New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-17
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.


THE TALK OF TIE DAY.
Some one suggests that college students have ceased
sl,ushterng English and have begun to make war on
Latin aud Greek.
Horses have q natural dislike OF camels in mass and
scarcely be induced TO charge upon body OF these
desrrt ANIMALS when they ing down and lied
This dislike Of the horse The caur pointed out
by erodotus in his account OF the great Persian war
when CrGsus. King Of Lydia, vas defeated ny MS
cavalry horses fleeing they scented tile
canels. That he not get over his cowardee slice
erodotuss time Ia very credahe 70 the reasoning
qualities OF the horse Philadelphia Inquirer
Comp aratiyey people who pass up and down Wall
look the Washington statue on the steps OF
the subTressury Building have any idea OF the attacks
male aud threatened on this vast store
Of wealth. During the Reoslion 1t WAS the OBJECT
OF much socitude President Lincoln and its stroig
point. we're made stronger Since tue SubTreasurcr
Acton has made the building mere formidable against
attacks Of any kind. The windows have been heasly
guarded by iron and blank shutters, with Mole
large enough aim rifle in each of the latter; hand
grenades provided. ana on the roof Is Cal
ling gun. IL Is fortress in itself
Chicago is only 800 miles from Rel's rebellion.
in the saskatchewan VALLEY. Tbis. however aoeeht
seem her. The Illinois Legislature Is innch
nearer than that. LonisVllle IOufle'-JOutha-
There is no such officer as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the
States OF Maryland. Alabama. Arkansas, Delaware
Georgia. Maine, New-Haupshire. New-Jersey. Oregon,
aud West Virginia
At the Police Court: Accused. are blipdi' Yes
gH d ycS DI become b%d 40 By nj of apope1y Why
then this picture on your breast representing on
TIease, your honor because 10 represent apopexy
painting is powerless. lilo Francois.
"Call again." he said to the butcher,
81 Call again another day.
The butcher pos keted his bill
And sadly turned away.
"He's busted, " said the butcher,
Flatbrokc. aack-aday
He IL All honest customer;
Too bad he cannot pay.
The butcher took his wife that night
To u fouI-bit play
But In "A fifty dollar box
Sat the who couldn't pay.
-lsan Francisco NewsLet
The Democrats of the Iroquois CLUB. Chicago,
afraid that the President has very misty Idea OF their
Importance It would be dreadful II he should take 1t
into his head that they just lot OF Indians escaIei
from their reservation
We regret otherwise perfect report sent ont
by telegraph the opening night OF the opeutie festival
m Chicago no mention made Of the number OF men
who went out to see a man between drinks. As We
publish this morning weekly review OF the state Of
trade this imperfeetioL seriously binders us In giving
quotations OF the Glove market Peoria Transcript
Queries Is new paper published in Buffalo, and
novel fed, promising ali sorts OF questions
Among questions TO It's subscribers recently
were tho following: Name the ten leading daily news
papers OF America 800 received OF which
90 named The Herald; THE TRIBUNE. "a; The SUM- 60;
Boston Herald so; Chicago Tribune, So; LOUISVILLE
Couier-Jouudl. 81; The World so; TIE Times, A.; S.
Louis Globe Democrat 80; Philadelphia Ledger, 49,
TIE rest OF the were divided among forty
three other newspapers
Young man, II you are ambitious don't try for clerk
ship Washington Take warning from the career OF the
oldest clerk In the Treasury department. Appointed
In ls47 salary OF 81 200 he Is now getting $l4O0-
Of 500 In thirty-eight years. Augusta Chronicle
Those morasts who In the gallant act of drum
mer who jumped the 10y water to save drowning
bny va IN
proving character. neglect tue fact that he
was hirting with young woman when his attention
was called to the lads danger.
AN ATPEAL TO NEWSPAPER WITS.
Give us "A rest the old. old jokes,
And let us have something new
Let up en- the plumber aud motherin-law,
And the flirting poilcemai-d0I
let hear more of the branless dude,
Or the girl who devours ice-cream.
Aud put the husband who stays out late
In his little bed 10 dream.
Is there reason or rhy me that the Vassar girl
should worry the editors sof
And the squbs on the size OF Chicago's shoes
Grew stale, ali long. long ago
Set Oscar Wilde on the lee to cool.
Tie Ia too too overdOne,
And give us % rest ON these worn out JOKES,
Philadelphia News.
The obituary OF an ardent rat recently published
in the newspapers. In particularly valiant and war
like mood flew into cats mouth This interesting
OF those Mugwump newspapers that are bracing them
selves for "A spring at Mr. Frank Hatton.
Two men who were Cutting down tree GALLON,
Ohio found $500 In hollow. a third man came up and
claimed It, aud after hgn In witch all licked the
money turned out 10 DO counterfeit Detroit Free
Press.
The arstocrac sport In Australia Is kangaroo hunting
The much abused corset has accomplish cd something
that entities spoken OF with respect for few
days at least. woman in Quincy. Mass. was struck
the other night by bullet which In contact with
steel In her corset and thus prevented Boston
paper says from INJECTING what might have been q
fatal wound"
The revisrd Old Testament will be ready May 1. This
will be interesting people no have been anxously
awaiting its appearance We know OF nifty years
of age who has been waiting all his life for the revised
version Il Boston Transcript
Mr. George Riddle, of Carroll County Nd has living
with him at the present time twenty-five OF his
daughters.
woonsocket r. l., Ia proud OF tho fact that 1t s the
largest town the United States having applied
for a city charter.
The lneal descendants of Brigham Young said TO
number Oil Of 15,000.-lsalt La<o City Tribune
Il L. said that buszard will not eat dead Mexican
things somewhat eyened by the fact that
Mexican won't cat dead buzzard- Phadelphia Call.