New-York tribune., 1885-02-19

THE TALK OF THE Day.

THE TALK OF THE Day
Mr.. Mapesons opera company has been singing in St
Louis and the esteemed O6eDemoerh OF that city Is
giving some marvellous critical notices OF the event
Here is a specimen gem selected at random: "a
wealthy and retired butcher aud stock dealer swept the
brilliant with his glasses. and turning to his
spendidly attired lady, said with enthusiasm: How
would you like have contract to supply this crowd
with for year T." Here is another Colonel j.
G. Normle wept copiousy while Patti sang Home,
Home When he regained his voice he said be-
his sobs he feared he would not the dear
little lady again until he paid her the promised visit to
her castle Wales Does NicOlni know you are going
over inquired bystander. Nicolin be d-d,' said the
Colonel angrlly"
one pleasing feature of the oratorca contest at tho
friends: Beyond the Alps lieth mine Italy, Ad
celsioi." Pushed from the nest" etc And We are
pleased to state that not one of the orations closed with
That familiar chapter OF SAGE advice beginning with the
thrilling words: "Then LET u.s. Minneapolis TrDuae.
Coachmen eopers have been Knocked out in one winter
by mana gers OF skating rinAs.
The rurlsts Of the Georgia Blue Ridge wait for the
wood rats TO collect their water stock oi chestnnts ana
then hunt the There Is azness than sagacity
In this method OF nut cOlection-l Cleveland Herald
Aninteryiew appears with Gabriel Case. This is Of
proper enough it is almost as funny as refer
TO Tony" Pastor as Antonio Pastor
Brother McCullagh. OF The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
pcrmed % yiOst ink to write that Dp in the bloom Of
health Is better by far than sick and feeble-pulsed
Tribune
In 1871 and thereabout, when Jefferson wrote his
financial diary. dollar mark ~ was not in use and
Mr. Jefferson always designated dollars by capital ID.
Nowadays big, big is used to designate something
quite different.
An incident told by Inspector OF Schools shows the
Importance OF "A careful ght Of the ventilatng ap
partus Upon visiting school house the inspector no
tced the impure air OF the rooms aud questioned the
JantOr Oh the cause O1t was lhaOe 10 discover tue et
act Reason. The JanIor took him TO the basement,
where he four furnaces IN operation and where ne
noticed the odor OF chickens The pecuarity OF tho
circumstance caused him to investigate further and he
coop. carefully boarded up The hens were having
snug little time but the inspector thought he had found
foul air, indeed Boston Journal
1t is rather unkind OF The World to be throwing up
General Jackson's Peggy ONeil scandal to Mr. Glove
land.
Thirteen is unlucky number It is for this reason
that when shOpkeeper halves twenty-five cent piece
he Invariably gives you twelve conts The shopkeeper
l. unselnsh and as somebody the risk OF bad
luck he freely takes 1t himself Boston Transcript. 4
The people OF Suffolk County want high iron fence
bult around the proposed farm for Kings County luna
ties Cleveland would be much gratided fence
could be constructed about him warranted to keep out
office Sealed proposals for the may be sent
the TOwner Mansion. Albany for the next fourteen
days. y. B.rhe fence must be uncommony strong and
at least eighteen feet high.
The air in south Florida is taking on faint odor OF
blooms aud very soon the pearly white OF the
flowers will minge with the golden yellow OF the fruit
aud the emerald OF the foliage TO make the groves
bouquets Of incompatible beauty Jacksonville (F!a)
Tmes-Cnion.
The Aerouautcal Society OF Great Britain will hold An
International Exhibition in London the 3is of next
March.
A new invention Is a composition which when applied
10 textile fabrics renders them luminous at night. IL
would be useful ad dion 20 the stair carpet IN houses
where the master, or male inmates thereof come home
very late AT ul-ht or earl! h the uornhS -lNe"-iorA
Carpet Trade Review.
II little children to be subjected to attacks from
starving every time they appear ia the streets OF
Philadelphia might advise that town to provide in
dogs either with food or shot.
Not exactly what he meant to say: "Brown.-oh,
how do BIacki I'm amos! ashamed OF my e % nD,i no, hgs
did seem that never would call" BackG~ =, p1ns ~
mention IT, my dear fellow. You are very knu' !"
sure. - Boston Transcript
IN, Lo.isriLe Post thinks that Senator Mcdonald has
lowered himself in the eyes OF the country by trying TO
get into the Cabinet and it says that the EFFORTS MADE "
senator Beck and others to get the Indiana statesman
into the Cabinet are und nihed and indecent we ioaf
that tho coming Administration mas hol peen Poi"o~
the Editor OF Ihe Post
In Eufaua. Ala. mass-meetng has been hela 10 ae,
eide Who is the choice the citizens for Postmaster OF
the II this plan were adopted III some OF tue ow
trthr North the meeting would be dumb, no one man
caring To publicly advocate his own htness-lCmchhA'
Enquirer
On the 10th OF March, 1897 Thomas Jefferson paid tne
sum of I've cents for seeing elephant IL Is cohmon
understood that i'll these degenerate days II costs huon
more than five cents to see the elephant on luz
turn OF JeIersonan simplicity ~
Peoule who 20 to hear opera don't expect anytnnS
Grand IN the way scenery, but they do expect peac
mi mountain and valley scene To stauu sun, anu n.e
wh,t he for the first act dlih 40 as'
IL wobbed the start, as II IL was NoiJ s n.n,c
femns portiou OF the chorus.-st LOUIS uiopo-Den"-
crat. A.
Ths Ohio Mossback who reads that Olivier Pain, the
French Anarchist who is with III Mahd VIII DO hahgean
canured by the British invariably groans and wshesn
% oliver Payne the leader who has brought anarchy IN
10 the Mossback ranks OF the Buckeye State.
Bishop Hendrcken gives notice that door collections
will be abolished in his diocese after Easter sunday
will be Interesting to observe what means OF raising
money will DO adopted In place OF this time e-honoroo
thod by tho Roman Catholic churches OF h
There Is sound logic however, in the change, ior ~
payment Of money ought not to be prerequisite iy'
mission house OF neutrality-suspicious. JOURNAL