The National tribune., 1884-10-09


The King of Siam is not yet 30, and has 26s chil-
dren. Yet men in this country are fond of sing
Ing that they would be Just as SIAM" or some
thing like that.
The ice-cream season has been over for several
weeks, but the ice-cream jokes still Iinger in the
funny columns OF the papers. ike frost-bitten
pumpkins in stabble-feid in October.
OF course, bull-fghting is low, brutal sport en-
joyed only by Spaniards, BIexicans and such peo-
pie. Yet common incident of the racing this
season has been the falling of horse his rider,
mashing and mangiing him unto death. An occa~
sional tearing out Of horses bowels by q hurdle,
lent variety to the sport"
The comicai part of the military situation In
Egypt is the Camel Corps" organized for the
march the deserts Tie suggestion of
mounting body Of English soldiers on camels
WAS funny from the very first and this aspect
has been frightened By the issuance of or
ders to tbs soldiers that they must treat
the carnes with consideration and kindness;
their peeuliarities are TO be studied and no
i'll usage foul lAngage Is TO be resorted
to-" This affords the wits Of London opportu-
nifty to contrast the way an English soldier treats
his cook, or servant-maid sweetheart with the way
he is expected to treat his camel The seduction,
robbery and beating OF the women by their soldier
lovers is one Of the eomonest incidents of London
life.
The news of Frank s. Chanfran's death VIII
mainly interest class of very young theater goers
who took an interest in and enjoyed such rude and
crude Representatives. ' Kit, the Arkansaw Trav-
eler.'' a quarter of century ago Chanfrau gained
a reputation by the representation of q still less
cTesitable clasS-the typical New York rough or
butcher boy--who ran wild der machine as the
slang was fer IRE engine. He was peculiarly
unlovey piece of humanity--that old buteher-ooy
fireman. When dressed up it was his delight
to attire himself in pair Of very tight boots with
prepostezously high heels; next came black doe
skin panlaloons rolled up the bottoms then red
shirt. white billed - shirt, black coat thrown
over one arm, plug hat stuck on one side Of
his head, hair piastered down in front or his
in Asoap-locks," and cigar stuck in his mouth at
an angle of - degrees completed his outfit. He was
an ugly. brawiing profane brute, who delighted in
fighting and rioting and wild drunkenness, but he
was the idol of the lower class Of youths, whose
| highest ambition to be "b'hoy." The late
/ Boss Tweed was in his youth leader among the
| "b'hoys," and came into politics their shout
i ders. At the outbreak OF the war everybody ex-
pected great things of the = b hoy" as soldiers, but
they were wofu failures in line OF battle. Much as
/ they might delight in where nothing more
i deadly than fists and beer glasses used, a
singing bullet took away all their appetite for fight
| ing, and they became worthless roughs gen.
orally were in the army.
Bsulpilide of carbon is the latest remedy for the
cholera. Bisnlphide OF carbon is - viIe-smelling
liquid that compared with it Limburger cheese
has the refreshing odor of 8 June rose and ripe
sour erout the perfume of violets. The old super
stition fingers in the medical mind that the more
offensive thing IS the more beneficial it is to the
| system.
/ 4 New York paper recently told subscriber
that Cancelled postage-stamps were worth 25 cents
per Million but another paper insists that this
| tation is too high
Philadelphia Record:
The merry coaehnan, he
Who whppeth with his whips,
The pretty daughter she
He iippeth with his lips;
l. Until, enamored, she
Sly slippeth when he slips,
And. at the last. with he
She skippeth when he skips-
Erchangs: Little Boy-'I want the Doctor 70
come and see my mother"
Servant" Doctors out. Where do you come
| from?"
Little Boy" What don't you know me? Why,
week"
Philadelphia Is to wird UP season of '' Bachelor
Balls Rosebud Balls Young Married Ladies'
Balls etc. bya grand " Widows Ball." FROM the
well-known, superior attractiveness OF widows to
other women it is believed that no man who at
tends will escape with a sound pieee of his heart
other women of Philadelphia think of having the
entertainment enjoined.
Prof MoseIey has discovered a mollusk with
Il, 900 eyes, 1t must resemble q half-hour Of Col
Dudley's conversation