New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-05
THE TALK OF THE DAP.

There about 1875 German recruits In the Chinese
army, all Of whom have been compelled to adopt Chinese
Names such as Wang Ii Triang The Great Wall The
pay OF these recruits very high ranging from 5000 to
$500 "a month; and in addition the Chinese Government
has promised to pay representatives of Ger
man who may be killed in action the sum Of $4,000.
Recruits are also called for In the Chinese Navy, the IN
dnccment being an annual salary of $1,000 and life
policy for a large amount.
OF what did Charles Dudley warneri
On what did Henry Cabot Lodgei
why and what does Mary Mapes Dodgei
What did Harriet MartIneaui
What did Buchanan Readt
Why was Edgar Allen Peel
What did Leigh Iluntf
What did Ralph Waldo EmefsOnl
Why did James whitcomb Riley
Who cares II William Carew lIazitti
Why was Laurence Sternet
Who IS Alfred TcnDys0n of
Washington Ratchet
Electrical phenomena appear to be prevalent ID
some parts OF the country. In many instances con-
tact with n metallic substance after walking tho
floor results in n painful shock instead OF the slight
shock that usually follows
Grlndmother-" I'd like to go to the rink With you.
%ih Sc old lady cerIaay srandm other ri be glad
he do1rkreper that you are fifteen years OF age.
Grandm ,ther-~ Then | guess I'll walt awhile yet
JOHNNY texas siftings.
Ia this Mr.. Kelley
Minister TO Italy.
cousin to Reilly.
Who keeps the hOtcll
II this is the Kelley,
They speak ol 50 highly.
Why bless me sOwl Kelley,
You're doing quite well.
-LBoston Post.
workingmen who have been ont of employment all
winter who looked forward 10 prosperous spring
ana summer season. must face another streak Of bad
luck lobe very fair article OF Gog can be bought
two dollars aud bali but news comes from abroad
that the war the soudan has materially increased the
price of African lions Very few persons IN TINS country
owing to the hard winter nave ruc4Sed .heir SEASON.
stock Of African lions. i NorristOWn Herald
Mr. Gilbert was just in time presenting pictures OF
Japanese life IN the Mkado" for according TO all &C
counts Japan Is rapidly undergoing social revolution.
II Is becoming EurOpeanlzed rapidly that It's old dis
tinctye civilization will be thing OF the past
Now comes the that the large vernaeuar papers
have sent able pOndents to the seat OF war In
China, thus showing themselves more enterprisng than
the Parsm papers, only one or which has any CORES
ponGent at TOnquin.
Itis generally known that Easter IL the first Sunday
after tbs fail that comes after the 2lst OF
March, but some may not know why the Isl Oh Mcn rs
taken The gauge IL was decided ny the nrst C0uncl
OF Nice that the festival OF Easter should be celebrated
the SUNDAY following the nrsi moon OF the nerhai
equinox. Tho last correction made In the calendar ny
Gregory Kill brought the Nernal equinox March u.
Easier muy consequently fall any day between March
~ and April %. -lPniladephla Ledger.
The new Appraiser seems TO have suffered severely
from his obscurity. His name first given out as
Mullen and this set everybody TO inqurng: "Who In
the world ia Mullen I" The Washington correspondents
OF two OF the Brooklyn papers stated Monday after
noon that the appontee OF them called him Muler)
was member OF Tammany Hall and an intimate friend
of Maurice H. Flynn To DO unknown is sometimes
great disadvantage.
Eendcrson-" What do YOU think OF my writings Are
they TOO satirca T. Fogg-" Satirical, YOU rogue
never saw your like. You're cutting everybody up.
Vonrs 81 nertert yivisectonIst" henderson," You
asIter me" "Fogg-" Not bic of 1t. You're a vivi-
scconlst And The best OF 1t Is that In, man VINO reads
IN They act angsthetic, you ow"-l Boston
Transcript
"PAPA CAN'T FIND MR.'
No little steps do hear in the hall
only "A sweet silver laugh, that il all.