New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18
THE TALK or THE DAY.

A special correspondent of THE Detroit Journal
saws that nearly all the peach trees In Michigan
were frozen during the recent cold spell "Fortu-
| nately" he adds. there is another side 70 this
! gloomy outlook-most fruit-erowers too wise
! 10 put all their eggs in basket. They raise
Strawberries raspberries. biackberres. cur
! rants. plums or pears"
The $4,000 dinner given by Councilman Guggen-
| heimer of New-York TO which auson has been
| made IN these columns is said to have originated
1V! sn Wyc Sk Was eiected that Tammanys victory
should he celebrated by such feast as Is described
! the head Of the table, with wreath OF laurel on
his brow Mr. 1 n failed TO see d5S f me me-
! dinner Of last Saturday was tho result although,
"Ouo Vad!s' nquet was not closely copied In all
respects -CTr@y Times
The inter 'lonlal cricket match at Melbourne.
| Australia. which began on December 81 was seri-
| ousy interfered with by the excessive heat One
| of the South Australians was overcome by sun
stroke and had 10 be taken off the field. and It
a day or two before he able to play again
Mrs. OBrlen-Have yez amy ancisters. Mrs.
MIS- Kelly-And phwats ancisters. Mrs oBrien?
Mrs Kelly vely)-Listen 10 me. Mrs
o'Rrcn-I come from the rayal shtock ay Dona-
| thin -(Puck
cess in the coursing field recently surprised his
| mates by marrying n very unprepossessing pauper
woman. lie had always been reckoned a confirmed
hater Of the other sen.
why has IA gone and got spllced lad at thy
agc?" OF his friends asked him.
"Oh that's not much OF a tale" answered the
old man. stoldly. Il agree wi We at Betsy yonder
IS no beauty. II she had been 7 shouldn't have
wed her But that there dog mine. he was sim
ply pinin' for somebody TO look after him while
was away at the pit. couldn't bear to leave him
IN the house by hssen. so | hit on the idea o.
marryin' Betsy. She's not handsome. but she's
mighty good company for the dog"
There was buried at Abney Park Cemetery yes.
terlay 4 somewhat remarkable Free Mason. named
Henry M9egeTdge Who dying at the age Of eighty
tically lived life OF Masonry. in the ritual Of
Ing the long period he was .preceptor in the sta
bIi!ty Lodge OF Instruction He was greatly sought
after in former days by those who desired to be
good workers" and he was constantly invited 10
lodges and chapters wherein The Master or first
ceremonies. -OOndon Standard.
Fifty tons Of tobacco viii soon be shipped from
the Australian colony OF Victoria to London.
"you say that Young lady overhead makes her
living by the piano? Strange never heard her
"Wen. YOU see. she collects from every tenant in
the house 10 cents an hour by day and % cents
hour by night for not PlaiN,ins. ana she makes
"rhe Mexican Herald" says: "Property-owners
busy people Of all kinds, In Central America. are
anxously awaiting the building Of the Nicaragua
Canal The entrance Of the United States i'm IFS
capacity OF civillzer into that politically turbulent
region means a guarantee NJ public order
Men Of capital in the Central American countries
arc tired OF revolutions OF being systematically
plundered for the benefit of the successive die
tators."
has 2S Rhode IN ine 9dTs
with 2l32.35O, while New England. as a whole has
Wool cards 1888 sets; worsted combs. ~: woollcn
looms, 2o5l., and silk looms, si3 1t viii be seen
tire cotton spindeage Of the country II has % per
cent, Of all The wool cards. and shows a. Increase
combs in the country, Massachusetts has AZ or
about r 80 per r. cent tbd Wae d, h peay
I'm Massachusetts, has increased about two hundred
number Of looms which are working on cotton and
SILK or wool and silk must be much larger.-(Boston
Transcript
The people who say that high military titles nre
cheap IN the United States will ind encourag cement
FOR their Views in Macmonnies's bronze group rep
rcsontlng the United States Army. which will he
placed upon the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Arch in Brooklyn. The group shows six uniformed
figures OF which two soldiers with muskets
another IS a sailor with drawn pistol. fourth
represents a drummer and two are ma Jor- generals
The rank OF the officers may be easily determined
hy buttons the coats. which are arranged I'm
groups Of three
a man. recently left widower when arranging
for mis- late wlfes tombstone. gave orders that The
lettering should be OF stated size AT the bottom
OF the stone he wished 10 have the words. Lord
che was Thine" The stone mason said ne was
tho heFeaved wldower Insisted. and the carving was
put In hand. The correctness OF the mason's View
the foot OF the tablet were the words !iord aSs
was Thin. "-(London Chronicle.