New-York tribune., 1900-08-16
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

James A. Rappe. OF Marinette. Wis, veteran
of three wars, is riding a bicycle to Chicago TO
attend the National Encampment OF the Grand
Army At the close OF the encampment he says
he will wheel to this city He Is just eighty-four
years old and fought In the Seminole. Mexican and
Civil wars. Last year he rode hts bicycle from
Marinette to Philadelphia to attend the encamp-
ment He made the 200 mile trip with ap-
parent ease and although he run over
by a wagon after his arrival In Philadelphia and
had an arm broken and other injuries. he returned
home In good condition and determined TO make
another long bicycle journey this year.
Just as the free silver orator reached his perora
Under Is to l. who would get the silver7'
The people" answered .,,,. the orator promptly
and who w99ld ,Iaa get f6 the sOId and then
voice in the back of the han shouted OUT
THE silver mine owners would get the gold
observation-disclosures Post
A summary Of the official report made by the
British Admiralty showing the name. tonnage and
speed of every vessel employed TO convey troops,
horses and mules to the Transvaal between July 1,
1929, and March 81. 1900 shows that the various
transports made 2l5 voyages from England and
the Mediterranean. in which they carried sssS off,
GERS 1T0,lS5 men and SO1Oi horses. OF the horses
1.543 were lost in transit. In forty-nine voyages
from India the transports carried AZ officers, 1892
men. 2SS2 followers, 7S44 horses and 115S mules; OF
the latter sS horses and mules were lost on the
voyage. The Colonial contingent were taken to
the Cape in transports making twenty-nine voy-
ages and carrying 4ss officers. $3.50 men and 7,7S2
horses In addition to the above, thirty-three voy-
ages made by vessels employed solely In TAX
ing mules to South Africa. These ships conveyed
81 sos mules. of which only 671 lost en- voyage
and other vessels made twenty-four voyages In
conveying horses and cobs from Australia and Ar
gentina These carried 1885 animals of which
only 14s were lost.
The Lesser Evil.-"Dr. KiIlam told me to-day"
that young PinchPenny owes him pill OF SZNo
''whatr' cried the treasurer. Are you joking?"
SO 600. and Killam knows it"-tPhiladelphia Press
Rufus Kendrick of Wakefield" says The Bos-
ton Transcript" about a year ago began cru
sade against the English sparrows of that town.
and through the cooperation OF boys with guns
he has managed to destroy 5000 birds and $500 eggs
He began with $50, raised by subscription. and Of
fered the boys three cents each bird killed and
81 per hundred for eggs taken from the nests.
His fund soon exhausted but he succeeded in
raising more money; and he hopes in time to ex-
terminate the natives and place a check immi-
grafton. The scheme is very popular with the boys
who enjoy the sport of slaughtering the birds and
rohbing their nests and getting paid for their fun
at the same time"
Hard to Please.-'.Mrs. Brown moved away be-
did, O1' "s'S"O0'n00o watched everything she
get attention enough."-(Indianapolis Journal
The Rev. Edward Dusbar, who wrote the old re-
hgtous song There's Light in the Window for
Thee. Brother" sleeps In a pauper's grave at
Coneyvile, Kan, where he died a tramp IN the
town jail ten years ago. His name became a by
word In the places where ne was known and from
prison cell he forth vagabond on the face OF
the earth. In 1861 he arrested at I.eavenworth
While engaged in holding series of revival meetings
ana taken to Minneapolis. where he was tried for
tad md
1or three years and eight months. One night in
the spring of 1880 Dunbar applied at the Coneyyille
jail for lodging. He was i'll. and the authorities
took him In. He died the next day. Papers in his
pockets revealed his identity and showed that he
had tramped all over the country. Some church
people lately have erected marble slab over his
grave. on which these words are inscribed; Here
lies Edward Dunbar. who wrote There's a Light
in the Window for Thee. Brother"
i oeneye,' said the we'll meaning man. IN Civ
Ing your friend a little wholesome advice wheneyer
the occasion arises. 1t doesn't cost you anything
1T costs you your friend very often ssid -
wise ma1-(Philadelphia Press 0