New-York tribune., 1885-09-19
r THE TALK or THE DAP.

DR.. John d. Bond, OF Little Rock says: Morphine
sulphate IS used alarming exteut throughout the
Mississippi Valley. None but the druggists have any
proper conception OF the extent Of Its In fact some
druggists fully informed the subject, for the
norphneeater will often make the rounds Of the availa
bio dTug-sores in order conceal far practicable
the quantity used Few persons other than the wide
awake experienced druggist will be able TO value al
their real worth the excuses the shams and the romances
of the morphnecater"
A letter recently sent from the Sandwich Islands
min Frankin forwarded to Samuel Johnson, Great
Britain" who not 60 he oudone, directed his reply 70
benjamin Franklin, the World" which was duly re-
ceivcd.-.Waterbury American.
James Mccartney. one of the County Democracy
leaders, who IS Superintendent OF Baths and head o. the
bureau for supplying water the shipping. will 1t Is
ntmated, DC made collector OF revenue for the fall
campaign. Most Of his time spent at tie Custom
House ana the Navy Yard looking out for the noble
army OF tue hungry aud thirsty VINO want a posish
It said that be is providing himself with full list OF
employees In the two departments mentioned. and,
presumably to collect fgom them per cent OF thelr
annual salaries.
Here are some Of the habits pecullarities OF oys
ters they make their through life IN English
On their first appearance they are called spat
and are about the size Oi lh-ead III year ny aI
known brood and bushel measure Will hOd 64OO OF
100 TO tie bus@I in iour years they are ready
market. and 1000 will ill the measure-lBoston iran
script.
It's well known that Victor Hugo always refused to
speak In English That this a wise resolve may be
Inferred from the following specimen OF his poetry In
that tCncne:
Qusnd le me sons du spleen.
Jentre aus tin am;
II ie bOs du gin.
God save the Queen
Here il companion stanza to this IN French by Eurat
Halstead:
lie garcOn sc tenalt sur le dook
Mangeant les peauGts par 10 peek;
Qlh dit III take q peel; on deux
The king Of the Paris pickpockets was recently
arrested by police He woaser OF the ribbon OF
the Legion OF Honorprobably the kind rroverbially
said to be found among thieves.
John" remarked SARATOGA hotel keeper to his clerk,
see that the supplies arc kept rcplenished'
order plenty of iour meat, fruit and everything
necessary Tor "A big crowd
yes sir; what's coming y . -. .
~The Republican state Convention meets here next
@Ys:. sir: and tho Democratic Convention meets only
-Nh had forgotten that Just add to your order
si1ty-seven barrels OF whiskey. "-Psburg Chronicle
TELEGRAPH
Ills said that not more than half dozen daies pub
l,hc,l IN the United states lind their way Into Mexico
and the people don't care much for even them. A
Mexican doesn't like PAPER that publishes too much
rews; II makes him tired to read H.
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pxcert smoking. As he owns two hundred dolar
mrerschanm pipe he Is silent regarding It. 1t Is In
Hudlbrrs thnt We lind the lines:
Compound our sins we are inclined to-
by dainutug those we have no mind TO.
Baltimore American.
"We, have to obey orders" was the response of the
messenger in Surveyors Office a. the Custom House
a-t week. when he asked why he stated that Sur
veyor Beattie "in Brooklyn inspecting the wharves
when Lc and the Collector at Washington TO receive
Instructions relative 20 the conduct of the Government
business during the Fall campaign
General BDoth's followers appear 10 have invented
vet another mode Of Ormentng the long suffering BRIT
ish householder This consists In kneeling down upon
the persecnlci ones doorstep and vOcferolsy praying
for the salvation his soul such proceeding Is surely
aggayang enough tn provoke the proverba saint Dnt
the subject the must not think he has right
TO take the law into is hands however jrst MS
indignation may appear. IN "a Durham village last
week q salvatonist kDet on an old wOnans doorstep,
ana Traycd loudly for her soul The old woman rctorted
by pouring over him bucket OF water. bat the slva.
toist summoned her for assault and the lady was Hired
halfacrown. praying other peoples doorseps be
legal "A now terror has most decidedly been added 10
existence. - London Truth