreN
49,. ND nro,iled for accidents, and even the Oan"
",sshos corla not force his name into the BANK
rup,cv Court until now. when the tue mas '''''N
rohacconist-What Is f. madam nam, - rs,urn
Young wife with dry boi,I Mr'', present for
th ms nps lie looked them this morning ana saia
he had sworn of,-(Chicaso tribune
,.,e Independent Liberal Church, OF Onicasv
r,ticn has celia Parker Wooley for us pastor
holding revival 1t Is said 10 be the nrs' '"s
~ rncord OF liberal congregation having revi'A
services.
r,.v were rearranging the details o. ore OF sas
rer ye,@phone exchanges ip small r cry med
Detroit The numbering had to oe s .nhseribers
S c .e s"d e% 81 al. : parp
in OF the hopsrholq smy came to the phone
a 9e several rings and bsE'n ss
ysrsn sSi. T IS Mr Sgre twenty, twenty:
I'VE" I'm twenty I'VE; fss: you ana besides
aye W ot YOUR business nG whether I'm ,weny;hys
or forty You're iwpsr'an nn, unaersssnd@ I
mmTnaderstsnd all to But have NO 9on mai
70 rewardIng your bo9rshness oy ,eienhone mum.
I'm ,~e em,snfvaye on ddn't cateh-gooooy
per - Ting a -iine)-Detrot Free Press
Tho late George " Wilcox OF Bradford County,
penn left each OF his srandsons Nc" on eon "r.
,,on ,ha, they support the Democratic parry u.,-
,,, Failing the money was 20 40 TO the penn
n.o,,c National Committee one thousano Do.
w ~, :, the granddaughters providing 'ne'
~,arr,ea loyal Democrats. The VIII Is being con.
"s,ad ON the ground that the lesacies are
temptation or bribe for the advocacy OF p" =.
ticular political creed. contrary ~ '"'
our government and institutions
Great Explorers Friend las me ia arrsneed for
"i,,n"rrp We'll professor, you've arrsnse"h acL
TO staLaVor,u~n. and book when you come paeN'
haven, fxplorer-yes: also my testimoSnias ths
written for the canned goods t a have 10 do
S ov !. " 10 get lost and my fortune
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