New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-20
THE talk or THE DAY.

Tho Kansas farmers say that h will cost them
more fo harvest the corn crop this year, because
the stalk. are so high that they will have to hre
men ON horseback to pick the ears W hle me
corn is high IT s. also heavy. the ears are We"
filed and the kernels are firm and sound II Will
be no unusual thing 10 have fields Yield eighty OF
ninety bushels 10 tho acre. Corn gathering will
b.rfn I'm about two weeks. Much is being cut
rp for fodder now. but the husking will be post
ponod until after frost The corn gatherer VIII
earn his money in handling the heavy ears. az the
breaking Of them is very hard on the wrists
The Emperor Of China" said Mrs, Parley who no
had been reading about the 'elesual hinpte, ,bs
Obliged to fast sixtyfour days In eacn year Ioi TIE
S'HIt is no wonder that he was anxious to embrace
Christianity" added Mr. Darley.-(Harpers Bazaar
former Governor Of the Australian colonies
tolls of a curious experience he once had with A
lonc-hoadod Prime Minister The latter brought IN
a certain measure calculated 10 make the Govern
nent popular with the working classes. although IL
affected foreign Power 80 much that representa-
tions were made to the imperial authorities on the
subject 4 dispatch was accordingly sent out 70 the
Governor 10 veto the bill lie sent for the Premier.
Pm sorry. old man." said His Excellency, but
I've fast rot orders from home. and ! shall nave
To block that bill" The Premier replied, LOOK
here Guynor don't care hang about the I'M
pcrial Guy mont or about the Queen as far as TINS
thing IS concerned and what's moro, don't care
A hang about you. I've made up ny mind TO get
that bill through and I'll bring It through The
Governor. VINO was polite asked the "old man to
have drink. and dropped tho subject. The meas
ure in question became a law in due course.
How Some Men Like It-Do you believe in the
Observance of the golden rule , ,o 4,
yes / always Ike to have other people Keep II
In mind when they are dealing with me. &c caso
Times-Herah.
" u Hunter a special agent has Just reported
70 DR. Howard the entomologist Of the Agricult-
ural Department. I'm regard 10 recent statement
TO the effect that It was considered 10y entonoio-
cists that the Turtle Mountain region. In North
Dakota and Montana probably = permanent
breeding ground N the destructive migratory grass
homer A stat. mcnt which occasonod much alarm
and indignaiion ON tho part Of railroads ana other
land owners This region. therefore. was caretu"y
srritnizod by Mr. Hunter. who reports that inc
migratory grasshopper does not breed permanently
I'm tho Turtle Mountains nor I'm that Vicinity Inc
ground s perfectly unsuited 10 breeding, ana more
over swarms descending further cast nav" pee"
traced from FAR to the northeast Of that place
The probab bic breeding ground. he thinks Is on 'e
As-nihoine River north and east Of Regina
Some tune ago we'll known and popular Consre,
rational minister received basket ot cnaLniipaeI,'
4 rev davs later the minister's little son was
called mp I'm his geography CAS- y" .atr,',loi ~,
~ dnnt know where it s." said Nh" small boy;
mt I've had some Of tho water and II IL real
..rbo digging Of ginseng root" says The Ken
rohoc Journal" has hecome quite business III
some pa~ts Of Somerset and Franklin counties For
a ion. tirno il has been known that - was IN e" 80
do,nand and consequently brings 4 good price as
high now as &C. or more pound lhlS root Is
found most I'm mixed hardwood growth and some
what resembles eargct II has 20 he dried before II
g., -col,. for tho market and shrink~ about two
thirds in weight Har pound day means big
WAGES IN the digger but tho scarcity u It makes #
,,oesn,le TO ind even that unless In Western
rarlance one strikes it rich The question is being
asked bv land owners whether the man "ho goes
ON onothers land and takes value therefrom Is not
tresnaesng IN a great extent and doing that which
no has 10 legal right any more than n he should
emf a certain amount II wood or lumber on tho
land ~ another and appropriate It TO his own use"
Three Balls and Out-"so YOU refuse to give me
| the money said the prodigal son
Not another cent DO you get replied the stern
'""rien here goes" said the youth as no seized
a silver mounted pistol from his fathers desk
Unhappy boy. cried the old man. would YOU
no replied the son. I'm gong to loan this
70 my uncle o. fchicago News
Hans Iawther a wealthy citizen OF Fulton. No
has been made The defendant IN remarkable law
suit several years ago GaWthcr took Miss Ethel
Lynch from an orphans school under the con-
diton that She should be- educated and brought mp
as ono ~ the family The young woman now al
eges that instead ~ complying with his agreement
he gave her such limited education that she can
only work as r servant Because Of this she asks
3 - wages and 5000 damages
~ am willing to do almost anything for amuso-
mcnt' painted the portly member ~ the tourists
mountain side and stopped to rest but this Is
other members Of the club This Is sporL"-(chi-
! cago Tribune.