New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

J. NJ Dobie of Ramires. Live Oak County, Tex.
owns steer whose horns from point to point meas
nine feet seven inches. II will be sent 10 the
Paris Exposition.
A Business Woman.-"But II 1 fail?" said the
young man as he started to ask the girls father
Well" she replied promptly, you can make an
assignment, and I'll become your assignee. DE
troit Free Press.
The Rev Samuel Eliot, the secretary OF the
American Unitarian Association, makes an appeal
to Unitarians for nearly 100000 to meet various
needs OF the denomination. OF this 800. 600
would be for the erection of a divinity school at
Berkeley, Cal, in connection with the University
Of California
Mrs. QuI Vive-Dear Mr.. surplice 1 can't make
up my mind what Lenten sacrifice will be the most
Mr. Surplice- madam-s,Ip-
pose you give up trying to run the church-(Lhe.
Governor E. c. Smith of Vermont" says Les
lies Weekly who is president Of the Central
Vermont Railroad. revels in a luxury which very
few railroad presidents in the United States enjoy
an observation locomotive built especially for Mr.
Smith, and presented by the Hon. w. Seward Webb,
who is a great admirer and friend of the young
chief executive OF the Green Mountain State 1t
was in this engine that Admiral Dewey and his
Immediate guests, during his hurried visit to his
old home in Montpelier. viewed the scenes of his
boyhOod and admired the landscape of his native
Winooski Valley. This unique engine Is luxuri-
ously fitted up and has seats for eight persons and
aboard the combination coach and engine"
What singing so early in the morning. ex-
claimed the boarding house landlady. as she
countered Mr. Marbles in the hall Don't you
Perhaps it is replied MIR w but somehow I
News Nsws feel like singing after (chio'so
A correspondent of '"rhe Philadelphia Press
says: THE stranger in Central Asia sees some Of
the humOrs Of the military railway which no doubt
escape the notice Of people who are used to such
an administration. The station masters the i'm
portant places officers and the smaller sta
lions non-commssoned officers. l II did
not appear strange TO my fellow passengers, but
for myself l never got over the delight Of seeing
the train conductors wearing spurs in their daily
duties The dining car. which accompanies trains
on the Trans-Caspian Railway four days each
week. was another source of pleasure. 1t
ordinary third class with the seats removed.
a long table ran down the centre OF the car. with
half a dozen wooden chairs either side. The
table was covered with oicloth. and night was
lighted with two three candles The impressive
thing about II. however. the military prece-
dence observed With soldier for a walter of
in the order of their rank matter what order
they might have been in time of arrival
The question where do one-legged men buy their
shoes and one-armed their gloves Is often
asked. Few people know that II is almost easy
tor the one-legged man to buy new shoe In Phil
adelphia as IL is for the two-egged individual to
toners are not common, but in stores that cater TO
them they to attract eXtraor-
for shoe is usually a little more than half
the charge for pair of shoes. The remaining shoe
the restored pair is put back with the stock
we'll matched the originals. II often happens,
suit whose feet OF different sizes.
The remaining two odd shoes are matched up.
reason being that glove sellers are not willing
split pairs of Gloves philadelphia Record.