New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The late Colonel Burnaby fond OF dabbling In
politics when there wars In which TO vent his
military ardor He was an admirable canvasser and
greatly enjoyed the lighting During one OF his early
campaigning visits to Birmingham the Irish electors
were convened private meeting in order to consider
what course they should take in the pending election.
Burnaby offered attend and explain his views but tho
committee declined He nevertheless determined to go,
and as n preliminary bought huge green neckte, In
which Ia. arrayed himself When lie arrived at the place
OF meeting found the doors closod and when he got
the one leading to the platform opened he was con-
fronted by a number OF stalwart Irishmen, who had
orders not any pass Burnaby admitted he had
warm nye minutes in the passage but at the end OF
that time he appeared upon the platform beamng upon
the crowd his prodglous green necktie He made
n speech amid uproarious applause, and doubtless won
many Irsh votes IN spite OF the mandate OF the leaders
OF the party who ordered the voters to go the other way
She was telephone girl and devout member OF the
church. and when friend In the country wrote and
asked what her duties In the telephone once We're
she wrote In repyi % halt tae time ana tne o'her
half to answer the -os OF othcrs.-lBoston Courier.
Inafew months hence will be completed at woowich,
the great English arsenal, the hrst OF three guns In
tended for the Royal Navy which weigh each ITO tous
and tho carriage ninety tons.
From Puces coored cartoon OF the Cabinet We CLEAN
the Interesting intelligence that Lamar pads his chest
cent tie that Endicott short fat man given TO wear
ing hair oil other fellows coat that Garland,
with noble economy, wears his dress wastcoat and
trousers down town to business that whitney Is too
poor to buy pin for his crv. aud retires without re-
moving his coat and that while the heads are an al
mrabe series OF portraits the bodies are ibeis on their
tlilors.-[Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The librarian of the British Museum recently
prsed by A visitor inqurng II there were any eStant
autographs OF the Savior Another asked Tor BOOKS OH
the subject Of sorcery aud wished to know there was
any man I'm the room who could raise Beelzebub for him.
MIR. GLApsroNE's LAMENT.
With the Arabs in the desert still defiant
And the Irish handling dynamite with gIee,.
And the followers OF Mahomet none too plant,
Al And m the Russians on the Afghan boundary
with the Ge rmans in the colonies. so piggish,
Aud a hundred thousand duties to be donei
uarrassed by Opposition manners prlsglsh,
Oh a Premiers life Is not happy one
With hundred thousand duties to be done-to DO done
0n columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
Trees have somo characteristics IN common with peo-
ple In the spring they begin to leave for the summer
although some will be unable to do so because thsir
trunks will be seized for board.
sophronia iuauires: How long do cats livet 1t do
pends on circumstances A well-behaved inonehsivo
cat that stays the house nights may reach the age
or sight or ten years but cat OF u musical disposition
that sits upsn the fence which divides tive yards az
midnight and insists upon warbing serenade II the
snppiy OF bootjacks old boots aud howorpots In the
Vicinity be plentiful and the aim Of the distracted people
fairly accurate Is not likely TO live many moons after
arriving at maturity.-lBoston Courier.
it's wonderful how courteous tho passengers on the
Sixth Avenue Elevated Railroad have become lately.
When lady enters q crowded that road she hnds
half dozen geutlemsn ready to give her their scats'
Often young men insist that elder gentlemen who sro
standing shall take their seats II is not dicuit to un-
derstand this excessive politeness when person sts
down The seats ARC for comfort and che ma
orty of the passengers are only TOO xAd 10 give snsm
up.
"Yss" said tho Doctor had TO encourage Billkins,
but really there Is no hope OF his recovery" And
does he owe ysu muehi" asked Fose YEA. consider