New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-06
THE TALK OF The DAP.

A vigorous war Is being waged on "bob" veal and
bogus butter in the western part of the State
A story comes from Vermont OF common derrick
horse that taken from Its work TO race course on
the ice and paced mile in 2:01. The Muncnansen
who wrote this ought have put skates on tho
animal and reduced the time to even two minutes IL
would have been readily believed
Out from their winters sleep,
Wake the fair flowers;
To life and fragrance leap,
sweet ming the hours.
Embems Of Eastertde.
Through Natures bowers
Their grace and beauty hide
-tJossph Wilton IN The Caterer.
The number Of telephones in use in Europe has
greatly increased during the past year Italy has now
530l increase OF 80 per cent during me preceding
YEAR, France uses 5535; Belgium Ztl1' e peu','
1880; Austria, 70S Denmark, 516 and Portugal, 5l3
These are increases ranging from ~ 70 a. per wS n.
creased 1913 per cent Spain has as yet, no telephone
system in any city.-[Philadclphia Press.
Mr. Osman c. Hooper, the associate editor OK
The Columbus (Oho) Dispatch. Ia the author OK
the clever verses that frequently appear IN thas
poper. Among the best OF these Is pa
thetc little poem entitled "Grant, tho Hero DYING
which has been copied all over the country
Norristown has man who is in fair way to become
an awful example Of the ruineuspess OF nusaion. A.
plaintiff recent suit he recovered TVoo anu
ING to his own subsequent testimony he had to pay st
1899 OF this to his lawyers in eounsel fees nh - -
yers IL 1t will serve keep woud-be ntlgants IRON
going to law ALL Norristown man can EN-, enjoy me
solitary dollar conSoatory reflection tnaI nc La
done good In the world, even II ne uiun o~n W.
philadelphia Times
The Louisville Cowier-Joula thus describes the con
dition of the New-York City Democrats:
"For Democratic wounds is there no plastcrt
Hank Pears on has been made again Postmastor
Chicago Judge recently rebuked person who WA
sitting in The courtroom with mis- feet placed upon the
on which he had Written the following query "@hss
size boots do you wear The feet were ~ onoo "'s
drawn.-ITroy Times.
BREAKING THE ICE
We were skating the river,
Meath the trees
Sue and /;
For ut last I'd dared to give her
Hand a squeeze,
On the sly.
Side by side we flew together.
swiftly nis, f tss Iss
What cared for wntry weatheri
Light her hand any feather.
60 conhding.
And so nice
Then kissed-and do You wonders-
Hsr dimpled chin
with crack like summer thunder,
Burst the brittle ice asunder,
And We both
-lsomeryille Journal
Talk about the engineering triumphs Of civilized no
tons The Chinese have just finished bridge across an
arm the China Sea AT lagang wncn IL uNc ihcs inss
roadway 70 feet wde the whsle structure being Dut
entirely OF stone II Captain Eads had built that bridge
he would next have wanted Slo000oOoo appropnS
ton build railway across the ROCKY Mounts
-fPittsburg Commercial GaLette
Saws The Louisville CouierJour9ai: There seems to
be standing about the Barthold statue Peo
nile suppose it is figure representing Liberty enghtea
ing The Ne,r- York World Approaching that 1t Is I'M
possble to enlighten The World they don't SUBSCRIBE
We ara NAMED to see that these Democratic brethren IN
dulge In such little 6ngs ut each other We had Deen
told that only Republicans and sinners acted So In THIS
,oat,.r we take sides with The World every time.
TIL. Kids are finding fault with Mr. Cleveland for ap-
noinfng so many old men office The boys should re-
namher that man can't wait twenty -four years Tor
chance at the public crib without having somo s'os
threads among the gold.-lst Paul GLOBE.
Last Tuesday John Hancock, an extensive varnisn
manufacturer OF Boston, Mass, while hunting somo-
where I'm the vicinity OF Punta Passa got BIT by ratte
snake His servant who accompanied niul iinmcua,ev
ALI the poison from the bite ana TOOK MIN 10 ru
Ia Passa Tuesday night wnesc IA. death ensuing
nv morning. His wife who was Ill Jacksonvlio.
was teegraphed for. but, as msfortunes never conS
singly IL was found that she, too was At te pom. y.
death aud while the messenger was on .nc way ~. On
monine her TO his deathbed, her message vas on
ine T,ay sum1oning him to her neutrality-suspicious.
News.
Montana farmers have begun their spring
ploughing" This announcement, or one s,nliaf;
nswspapers the daAe OF the notice being any
time after Christmas Dakota housewives are probably
setting cut dahlas There is no absolute proof on the
snbiect indications are that Id most OF 'ns Le,
res patriotic 20 toward the END OF winner
with pck and plant something or plough h.,e w,n
the aid of dynamite that the newspapers without az
brnc the blush OF shame to the cheek OF the iassa~
Eaat-lChicagO Tribune.