New-York tribune., 1885-02-10
THE TALK or THE DA z.


In correcting his estimate of American character
Matthew Arnold acts on DIR. Holiness advice: Don't DO
| consistent, but be simply true.
| Don't let them probe for the ball. says George
Francis Train to ODonoyan Rossa That's good advice.
oDonoyan Rossa with bullet in his shoulder, which
he can point work OF assassin hired by the
British Government" viii far more effective figure
A. the ostensbe soliciting agent for alleged dynamite
| fund than would ODonovan Rosa, whole and sound
After the manner OF the small boy with sore toe who
offered show II 20 his compa ion for bite of an
apple ODonoyan Rosa might let wouldbe dynanteurs
feel the lump the ball for one dollar head Then,
In secret he will arise and call Mrs Dudley blessed"
irst now know IT, !" smith, Indeed. Have you tried
| TO collect and iailedr Jones'" oh, no" Smith
eot !" Jones" Because several people have tried to
| collect OF me. - Boston Courier
young lady IN Nebraska has two canarics which she
has named Cleveland and Hendricks. Cleveland does
not sing very much but Hendricks warbles all day, and
perchcs little roost at the very top OF the cage
cleveland sits on the floor OF the time and looks at
| the cat.
The Journal Of Peking. China established in OIL
and the present publisher his with surprise
tho office and says he has been subscriber since the first
number appeared, and shows receipt To prove IT,
| tNorrisown Herald
Statistics lust published In Holland show that in 1882
oia per cent OF tie Dutch nation was convicted for
dr,nkenness The total population amounts to barely
1000 900, yet $l75Oo.o00 is annually expended upon
drink Evidently the Dutch love schnapps not wisely but
| too we'll
young man in Massachusetts, has adopted whistng
for "A profession When he gets married. and the blls
hegn 70 come in he will have lots OF chance for prac
| tice. II Burlington Free Press.
The Irish popn trade is ubilant over the fact that
orders have been received in Dublin from the Queen for
several popO dresses for the marriage trousseau OF
Princess Beatrice The selected splendid
specimens.
ophronia asks hero any rhyme for zero. There
| There's plenty or snow
| For the cutters to go.
| But the youth is q sort OF "a hero
| Who dashes away
| With his girl, in a sleigh,
| When tho mercury's down below zero.
| general" Booth OF the salvation Army. recently
advertised for clerk who must write shorthand and
| be fully saved" The world Is little shorthanded OF
| men OF that class. Il New-Orleans Picayune
| Oneida NJ w. claims the honor OF making Mr.. Glove
lands Inauguration shirt. Everybody feels proud or
tho fact says local paper that tho product OF one OF
our thriving industries will be nearest the heart OF the
! President on the approaching event"
= A father OF seven children calls his mansion a. The
] House of the Seven Gabbes. '-lBostoh star
King Tofa of Porto Novo, South Africa puts on ereat
deal OF style state occasions. He dons fresh and
clean flannel shirt and with the aid OF new stuffed club,
for he is somewhat corpuen mounts his royal throne
where he Site surrounded by his thousand wives listen
| ing to the grievances OF his subjects
II like "A story 40 read that at recent perform
ance at the Standard Theatre, San Francisco an apprc-
cintye man became enthusiastic over the Introductory
norton OF the performance that he began throwing
| money ON the stage.-lIroy Times.
In n London fcircus wonderful horse named Blondin
walks along tght-rope nine inches in breadth at a
height of twenty from the ground Tho horse which
mounts and decends ght OF stairs at each end OF the
rome Is led by It's trainer Sgnor Corradin at.hrst with
the se of It's eyes, afterward tindfoded Underneath
tbe rome net spread, that In caseof the animal
| missing its footing IL would not be injured.
nil tho fashion now to little gold mice tor shoe
fastcnnns Gentlemen who are aware OF ths act can
nfuse life into dull social assemblies by informing some
healtbysyuung lady that there are dozen hice uho'
| her chair II Burlington Free Press
Uoughton Mialm h Co. have just Issued the anhua'
number OF the United States Official Postal GUIDE "hich
contains valuable and necessary Information about he
n,ails 1t may DO ordered through any postmaster
| IT'S the car conductor gay,
| And he stuffs the passengers In
While he laughs IN his sinful way
And watches each one spin
| He sees them clutch at the straps,
lie sees them lurcn TO the door,
And while they get hard raps
| Yels, " Room for Just ono moro"
| eardines In their tins lie close,
And plums are squeezed In Jars.
Il Hut not so squeezed - those
| Who ride In railroad sarsI
Who gasp and try to stand
As more and moro orowdln
| Showed by the conductors hand
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