New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-12
TUE T1LK or THE DRY.

The Eey. :. Miller IIcgeman has written poem
rdiculng the old doctrine Of eternal punishment whch
le intends to read through the country. The poem
may bc good even work OF genius but II Is quite
unnecessary People are willing cnonSh 10 throw
aside old traditional doctrines without any persuasion
People con and do think a. thcy please on all such
-nec AVID crusade i'm favor OF such liberty J. therefore
AN ab,lrlity. Mr. HcEoman might have had Inisslsn
FOR his poem In the days OK the mqU.iton. but to-day
the field he would occupy /, crowded with ahler men
than himself Tie word ha heard hi revelation loh-
before no was born and cannot hc expected to $40"
much surprise when he tells il over again III rhyme
po funny stories arc told OF the $500 guests of tho
l. y. &. l. NJ III Boston recently. one clergyman
residing a suburb ond slnG 10 be I'D tc ca! scn,
I'm h!4 tme FOR entertainment 10 the ~ 5 W
whom had tie good fortune {" know hin ana hl- aCdrc-
~ that he received IN return card introducing nan L,
his own suc't and rnmher. one @, ,no onn%,, ~
brethren not only stayed several days over the appointed
me at a i elias, hotel bni brought steady run o
invited guests o MS own ~ table 81 the Boar" expense
Il Boston Transcript,
The Rev. sam Jones' with that comprchensvcness OF
di,lan which 80 distinguishes his poctcal utterances
remarks that he would wipe his feet on baseball
player Tho Il v sam Jones IL a singulariy sensible
mum n he entertained tho opposite intention We doubt
n there would be sufficient ene-cy lett III his poda orna-
mcnts to get him up the golden stair
Che was brimfnl ~ Intellect.
For she had been TO college;
And hat acquired there every kinl
AMI every clas' Of knowledge.
She could converse quito easily
ON Oogcs and isnls;
And ne 10 conversation dipped
Except IN ~ llOei>mS.
She knew Italian. spanish, Greek,
phiOsOpy and such,
She loyet MIN hut he loved not her,
Because sh, AuCY so much.
Now that TIN " Campbell has been elected to Con
cr.,- he may to expected to get ny In The House OF
REPRESENTATIVES. day and PROFOUND h prize con
undrum: " Giutlcmcn, why shOdld u little thinS Ike
tho Constitooshun stand between friends |"
afraid that the now rulc that baseball players
slo1l uo receive more than $1,000 salary would have
u addressing elect" remarked McSWllligcn
What effect have you notices! ~ asked Poisnap .
why. the President Or Yale College has resigned. -
.Pltt4burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Frank Lc.lc's newspaper being strictly non-parsan.
MAJ be taken as giving fair indication Of general pub
he feeling about tho NuGwumps Il entities it, cartoon
nm it, first page thl, week "Tho Prosecuted MuGwump
A Refuge at Last; and represents that Ingenious
creature earnestly rappug Tor entrance 70 IA d'u.c
museum whore the hest prices are paid for freaks
and curostIes" and d" fine collection oi party remains
Is on hand" A. he stand, rappng AZ the door. with his
shattered umbrella no longer protection nga.nst the
Storm he is dcugcd with rain OF mssiles" Democrat
lc abuse. Republican contempt; 81 told yon so.
ETC. while the title, "Mugwump." hangs 80 a tim can
anout his prosecuted heels.
Here's another illustration OF Pos;mastcr-Gcncro'
Viln,'- bad Judgment Or 10 IL bat taste Only last
Friday he appointed W. u. Shotwel postmaster At Little
Cooley Penn Now Isn't II perfectly plain, even TO the
most ordinary Undertaking, that Mr shotwell should
have been sent TO some post office IN tho Western
frontier