New-York tribune., 1885-10-19
PHASES OF LIFE.
The Bank OmoiqL,

The Bank OtciqL
To gamble. the funds of the bank he drew.
He robbed the widows and orphans, too,
With fifty THOUSAND dollars he He'd
Another good ma gone wroGg," they said.
The PHfere.
rhe night was bitter, the tramp was old;
lie stole a coat To keep out tn" cold
Pursuit soon followed, lac chase was BRIEF
Aud the crowd exclaimed They have caught the thi,,.
Little BIZ of Human Nature
That's Thompson approaching It IS, could swear;
And poverty y-strckcn he looks, declare;
4 picture, indeed, OF the shabby -genteel,
Wfh clothing thTeadbare and shoes down at the heel
Hes met with financial r5yerses they say;
III turn up this street and keep out Of his way
A Year Later.
Ha 4! who is this coming along Let me see:
That face am cer;ains familiar TO me.
by Jove, it is Thompson! How well he is dressei;
An, how. he can hOl up his head with the best
Tney say he's struck oil AMI IS rich "a "a Jew
Why. Thompson, my dear fellow, how do you doi
-lBOston Coura
This is the way in which The Wilmington star. a ,a
Democratic papr, supports the Presidents Ciy sery.
reform ideas: The Civil Service law Is a stupena.
fraud and humbug, and We hope it will be repeasls
very severely amended Seuator Vance further sui
with propriety and reason He says he Is oppossh
"A system that favors Republicans as much as Dsae.
Gratis The thinking people OF North Carolina are pa
him."
Out at the Novelties Exhibition there are q leta
patent beisteads nat fold up into wardrobes and a.
boards that III the daytime there is no trace OF gha
part tury play in the household economy night fo
better display their eyoluting qualities they are con
nected with machinery, aud all the time they uaieH
themselves and fold themselves up. being siiebesM
minute and u bed the next. This puzzles malJd
SAY Mister" said thlcheaded looking person last
evening the paentce, who stood ready to point out lie
heaues Ot his invention TO any one who would listen
hun, bow KIN feller sleep IN bed that keeps shHag
Itself lp. Wofs the use on r. anyway seems to nea
'ud be kinder hetter If IL It still
MY Christian friend" returned the patentee snisss
bens snly, don't you see we have connected the hea
win AN engine to show their possibilities !"
Don't know notnin' bout no enJyne, the thickesiA
one replied Obstinatey. don't want no euj absh
my house 70 sleep by, not II knoS-'
You miserable IDIOT" the patentee retorted Cant
understand that that is merely AL exhibition deyie
You kin keep the blamed old thing" SHOUTED Tie
countrynan. excited IN hrs turn. don't want %
rocEed to sleep II rm granger. The things deaA
trap. aud III not golug 70 trust myself on it, Phsd
pAia Press
Max O'Rell says that London contains more ROnaa
Catholics than Rome more Jews than The whole d
Palestine more irish than Dublin. ScOtchmen hss
Edinburgh more welshmen than Cardiff and ner
country folks than the counties OF Devon. Dur
ham aad Warwickshirs put together It ha
a birth in every five nuutes has seven accidents every
day in its eight thousand miles OF streets: has a
OF forty miles OF streets opened and fitesl
Thousand new houses every year In 1888 there ves
added 22,ll0 new houses to the vast aggregate d
dwellings which is called the metropolis, thus fOrass
36S streets and new square, covering distaa
Of sixty-six miles and eighty -four yar.s.
THE MOWER"
Az flowers are born. bloom aud decay
So fashions run their race
Tie "mashvr's going out. they say
The "mOwer" takes his place.
And how he gets his name is plain:
The "mOwer, bland aud bllthe,
When promenading swings his cane
AS farmers swing Il scythe
The "mashcr's" dead. his reign is DER,
But still IL will not do
To say the Inasber :" is no "mower,"
Because that isn't true
= Boston COuref
Two ways Of looking at it.--st Paul paper: E1posi
tions are becoming common blackberres eFes
little Minneapolis is going TO have one" Mnneaseh
paper: When It was decided have an ExpostOs "a
great metropolis OF the Northwest. 10 other city bal
Minneapolis thonght Of. Carry tho news to s.
Paul"
AprOpOs OF electors aud candidates, I find good
anecdUie in NJ. Dartys Public Life in Englanisrn
show how tho electors identify themselves with thef
representatives in Parliament. One day the me1ef
for Falkirk won the Derby with TDOrmanby." lmne
diately he teegraphed TO his constituents: "Ibcs.
mandy has won" Half an hour lat-r they replec
Falktrk, to d man, is drunk Max ORe!L