New-York tribune., 1899-03-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

.Tho Boston Post furnishes two specimens or
printed matter from abroad as follows: The hrst
Is from England and IS a sincere tribute to Amer
;can dentistry" which Is popular across the Al
lantic:
"Wclsrord sansbiry-slr: Having used your
teoth for fourteen months write 10 say can eat
ANYTHING with them as well az could with my
natural onos They are easy and comfortable
that 7 often forget I have thom in my mouth.
wishing you every success, / remain your hum
bic servant"
The second is the verbatim copy Of circular re-
coiycd by business man from dealer in pumlce
stone at Mcssna. II is n wonderful specimen ~
English concocted in foreign printshop:
"hiossrs
',Uaving beu favory sod OF your honorable Adress
hv a Friend . honwinG that you strung Importes
Of Lump-Pumce stons and Powdered Pumice
Stone.
I take tho liberty 70 write 20 you mi prices hop
Ing 10 comlue some business.
Then follows the price list.
Next in order.-Miss Mar. are YOU sorry that
your sister Evelyn Is married NO. II advances
me one number. (ChicdGo Record
The wife Of an American naval oficer stationed
NJ Tien-Tsin writes thus to friend in Baltimore:
The trip by train from the landing TO Tien-Tsin
takes about an hour and half The cars are
not palatal. but they comfortable. When you
land hundreds OF coolies beslege you for your
baggage You wonder how 1t ever reaches Its
destination I'm safety. The trip is somewhat inter
esting but ather desolate to take alone. You pass
through miles OF graveyards. There are thousands
OF mounds without sign OF green grass or green
leaf China seems to be vast graveyard. for
they bury their dead anywhere they wish They
bury In large collins placed on the surface OF the
ground covered over with mud and earth This is
blown and washed away. and then the collins are
exposed 10 view. A few miles from the railroad
station the river you como to trees and vegeta-
ton 1t reminds you Of some OF the poor land that
some OF our railroads at home go through"
Parson Howlett-AIah tex To- dis ebenln's disclose
am toe be foun' I'm Philippians. chapter
Deacon Goodc Wrisng and making for the door
Sorry 70 toe cause talk. but hears ds philippines
hear It on Sundays nohow. Bangs the door =
Judge.
Professor Grindley. OF The University oc Illinois.
Gays that the university IS making series Of
studies OF the composition. nutrtive value dgesti-
b!ity and or the food supplies OF the people OF
Illinois we now studying the best methods
for the preparation OF meats for tho table" he
writes determining also the losses involved and
the changes produced IN the different methods OF
cooking The information that Is being obtained
as a result OF these Investigations will he OF much
practical value to the people OF the State. The
cifizcns OF Illinois have become much interested In
our Investigations and are constantly asking for
more definite Information upon this and allied sub
ects II is highly desirable that these nnd similar
investie A;ions he continued their scope extend
3D. as they may he in case proper provision he made
for the purpose
village Cousin showing his city relative over
plsted tabe-top composed ~ '7s3 separate pieces
of wood
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