New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


Mr.. W. IT. Preece, r. r. g., at a meeting Of the 40
cety OF Arts in London. recently called attention 70
the fact that electric lighting ourshng in America
much more than In England. There were probably
10000 lamps aght every night In the States, and
there many central stations working regularly both
with arc and glow lamps. Contrasting the brilliantly
illuminated avenues of Newyork with the duh and dark
streets OF London, he stated that ON tho
evening Of October u he drove from the Windsor
Hotel, New York, to tho Cunard wharf distance
" about -four miles, through streets entirely lighted Ivy
electricity ON the 80h o October he drove from Eus.
ton Station London, to Waterloo without seeing sinsls
electric light he also commented upon the inluencs
~ electric street shtlng upon the morality and safety
Of he public AMI stated that the chief Of puee 81 New
ycth had fst 10 sas that "evefs electric light
erected means policeman removed"
report having heeh circulated hsl eesoll he'd teeg
discovered 90 eeiah faiin ~ Ma,t iesleen ~
1fsi heart OF " proceeded w. ne ih, ,e hha he "whe'
nMy man, said Tho hailimorean, IA u true that ei
! has hteA fnnhl en lhls Farm - ,,.,u
well there's all on tho pehd naeh here
"Wheie doea y seam in come llulh T. .., -
"Weli, that depends" was tho hesilsting answer
no agreed 60, the o comes from under clay hank
II lie puts on longer comes from aharIe Dhisi
you've got speculation IN your eye, you'd better come
around aud sea mo later"-lB baltimore Herald
The latest Boston notion Ia an AntiDeath League"
It was started by number OF people who were Jealous Of
try and cut of their base Of supplies
Tho nubshers the last week had 10 do their
cooking and washing Besides carrying inei rom ths
woods and getting out the Fiat Is so
times very painful ana ne fsau t5sy MS eoae ls
| frolcsome.-L Aisap CTexas) Times
General B. F. Butler is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel His
principal visitor yesterday gas manufacturer.
This caused the wags to hint that the General Is prepa
| ing for 1888.
Those who tend the great cattle herds the IeIas
plains seldom have other than salt meat 70 eat iney
cannot afford to kill beef just TO get siroin ana In
Ii is now proposed to stock with German carp tho
trenches which they dig to catch rain water Tor them,
food while living Oh the great interior plains lrha
dephia Press.
The Trov Press says that Governor Cleveland needs to
become pachydermatous, and should go into training az
once Can be that Mr.. Parmenter has been makinsa
little joke about the proprety of putting an editor into
the Troy Post Office and that the Governor has got huiy
about it ! Forbid the thought.
The young men OF the tribe OF Washers, In Central
Africa respectful to women that they cover theif
faces with mantle while addressing them We believe
there are some MASTERS in this city, but they dont
| act that way.
Mistress" Mercy Bridget! what's the matter with
the water This did not come out OF the litter did IT.
| Bridget" Indade II did. num-" That's strange ! am
afraid you have not cleaned II lately" ala that th
very morning num- and such lot Of stuff AS found IA
sure Why num- there sv WAS G r peak ra Uf
| charcoal mum philadelphia Call.
| Frederick Weghmsn Is the name OF an old Germanm
Cincinnati who IL los years OF lie fought In the
battle OF Waterloo and TO this country when 10
was ninety years OF age His sight Is only slightly I'M
paired and his hearing is still good. He very active
doing all the marketing for his daughter, with whom
he lives lie has never taken any medicine IN his IRE
and has been an mmo lerato smoker from his boyhood
For the last hty years he has risen In the morning 10
sf.l.t. hall nj
A Mississippi Justice OF tho Peace the other day sen
fenced "a 40 years aud half old negro ihfht " lN
nno Of $3.50 aud DO imprisoned thirty dnis TOT Ml'ss
posed bnt there was no Justice for the negro ~ nst
slpp. but SEQ that We we're miS'akeh- t9P'Ds"''"
Union.
Tbis 4. the opInou OF n country physician ~ TO the
cause OF the Increased debility among young people,
ana this rollerskatlng. I've besOught parents ana
ndyised children, but II does no good. Inc seherA
health Of our young women has decreased greatly "nos
that rink was built II doesn't seem 10 hurt tue p'ys
much but lts death their sisters. We might manage
10 worry without the boys-all boys are beasts
the girls we can't afford ~ lose tell you something
ought 10 be done about ~
ccvcapd bad car, al over his head as las o e. Mn ~
largest species known tn the zcpggis ~, - j., go,
Sn Sos is yeont's iChicago inter-ocean
Three billion wooden toothpcks are maze every yep.
=, mi. ronntrr No wonder so many people can aford
10 eat them. .
tfrench Arrangement fpr boards when they aie W.
N rtibfr. fh6 ri6bet iuahe 70 a. ths Jaw sa shiu
ihs srain m the initdr goes whets the sgniu MW ~
rn,sI when man sps II Ne irust PIT itlle vnSs9
s thr WAlskcts ai We The strings M w h't s fs
hs.ssii 4 Il ess,Gwsta ~ safs M " AZ liht shsE;
sp sststa Alehs beiefe the iob u tehfiete -lfhh"
| leirha itiertailh ,.. .,.,,,.. liza ia
iNe edeg NJ ~ AFiyeaa weekif paiet itsts We w.
iaE.ius announcement q Wa have lnst hista shs'
bas ,, gei,us l.s lskfH piaee ~ Ihe itehptthr ~
ors of Inc GaIen Bgek VS. hsFe heeA NNsple W tW'is
the names al tho hlshepRl@elNs pasNp'l wv WV ~
doayor ~ dp sQ next week. ~
| ,.,.,,o,, lIsnateh informed the Faailhs lNphr
.,,,ie ~ iaxs aga hal Buckles comet Wa miNn IA
nI'filV proiessor lOung VI fllAsesN9 ir''e IN
rsni Mr Eneke Was greatly pleaseI hnsiin :" ,t Tia
ul eonei had been found and had !ailen ihp ~
a. s sf a honest person Ho eoulat have yss ~
,erx hIghly, however or he would nave W"e'''"'"
w., ~ IN Tie new spapers.-l NorIstown heiaia
Kansas editor makes the following annoaheee"' ~
If. naner, "Iast week when We were cehihs "o'".
from Topeka we were held up by two road agents
took all the money had left We hope 'he'oo's
our delinquent subscribers viii pay their
promptly. as we are mighty hard up"
The British Government offers OF To.,on "a
,hs OF the who caused the recent .ef
fondon Bridge II O'Donovan kossa want 20 please
way TO make money ne hiuo' NC P's'"
I. philadelphia Press =, MA.
There are some awfu stories floating ~ reportel -
| ,or A we-iressed, lady-like person ~ III saving
.ans before picture In the art gallery ana mean
Dolce FAR Nicnte Lets see wnas a 10, 81 course
= m ves Thou near ana yet 70 "a. TropSerip(
IrJ skocked musical person wrsss ~ RI between
70 complain that ct recent sympaSAs