New-York tribune., 1885-03-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

aporo oId Missoury" may be far from Washington
geographically the oceseekers from that interest
ing State arc getting the front in good order. The
other day the claims of the following Missouri patriots
were recorded and it wasn't good day for Missouri
either First OF ALL ex-Representative Buckner wanted
the Revenue CommIssiOnership. Then In tho order
Iamed Mr.. Charles Gibson. OF St Louis was slated by
his friends for the Berlin mission. Ex-Congressman
Franklin Of Kansas City, expressed desire, through his
friends, OF course to got the mission TO Brazil The
name OF Colonel G. H. Mansur sent III for the Chiian
mission and that OF Mr. l.. @. Moore was similarly
coupled with the Colombian mission. A. NJ. Harris, OF
ST. Louis also had obligng friends who said lie knew
exactly represent the United States In Switzer-
land, and Mr.. Pat CarmOdy, who Is an ex-Mayor OF
Moberly said Ia be the only man III the country who
knew how to be Marshal OF the Western District All
these men and others too numerous to mention have
hacking which is formidable In numbers and lung
power and there will be great deal Of Democratic
music in the mir if they set left
Joseph Cook never had larger audiences at his Ire
mont Temple lectures than be has had NJ the course st
closed" fns from The Detroit FREE Press IL ay not be
oul OF place remark that tue course has not Just cosed
being only half completed and that the audiences are
ons me ess paragraph Is quite correct Boston
Transcript
baby lay in its mothers lap,
Concealed and warmed by woollen wrap;
An inanmate mass OF black IL seemed
Except that from an opening gleaned
baby's eye.
The mother coarse, unkempt, uncean,
Was clad In rags OF greasy sheen;
But she loved her babe and she held II tight,
And the only thing that was lett to sight
Was the babys eye.
Like sparkling gem in the cold. duh earth
or smile that In tears finds sudden birth.
The bright thing IN that uucleau WHOLE
Was tho window OF an IMMORTAL sonl,
columbus (Oho) Dispatch.
You can get Strawberries for twenty-five cents
quart But you will to Fairbanks, Fla, to get
them. That's about the way things go We all know
there is balm IN Gilead boat loads OF It, But the gau
OF IL Is to get 10 Giiead.-l Brooklyn Eagle
The French papers proudly announce that the French
Gag tho spires of strasburg Tney
do not however, that Germany has given up tne
province refer tho following absurd bit of chids
play dyer IN strasburg succeeded In capturing some
nj the sorks which, 1t is well known the pride OF the
town. He forthwith dyed the under part OF the wings Of
the birdstho wing red the other blue leaving the
body 10 form the white central portion OF the French
trcolor flag. This DONE tho birds were at restored
10 freedom and they spread out their wings to regain
their rooss they displayed to all the coors of France
The fury OF the German authorities great that at
first they proposed to shoot these innocent standard
bearers but ultimately wiser counses prevailed Fear
ing still further to aienate the sympahes of the Sras
burg population, tho authorities determined to trust to
time and weather for the obteration Of this token Of
the French preferences OF the annexed province.
dgnihed English judge who did almost all of which
Tenny son Tells, ,d young sokaape. o son, VINO @
cocky and supercilous. The young lad invited
day 10 walk In tho east Of London along with his
somewhat stern parent At last they came to vey
shabby house In very shabby street. My son. said
Lord =, tor like Others ne had passed by merit into
the golden house u, 40 you see that house Z WE'LL
your fathers father shaved boards there vt twopence
apiece."-l -lroronto Globe.
Ths latest devico In Paris for raising the wind Is for
man to take out unloaded pistol in crowded boulo-
vard and pretend shoot himself He falls munuring
something abont starvation, and sympa;heto stranger
circulates among tho crowd collecting money for the
poor suicides family. Pretty the suicide
HIMSELF drinks good horn Of brandy and slips away.
The sympaheto stranger Is his pal and they soon meet
to divide the spoils
In Orange there lives q prominent citizen who 10
related ~ President Cleveand. Hs wife In related tn