New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Galcna QKan) Republican says that
Populist orator was about to begin his speech when
the sound of drum heard approaching.
Whats that?" asked the orator. and when IN
formed that II was the Salvation Army he made
a break for the back of the stage, and was about
to jump off, when the chairman said: Hold on
What's the matter with you?" II don't want to
speak to those fellows said the orator; i have
no speech to suit them" Why, said the chair
man, the Salvation Army will harm no man,
Salvation Army?" shouted the orator thOusut
you said Grand Army
tell her what is the salary OF the Car Of Russia
MT FIggaIweIXe million n dTlaEs Press win
During the recent troubles at Panama the ma
rines of the British cruiser Leander had TO dig
great pit for the dead which scores Of cOrpses
were thrown and cremated. In one house nearly
score of men, women and children were found shot
stabbed. They were non-combatants. Civilians
who were shot dead buried in the yards OF
their houses. Bodies which were in a decomposed
state were burned along with the houses for sani-
tary reasons. Many bodies still lying out in
the swamps near the town exposed to the vutures
These were the corpses Of those who fell in the
fighting outside the city before the final struggle
took place.
Manayunk Englishman. who argues that there
is no place in the wide wide world like merry old
England for saving money has five boys who are
their emaciated and hungry appearance One Of
the boys while talking to chum the other day,
lank condition. Father tells US at breakfast
time" said he ITO see which can finish eating the
who'll have five cents and do without dinner? and
S My gSsH saws e Ven We LADS we have fine supper
Now. who will give five cents for the privilege Of
cents, Before we get all We want he says: Now;
have bad dreams sP (PSiiadeiphia Record
business man is thus quoted In THE New
6rle ms -TOaDn0 VA N Manchester,
England last year. and went, by invitation. through
a big mandatory of agricultural implements. In
department 1 a little surprised to see
lot of workmen engaged ploughs of well
known American pattern. Isn't that the same
So-and-So's pIough% 1 asked my guide. who
member of the firm. Well. yes substantially the
same he said. looking little confused. but you
see there are no English patents. and haven't
any intention of putting it on the American mar
ket.' We'll. should notr I exclaimed; and
you couldn't sell any of them If you dbl That
model was discarded months ago. and an i'm
proved form has altogether taken its place. The
case is simply out OF dozens. Another Inn
portant point is this: Our improved shop tools
scientific methods of handling material, and the
ingenious manner in which utilize what are
called by-products, so as to minimize waste, are
enabling US to turn out machinery as cheaply as
the foreigners, in spite of the fact that We pay
nearly double their wages. From present indica-
tons that gratifying state of affairs likely
to continue. and 1t does away with the bugaboo Of
foreign cheap labor. which has heretofore men
aced the business 1t proves that cheap product
doesn't necessarily mean low pay"
Moved by a consuming thirst Mr.. Rambo slipped
quietly out of bed in the middle of the night and
tiptoed carefully down the stairway, stopping
and then to listen in order to assure himself that
nobody awake. He reached the kitchen. noise
lessly unlocked the door opening on the back porch
and made his way to the icebox.
He opened the icebox-
He felt around inside till his fingers closed upon
a large cold bottle.
Then he procured glass and took big drink
Of
Milk
Truth is not only stranger than fiction, but In
fnitely more mprobable.-(Chicago Tribune.