New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-05
THE TALK or THE Day.

Opo y, LARGEST items ot exrense I'm running the
press steamships the Atlantic Is that OF coal
The Cunarders, Etrura, Umbria and oregon burn De-
tween 300 and $50 tons each daily. Some OF our new
New Orleans steamships, having speed within Is per
cent OF THAI OF Transatlantic vessels and carry
ing more freight Will make tho round trip nom New
York ten days Of stcamine. with the same amount OF
coal rs is consumed single day By any one of the big
Cunardcrs.
while the Philadelphia cricket team was I'm London
last year r. f. Brewster ID. =. Stoe distinguished
themselves by courageousy soppng runaway morse on
cgeut-s The carriage, containing tHo Ia1i , laa
tne co3In"h iIo1 boro"S6fare at hot gallon
brewster was considerably mussed up by mis- heroic
rescued he asllci' 4 they had been injured.
Not at ALL thank yOu," was the chirpy response
4" Can we do anything further for you e inquired
"Ycs /! wont you please back and get the number
Of that hhusom," said the prettcr OF the TWO Young
continued shaking her hand In the direction their late
pcrous dash. The two Americans hurrledly brushed
their soied clothes and started toward Their hotel;
deeply impressed with such marked expression OF
gratitude. Philadelphia Press.
They say that Senator " Tom Bowen OF Colorado. Is
going spread himself this winter. and the poope Of
Colorado are getting really point with pride to his
forensic record Tom " has Just struck it rIch-:n
mines this tinc-and will probably bring big " pot
with him 10 the National capital.
TIE pRlvA1E's GLORY
Sweet litto MAJOR, he mounts my knee
Tell me. POpSic just once more.
What did you do when you went to war;
And then tell OF the autumn day
When the Forty-scVcutu marched away:
How Cromwell died at Jackson town,
And Miles on COrlnth Held went down.
"But how many rebols tell mo true.
Dd you Kill then, and the whole war through J.
And tell him then, with eager Zcst
How 10 R.ed blew up timber chest
But the Major sticks to his question still,
How many rebels did you XIII e.
So I tell him how. near the set OF sun,
The charge made and the battle won.
And how the day Mcclure shot.
When Nichsburg's light was fierce and hot
Brave sam Law took company In
Through flame ana smoke aud the batteries din.
How over our heads the battle broke
With screaming shell AMI sabre stroke,
And he wanted 10 know. the little elf,
But how many men did yon Kill yoursefr
How many rebels did You Kill :"
so | told him the truth, as near as might be
X. j. Burdotte IN Brooklyn Eagle
The venerable b. T. shlIaber Mrs. Partlngton) COM
plains OF "the atrocous aud beous pictures" Of him
SELF that are wandering through the country. Mr..
shll,ber must expect with his share of misor-
tune and should bear 1t like Besides the picture
will soon Dc called in to do duty Thobaw. OF the
latest current murderer.
Herr Professor. how do you like my tragedy :"
VERY much indeed. Especially the robbers are
rst-rate In faoi. they the best thieves er heard
OF; even the words they speak stolen from other
books - German JOKE.
In spite OF the occasional accidents and insufficient
accommodations the Bridge the crowds OF pass
are rs great AS The accidents have been trng
far but precautions should be taken at and not
after there has been great loss Of life.
The nppartion the stanford University has used
n panic AT Berkeley. The Mills professOrshp had been
filed new president selected, wOrkiDS observatory
planned, liberal appropriations secured and every
trouble satisfactorily cleared away. suddenly came this
appJlung bcncaUOnt blow staggering that for the
moment there simply nothing To be SAID. From tho
roud rank merely first but sole representative OF
California sank single instant to position or utter
msgutcdnce. The senator's colossal gift has created
standard for educational endOwments and relegated
all former efforts to common ODscury. Looking back
at the ttle trumphs over which all went Into rap
turrs-a professors char, u picture IA gymnasium, a
telescope n grass lawn in place of the facuty's
Onions-wth what patrOnl2ug pity regard our past
selves our minds run in Sims OF eight figures, aud we
have lost relish for small doightsSan Francisco
Post
The tour of the Ncw-York Baseball Club through tile
South has been only far making money Ia
concerned. They have not won game since they left
home and likely to unless Manager Mutrle stops
at some way station and plays game with secOndcass
summer not likely to play very well for $l5
II week.
II Is asserted that fraud attempted on the people
OF Atlanta by bringing out little girl IN rags 10 sing
Father, dear father, home with me now with
the intro iuctiOn that she drunkarIs child, and
was picked up accidentally the street IL has been
developed that the child Is tho daughter Of wealthy
family and rugged up In this style TO catch votes tor
the Prohibition party. Savannah lines