New-York tribune., 1885-02-16
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THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Navy Clothing Board has been In session about
month endeavoring to improve upon the uniform
OF the sailors 1t Is said that the bsgg trou'
sers thoroughly identified with the dress OF Jack"
are to give way to style more In uniformity with the
civilians dress Other less Objectionable changes are TO
made in other distinctive portions Of the dress, bus
the blue will be displaced by the gray color.
Upon this bald old earth OF sin.
Which whirls from day TO day,
There many things to make US grin.
And laugh our breath away.
With mirth, and make hiul holler
Like finding in a last years vest
last years unspent dollar.
Rise up william F. Villas aud tell us really and rry-<
cross your heart-have you been offered Cabinet poss
ton ~ MINNEAPOLIS Tribune
Can we say that each cowardly cur
OF old Egypt has hed from Berber
Or spite OF all efforts to curb her
OId England will move upon Berber;
Or the scalp OF FL Mahd Of hair bare
Will be when she gets into Berberi
i Boston Commercial Bulletin.
An Arkansas town of two hundred and fifty inhabitants
has churches each Of which will hold two hundred
and nifty people But the citizens not happy because
there is no roer-skating rink in the town.
The following choice specimen of English Is said to
have been copied rer6da et iiterdn, from the notes
OF clinical lecture made by student In one Of our
red color Have you had any feayer or mite swets NO.
Very little expanshun Of seaPaiar on rite Escs nrs q.
Herd snores Fibrous teases Can't be cured bus
can be sert mexico. ."-tMedical Record.
Australia has four universities which rank with Or
ford, Cambridge and Harvard.
Yes am the boss OF the sandy soudan.
And Sa na HSs and Japan
To bounce the bold British invader
I'm twelve.fngered, bowlegged son son OF D. gun
I'm "A dandy, u lol-iah darlin, u hun.
I'm rcdhanded ripper and raider
My followers number two millions or moro,
And every Of 'em equal 10 four.
They're not much for style but they 10 danoies
They're bad men from Keshir rel-wadir..
El Gordon I've captured. I'm happy , to state;
FL stewart has met his well merited rate;
TN butcher FL wolseley ithel only wait,
And Queen vie will think luck has betrayed her.
So strike. shirtless sons OF the shimmering sand
One more blow for you prophet that's me under
pisembowei the insolent inhdel band,
Vyisect the internal invader; ,,
There Is school girl in Marysve. Ohio, who alwayA
reads her book upside down. and writes backward
physician has tested her eyes with figures. pictures
reading and writing. and nnds that she is equally
skilled with her books in any position although the
child herself had noticed her 1pccuiarty, but ex'
pressed desire to use her books as Others do.
There was court-martal held on young officer who
had spree and had hght IN oar room nm, tnc %
the witness box The prisoner was placed IN fuii View
Witness. do you recognize the prisonera -
Yes your honor, and most of the court"-lsan Fran
cisco Chronicle.
A lady well advanced in years was found recently
wandering along the road near the residence OF Mrs
Colonel Hunt and being questioned she said she was
searching for buggy containing child She had ley
the buggy a short distance from the house, and the
orse attached to 1t had wandered or The night was
bitter cold Yesterday IL discovered mat the horss
was wandering into the woods aud becoming tired hs1
lain down The child. bright little girl was found nexs
morning snugly sleeping against the breast OF he
with its head lying one or the anlmais iofeiegs
little one had evidently become cold ana when the norso
Law down try and make get up wnen TUG poys
head on it's arm speak, TO keep t from Ieezihx "
death The mother was overjoyed 20 recoVeI neu onie
and will keep the faithful horse as long as sno 'o~
ILeavenworth Times.
Among the fashionable watzes now taughti London
IRA {" the Boston slouch" the New-York Pump
handle" -" the Kensinston crawl" and the Enghsh
straight"
T., 1898 n Young man began making deposits In
loca savings bank His total deposits from that time
mnti 1855 amounted to $l,962 %. Between 1888 ana
is5s no drew from the bank 81 270 TO- and yet few
DAYS since having his book written up and balanoo.
he was found To have balance on deposit amounting
Sll, ,273 33.-lNorwich Conn Bulletin
native book just published In Bengal traces the men
tai physical degeneration Of the Hndoss 10 'ho ao'
that the English allowed to slaughter cows In ndi
The author abuses the English for eating beei' anu
proves to his own satisfaction that no beefsater"s
| good man.
so you think your meter doesn't register properly
al am sure IL does not, sir" -. a.. 4, va
"Well we are so busy now we cant auenu W ~
will send man up about the middle OF next m0ntn
| AZ wish you would. am sure II does not reSs'''
| than haf the gas burn" -. rssat mn
| with You now to<sst nw1iChiesSo Nswe