New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The discoverer OF the Cape Nome gold deposits
was the Rev. L. o. iHutberg. a missionary, who
has just arrived at Seattle with $4,000 in dust.
He left several valuable claims behind him. which
he will work next season.
Bargain Offered -Editor-well, young woman.
II the story suits maj will pay you SIS for It,
Young Lady Author (persuasvely)-O come.
Buy 1t without reading 1t, and I'll let you have
1t for ten.-(Brooklyn Life.
This is the conclusion of Booker T. washngton's
article in THE Atlantic Monthly: 80 long the
negro Is permitted to get education. acquire prop
erty and secure employment and Is treated with
respect in the business world. as Is now true In the
greater part Of the South. shall have the greatest
faith in his working out his destiny In our Southern
States"
Aunt Martha-For mercy's sake what are you
Carrle-Harry called me dearest to-day.
Aunt Martha-Im sure that was nice.
Carrie-Why. aune, don't you see II I am
dearest somebody else must be dear. II there Is, it
Will surely break my heart.-(Boston Transcript.
The Prince Of Orleans was recently hunting In a
remote mountain region OF Stelermark. Naturally
the interest Of the surrounding populace was con-
centrated on their princely guest. and the words
''Prince-Prince OF Orleans" went from mouth
to mouth. After some hesitation an Upper Austrian
huntsman, with the frank and confidential manner
of his race approached the Prince and said: mo
offence. Your Hghness but are you the son OF the
Maid of Oreans?"
Housekesper-W Why. are t apples so high in price?
But the papers said the crop so enormous
that apples were rotting on the trees all over the
"Y nsI That's Why they're scarce 1t didn't pay
A Transvaal correspondent OF 1.-THE st. Louis
Globe Democrat says: when you find a man
who has been knocking elbows with intelligent
white In Johannesburg and has never heard
OF America YOU are bound TO conclude that the
ic rt,ip ptfubt
That was the writer's experience. The Boer
a powerfully built young man engaged in conduct
Ing a transport from the Rand to the Zambesi. and
he spoke English huently and seemed generally
well informed was amazed when he repeated my
answer to his question as to my birthplace. Amer
lea? he asked. vaguely. Where is that? In Eng
land? With that | attempted to give him some
idea OF this continents location. oh, yes said
he. Frightening up. I know now. It's In Australia
The task a hopeless one. He neither knew
OF America nor cared to learn Of It, He was con-
cerned only in making 1900 on the trip and
turning to Bloemfontein TO marry a little Dutch
girl there and then settling down on the vedt'
An East End man advertised for a coachman
some time ago and among the applicants was one
who said he p stranger in town, but could
The lady Of the house took him in hand and
asked him number OF questions
Are you married. she asked
"Yes'n." he answered.
lie was a little slow about his reply and the
IT,
More than once?" she went on
."Yes'm"
More than twlce?"
The applicant looked black.
do We take me for tn Sultan of Zulu, ma ann
he cried In high state OF Indignation, and staked
haughtily away-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
D. Hansz a farmer of Georgia, thinks he has
stumbled on n new industry. From eighteen
melons" he says. weighing from twenty to twenty
FIVE pounds made two gallons and one pint OF
syrup. We cut the melons in halves. cut out the
pulp. ground II In cider mill and pressed out the
Juice We boiled the juice In porcelain kettles on
the kitchen stove for twelve hours. With cider
make twenty-five thirty gallons OF syrup a day
At the above figures 1t would take about two hun
dred and seventy melons to make thirty gallons OF
syrup, worth SIS The melons would be worth nj
wholesale about IS or IS. and 1t would take two or
three days 10 haul and sell them at market. With
mill and evaporator In the melon patch farmer
and one or two hands could realize 100 per cent
more by making the melons into syrup and feeding
the refuse to hogs. cattle. horses and chickens
which eat II greedily."
What He Was Looking Fort tell you. SIR"
he said. the girls OF to-day are not properly edu-
Gated Before ! marry want to IND girl who
"Yesg' returned the other disnterestedly.
Don't you?'
Can't say that care particularly about that"
k Kind of 90 s 90 ySu Want 'se sr who
IL able to hire n cook. and all the rest that go TO
make life comfortable. "-tChicago Post