New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-06
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.


will meet in Gainesville October II. 10 last three
days People will be present from every point In
North Georgia. and many from Gainesville ana
North Carolina. 1t will be large gathering
Five thousand animals ere expected. swapping
and racing stock will be the main features me
half-me track is located there.
The Font OF Knowledge.-Mr. De Science-The
officers Of the Smithsonian Institution are having
the chatter Of monkeys phonosraphed' IN me nope
and 1t may be possible to converse with them. So,
Mrs De science.Isnt that grand , Nope new
Weekly ~
1.-THE Toronto Mall and Empire" estimates the
majority in favor OF prohibition In the recent
election at 1855.
II believe Clarinda is engaged to young samp-
WHY?
us everything he said and now she doesn't tell us
anything "-(Detro!t Free Press
Consul Rufin. OF Paraguay. says that the butter
sunnlv for that country comes mainly from
Europe. and is inferior to that made in the United
States He thinks the superior quality OF Ameri-
can butter would insure Its rapid sale. and states
that the retail price is from 30 to 40 cents soo'
Der pound. Foreign butter, however, pays % per
cent duty. The Consul suggests the following In
nocent tricks OF the trade: Let any butter manu-
facturer cater 10 the whms OF the people by piac-
ing on his small cans picture Of the President
OF quay or those OF OF the leading states
men and an old historic house or two which would
catch the eye of the people and cause IL 70 be
talked about This would give popularity 10 the
American brand, and ought 10 lead 10 quick and
profitable sales Nothing Of this sort exists In the
country"
Whatever may be the failings OF the members OF
the Salvation Army. no one can accuse the head
quarters s9H he 81 GsVs for posng from
Scripture everywhere has shown itself In their
telephone bcSes rs T Es1. sne .ed Of
hebrews x 9.-Workshire Post
THE Philadelphia Ledger" says; THE announce
ment that a patent diphthera antitoxin has
been granted by the United States Patent Office
has created great astonshment In medical circles
II had come to be looked upon like qunine or
morphia which any who chose could manu-
facture and which every physician could use at
his pleasure II has called forth many earnest
protests many claiming that Professor Emil Beh-
ring, the patentee. was not the frst 10 use tho
serum. The patent question Is not likely 10 inter-
Zero with its USE for It's value Is now so well e.
tablished In tho treatment OF dlphtheria that II
will be prescribed and used. Fl. X. Milford. pres-
dent OF the H. x. milford Company. of Phiade-
min who are the largest producers Of antitoxn in
this country said o Ledger reporter on Sat-
urday that there was no probability that the
patent could be sustained. The Patent Office re-
jected Behring's application five times. the last
rejection by the special examiner being dated
peals allowed the claim because the process re-
,errcd to has been instrumental in very much re-
ducing tho mortality from diphthera.'
Alas,-Mrs Odham-Is your husband still your
Mrs Mrs y Youngman-No My idol has been shattered:
We were AT a dinner party night before last and
when | slipped my olive seeds over 10 nave MN
-(Chcago News
man In this city has just received the following
letter from Great Falls Mont: Dear Uncle: Papa
has allowed me the use OF his typewriter Just long
enough TO tell you that am little boy. and that
was born on Thursday morning last. quite early. i
am worth coming all the way from New-York TO
see | weighed ten pounds when was born. nine
pounds the day after, and now weigh ten again
have fine alto voice ard know several songs.
Papa says I am nonpare. whatever that means
think English very hard language TO learn, and
am very fond Of the Western climate. have no
name yet. and so can only sign myself your loving
nephew"
Returned Traveller-what became Of Boss Null
hooly the notorious booder?
Clzen-He died in the pententiary. -,
SERVED him right. And what became OF Mr..
GoodsouI the reformer. who exposed himy
"He died in the poorhouse. '-(New-York Weekly.
STRUGGLES OF THE YOUNG MIND.
The following are extracts from examination
papers presented by pupils NJ n prominent private
school In this neghborhood:
In history-Q. What was the character CT Henry
VIII? A. Henry VIII was con2eaial libertino.
In rhetoric-Q What is an epgram? A. An epi-
gram is a figure OF speech sometimes used In n
Joke and sometimes on tombstones
Dehnitions-"A myth IL half nsh and ialf
woman" THE Bowels fve-a. @. /. and Il,
and sometimes and y"
DISQUALIFICATION hope shall know enough to
let wei enough alone.
Niston--Whnt is the trouble now?
Hlston-I wrote slashing article for the paper,
and I was happy clam but was fool
enough afterward to read the reply 10 IL. Then /
felt like fool.-(Boston Transcript