New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-12
The TALK OF THE DAY.

That Chinese railroad project seems be taking shape
The Chinese Government has given the contract for
building 1t to Manchester firm. Bat as the railroad
will not be allowed any large city it will not be
very beneficial
They tell good story South Georgian statesman,
who went to Charleston in the old days and stopped az
hotel walter brought out some shrimps when the
Georgian slowed away best he could. In q moment
said the Georgian. sSs king his head soiennly have
tried your bugs ana don't like them, and You can bet
yer life don't want none er your grass Atlanta
Constitution.
One hundred years aco there 700 inhabitants In
st. Mary's City, Nd. To-day tho town contains two
buildings, OF which is Episcopal church and the
other is female academy Nearly oil tho remains OF
the los, city vanished but tho mulberry tree under
which LORD BaltImore offered prayer his arrival 25l
yeara ago still stands.
Mr. W. o. Tucker, OF Crawford, lays table two
cnriosities IN the shape OF Irish potatoes One Is
strange hudds Of five potatoes Joined to what seems 10
be the seed potato, having the appearance OF nest OF
eggs The other is plump one through inc centre o!
which s growing sprig Of Bermuda grass the growta
OF winch seems not the least retarded by It's peculiar
th-tOglethorpo (Gal Echo.
Western editor says that 81 100000 In one dollar
bills would 2s4l pounds He knows all about 1t,
for he once took his salary in dollar bills.
The Editor OF The Scranton Times thus announces
domestic event. IAN angel left at the thresh-
old OF Editor A. Barrett this morning rosebud cuei
from the garden of gods reward for the energy
ana enterprise which have given Scranton frstclass
daily. Mother and child are doing WELL"
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Children troop along the street
on the bright September morning.
Sunbemas, smiling faces meet;
Laughter HES on breezes feet
From the cheeks o. healhs adOruing.
Happy girls and boys are they,
JOY inviting. sorrow spurntng;
Let them. while they may, be gay,
Lies not sll holiday,
Bread comes not without the earning
: Columbus Ohio Dispatch.
Benjamin +. Pierce a farmer living in southboro,
Mass sent 81 TO the Grant Monument Fund few days
ago, and In note said: " regret that the business OF
farming is not lucrative enough 70 permit to make
a generous contribution to the fund. was
glad to observe that LIST Regiment made such
creditabe appearance in the pageant This is the or
ganzaton I'm which | went through Baltimore with
ball cartridges aud guns haf-cocked and capped in
June fs6l."
FactsTn I'll your paper with facts enough to knock
you silly"
"We. say I'm travelling man. Commercial tourist
DrumAcr. We have twOor three associations | belong
% 'em all We hdmher l0O.OOV ana were kicking.
Kicking about sleepng-car porters Wait III yon see
what wen do about 1t nc next meeting. We're going
OF 10000 twe-thrds OF 100000, travel zoo
nights in tue year. Amt that so Well there's 100000
the road tonight They'll give the porters quarter
each that's $4,000 night 200 nights. 100000
year Tine seePngesr SompI9es nave nS"Ted on t
and mud you. this doesn't count In other travellers
fye-cent torch anyhow Here. ako a good I've
got a box Of 'em charged as allowance on damaged
ireight-lCndnnau Enquirer
An association for the protection plants has been
started Switzerland The ASSOCIATION intends
to prevent botanss collectors aud tourists ON digging
up all the rare Alpine plants They Will cultivate there
plants In nurseries and sell them cheap that there
will be temptation to die up the wild plants
The Teltrrr ono OF the Paris daos. says: CORE.
spondeni inform, rs OF an unusual eommooniu asOath
ern cts over grave an fhercis IN the city
a phenomenon, man with two heads, four arms ana
legs well known to those who visit the public places
II seems that ths wonderful specimen OF humanity who
has pronounced political opinions. demlnded during an
election TWO ballot papers instead Of asserting and
with some show OF reason to u.s. that he hal
rgt 10 vote he had two brains aud four arms
The novel request this man. these men, remains st
undecided ana meanwhile Tire two heads are In state
OF excitement impossible TO described
A Kentucky paper says: The strongest. hcalthlest
men say away from the bathtub Perhaps 50. but sos
sby only the strongest healhles men can 40 lhs
and live Boston Transcript
"st Paul bids farewell TO her guests with reluctance
said Tho ~ Paul Globe the other day. "Of course she
docs" cxcaims The Minneapolis Tribune. she would
give all OF tho countless wealth OF tho sixth Ward and all
the valuable wheat land in her territory II sue could
only keep them and count them in her next census"
The sitters around or the "Lyccnm" were somewhat
asonished 70 see knbe Katioss step III VIII h Sa
f" Hello Rubei exclaimed 81 sIipshod, where yer
bound nOwi'
What fer :" - , -,
Fer everything kin get Growers home and I'm
coin 10 see him pusonay. Im thlnkn' heu recSerniLe
my claim -. -, A.. .,
LOOK ere 81 slipshod the Ration family always gifts
propose the health OF the Ration family said the
nropret6r and Rube ooled 10 the chin with good
luck Hartford Post.
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NUGWViP DESERIION.
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