New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

MARX Twan3 Scneme 10 advertse niS DOCK Dy getting
up su-alaw over 1t before It's publication is more
ingenious than. the actresses ruse OF having
diamonds stolen As advertising dodge, it commands
the respect due TO originality.
After n Dozen attempts to ascertain the line OF
Yerisophfs literary researches, without Success Brown
exclaimed In despair Well for goodness sake, what
have you readp Nothing. my dear hoy; nohing" re
piled versopht. Pm writer you know. net reader
have 10 refrain from reading ycu know. don't Ike
get my ideas diluted with other peoples crudities"
Boston Transcript
It was brilliant stroke OF newspaper work by which
the correspondent who teegaphed from Mankato the
death OF Schuyler COlfax was able to give his last
words Of life" The wonder is, however that Western
Journalistic enterprise did induce the young
follow after and report the " first words in death"
On tho night of December 81. 1888 three young men,
drunken with wine, sat around tavern hre In Con
young said: Boys, the new year has come; let's
swear on and form temperance society" Twas
In Jest Tue others entered into the fun or the
thing" Articles OF association drawn and signed
Tho penalty for violation WAS tar and es bers" aud
the society became known as the Tar and Feather
Temperance Society,"" ami other young men Jpned At
the close OF the member had broken the pledge
and at grand ball given December 81 1884. it
agreed TO hold TO another year The society badge
So P %n that np ar reerm en wH Is m
important feature. providence News
A respectable colo7ed man was summoned hy the
sheri juror ia tho Chsncery Court OF Rich
moud Va Judgei Holiday presiding, on last Saturday
January 10 After he drawn 10 serve 10 certain
case, the c6rk Ctiieu tNe jury 10 DO sWOrn
consisted OF coored and eleven white men, BY
tho instruction OF Judge Holiday the cOlored
ordered to stand aside while his eleven white fellow
Jurors being and then the col pred man
Why Is this distinction madef II a Is good
enough To sit the jury with white men, how is 1t that
he is not good enough to be sworn with white menf
More than 10000 photographs OF Prince Henry Of
Battenberg have been sold In LONDON since the an
eoaceena o. ns 70 r snu ns
enough money from this TO pay for the Lemonade
consumed at bis wedding banquet i Philadelphia Press.
When General Bob Toombs, OF Georgia, goes up to
Atlanta OF his periodical sprees he throws of all
his Southern dignity and becomes for the time being
hail fellow. well net" with every Recently he
sprnkcd little red the town In the company oan
aspiring young legislator separating from him in wee
hour OF the night The next day the General met his
whlom in the lobby OF the Markham House.
the approaching him with gracious bow and say
ing, Good morning General, how do you do todayP
The General notice OF the remark but tur ed and
looked out OF the window. Why, General" resumed
the other don't you remember met was with you last
night" Well sir what OF itr roared the old warhorse
turning upon MIN wrathfully. AMI TO be Obliged to
recognize every d-n fool gets spree with mer
Ger head and ears his cap of seal
lie pulls as far as IL will go
He pulls it good and strong
In days like these when things CONCEAL,
Man wants but little ear below,
-[Eugene Field.
George Augustus Saa first met Sir Garnet Wolselcy In
Canada in 1868 when Mr.. Sala came upon him he was
reading some military history lie was then only a
Major Mr.. Saa ran across him again at the Kremlin
in Moscow In 1883, and found him reading q life OF
Marlborough. He then a full-fedged General. As
man Of letters says Mr.. Saa, think most OF that
soldier who works with his brains we'll with his
sword Lord wolseeys is due to the fact that
he thinks well as nghts."
A farmer In the eastern part OF the State missed q
couple Of time and diligent search and
notices In tho county papers failed ~ bring them to
light Yesterday however while In tho field he noticed
q hole In side OF tho pumpkin. and on getting
eating pu seeds and getting fat The hole the
fruit the rapid growth OF the vines which
had dragged along over the ground for half mile-
Kansas Teetotaler.
The following obituary appears In recent number OF
an Arizona papers Tho stalwart form OF our genial
friend and fellow citizen. Abe Gunner Is s and cold
owing to q little trouble he had with Bite on Ransom.
II s not our province to say which was right but to
voice the general sentiment OF regret that Abe Is no
more As q mixer OF drinks he reached up into the
artistic and patrons Of the Montezua all recognized
tho fact Abe will be buried with all the bullets which
he received In tho encounter Of which, are glad
TO say his back 1t is noteemed necessary to
get them out The people OF the town will unite In
doing honor 10 his memory"
Mormon editor Of Salt Lake City had the following In
n recent Issue OF his paper. The unknown woman who
was killed at this place about three months ago by the
cars proyes to he of the wives OF the editor OF this
paper" count appears to have revealed the TACT
L(Carl Pretzol's Weekly.