New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Several Years ago Tay TRIBUNE called attention to tho
| Fairbanks house In Dedham. Mass built IN 1896 by
Jonathan Fairbanks and possibly the oldest house In
America writer In The Boston Transcript suggests
that antiquarian society buy it and preserve as
| historical relic
Chattanooga takes five loads Of watermeons day
The population of that town will double up-tSew-
| Orleans Pcayune
The recently discovered gold minds at B0mmel0 In
Scandinavia exciting great deal OF interest every
where except the town itself The inhabitants smoke
long pipes drink small beer and wonder what it is all
| about
best Young man when the latter nsulted by some
r%a s sT out F q % and wa OIL s
rsmarkng the rest OF the ablsned CROWD; write me
down as one VINO loves my ieIo"-nen III soila lam
script.
W. H. Tr.nwh. OF this city, ia absolutely certain that
the world will come end on the 9th OF July, 1883
and has pamphlet prove it. He says: ION,
how are the people to OF the day that now
at handl" Mr.. Tronwith might put an 'sd' in tho
daily papers That woud certainly be better way than
to write pamphlet which one will read.
Miss Blanche Howard made a National reputation by
writing One summer" Some men write forty summer;
and winters, too-wthout making as much as local
reputation lNorTst0wn Herald
The Philadelphia Times says that the Democrats have
really no use for General Butler and them TO
That is all very well; but the fact is that
General plenty of for Democrats, and
IL
TO be on the top as at the bottom
The Democratic papers of the Western states ask
ing the question: Have a Bourbon among us r. Look
in the saloons
ingalls, TO be enjoying boom in Georgia since
he sat down o OLD Joe Brown. Somehow or other the
of Brown with The same breadth OF vision
that he does himself.-Galveston News.
The dsfunct Erentng OF San Francisco remarked
the day OF its DEATH that its sole complaint
An
by trying to show that pint should hold quart and
that everybody should have everything JACK Cade's
gospel doesn't flourish on the Pacific
German savant has just discovered the remains OF
prehistoric Prerau The report OF the discovery
that the interest Of the remains is increased By
the discovery OF lower human jaw under q gigantic
thighbone.' Probably some too lOquacous prehistoric
orator sat down upon by prehistoric giant
An exchange says that Maine recently discovered
live frog In his stomach The question Is what tho
Iline man doing down In HE stomach lBurlngton
free Press.
A German railroad recently sued by the victim OF
collision for heavy damages. The railroad company put
plea it had already given him heavy damages
namely, broken leg. Yet people say that the Ger
not humorous.
The queen and three dukes said TO be the only per
became OF that which belonged to the Marquis Of
Seyne and from which Becky Sharp ate when at the cub
Initiating point of her successi-tBoston Transcript.
known slate" but he calls it rosemary because,
he says, it Is for remembrance
For talk with the bark on commend us to Editor Pur
csL-tPiNsburg Commercial Gazette
Put this away with the OF the season.
party recently digging in the bed OF dry
at Americas Ca and at the depth of feet
found live alligator eight feet long. It torpid
condition which than could be said OF the
whom they found It,
The Mexican women wear no bopBets, and man sees
exhibitions the stage which would be quite shocking
TO the American theatre-goer.-lBostoa Transcript
IL Is bad enough to have stirring political campagp
in the hot weather, but another horror promised Of
greater Dimensions There is TO war between
the rival baseball associations. and they say they VIII
keep the ball rolling to the bitter end.
Speaking Of illiterste men running for public oice
look at Mcdonald Of Indiana He dossnt know Greeh
would make bad President by any means. Cong ress
him an ilIiterate person. because Logan saws cant
for "eawnt' The fact is tAese fellows loose
from the notion That man who doesn't garglo his words
is Ineligible to office. i philadelphia Press.
party Pacific Coast Indians recently had banquet
at which they ate fifty bushels Of grasshoppers. Thk
suggests u field OF usefulness for the Indian.
Louisville. KY, has become dsgusted with the stand
ard time, and has turned all It's clocks eighteen
minutes TO local time
The SUMS idomatic question, Who 10 Kelly fort" re-
minds The Rochester Post Express of astory once upon
Albert Smith inscribed upon register at Chamoan
the following sentiments
Mont Blanc is the monarch OF mountains.
They crowned him long ago"
But who they got - putt on
Nobody seems 10 know
Whereupon Thackeray who happened TO be the neD
dstin guished visitor. added, on the Same page:
know that Albert wrote In hurry,
10 crtsise dare not presume
But yet | think that Ilndey Murray
Instead Of who" would have written "whOln."
The peoples tram this year will he In charge Penn
sylyana Observation-Disclosures Jones' This Is u renewed
assurance that tho train will arrive time There 10
sl time for hsstating ones to get board that train
philadelphia Press
The Princess Picnate do Cerchara OF Italy IS serving
as a bar-maid in Parts drinking place.
The name OF Miss Grace House. OF Fremont Nco, 10
going all the land that OF the lady who blew the
biggest bubble at a recent soapbubble sociable IL 10
well TO he distin gsaed Tor something. -Philadephis
Inquirer.
Dr. Cogswen the san Francisco dentist aud his brass
fountain still breaking here and there In tho tn
cities Some municipalities have refused the feun-
tain with Cogswels bust added, aud have told him 10 60
to Jericho.
Tho reelection of james D. warrea the kditot o,
The BfdiO Commercial Advertiser. TO The position 81
Chatham OF the Republican sste Committee Was q NJ