New-York tribune., 1900-07-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

that bicycle Is more properly a machine than a
carriage" and therefore it has reversed the YER
dict Of jury in lower court awarding $3.50 dam
ages to a who had wrecked her wheel
and injured herself in riding depression in
Danvers highway. The Supreme Court holds
that bicycle lis Of but little in wet weather
or on frozen ground. It's value consists in the
pneumatic tire: bat this is easily punctured and
no one who uses a wheel thinks of taking a ride
of any distance without having his kit of tools with
him. A hard rut, a sharp stone, bit of coal
glass or tack in the roadway may cause the tire
to be punctured. and this may cause the rider to
fall and sustain injury. 1t would impose an
intolerabe burden upon towns TO hold them bound
to keep their roads in such a of repair and
smoothness that bicycle could them with
assured safety
A Mysterious Achevement.-"Do you believe
there IS such thing as cairvoyance?' inquired
w Well" answered 1sg the man who hesttatez 7
know this much; I saw a man go to a pile Of can
was good TO eat."-(Washington Star.
Since the troubles In China began there has been
frequent reference to the massacre OF Christians
in AMMAN. and one writer on the subject saws: III
the Catholic missionaries may be trusted. the
rising against the native Christians of AMMAN was
attended by worse scenes. and caused a
greater sacrifice OF human life than the Indian
mutIny." There uprising in AMMAN against
the Roman Catholic missionaries in 1873 and an
other in 1885. IN the latter year reports cir
culated in France to the effect that Roman Cath
olics had been slaughtered by the thousand but It
was believed later than these reports were manu-
factured to furnish for war. The war was
a small affair, and 1t is doubtful If more than two
thousand lives were lost. The troubles between
France and China were ended by France gaining
possession of six provinces which form the
Tonquin colony.
f{nor
That's ali right" replied the honest old farmer
them eat all they want. It'll keep EN- away from
charge their daddies for the apples sides"-(Chi-
cago Tribune.
correspondent OF THE Chicago Record" says:
The President of the Board of Regents of the
University of Oklahoma is a cattleman named Boil
ton, and such he has the power TO appoint the
teachers in the territorial schools. Not long ago
young woman of Guthrie applied for place, and
inclosed several good recommendations Mr.. Boil
ton examined them with care. and sent the papers
to the secretary with this Endorsement: 7 don't
know this hefer personally but her Endorsements
good, and you better turn her into the bunch
There was children's party in wilson-ave one
evening not long ago, and the little ones played
usua zs In one Of these games each %sh %ne 6G 5he
among other things. what he or she wished for
The question went down the line, eliciting many
hans eight or nine And What do Won rot Wish Gl per P
most of all. Robbie?' he was asked.
soemnity.-(Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Bryan" says The indianapolis Press"
has thus far made but one promise IN the present
campaign Strangely enough Vice-PresidentiaI
Nominee Adlai E. Stevenson has given the same
pledge. They have both agreed that Edward A
Snyder. at present proprietor Of the Lincoln Hotel
barber shop. Lincoln. Neb., shall be the first to
shave them in the White House Snyder is twenty
eight years old. md he has resided in Lincoln
twenty-four years. He is Bryans barber now and
he will, of course be appointed the official White
House barber If the former shall be elected Presi-
dent. Snyder is overJoyed concerning his future
prospects, and he will eagerly wait for the election
returns in November that are to decide his strong
bid for greatness
On one occasion. when Greeley was a power IN
New-York journalism he was sitting on a hotel
piazza in PeekSktll, quietly scanning the columns
along, glanced contemptuously at the paper he
was reading. and remarked:
Fine sheet you've got there. mister! used 10
read it myself, but I've subscribed for a decent
along feed hiT it to % my IS soat T6at ali s A. c9m m
Mt Greeley looked at the man with quizzicaI
$50 you fee feed ySST goat on Tribunes, do you?" he
':Yes s. Sir i do4" biuStereS tbs STRANGER
IAN right, my friend" said Mr.. Greeley quietly
feeding your goat on Trbunes, and in guarantees
in three months tune the goat will know consid-
erably more about what is going on in the world
than its owner does!'-Lppincotts Magazine.
A Christian woman recently visited the widow Of
English soldier who fell in South Africa But
the widow cut her coincidence short by remarking
''Oh. mum, do you trouble about i'm? 'E was
alays bad 'un. I've got nice lot OF money
from the noosepapers and other kind friends
enough TO keep me comfortable. Oh. num- this
ere wars made a lot of 'appy ONES. it has"
physician contested with university extension
movement reports that In one very poor quarter ne
found the chief authority children'S ailments
woman whose Claim 70 SKIN in such things came
from the fact that she had had eleven children of
Wloh out one was now living With much
sickness her neighbors conceded that she must be
an authority on the subject This principle Is OF
frequent although unconscious application
why Is he such great superintendent OF the
ERE department. asks stranger in a small city
big hre' ~
"Rut that does not make him big superiu-
tendentP'
big hre."-(Youth's Companion.