New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The introduction of sparrows into Australia has
proved anything blessing The little birds appear
to have taken on "a character in the new country
for they have eschewed insect diet and have deVe
oped decided preference vegetables to the great
wrath OF the farmers.
MY, but these art works do run into money" re-
side the Ohio Rivers lit beats ali what fools some
folks make pictures. When was in Chicago saw
little painting, about foot square, that wa held at
$780, Spect supletoD will come along and buy IT,
u hsd million o. money yGG a never oa'oh INC paying
That's the way you talk" spoke up bashful drum
mer, but I'll bet that you've paid four times as much
money for painting not tenth part as big''
What, mef'
What kind of paintingP
-[Chicago Herald.
1t is said that Boston can get up artistic mob
for the play julius than any other city except
ancient ROME itself
"Drugwump" f. a word just invented in Kansas.
It's meaning is somewhat obscure the ProhbltiOnsts
apply It to the whiskey and the whskey men hurl
II back the PrOhibionlsts.
see those country boys over there" said the
OF some money and they are going up to Chicago 10
pam. pa p. me e. town
mo, green."-[ChcagO Herald.
The 14th OF May will hereafter be observed by the
citizens OF Bismarck "a legal holiday. II marks anew
Ia the history OF the city The Old tyranny OF nIeen
cent beer Is Thing OF the past. The thirsty can now
get their lager five cents glass. THIS shows that
civilization Is marching On with a lively tread-Bls-
marck (Dak) Tribune
At o'clock Friday morning the Thermometer went
three degrees, aud when the senior editor
woke up ght he had been OF tear the night
before and had gone to sleep In the Ice factory-san
Angela (Ie1) otandArd
A iawn-tennis now stands on the spot where
Mrs surrAtt and the other cOnsprators were hanged
Boy Pop can't go fishing r.
Pop" OF course not; It's sunday
Well can't 20 tJ-morrow T.
~Yes go along with you too. Feel just like It my
Am glad OF that, well have a bully time"
Yes. Stree You 10 rignt to work digging worms
Philadelphia Call.
According to Texas paper civilization Is pushing thu
picturesque cowboy In that State to the wall II says
I'VE had better bid the Old-time cowboy fond farewell
this spring The days of making living in this country
by riding around all day on a pony drawing to a
close We are sorry lose the kind-hearted generous
fellows there kicking against the newt
able"
General Lord wolseley announces in a farewell ad-
dress his positively last appearance" upon the soudan
csc sands While not claiming that his engagements
have either financially or artstlcaly oyerpower-
ngy successful he beg leave 10 point with pride To the
fact that ne behind him two false prophets, while
but when he first appeared and 10 assure
public that the Kilkenny cat method Of solving the
Egy ptan problem is after all, the BEST Baltimore
American.
The Boston papers complaining that the policemen
OF that city be found the Perhaps
they are around the corner
Wife" Well, doctor how IA my husband r.
Doctor Getting along hnely He Is not in critical
state az all"
Sorry to hear that"
" Well that's queer"
Indeed IL isn't IT'S a sign he's pretty sick"
when mes we'll hos mighty critical, tell you"
-tPhiladelphia Call
Philadelphia paper says that the water OF the
schuykll River is impure that the fab formerly ia
II have learned fly and have left IL. should
Trnfn Dfvar and a,nfn fhaa .h
Ithnk they had better lot tho oil Bible alone" said
E. That's what you have been doing for years, said
= Put down for cigars FOR the crowd. was the
spouse from E. when the subsistence OF laughter enabled
him TO make himself heard Boston Traveller.
Boston Is referred to in The Yevburyport Germ as
" the modern Anthems" The conpostor who viii per-
petrte such atrociy this ought to be made to sing
-lsalem News.
So Senator Vest Is mad at the newspapers Well Welt
What win the newspapers do now poor things !
As for marching. our Canadian soldiers have made
record that cannot beaten. An average OF twenty
miles day over spongy ground, In the
t GSn 'p''IFS hold that MiddIoton's ma!ca
from from swift CURRENT to Botteord srangos march from
Calgary to Edmonton, must be thoroughly written up
and recorded as military neutrality-suspicious. OF
Montreal Gazette
for failing TO appear juror, rather than acknow-
ledge that he was over jury age.-Lsayannah News.
The now historic name OF Batouehe is derived from
settler OF the Of Francis Xavier BatOuohe who is
the PRINCIPAL citizen Of the town and still living Tho
name = among French Canadians especially
IN the country parts. abbreviaOn corruption
OF the word /" Baptiste."-( Boston Traveller.
Canadian paper gayey asserts that 1t is no use try
ing TO extermnate the Indians. We should think not
Suppose you try to treat them decently
There is a delicious uncertainty about the unframed
mind OF child IL be accurately placed;
one can tell what convolu ion Of the brain will spOn-
tancously appear tina surface There had been
little difficulty IN instilng into the mind OF youugster
the odd" He insisted IN pronouncng 1t as Ode"
to a lost dollar, or as owed" his last dollar.
what IL the opposite Of even, my dear" said his
QuestiOucr leading him on.
Uneven" was the brilliant reply.
The yOuugster voted ian odd one" aud sent to
the foot Hartford Post