New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17
THE TALK OF fHE DAY.

England sends us order for BOON" pou"u7 %
drossod noultrv. making about fourteen carloads
mart Of It FOR the use Of her South African army
The American chicken always important III on,
domestic markets. IS looking W I'm those aptoau anu
assuming A consequence which it has every reason
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In the mountains Of East Tennessee the aa 'I
m erfia. win the Queens English. physician
who practses I'm that region iei- OF an .l'N''.'.t
falrr nmrseG BY friend one day the doctor
called md said 10 the nurse:
"B H. air mlshty lad today aoc Him Fssp2,n or
cd. Ills whole nervous eror Iys'' ssim,tar.
,cou,ornia exile from New-Jersey has been living
FOR the last score or more Of years on the credl'
~ having heon dead. shortly after his departure
from, horne his relatives at the East were ADVISED
~ his dissolution and sent money TO bury him. iof-
vard.ng subsequent instruments year py year 10
keen his crave in suitable care and decoration Oh
,his original fund and annuity he has managed TO
exc out tolerable living. and to an outward seem
ing Is worth dozen dead men yet New-Jersey IN
all Likelihood little knew what a loss she sustained
in the exodus OF John r. Sicker. some"hile or
Camden. but now that his novel and ingenious
scheme TO got living out Of the reputation oil MS
death IS made public she will become tardily aware
OF IT, perhaps recalling him and turning his financial
and business ingenuity to account in other diFec-
tions He is much too smart to remain In exile
and obscurity and apparently too smart to die FOR
many an olympiad to come
A Wise Arswer-"Would YOU advise me to read
Richard Carvor?" the fair young girl looked up
"Not yct' he gravely replied Always wait IN
MI a book has been on the market for a full year
"' i,.c later he murmnred softly to himself by
that time | may be able 70 get her 4 copy ior ''
Fo- IN addition giving sage advice he was
not ayorse turning an honest penny.-'Nl eFelahd
Plain Dealer.
London paper tells story OF the enthusiastic
vegetarian who carries out his principles so far as
10 wear vegetable boots on day recently he lay
down under a tree and fell asleep. He woke with
a vague idea Of vampires about. to discover that
two sheep were hard at work on the boots. ana
had already polished off about half the uppers
The viper which bit the hand which fed II was
a pattern Of gratitude in comparison There Is just
a hope OF course that the boots disagreed with
the ehecp. still even that would he deplorabe. as
tending to disgust the sheep themselves with vege-
tnrlanism But what has become Of the rest OF
the boots? Patrons Of vegetarian restaurants must
beware Of steak for a day or two"
An Absorbing Topic Dick-Mss King Is SO
conversation with her from laegng.
Jack (hor former beau)-M ention pearls and you
will have nothing to do but hsten-and buy
Ccwclers Weekly.
Phya Vshudda the Samese Minister to the
United States has given 20 the National Museum
al WASHINGTON a model % the famous Wat Chang
Pagoda Wat Chang means grent mon lstery, and
THIS particular pagoda. according to Mr. Cozano-
wcz who has charge Of that section Of the mu-
scum devoted to RELIGIOUS matters is considered by
FAR tho most magnificent edAce IN Bangkok 1t
IS built Of brick the outside plastering IS wrought
into a handsome mosaic by the use Of many col
ored porcealns set In the forms OF demons grhins.
elephants and flowers. and the whole building Is
most lnyshly adorned both with color and cary
ing Tho huge ncn shaped structure rises from
its broad octagonal base in elegant taperiag tow
Frs ending in a dome which supports sharp
spire. In great inches upon the sides and near
tie summit are Images OF Iuddha riding on ele-
plants The main building f. topped 10y lesser
pacodas. shrines residences Tor the monks londs
grottocs. flower and fruit gardens and statues Of
massive stone. From the tip Of the spire 10 the
base the whole measures about two bundled and
nf;y feet Not detail is lacking In the repro
ducton.
Charles J. Tlpsley. Of Henrco County. has - a
THIS is the second year this tree has borne 4 few
days ago Mr. Tinsley gathered the frdit Of this
for each member Of his family thirteen in all-he
and his wife and eleven children The tree had re-
numbered every ono. This pear tree did not DO
litte. sneaky thincs either 1t 6ore not pear
old man weighed eighteen ounces. ana Tor me
,na, 6 fr Mr. was tn Hn
Charlottesville Va) Progress.
simpsons restaurant in Bird-in-Hand Court
Cheapsde. London. which recently announced that
al French wines OF its list because OF the
Drcyrus case. established in 1873 and IS known
the "Olde Flshe Shoppe" II has a daily ritual
as famous the pudding at the Cheshire Cheese
at the Table Of the Fathers at Cars. The Slmp-
sonian rite is the guessing Of the cheese Daily
Cheidar is put the table and TO each diner
is given paper which he writes his guess OF
ts height. weight and girth. Then. with reverent
ceremony, the president weighs and measures the
cheese
iramp-Lady. could you help a poor man dat
broke his arm through patriotism?
I.ady-Were you In the war?
Tramp No m broke u turning organ
lady-Wcll. whore does the patriotism come in?
Tramp wuz playing Hall, Columbia" ma am