New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY,

had a warning.
curiosity in the way of funeral notices is one lately
columns of notices OF deaths and in the usual form IN
eI cry respect except that 1t er Dis with tho
$4,000" -LChrstian Union.
group Of young mon at the Gilsey House were us
oussng last night the campaign rhymes that might result
from the days nominations at Saratoga One OF them
porpetrated at once this couplet:
YOu ask US what we're going to do,
We're going to hold the fort,
And grind you into powder too,
With Ira Davenport
Belgian has invented coffin that makes 1t impos-
sbe any to be buried alive Tho pressure OF the
earth thrown upon the lid of the coffin beraes sort
stileto which Is placed that on being dsengaged IL
perces the heart of the occupant On the whoehs new
invention Is not calculated to roassure those who fear
that they may DO buried alive.
There Is n negro boy in Marietta who can catch bees
yellow Jackets bumblcbees the same as any one else
would catch flies, and they do not sting him Ho Olten
there FOR some time. When he spts It out It flies of
Live yellow jackets put under MS clothes crawl around
and ont ut other places without stinghg MIN SeVeraI
persons say that they him have seven bumbleDees
in his hand at one tmc.-l Macon Telegraph
The "fancy" in Brooklyn win lose a good customer in
Mr. Sterling he gives up his fast habits Formerly he
could always depended to contribute 81 or 50 for
a ticket to witness Smuggling" match
Ed Mcdonald brought into our Office yesterday
owl captured by him on his place about mile from
IOItyTOur lncntS from UP I'd up lt5
pumagc was beautiful, white with gold and silver
tiuts.-l Cuthbert GA Enterprise,
Cause and effect not always close and apparent as
In the experience Of tho Rev. Mr.. Talmagc who re-
marks preached several sermons In different places
while abroad and always found people alike" It's
probable that in other way the similarity of all
branches Of the human family be so plainly shown as by
having Mr.. Talmase preach sermon TO them.
When the now postmaster at Amherst cleaned house
he found about forty postal cards under desk where
mailed them to thcir destinations, and now Amherst
people are getting replies TO letters written many
hook, which had been ordered year ago and forgotten
wrote asking why they were sent ana TINS Ied 10 me
discovery that the order had Dceh DuJ just IeCei'eu
Waterbury American.
Tho English Radical clergyman who advised his flock
70 lie If any one asked them how they were going to
vote IS catching all around His bishop hassa downon
him very hard and his clerical brethren are synguncom
pli.ucutary things about hi u. Besides which he has
been reminded by some newly enfrancised worklngmen
that tie new voters Wal lie quick enough when it is to
their intcrr.t to do without being urged thereto
Altogether the Radical clergym seems 10 have put his
f,otiu ii.
Istead Of giving the parson silver water pitcher ora
Kim ~ Of a nero slave This was done in
Maine. Although it g. not agreeable to no conpeItd 10
believe that slavery has existed IN this STATE, the parish
records of the town ~ York show that a. meeting Oh
the g ~ January, 1882 II was Voted tat there DO
slave purchased by the parish to be employed for tbe
ne of said PARISH i'm laYorug the Rev. mir Samuel
Moody lewiston journal.
Heard IN a praycr-moct.ns at a summer resort the
other day: go, Lord, now that our summer visitors
have departed, wilt Thou take their place in our
hearts"
Mr. Howels win make a hero for his next noycl ont Of
a simple minded youth who comes to Boston with a
trash poem The original was in his office yestcrdl
n he II mot ilcGz"d by The novelist we PITY the
readers OF ms book syracuse standard
Gathering autumn leaves. - Husband" There now, my
dear / think / have got enough leaves for all the
windows"
WIFE. All the windowsl What do you meant"
Husband" Why. don't you knowl Whenever Won get
home with leaves yon always throw them ont II
the window; AMI this time thought would yet you
enough to throw out Of all the windows. We may
az well do a complete joo when We are aboutit"
where's Jimmy that he i'nt Ia for .rprer" Inquired
Tuiihoy sr.. he 81 read his napkin over hs knee
rcpIlci Mr. r. lie is riding On a grocery wagon. or
playing .mibs.' or something all tho timo That bog
lie seems to be the Puritan Of the family" re;oncd
TuGboy, sr. and Just then Jimmy came IN WIN q big
out Of Il pear tree Hartford Post.
mornce-.I see by the paper that there Is hardly
house Russia In which there Is not to be found bottle
full ~ -"
Angelina. "a The horrid things! Why don't Francis
Murphy or sam Jones to Russia, and make them
sig, tho pledge What 1ind Of liquor Ill You say in
the hottirSH
Horace" didn't say anything about liquor; was
going to SAY that the bottles were full OF water from the
river Jordan"
Angelina, snappislhy.- Well why diin't You say it
tqcnl Some men don't know enough to so IN when 1t
rains"
If YOU ciye me a blte eat" said tramp to a
washcrw 1mAn. will hold up your cothesine FOR you
Hold M my clothesinel How can you hold up my
ciOthC,iluUf
Easily enough. I'm a foreigner you know, Pole. "
-ilIOstOn Courier.
literary society IN Wyoming Territory has lyncbed
six men tins year for horse stealing. Literary societies
ont tncrc don't waste all their time debating Par
uamentary law and Cushins's Ianual.
Amons the animals At the Jarlln dAcclmatatiOn IN
the nois da BoulOguc lerlmens Cf very pro
c race Of Chinese sheep. introduced twenty years
mud which produce four lambs year IN two
filters rney stil preserve their ferunlity ana II l.
suggested that the propagation NJ this breed might be
come "a remedy for agricultural distress. -Gagnanl's
Messenger.
The salvation Army In India has set ont TO be reigOua
after the manner that country They have gone into
number OF caves Bombay whore they spend their
time in prayer and meditation just the Buddhist
moaks do Pretty soon they Will begin to initiate the
Indian fakrs ami DO buried alive and rise again after
forty nfty days.