New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-18

THE TALK OF The DAY.

Boss Mannings paper, The Albany Argus has taken 10
printing disqusitions on " Lying rs Fine Art Inc
articles all tho more interesting because e'uehty
written by an expert.
In Milwaukee the other day, Mr.. Moody was asked II
he had grace enough die at the stake. He replied
No. don't need 1t; all want is grace enough to hold
this convention for three days in Milwaukee"
Great Britain Cbolsterously)- hit my little
brother. Afgy
Great Britan-(sizng up Russia, and in amuch camer
tone)-we, you hit him terrible lick-lPeoria Tran
script
Taxation without represcn taton be abolished I'm
brooklyn At any rate, are to be allowed, under
the civil Service rules, to compete for clerkshps ana
other places in the municipal 70 yernment Corporation
Counsel Taylor rightly says that great hardship can
arise from placing the salary ist few OF the class OF
females from whose money. collected through the tax
Office we are constantly paying the salaries OF males
In the agitation of the trouble between England and
Russia that the ruler Of Afghanisan Is regarded
as nothing than Ameer dummy.
An English Clergyman to each member Of the
House OF Lords a copy OF pamphlet written by him
proving that the British disasters in the Soudan are q
Gods anger with their lordshps TOR NOT
rejecting more emphacay the bill esallizns marriage
with deceased wifes sister
The card OF an Australian medium" who
Gently arrested in Baltimore reads "No questions
asked tells names; ladies their maiden ana married
name whom and when to marry unites the sepa,
rated; business advice stocks etc.. stops drinking and
chewing pOstivelyj satisfaction or no pay'-llrOy
Times
It's enough to make the Amcer get MP his to
see his frontier given away by the Premier of England
without much as saying "Eres by your leave.
There considerable talk about the abuses of Ludlow
Street JAN 1t probably refers to Fish and Ward, who
are abuses Jail because they ought to be in the
Sing sing Prison.
"Theso are the times spoken OF in the scriptures
IchabOI," said Hannah Smiley solemnly as she picked
up the stitches she had dropped Wars and runors OF
same old times. Hannah" replied Ichabod, cheerily
"Its always been so. ever since was aDoy' DON'T
well. You're blind as an old bat. Ichabod Smiley.
Why Englands got the soudan ana Russia at fenOeh'
"Yes OF course know all that but that doesn't sig
nifty Ric may Winnipeg or two, the Mahd may souaklm
one and the Russians may ravcl tho fringe out OF the
Just then the old lady came in with wet cloth and
bathod chahods head or there Is no knowing "here ne
would have brought up Hartford POST
As his valet takes President Cleveland in a bouquet
every morning. 1t is possibly true as reported that his
favorte flower is the lily -oftnevaley.
Canadas danger is Riel, of course
The Phiadeiphia Press has como to the conclusion
that under the circumstances Ayoub Khan't But is it
quite sure that OH the whole Abdurrahman Khani
She was miss OF summers
And did not care n snap for men,
But only loved her poodle.
And when she got into her teens
She did for men Of means,
But loved n siekly noodle
She's thirty now and has sense,
And knows what money Is, and hence
Her love must have the doodle"
Evansville Argus
"Talk about your gold and silver Mines" says The
Cairo Ill) Je0rsonian, ave have living a short
distance north who has discovered pure paint in
large quantities his farm in several different coors,
red white blue and yellow. and requires no preparing
but to mix with OIL and is then ready for use."
There was a remarkable phenomenon in +. W. Walkers
pasture ODonsers mills, Monday. strip OF sod,
measuring three by ten feet thrown up as
by volcano, and water spurted up from the place IL
said, to height of sixty feet Many people have visited
the place but nobody can explain the thlng-kutland
VtJ Herald.
That French Consul In st. Paul MIMI, who writes at
tacs on country to the Paris Figaro ought to go
back to the bouevars of Paris. He does not to
DO appreciated in the breezy Northwest.
The vane Oh the northern end of the Post Office has
leaned dangerously side for weeks. 1t was
suggested yesterday that IL began To deoct from the
perpendicular about the time that Mr. Persons head
was believed TO be danger. Still high wind might
send IL rafting into the street, even though the Post
master has been reappoisted.
An Iniana law student caught in the act OF vigor
ousy arguing an imaginary before saw-horse and
Jurors and the former the Judge He "aiowed" that he
never appealed to moro Intelligent jury, nor ever
argued before more impartial Judge-lBoston Tran
script
There's great deal OF unnecessary anxiety about tho
banging OF tho tails of Mr. Cleveands horses Tho pub
lie may rest assured that the President will not throw
them away They will bo needed In Washington this
summer to keep the flies of the Administration.
musician, whose door-pate read " G.. Sharp" was
much disgusted find morning that some envious
rival had scrawed under the unquest enable truth
ais A Hat Musical Journal.
1aeEiends Intcioencer published in Philadelphia,
April contained remarkable list of deaths. Fourteen
deaths we're recorded In regular order and the ages
given follows SO, II, II, 81, 80. 81, 3d. 90, &c. &c.
49, 95 and 60 or these fourteen deceased Friends 1t
will be observed that the youngest 60 years of age
and the oldest o. The of the ages Is 1142 years
and the average Is little over 81 years.
Tho Mormon Congress which adopted resolution In
vOlung the curse OF God upon London would nave
pointed the finger OF so0rn ut Gomorrah while holding
political convention In Sodom.-lProyidence Journal