New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The ,ease n, tho West shore Railroad to the Cent.
and Hudson will expire In the year OF grace 1850. II
the words of Pooh Bah to Nank Poo, we wish "onafs
10 IT'LL them"
Twenty years AGO Captain Mcintyre, OF North Gam
lima, formerly commander Of the steamship Sherman
acquired for song gold mine situated near sun
mitvie, Col On friday negotiations for Its sale ven
completed and 1t was tran sferred to j. H. Johnsoat
Co., Of London, for $4,000.
THE NEWEST DECALoGUE.
Worship one God ; but do not shun
Enlightened friends who worship mona
Make to thyself no Idol STILL -,
Bow down before the peoples VIII.
Thou shalt not swear; tits COARSE aud rough
declarations quite enough
Improve the Sabbath; it's q day
Exceeding tit for work and play.
Honor thy fathers but contemn
All that was honored most by them.
Bloodshcd is very wrong; unless
1t helps party In distress
Thou shalt not steal; canst not, Indeed,
Under the Socialistic creed.
Bear not false witness calumnes
Will ones turn as well as Hes
Thou shalt not covet 'twere unhandsome.
-l5t. James's Gazetta
In the late Parliament, the English county consttta
encies with H. 3l1 4Ol aggregate population had only
l72 members while the boroughs with only ll,sO2,52s
population, had 2s2 members. The injustice In thI
representation apparent In the boroughs 4l,9oo
persons had a member to represent them, but In the
countIes 1t took 1900 TO reach that dignity In tho
new Parliament now being elected this matter will DO
properly adjusted. The counties with l2,ol2,lOS
inhabitants will have 23i members, and the boroughA
with population OF II 1924, will have 226 members
The average population OF each constituency VIII 10
about the In the counties and poroushsi say
$4,000 In Wales there will be a slight inequality In
favor Of the boroughs 10000 average population In the
70 in q cOuiitlcS
IL ia the other way the county average being $1,000
against 50 500 in the boroughs In ireland the borone
have the advantage; 47,300 To $1,000. Taxing the
entire United Kingdom exclusive OF the Universities the
average population to each member In the countesu
52,7OO and in the boroughs 52,sO
II IA so natural that it will be done In spite OF tho
aesthetics OF good breeding. They met on their weekly
shopping tour and the greetings were most cordial,
a. Why Cicely dear, how delighted am TO see you
Isn't il deghtful, and yOu have on your last seal
sons bonnet too Why t looks almost as ooa as mihe'
For the frst time that's the same feather you had
three winters ago. $1,000, J.. ~ ,.,co, with ru.,.
A wOman's memory is not to be trined "ieh'-lhN~
ford Post
r MTyman superlntendent OF the We't side Lodging
House of the Children's Aid Society ado .ed shrewd
plan to redeem three lads who were confirmed Vagrant
but occasionally dropped in at the lodging house for
beds They hal long hair, which, when dragged down
oyer their faces gave them woe oegone aspect ard
lent an impressive emphasis the tales OF suffering with
which they deluded charitable people. Mr. Lyman
shaved their heads SO that they could no longer ges
themselves up specimens OF abect misery Then they
found that begging didn't pay. Now one Of the bou
works on express wagon, and another has steady
employment in fa,tOry Provided their hair Is Kept
short they not likely to turn beggars again
A good Old Congregational deacon. living IN small
own not far from Rutland, VT, recently taken 10
task for hoss-racin' on Sunday. His defence was;
don't approve Of hoss-racln but when another men,
Der the church becomes goddess TO try pass rae
the road comm home from meetin feel it my duty
church to let out ectc the reins just to keep
him from putin his trust in earthly things"
ssDRYSFSSr AND DISEASE.