New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

THE TdLh or THE DAY.
Among the ships lying in rotten row" at the Navy
Yard is the dsmantled frgate Colorado. When she was
but she was considered the finest piece onayal arcD-
lecture and the formidable Inan-of-war ahoa sne
was sent out to the China station with picked crew ana
n set of officers selected for their wealth ana goou
breeding She was the pride of the American squadron
IN the China Seas aud lled the fleets OK Other nations
there with admiration and envy Frone orea 10 Sna-
pore she was known " la belle fngate But that was
years and years Now her glory is depared sne Is
ruined hulk and the can't even sell her for
old timber.
These answers we're given by children Of both Of
from thirteen to seventeen years OF age;
The earth goes round on its faxs The earths axis s
mole nut through the centre OF the sun, which turns t
round. and thus we get the seasons. . -, 1, =,
The Nile is tho only remarkable river IN the world ~
was discovered by Dr. Livingstone and 1t rises In Mungo
Park. -. oo,dor rorr. a s,ro,,
fortress university and is the residence OF Peter
the Great It's chief building is the sublime Port h.
cut on King Charless head and got on the throne II
have left me to mine enemies" Also, that the WORD
| Charles would be found on his heart 49,,
land England for the country had been plundeFed and
paged by forcgners that the ground would not Pess
Christ and all His saints slept there "-From English
Educational Reports.
The Jacksonville Flal Times Union tells story aoous
Florida Judge who few tears ago. on being arrested
and locked up in jail drunkenness the street. called
t nen and paper when he got and issued writ OF
habeas corpus directing the sheriff OF the county to bring
the body OF himself before himself judge and ohthe
perplexed officers refusal obey the mandate fined MIN
for contempt OF court"
An old gentleman, who has numbered over fo9rseore
Years writes 10 religious exchange saying he reels as
young he did is perfectly hsppy anu az, S "
nronr frame of mind for OF his to be In he Is
desirous OF knowing what he shall 90 70 ecSnelis n
e sen No rconcied TO leaving the world would advise
him to get copy of The OoHges,onat lee9a, ana
session and he win be eager toIgo-tBoston Courier
It's thought Mr. Gibson OF st. Louis, has ruined
his OF getting any Office by MS fondness Tor
titles The story been industously circulated by his
enemies that he smiles so sweetly as when he Is
addressed as Sir Charles Gioson," and that letters arc
mailed from Washington St Louis addressed to LADY
| Mary Gibson"
It's cabled that Lieutenant HEM has withdrawn the
Gaatea from the yacht race for the American cup
This enn prefers to lay his ship up in snug harbor
[NewOrleans Picayune
Abdullah Khafa is the name OF the MahdPs fayonto
| general and the Nizam OF Hydrabad, friend OF ths
British, wants TO be sent against him
| The Mahdi undoubtedly then viii be mad
When his highness the Nizam OF Hydrabad
'"0'P' -lBostou Courier.
Bridgeport man picked ap on the beach Sea; seaside
PARK the other & gay aSd smooth as piece
OF marble and that polished part contains Two Ssd
smoothly engrayen into the shell. Beneath them are
two initial letters of Uncle name also in inverted
order IL Is believed that the oyster when young lay
upon metal plate in the water having raised letters
| Hartford Times.
| wel-known citizen attempted TO impress upon mo
that Colonel Viass name should be given french pro
nnnei,tiop In speaking OF him. he said, should say
Colonel Veela giving a broad sound to the final a. AS
spsns Of tae' the neW hs
first Wisconsin man net do Td 'Is gness he's
at right" "yeela repeated :" say guess LAnsSs nh
bubdsP a Bn Villas Why dldnt you say so before ID
SO it don't k.-lWashington Letter to ST. Pau
PioneerPress
Statistics on emigration from Great Britain recently
compiled by the London Board of Trad show that IN
thtrytwo years past 56is096 persons Of British and
Irish birth have emigrated OF these 3,730.454 came
to the United States, llll,522 went to Australasia
and 81 1866 to British North America
A large and MISUNDERSTANDING gentleman, with
wiIar,s to.day aud iocosely asked :" DO you shave
muewumps here !" He was answered in the affirmative
Beee6er who had Just come from visit to the President
and the Secretary OF the Treasury, anu seemed III aFe
| happy mood. Washington STAR
| Anoaice-seeber writing to President Cleveland pre-
cedes his application for Federal office in this city BY
congratulating him upon his election He then adds
that Mr. Cleveands course in ignoring the rsvehCs
rerormers" is the laying of the foundation Tor MS TO
election in $685. and believes that the President ntends
to be consistent In his course as 81 am informed py my
mutual friends Smith NJ. Weed aud william H. Barhaus
that Won will disappont some Of the free-traders
The Pensacola Commercial evidently in earnest over
change of administration that viii be change al Ino
way way nofd Of the carpeBas Legion in the south
Theft Time has Expired and They Must Go" Ihs' OF
course office holders III Is not intended 10 IN
terfere with the winter hotel business In Florida
[New-O Orleans Picayune.
About the breezies thing south Of Mason and Dxons
line is the editorial page of The Chattanooga Times Bus
we don't believe the mossbacks like 1t very well.
There are no hod carriers in Germany the bricks being
passed from hand hand and the higher up the Dea
When they begin TO build houses as hgh. In germany
are now erected In New-York all the aDle-oodSd
mans not the army viii be employed In tossing DroA
Il lNorristown Herald
IL is q pretty cold day when The World doesn't 8"
at least l3 cents for the Barthodi Statue Pedestal.
Amono the recent exhibits at the New-H eat show
was eat which belonged the office OF The hes
Union 1t had heen dropped from the Brookyn nsssr
with view drowning It, but NewHaven ~ s s' ss.
harmed ON its deck The captain appropriated ~ iss nI
reaching NewHayen gave 10 the Editor OF I"S
In whose office IL acts assistant toHthe waste pasA
Hartford Times
THE LAST SHOT OF THE SEASON.
| Oh the plumber.
The rich old plumbori
Won't he 20 IL strong next summert
| He can sport store clothes
| And shining collars,
| Lay OH at sEAs
| And spend his SS$
| Happy
Happy old plumber!
| To whom cold winter
| Brings u warm summer =, ruaa
uThink OF what women have come TO IN Engandi ,sis
| following advertisements appeared In The Loaos ls
Telegraph few weeks since: Gosernoss, n, subjecfs~