New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-09
THE TALK OF THE DAT.


In some Western cities costs so cents to tran sport
barrel OF flour from tue mill TO the door OF dwelling
while It would only 60 cents to send the barrel
to Liverpool.
Many strange freaks of lightning have been reported
this summer but ts Is the nrst time the following mas
appeared prut During storm III Llnconviile lew
days ago, discriminating thunderDolt broke into
house. ascended nights vi stairs, kicked open door,
ebtered tue smashed an aecordeon Ia the hands o,
young man whO was paying the hee-saw "hit],,
paraS Zrd the players gnt af ahd then aashe OUT vi
window, oIossel lhe street, entered ,"sni , ,
residence anu rendered Unconscious young ady VINO
Klssiug her pug dog, young man iesdlns IN the
mother In-law has abandoned the idea tor lear tue
thunuerbUt may Return. -lNortlstO"n Herald
The Toronto Globe tells Of q young man who went to
sleep the other night without removing his collar which
was very nigh. In the morning he was found dead lie
had been choked to death by the collar.
vulture. who had a Smut Machine Of his own.
slanderrd and Abused and ynlned tue Eagle. the
Pheasant ana all other Birds even 10 the HumIning-
Bird 1his continued until sac had hls curiosity
Aroused and he called upon the Foul BID ana lnuoTei
hy is IL tna you Abuse all the Bird Creation out
side OF your own Species Have any OF them Injured
Why. no." replied the owner of the Smut Machine
The fact that none OF them Will stoop " hOuce me is
what Punc,uTes my Cuticle
MORAL
A vulture never Forgiyes the World that he wasn't
created Eagle. -lDetrOit Free Press
Old Hugh Blayney OF Dublin Ireland who has just died
at the age Of ninety character He was in the
abt OF boosting he had the coat for sixty
years frequently expressed the opinion that cob
better indication OF good trade than elaeo-
rate decorations lie had only been once in the Phoenix
PARK in his life, and had travelled In railway
train
PASSING THE PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Again each morning ~ VIZ pass
The Guys streets along,
Wen hear the voices OF the class
Ring out the nations song
The small boys treble piping clear.
The bigger boys low growi,
And from the boy who has no ear
weird. discordant howl
With swelling hearts we hear them sing
My country, Tvs OF thee"
From childish throat. the anthem ring.
sweet land Of liberty"
Their little hearts aglow with PRIDE
Each with exultait tongue
Proclams: From every mountain side
Let freedoms song be sung
Let him who'd critcisc the time.
or scout the harmony,
netake Hun to SOME other CLINE
No patriot ls no
"From scenes like these our grandeur springs.
And we snail Ger be strong.
While DER the land the schOOihousc rings,
' -lBoston Courier.
c. c. Blake who has been predicting tho weather for
several years with more less success has started
paper In Riohland, Kan. called The future. Each mum
Der will predict the weather for the thirty days but
he says that II the public Will support his paper he
will block out weather for year two In advance
" Indeed, he AUS, II lncio shoWu NC su"0iobt VO-
mand will undertake to calculate the general nature
OF tho weather for the North American Continent for
the next ten or twenty years. as calculate twenty
years In advance AS easily cAn twenty years in the
past and have repeatedly calculated backwards for
much more than twenty years. In Niese longtime cal
cuatous do not atiompt to give tina small details, and
they Gre quito for the distant future"
THE VILLAGE ORACLE.
Beneath the weather-beateb porch
That shades the village store
lie sits ut ease, an aged man
or three.scU years or more
That ample seat for him is placed.
Besldo the open uOoi'
His face ia very keen aud slrewi,
And piercing are his eyes,
A. with an air OF prophecy
He scans tue cloudy sizes.
Aud children look with awe ON him,
For ho Is weathorwlse.
And Jolly farmers riding by
ON fragrant loads OF hay,
Call out. Good morning, Uncle Dam
And " VIII IL ram to-day 7"
While boys who wonld a.hshln6 90
Await what lac VIII say.
.wal Of tho wind should change about
1hey listen eagerly.
But he IL very slow and calm.
For thus should prophets beJ
-M,b be them clouds wall bring US rain,
But dunno, says No.
And ever ~ tue Seasons come
Aud the seasons 20,
Til, Oracle Is asked the signs
OF wind or rain, or snow,
But still ho never hesilates
--[rexas siitinss.
ON Monday there little wind for the yacht rate.
Yesterday there too little yacht for tho wind
disappointed yachtsmen. tranquze your bosoms aud
nurse the hope that the there may be- plenty
OF wind and good race. Aud may the better yacht
VIM
Civil Service reform Is fraud. am one Of the sew
sptrsn Democrats who voted against 10, and l hnvo
seen the day would not for its repeal The
only civil Service reform want Is TO hunt out every
bad Rrpub lean office holder remove him because
he IL bad Then want 10 reinsye good Republic
can because he Ia Republican, and there is as capable
Democrat for the place who Ia better because he Is
Democrat (senator Blackburn.
There Ia nm old fellow IN Georgia who has the
stock Of fire on his hearth that he kmdrd Ia ie.
match dealer would make poor living IN this part OF
Georgia, "a the people opposed TO such new
anged notions
Every Yale student alunnus OF modern days will
hear with or the death Of hrs. nLo M0rlaty OF
Temple Bar New Haven. which occurred Saturday.
She ruled tho custom and customers Of Temple
Bar for thirty nSo years. end OF tho nstitu
lions OF univ ersity lie In the old Connecticut city Her
English alo- house. similar IN all
It's features 10 the chol houses familiar 10 college
men IN OxfOri ana Cambridge. England. 1t was q
miracle OF old fashioned cosness and ceanness, where
fresh Hops juniors aud seuDfs drank their beer
from bright Jowter mugs and enjoyed the delicious
dissiI alton OF golden brek or gred sardne The
place chrisened by the Varsity sds Temp 10 Bar"
not tho celebrated gate &, the city OF London
SUPPOSE but because the students regarded the