New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1.-THE Chicago Inter Ocean says that on Janu'
airy the South Chicago mills Of the Illinois Steel
Works will increase the pay Of employees 100 per
cent This because Of contracts for 100000 tons Of
steel rails at SIS a ton. Men now receiving s5
month will receive $50, and mechanics on the pay
roll at "a so TO s. day will be advanced to 50 and
$40 respectively.
before you let it go out?" asked the proprietor OF
the livery stable
NO" answered the employe. arr, ,,,.,.
, SAID lad the mcS Snex and don
like to take chances"
True" admitted the empoye; 'he didn't look like
a man who had much money, but he looked ike a
man who might have good deal when he came
back."-(Chicago Post
President Rich Of tho Southern Propaganda OF
the Mormon Church has received the details OF the
whipping OF John NJ. Miller and F. p. Carlisle.
Mormon missionaries. last Sunday In Butler
County KY. by mob of twenty masked men. The
account states that the mob came to the house
where the elders were staying shortly before day.
light, broke IN the doors and made the Mormons
follow them to the woods. There the two men were
stripped to the waist and each received fifteen
lashes the bare back after which they were
warned TO leave the country at once.
There Is a man In Western Massachusetts over
sixty years old who lives on the line OF the Bos-
ton and Albany road he has been in the service OF
free It's cars whenever he chose to do So yet he
has never visited this cty-(Boston Transcript.
1.-THE Chicago News" still keeps an ear open FOR
the sayings OF children: g" oh. look mamma said
little Nellie in an audible whisper baldheaded
with a full beard entered the room, there's
a man whose hair has all growed down through
his face Now boys said the Sunday school
teacher. addressing the Juvenile class who can
tell me why st. Peter is always standing at the
golden gatesT 'Mebby he's layln' fer the fellers
what robbed him TO pay Paul. answered one small
urchin. Little Clara, upon being censured by her
mother for some small mischief she had been en-
gagged In. sat thinking 1t over for some time and
finally exclaimed oh how do wish had a little
brother! Why do you wish that Clara? queried
her mother. Cause was the reply this thing of
being blamed for everything do makes me tired"
with? "' ''' ''e'' p'''O"ef' o"9fseo
,Poceman-I arrested them for fighting, Your
Honor. They are couple OF golf players and
Magistrate-Send for the court interpreter
philadelphia Record.
THE Philadelphia Record says "A book Of De-
cuar interest to the student of sociology and one
which must appeal to all people who think. is The
Philadelphia Negro recently published by the
University OF Pennsylvania. It's author w T.
b. Du Bots. IS a colored man. who now occupies
the chair of economics at the Atlanta University
and who collected the material for his book while
associated with Miss Wharton. In the College Set
tiement Association, OF this city. portion OF the
volume is devoted to authentic instances nrov
ing that, IN Inc words or the author, the road to
success is to have white face Professor On
BoIs cites many individual cases in supnort NJ
his somewhat bitter deduction one of the most
striking being the experience OF a graduate OF tho
University Of Pennsylvania. This young coIored
man took course in mechanical engineering was
an apt student was well recommended and by rea-
son of his excellent record obtained a situation
through an advertisement. Ho reported for work
remained only a few hours and was then dis
charged for the simple that his skin was
not white. This experience was repeated several
times until he became utterly discouraged. He
IL now walter In the University Club where ba
Is forced to serve his white fellow graduates"
49, our narrative is too highly coIored" remarked
the editor. returning the bulky manuscript "''
IN what wayT' inquired the disappointed
why" replied the editor. 'in the very o,st
ehapter you make the old man turn purple with
turn white with anger the heroine turn red Win
bushes. and the ccachman turn blue with cold ="
PUCK ~ ''
y j. Morris, OF Chicago a promoter is brinf.inx
sut against certain large corporations in Illinois
Tor $4,000. part expenses and part services accord
ing TO his allegations. In securing the massage
through the city Council In 1895 OF an ordinance
Iocahy known as the Lake Shore Grab" M
motifs says his expenses were 500 900 ana Some a,
me Niuermen OF that time remember that fully that
amount must have been spent on wilma for ,h
CITY Fathers when they went on trims with the
promoter WIN ''''
would ibo,I,w N,d appears In Glasgow paper II
~ IN " interesting To know whether in has led
10 business II so, the supply Of grana 'yu
SSeo,dahd must be co"sderably in excess OF the
Lady having large drawing room would gladly
store grand plano IL return for uss, refessncas
s"eh' -tLondon Trui9.