New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-20

London journal recently offered a prize for
list of the best six of old English words which
might be revived with advantage. Two Of the
words in the winning list are 'commorient," dying
together, and 'algate," at any risk.
Hear the Jingle Of the bells
What a wealth of coming poverty their melody
How the coin within our pocket
In its absence soon viii mock II
For the bells
Just to take a girl seighirg
I5 9m5 h tba P6ry wa9f pe TsF9 paying
bills! bells! bilsl bellsi"
Hear the laughing and the chatting,
=, And the signing and be the crying S halls hail.
philadelphia Record.
Kansas who is with the United States
telegraph corps in the Philippines in a letter home
tells the difficulties which the corps encounters
Recently two big Army wagons. each drawn by six
mules were loaded with rubber insulated wire a
battery and a reel to reel 1t out keeping up with
the troops. The road became bad they had to
strap the reel on a mules back and the rest OF the
wire on other mules leaving the wagon in the mud
up TO the hubs. One mule carried the folding field
telegraph table with instruments all attached
Every few miles they would stop and telegraph
back to Manila the progress of the column. To do
they would take the table off the mule unfold
IT, cut the wire from the reel the other mule
connect 1t with the instruments, and do the neces
sary teesraphing. This generally done when
the troops stopped for few minutes to rest.
One Of the British soldiers now serving In South
Africa is of James Carey. the Irish '1nvin-
chile informer. VINO shot board the Mel
rose by Patrick O'Donnel. He Joined the army
some years ago, and before being called out as a
reservist was employed a train conductor in
London, bearing an assumed name.
Weary wraggs-when lady gives me a meal I
Prayed Feeter-When lady gives a meal I
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little touching up as day do at present, and gifts
a quarter in addition.-CPuck.
An interesting exhibit at the Paris Exposition
old, which is converting into many useful and orna-
mental articles the familiar wire grass OF the
American swamps. Heretofore considered wholly
worthless. In this exhibit Will be furniture. the
grass taking the place OF reed, rattan or willow
screens baby carriages, baskets. 1ardiniere bowls
and mattings. The material is described as light
beautiful, elastic and enduring. More than five
hundred persons are now employed steadily In the
industry. which number is 10 be tripled in a few
months. the demands for the goods warranting the
erection OF two more plants In the summer when
the raw material is being gathered than three
thousand persons are engaged
snobson 60 inhabitant OF out of way seaside re-
what sort or people do you get down here In
lnhabltant-oh. all Sorts zur. There be fine peo-
pie an common people, an some Just half and half
like yourself, zur-Hnnch.
with apprehension to the time when the powerful
fog trumpet now being placed on the lighthouse
Will begin TO be used IL is expected that Il will be
distinctly heard twelve miles away.
The Uncertainty Ended.-"Now, honestly. Maud
didn't Jack propose last EVENING""
" pSt,cyed tbst y nu' d nSW did you guess
tnjs mornlngsa-lHarperk BaxaI