New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An English paper tells this story 10 illustrate the
teuacitv with which Lord Kitchener carries out
his purpose: During his recent soiourn in England
he entered into personal communication with most
OF the great firms engaged in the manufacture or
railway plants with view 70 securing the con-
struction Immediately Of the bridge which Is TO
span the Atbara The answer given him ny all the
firms was pretty much the same-they were fnll or
orders and could not guarantee delivery before
Tulv AZ the earliest To an ordinary official this
would have been conclusive evidence that the plan
would have to be abandoned. But the organizer or
conquest in the Soudan is not ordinary official.
Finding himself baked I'm his project I'm England
no Immediately on his arrival in Cairo cast about
for means Of overcoming the difficulty. lie found
there in process Of dismantling an iron bridge
which had done duty the Egyptian railways FOR
some score Of years more. and. finding this was
still servlceable he promptly annexed H. and It Il
already on it's way the Atbara 20 be erected over
the river
First Wall Flower-They call this charity ball H.,
We might stay here until doomsday without getting
asked 10 characterization Transcript
BOYS" said A Chicago Sunday-schooi teacher
after she had impressed upon her pupils the duty
Of prayer "supp,se OF you were I'm some far
away city. Suppose that you were without a
friend and that YOU didn't have a cent I'm the
world Suppose YOU were unable to find any work
or 10 get any morey and were hungry. What
would you do9" She paused and gazed at the
faces In front Of her and felt sure that the
class had proAted by the lesson Johnny Green
raised his hand 70 reply with the utmost prompt
ness I'D go 10 freedmen counter" he said
These are splendid biscuits. Maria. You made
no These are buns from the bakery. Ny fair
hands simply paid over the money FOR them. You've
been drinking again John. '-(Chicago tribune.
not many people" says a coal miner quoted by
The Washington star" ARE probably aware that
the coal mined in the United States annually is
worth more than three times much as the gold
mined here. The product OF the anthracite fields
alone exceeds I'm value the output Of the gold mines
OF this country Canada and Alaska. which last
year amounted TO over 100000 East OF the
Rocky Mountains there $4,000 square miles Of
coal lands and the yearly output is nearly two
hundred million tons. biologists estimate the
/ great coal fields Of the world follows: China.
2CO0co. United States, east Of the Rockies $4,000
Canada s. 900; India $500. New South Wales. "a.
Ooo Russia. 10000 and the United Kingdom. ll.5co
square miles There many deposits In other
countries but their extent Is nconsiderable Eng
lands coal area IS small; still. she for years pro-
duced more than any other country. Now the
United States Is ahead. English coal veins are
thin. one only fourteen inches wide has been
worked POO feet down. on the other hand. there
are veins In the Pennsy vania anthra lite region
sixty feet thick. and. I'm tn" buminous regions
j eighteen
are the largest known. and alone could supply the
whole world for centuries to come"
Bowser con his first vislu-By the way as l
came TN noticed funny-lookinR little snuh- nOsed
boy on the sidewalk.
Mrs seltser-Oh yes. that must have been my
Bowser trying to get out Of his scrape)-Oh no.
that cannot be. This was a red-headed squint-
Mrs setser-Why. that was my own dear
Tommy. his mothers darling and hls fathers Joy.
-(I}oston Transcript
The Washington correspondent Of THE Chicago
Record" SAYS: Members Of the Cuban Junta and
some ~ the Porto Rcans here claim that Agon-
/ clio Informed them that the expenses ~ himself
and his associates were being paid by millionaire
American who sympathized with them. and that
they could obtain similar assistance II they desired
Mr. Carnegie has been shedding his money very
freely around Washington and the authorities at
the War Department are confident that OF II
has reached the Filipino legation Mr.. Carnegie
has said repeatedly that he willing 10 pay any
amount TO defeat the ratification 81 the treaty. and
It is positively known that he Furnished the funds
/ FOR the Anti-Expansion League"
Lady interviewing housemaid) why did you
Housemaid~ Because master kissed me-. mum.
Lady-And YOU didn't like IT, en-
/ IIousemaid-Oh. | didn't mind H. mum. but tho
/ mistress didn't ike it.-tl.arks
Lady Dunerin in her reminiscences gives some
instances OF the variations OF the English language
az she is spoke by the learned Baboo. whose Euro
pean education has given him "A little knowledge
/ which ls dangerous The qualification expressed
In the following sentence has something pathetic
Ia Il. you have been very good to us and may
4 Almighty God give you ut for tat"
] Mild Superstition. Watts presume you are not
as superstitious as Carter, who won't take drink
| on the thirteenth day Of the month
Lushforth-No / only go this far: | would not
! take a drink during the thirteenth month OF the
| Indianapolis Journal