New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The ties on the Santa Re track in California are
"pickled" in solution OF chloride OF salts OF zinc
There are three or four big picking establish
ments at intervals along the road between Albu-
auerque and Los Angeles. The process makes a
pine tie immortal In this dry atmosphere 1t lasts
forever The Santa Fee tracks through the deserts
are sprnkled with oil to keep down the dust. The
oil is renewed once in three years II costs $50 a
nile and 1t is worth many times the money to the
passengers.
A Frank Explanation.-;First citlzenESir your ,n
watch chain hangs loosely from the buttonhole'
When did you last your watch?
Second Citlzen-As turned away from the pawn
brokers' cOunter-(Jeweers weekly
Some years ago Lieutenant Lansdale. who was
recently killed at Samoa. visited Corea on one Of
the American cruisers He had a bicycle with him,
and when Chemupo was reached went ashore for
a ride. 1t was the first bicycle the ignorant ana
supersttious coolies had seen, and they Ned al the
first sight OF the strange man gliding along on II.
The King heard Of the wonderful machine ana
Lansdale received polite summons to come 70
Seoul and bring his wheel. He did so. and taught
the King TO ride The latter at once ordered royal
collection OF wheels and he and Lsnsdale TOOK
MANY rides together. They grew to be excellent
friends and the young officer was always well
come guest at the Court The friendship endured 10
the end Of the life Of the officer
A Fair Jury-In a suit between father and son
before a Hoosier Justice OF the Peace, the seHiet
liberation. with the following impartial verdict:
We the Jury agree to find judgment Tor nei, hns
the costs II is said the verdict struck every one
as being so unusually fair that even the parties 10
the action were satisfed-(Case and Comment
1.-THE Philadelphia Record" says: I'm moving the
900 900 In silver dollars from the Mint and the
Postoffice vaults to the new Mint, superintendent
II. K Boyer has just made the discovery that
s. 100000 of the silver cart wheels are UNIT for cir
hoy
wet by water which percoated through the vaults
OF the Mint years ago and caused the bags III
which they were slowed to rot This might seem
a serious matter II Il were not for the fact that the
dollars are not really Intended for circulation Tney
are simply held to give value and security to the
silver certificates issued against them and for this
reason they will not be cleaned. not being needed
for circulation: but will be allowed 10 continue to
rust and grow furnished in the splendid big vaults
Of the Mint"
The attorney for the plaintiff in an action for
killing dog said: Gentlemen OF the jury. he was
a good dog Incorporating dog valuable S aos,
TO say he was a worthless cur. because It is In evi,
dence before you that on one occasion ne o"ere'
George Wilder, Of Madison. Wis. who Is pursuing
some special lines Of study In Zurich. Switzeriand'
Is highly incensed the treatment he received at
the hands OF the local Health Department recently
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proper department. is compulsory. and demand
cd the certificate which. according to law he must
have. Being a patriotic American. he desired MS
sons name TO be George Dewey Wilder, out mere
he reckoned without his host for the of1clai IN
formed him that inasrnuch as Dewey was not
name in any Of the four languages spoken In this
country-German. French. Italian and Romanish-
the name could not be accepted. After an hours
parleyng the officials agreed. however, to name the
young American George - Wilder
Related Consideration.-Mrs Rich-Mr.. Gotrocks
must have been very fond Of his wife He's had her
picture rs Wsn wonS have been more conderae
to have surrounded her with fine silver "hhe she
was ave.-(Jewelers' weekly
"Tbe London Star" says: I'VE are requested by
the Editor Of The Contemporary Review to state
on his behalf that the article entitled Lioera'
Catholicism by 'Romanus, which appeared IN tne
December number OF The Contemporary OF 1871
was neither written nor inspired by an America"
bishop II appears that a prelate OF American
nationality has been suspected for some time past
nv the Roman Curia OF having directly or Indirect
10 contributed 10 the article. This IL an error
which II would be needless TO notice IL IL were not
that the Bishop in question IS being treated as an
enemy within the walls
It is Bath physician who tells the following;
% S not a4 om Bath and it
that there stopping at the same hote an i''n-
Grant eye specialist. , s,x che
I'VE drifted into a conversation. and during me
course OF the evening he told me OF some Oh me
marvellous operations he had performed on the eye
One ca se In particular he spoke OF that caused me
considerable establishment, for dldnt KNOW W., /
CONFESS that the operation had been successfully
nerformed He said he had recently taken out a
natients eve scraped the back or II ana returned
II to its proper place. The patient ne said' WAS
never troubled by bad eyesight aferTard;
:" That difficult operation dootor' sa'u l.
Yes said he. II was 4. ,,or o.,
81 slppose you found II necessary 10 employ an
anasthetic.' ,,
.IVhat anRsthetic did you use, doctor' per
OF on well unless YOU are familiar with such oper-
ations Won probably wouldn't understand II Wtrr
70 tell Won But-well, II was SNAPPED sorStn ~
like n spoon explained the eminent specH's'' -
Lewiston Journal
.-rhe P,ttsburg Chronicle" tells Of woman VINO
dearly loves 10 use big words. and she does not
.,w,vs use them correctly
THE other day a neighbor complained OF inces
SAINT pain IN her back whereupon the user OF big
words said 49,
az would consult Dr. Pellets for pains In the
hack He's the finest bacterioloeist that know or
Her Accomplishments Has your oaughser rehiS
harmed awning at the cooking school
IT don't know The things she says she Hnows
how to cook are expensive that we can't aIioru
to try them."-(Chicago News
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