New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Recent reports Indicate for New-Orleans a death
rate OF 1912 for whites and 80 for blacks Com
menting this low mortality The New-Orleans
Times-Democrat" says: TT shows what has fre-
quently been shown before. that the summer is the
healthiest season in New-Orleans its death rate
falling to half what II is during the worst part of
the winter Taking last week a sample. when
two-thirds of the country suffering from one
of the worst hot waves known while persons
were dying by the hundreds in Chicago New-York
and other Northern and Western cities from sun
stroke and other heat diseases there was not
single death from any heat malady in New-Or-
leans"
9hR RG an IL asF sP the Il aims Psn Ps.
gone by"
a.as6 Ps hi D he's so td afhsmsd of having been
he ought to.'-QndianapOlis Journal
The Rev. Mr. Alcott OF Elgin Ill. who knew Lin
coin in Springfield. tells of seeing him coming away
from church unusually early Sunday morning
The sermon could not have been more than half
through" says Mr. AIcott His son Tad was
slung across his left like pair Of saddle bags
and Lincoln striding along with long and delib
crate steps toward his home. On one of the st1cet
corners he encountered group of his fellow towns
men, Lincoln anticipated the question which was
about to be put by the group and. taking his fig
ure of speech from practices with which they were
only too familiar. said Gentlemen I entered this
colt. but he kicked around so I had to withdraw
him &"
m the tS T95% fSnr oT5 B9e are Rayng lot of
Hampshire, he said to his patient wife as he
glanced at her over the top OF his newspaper.
Every week is old home week for me- she
somewhat sarcastically rejoined
had said that ne couldn't afford it~(CIeveiand
Plain Dealer.
United States Consul Skinner. at MarseiIles. says
in his last report: French farmers disposed
to abandon the cultivation of olive groves. as IN
recent years the prices obtained for the oil have
not been satisfactory. Pure olive oil for edible
purposes is at present practically unknown in any
important market. and if It offered for sale II
is doubtful whether II would be accepted by the
public, except as an inferior article the average
consumer at the present time prefers the neutraized
taste Of mixture of the olive and vegetable oils
and would mistake the fruity flavor Of the pure
juice of the olive for adulterated product. For
some domestic purposes, and particularly for fry
ing vegetables. arachide oil-or peanut OIL as we
call it's considered. in France the home OF
the olive. superior to any other product"
Dangers of Boating.--Clara-when George and I
are married l am to have my own way in every
Dora-Guess you won't
Ciara-Indeed I viii That's the bargain. Don't
rowboai and asked If ia oSt sSToGgS 10 fe e WITH WI
MIN Just that WayF
We'll he was rowing. but steerins"-
New-York Weekly.
1T Is all right" says '"The indianapolis News"
ITO denounce Imperialism thousands OF miles away
from home. but when It comes 20 Its exercise right
here at home that's another matter. Lowen's
words. written more than fifty years ago. seem %
be applicable TO the inconsistent position OF pur
Bryanite friends they TO that OF the slave
holding professed lovers of freedom at the time
they written;
IT du believe IN Freedoms cause
E2 fur away Payris Is:
love to her stick her claws
In them infarnal Phayrisees
It's wal enough agin king
To dror resolves an triggers
But nbbatys a kind o. thing
Thet don't agree with nisgers-"
country paper has this personal item; Those
who know old Mr.. Wilson Of this place, personal
Is, viii regret to hear that he assaulted in a
brutal manner last week. but was not killed Git
Bita-