New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE Portland Oregonian" says: "a who
has long been identified with the fishing interests
OF Astoria was I'm Portland yesterday, and gives II
as his opinion that the salnon-canning Industry or
tho Columbia Will be thing Of the past
The business 90 exporting frozen and picked SAL
mon has been Y reasing rapidly and last year II -
estimated u one-thrd Of the catch. thus mate
rally reducing the pack. The men engaged in
freezing and picking salmon can outbid tho cam
n,rvmcn for fish. For instance they have OF late
been paying . 10 10 cents per pound for salmon,
until within The last few days, when larger catch
Of fish broke the market ard reduced the price TO
or -, cents Cannerymen can never afford to pay
such prices for fan to pack In competition with
Alaska caHneres Mr. Schmidt OF New-York, who
has been i'm the business OF shipping cod-storage
fish FOR several years ia putting mp an extensive
cold-storage plant and several others are figuring
on going into the business Of freezing and picking
salmon for export"
Johnny" said n teacher to South Side grocery
tod Now + your father would put sand IN his
sugar and sell it he would be acting lie and
That's what mother told him" said Johnny, i'm
petucusly. "and he said he didn't care. '-(CoIum-
bus Journal
In the Fars papers report comes from Berlin
city with more waxworks exhibits than any
othcr-that IN these places the images Of the late
French President Faure and the French flags sur
rounding them have been draped in black and
that the spectators they pass by them give a
respectful salute to the dead mans memory.
lie didn't get the better Of me-" trlpmphantly
remarked the man whose coatseeVes are always
You mean the book agent who Just Left"
Yes. stood firm; didn't !:
Il tell you, It was hard work. for he is mighty
ana Sese going o Get h hem
next week. IN have to pay several dollars more
than he asked. But was bound he shouldn't get
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Senator Cree Of the North Dakota Legislature.
has introduced bill providing that al applicants
for marriage licenses must previously pass an ex-
animation made by board Of STATE physicians
TO establish the applicants physical and mental
fitness for the marriage state Statistics snow
that the number OF deformed children born IN
North Dakota has increased Of recent years 20 an
alarming extent. and IT IS to promote a population
healthy In body and mind that Senator Creel
wishes to make 1t as difficult to marry in HIS
Commonwealth as his predecessors have made II
easy divorce. The bill has successfully passed
the upper house, but in the lower 1t will probably
be bitterly opposed
In n number Of local business houses the novel
plan of young woman who has started out TO
with satchel hung over her shoulder the new
she has patent leather shoe backing for sale. and
proceeds TO dilate on Its virtues. Finally she in
of the men present, and. dropping 10 her knees.
she starts to work before the astonlshei victim has
had time TO summon up courage TO say No
After putting high polish on one of the shoes
the yOun6 stops to eXtOl again the good
qualities OF that which she has to sell. and then
She urges the man To buy bottle. The price
being rather high. the business man generally
declines 10 purchase at first. but after the woman
has risen and he realizes that h. g 20 Doe ler
with shoe brightly shlued and the other I'M
touched he consents make the purchase The
woman then polishes the other shoe hands over
bottle OF the fluid receives her money, smiles and
Observation-Disclosures Record.
An American IN Norway writes: Il recently went
10 10y means unusual sort OF dinner party
given by a wealthy political man. where twenty
three courses composed the menu. Refrnin.ng from
n statement OF the number Of wines accompanying
this feast. let offer for contemplation the fact
that services thirteen and fifteen. each of heavy
meat. were divorced by course fourteenl rich
plum pudding with sweet sauce Dinner began at
o'clock the women left the table little before 81
Al the rojo!ned them FOR talk. music and
cards and at II the dnng-room doors again opened
to reveal n suppcr-tabe laden with every cold
dclicacy. from bird to a caviare sandwich. calcu-
lated 10 tempt and restore faintng humanity"
The weather" said the oldest inhab.tant. is
not what II used 10 be when a boy
For that matter" commented the smart young
man. the weather IL not what II was seven months
ago
And tho oldest nhahitant could not be persuaded
% talk for more than an (Indianapolls
Journal.