New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-08
THE TALK or THE DAY.

A Nev South Wales country school-teacher re-
Gently gave a boy a question In compound proper
ton for home work which happened 70 ihciuue
tho circumstance OF "meH working ten hours
day in order 70 complete a certain work Next
morning the unsuspectng teacher In looking over
tho little pack OF exercises. found 'Jim's sum
uninterrupted and the following letter incioseo III
the page: Sur: refuse TO let Jim do his sum
you give him last mite has 1t looks to me 10 oe d
slnr AZ s-hour sstum emmy sum not more than
hours nc is welcum to do but not more. iouiS
truety. Abram Blank. SeHr.
on returning from her daily ride this morning
Ms McKinley saw the youngest and smallest
drummer boy in tho Army standing on the White
poiiie hat Mrs. Mckinley said: Come inside with
me" The little fellow is Garfield Iinlayson me
m rIl''" at Camp Ais"r Ills father is dead and
MS mother and one little brother live In Detroit
ilttlc Finlayson TO eat and when he went away
gave him n bag Of fruit ,.., T.,
lows face was bronzed and dirty, but he was as
courteous as Ghsserheld ana in zee hs WTa
House
the white House. ,Iis /, II. W Mccorry g. son
OF Judge H. ". McCOrry. of this city He ran
now now at TIA camp Xlger He is only fifteen years old
but has secured his fathers consent to Army ser
vce-tWashington star
An enterprising advertiser IN Vienna news
paper announces to bicycle manufacturers that he
cha!nles. wheel. Mt the moderate price OF from $50
to $50. Tho fee will be claimed only II the name
Is accepted !, seems difficult 10 believe that this
genius will go long unrewarded when all the In
yentors will have TO do Is 70 devise mere bicycle
mechanism In order 10 md out what's in his name.
A greedy young person named wemyss
Spent shilling day on ice cremyss;
So. as you may suppose
And she suffered from horrible dremyss.
To-day
7, I, said that the native servants IN Hawaii used
70 call their mistresses by their first names An
English woman Of strong will determined on her
arrival In Honolulu that her servants should never
call her Mary and instructed them carefully in
tho presence OF her husband. Ono day. when she
had visitors her cook put his head IN at the draw
Ing room door. and politely inquired: What vege-
tables for dinner to-day, my love-" He had heard
her called that. and seemed proud OF remembering
not to say Mary.
Noble Deed.-.Br,sgs- Talking about patriotism.
don't see as you've done very much FOR your coun-
capsrs.os You don .ns Well snca dear rsns y %S
wife baked lot OF piss and cakes Tor the soldiers
and took them out after they had been boxed up
and threw them into brush heap-Cleveland
Leader.
Says justin Mccarthy IN Tho independent: ct
came the other day by chance on passage IN the
'Cirevlle Memoirs which had somehow escaped
my attention in former readings. and which has an
odd sort OF interest ! was always under the I'M
presson that the mt as call It In England,
or tho elevator. as believe you cnll it-or at al.
events you used to call Tin America. was en-
t!rely nm invention Of our own time. But here is
Grevie. who In the year 1890 IL describing one OF
the palaces of the King OF Sardinia. and who tells
us that the King has had machine made like
a car. which In drawn up by n chain from the
bottom to tho top OF tho house. II holds about six
people, who be at pleasure elevated TO any
story. and at each landing place there Is con-
trivanco 10 let them In and out And had al
ways supposed that II was an ingenious Yankee
notion. and hero you get tho thing Itself in Italy
In $780, the invention OF king. and the word 'ele-
vated ready to hand for the purpose
been I practising all winter asked Mr. Dobbs as
his, daughter came home from her musical club
they talked so much about the origin and
that there wasn't any time left to play."-(tar-
per's Bazaar
From June % to July 6. inclusive. the imperial
Jubilee and NTH shooting match OF tho Austrian
Rno League will be held In Vienna under the
patronage OF tho Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
The festivities organized by the Austrian rlemen
will be on an exceptionally extensive scale as they
will be intended to serve as an act of homage to
the Emperor who will soon have terminated the
hftieth year Of MS reign. Our invitation" says
the Committee OF Arrangements In n circular sent
to this country. extends to rihemen throughout
the world and likewise TO you. American rhemen.
tho Help us to increase the brilllancy
OF the festivities, augment our numbers by being
present in force. and In friendly competition with
give evidence OF your skill In the OF tho rifle.
The Star Spangled Banner will receive cordial
welcome, and will DO greeted with sympathy and
respect by the population OF Vienna. Hearty
Vlennese hospitality shall compensate you for the
fatigue Of the long Journey 80 that your sojourn
the banks OF the beautiful blue Danube may become
ono OF the pleasantest and most lasting of your
recollections. We await you with gladness Though
the Is between US. are united In
mutual love OF shooting. and that will guide you
happily to side"
she-You don't see as many women cyclists
wearing boomers you used to.
Ho-No; guess they are afraid or being enlisted.
-(Yonkers Statesman
I'm Portland" says "Ths Kennebec CMe) Jour
nal" they arc doing things brown in patriotism.
over the tomb Of Captain Blyth. In tho Eastern
Cemetery, citizens have placed Union Jack In
honor OF a brave sailor. Blyth was master OF the
British brig Boxer. and killed in engage
ment with tho United States ship Enterprise of
Portland Harbor In the War Of 1872 The attention
to his grave in Portland Is only another little
significant thing showing the dawn OF the Anglo
American era OF friendship and mutual beneft."
One sad effect Of the cruelties
That In these war times be,
Is the nerve destroying citizen
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