New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-27
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

$50 or mere to insure himself against sickness ana
death. In 1888 there were 100000 persons III Ger
many thus insured, and so many or these hao pun
monary consumption that th.rty-seven OF the IN
surance companies erected at their own expense a
sanitarium for the of these persons.
The young man had taken OFF his coat ana n1h hs
parlor he went to the fire and held his hands out
to warm them The girl waited Tor MN 10 yonnS
man and knew not how to begin the conversation
1T was very. very cold last night I stayed at
home and Rugged the stove all the evening
The girl turned her great brown eyes toward S,nn
II don't see any use in hugging stove
1t didn't require house to fall on the young
man. even II he was bashfu and he promptly re.
solved not to hug any more Observation-Disclosures
News.
The city Of Paris. Monroe County. Mo. has
brought suit against the Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railroad for 81, 800 the amount expended by
the municipal authorities In maintaining quaran-
tine against smallpox and caring for those who
contracted the disease. The city bases It's claim
on the fact that the disease was taken TO Paris
by Charles Sanders. employe OF the railroad.
who was allowed to leave hospital at Sedafa
while convalescent.
WHAT COUNTS
This is the maxim they swear most BY.
And the young reporter may sak counts ne nn''
But what gets into print
Reams and yeams Of paper are filled
Each day BY scratchy pen.
With burning thoughts and eloquent words
From the teemng brains of men
And the editor sits with his pencil blue.
And WHAT Survives s Of n the stun stun writ down
Is a good bit less than half.
Men who win are the men who And
The shortest way the best.
They write no more than they nave 70 "1ite'
And this should the adjective worshipper know.
As much by the stuff he doesn't write
As that which he writeth down.
Marx h a. a1 IL. ss set they sss+ swear most
1T isn't the stuff you write that counts
""' --CPhiiadelphia North American.
A football team composed OF Kafirs from the
Orange Free State is now in England. showing
good style Of play 1t has been invited to visit
Germany and Austria when It's British tour is
comploted II Is mostly composed OF natives or the
Basuto tribe though two are Hottentots and show
grade Of civilization comparing favorably with
that Of the negroes Of the Southern States OF this
country The members all have trade. some OF
them being clerks. others grocers' assistants. tai
lors and carpenters. They speak English fuently
and profess unbounded loyalty to the Queen and to
British authority in South Africa They look on
the Boer as enemy who kept their kind In
slavery until England nterfered.
did
Willoughby Of the would-be cook
II hovnt left me lasht place" replied the appli-
f Seen worEn for o six months
recommend mesef to yez very hoighly.'-tHarpers
Bazaar.
The Pittsburg Dispatch thus quotes one Of the
ten German manufacturers who are now examining
the manufacturing industries Of the United States
1.-THE great facility with which the railroads OF
this country move large amounts Of merchandise
has Interested very much. The heavy tracks
and the spacious freight are the solution
Of a problem that Germany Is called upon TO solve
Our tracks are very light and. result. our cars
small. which fact is probably the greatest
hinderance to the commercial welfare OF the empire
| understand that your railroads taxed to the
utmost In order to supply the demand for shipping
Imagine what predicament we must be In wnen
we use cars with maximum capacity OF fifteen
tons. when the largest cars In use in the United
States have a capacity OF fifty tons. The use OF
small cars in Germany is great mist AXE. which
must soon 30 remedied and our only solution Is TO
adopt the heavy tracks that are In use In this
country We can boast however. OF some i'm
provements thspassenger service In the United
States. The Pullman cars Of America would never
suit the Germans. The seats are too compact.
We have been accustomed to plenty of room in the
cars with exclusive apartments, which are seldom
available In this country
Tho Lesser Of Two Eyils.-Passenger las train
s st9Ps}v vofe? are '"0'e WV nv"
Conductor-No. It's a case Of holdup They are
Piassenger~Thank goodness! 1t isn't as bad
suspected.-(Chicago News.
A New-Zealand man named Gibson has patented
an invention for branding stock without injuring
the hide The new process uses chemical depila-
tory which permanently destroys the hair. The de-
struction of part OF the hide was one OF the bad
on the best part OF the skim Gibson's patent will
add a value OF or cents at least to every hide
which It Is applied and It is needless to add that
In countries Ike Australia and NewZealand. where
millions OF cattle raised every year such an
advance IN the price OF hides exactly the de-
size OF the stock owners. The right for Australia
alone has just been disposed Of FOR $4,000
Those Amiable Creatures ain.Maud-This is
my engagement ring Isn't IL lovely
was to give you such a valuable one. And to think
that folks say that your father paid FOR it!-(Bos-
ton Transcript.
The French Minister of Public Works has issued
a circular to the railway companies OF France In
forming them that unless their trains shall keep
better time the Government will enforce the full
penalties ordained by law for railway mismanage-
ment.
The driver Of slow passenger train noticed that
OF certain cottage near the line. and curiosity
mpeled him 70 ask for an explanation OF the habit
my girl lives there" said the stoker senten-
tiously.
Then suppose she sits In the window watching
for you?' surmised the driver.
mo, she don't; she amt time to play the fool,
grunted the stoker. II only look to see whether
the window blinds up or down. II It's up know
It's coortin.' night; II It's down know It amt.
That's all
And do you always visit her when YOU see the
blind. up?"
You bet do boss answered the stoker heart
ily It's one OF her tripe an onion nights. an she
knows should not turn up but for that. Coortn
is dry game without . tasty supper 10 help Il
along. '-(Tit-BtA