New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


that automobiles killed many persons IN Eng
land In week railroad trains did in a year.
The accidents enumerated in England and Wales
during the period mentioned were 1891. the per-
sons injured being 29ol and the deaths Ill. The
figures show average OF 1918 accidents per
week. with 57.52 persons injured and 10 killed
every week. During the last twelve months the
total number of passengers and railway officials
killed by accidents to passenger trains British
railways s. the injured being z4
local preacher. at the conclusion Of one Of his
sermons. said: Let an in the house who are pay
Ing their debts stand up Instantly every man,
eet The preacher seated them snd said said
every man not paying his debts stand up The
dvidua IN bis ss s0 Slowly
frend asked the minister hat you aTe the only
man not to meet his obligationsg' II run news
here who Just stood Up are my subseri6ers. and"
CMo1 Nsws-Herald '''''N '''' '' wynn"
Among some letters given by Major J. B. Pond
to DR.. Lyman Abbott, Editor Of The Outlook
which written by Henry Ward Beecher Is the
following one. OF which DR.. Abbott says:
THE letter which follows Judge he never sent,
since he not accustomed TO keep copies Of his
letters. and this copy. in his handwriting. is
IN the correspondence:
Dear SIR: have received and read your long and
extraordinary letter Its false statements its fierce
construed only on one OF two theories az That
dant Of that ASS on which Christ rode into Jeru-
salem. and who ever afterward regarded himself
have come down an innjirnerable posterity. emil
nent among which think you stand"
Abel d. Makepeace the cranberry man Of Cape
Cod. the largest individual grower In the world.
estimates this years crop slightly smaller than
that of last year. A year ago his vines produced
5000 barrels.
Mrs. Cobwigger-How is Il you have lately
brought bro home so many bad reports from school
Il If rCk
Atlantic steamships ere becoming longer and
longer In few years they may possibly be
stretched out to such extent as to provide
courses on deck for automobile races.
On one of the front seats of the grip car. sacred
to smokers. sat an elderly with a long gray
with big bowl and stem a foot and a half long
The car stopped at street crossing. and buxoni
crowded, sat down by the side Of the elderly man
b replied my 6rotheT smokes si ali the N te
don't look it. miss galianty rejoined the old aa In
II is said that the managers OF foreign pubr,ca-
ton have buried gold amounting In value 10 no
less than $3.50 in a secluded spot proba bly, in
pot at the foot of rainbow and propose to permit
their readers to search for IT, The quest NAV be
vain that OF the deluded seekers the capital
prize in the Louisiana lottery but the scheme may
possibly bring about renewed and extensive sales
pirates OF Treasure Island"
An observant gentleman commenting on the fac,
that hop pickers are not so poor as they are
thought to be. says that he noticed a number Of
them at London Bridge going home in cabs PROB
ably they save up for this: after hopping
down and he driven in cab Their legs must 70 s S
tired-(London Globe.
The surgeon OF a well known Atlantic steamship
has crossed the Atlantic so4 times and is extremely
anxious to raise the total OF his voyages to nine
hundred. But as he is now seventy-seven years old
the chances appear TO be against him. He is so
fond of the that he desires TO draw his last
breath above the waves and to be buried beneath
them when tho end comes Truly Ancient
Mariner!
Look year. chile" said Nanny Brown. you
one away FUN dat thermometer.
II tes' lookin' at It,. protested Ptckaninny
Jim.
Yohs made trouble enough Member dat dag you
fooled wifi de clocx7 Fus ting knowed IL was half
You'll go tamperin' VIII dat thermometer an dis
here curious weather is liable TO keep up TIL
Christmas "-(Washington Star.
The British Government has decided 10 be more
liberal with It's soldiers and sailors in giving them
sugar and coffee. Among the experts In such
matters the belief has been gaining ground FOR
years that moderate allowances OF sweet stun and
OF the Arabian berry beneficial to strong
healthy men who are called upon to perform heavy
tasks and endure hardships. while the entire med
cal profession appears be inclined to the theory
that weak and feeble men. women and children
should. a rule refuse such indulgences.
The Bride-George and I have told each other
everything.
The Brother--And did George tell you that Ethel
had already refused him.
The Brde-Oh. no. We agreed not confess
anything Observation-Disclosures BtA