New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY

There viii be a reunion of the Billings family, In
fremont Temple. Boston, on septe nber 10.
oratory has been defined the OF thinking on
ones feet Miss Jones, Of Chicago by this token Ia an
orator. She lately called witness in bogus but
tor case which being tried In that city. While she
was being crosexamnod OF the lawyers asked her
to be seated What followed 10 thus narrated by The
Chicago Tribune;
Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky, lives in the pleasant
little country town OF Versailles, and on one occasion
member OF the LIE xington City Council came over 10
inspect some Improvement or other and the Senator
Have You gas in town =" asked the visitor.
Not yet; but We are going TO have"
mo street carsP
"Oh, no."
water works r.
"No, but we've got one Of the finest disteres IN the
country handy, and that's good enough Tor U.s.
Washington Critic.
Dr. withers- Moore has beon telling the British
Medical Society that education 10 very bad thing
for woman. 1t hurts her and breaks down her
whole physical organization. Moreover women are
educated very much they will begin to do things for
themselves and that will knock the old ideas OF chivary
into a cooked hat DR. WithersMoore means well
but he hardly represents the current ideas on
tho woman question.
Mrs May sublett, Of Cheopa, Kan, is 112 years old.
II would appear that she Is not Subei but had
secured a new lease OF life. -[Boston Transcript
wltness-I will not l can stand II like.
Lawyer sean-You can stand up unless the judge
tells you TO sit down.
Lawyer Kraus-very WELL Stand up II you like I'll
keep you standing up for an hour.
Witness-I can stand IT, I'm az strong az the Dutter
Another of Pasteurs patients died. but Pasteur
tions Pasieur In his directions it is presumed advises
the patient die. III these directions are violated,
all the fault lies with the patient OF course.
town Herald.
Bob Taylor, the Democratic nominee for the Gov
ernshp OF Tennessee said play the fiddle at odd
moments With souharrowing effects. Thus 40 mems
sins find them out when they run for Office
In very few weeks the hunting party of Chicago
gentlemen In the special car Will be among u.s. Ihey
Will follow their usual courseshoOt their imported dogs
by mistake and get back into town by some farmer
with fourtined Itohork whose calf they have bazeu
under the impression that 1t was an antelope
lEstellne (Dax.l Bell.
The latest fashion note: Collars and cuffs are now
very limp II most people
In describing the ballet performance the reporter
wrote that Mile. Michaelis tripped upon the stage;
but b the transposton OF space the types had Mle
Michael stripped the stage" Nobody Wn0 reau
the paragraph however noticed the error There didn't
seem to I've anything remarkable In the statement
boston Transcript.
Even snakes have their uses. In California they
destroy GOT and ground squirrels and the local
papers exIIess opinion that varieties OF snakes
ought to be protected by law.
liberal use OF disinfectants along the line Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad between New York and Newark
would make travelling on that road decidedly more
agreeable than is no 10 persons with sensitive nos
trils.
The Times, in describing the sebsgo Lake meeting.
finds necessary order fully to show its con tempt for
Baines admirers to disparage even the taste OF the
ladies present Its correspondent says: The men
wore bronzed faces, and the women the nharmonious
and daring colors the country people OF
this state" Well. well! To be Mugwump must one
cease to be gentleman
There has long foolish prejudice against coppers
lint fha nj a
demand. that should be disspated There Is an end
less list OF small articles which are now sold at tne
East Tor l, 2, aud 4 cents. These same articles,
although produced oheaply in California always cost
the cents. II ought TO require no argument
10 convince wOrkiDgman that he Is ioohsh 20 pay
cents for that which should only cost him Yet IL Is
motor prejudice against copper coins exists
among those have very oceDt pieces to spare
lSan Francisco Chronicle.
great summer hotel New York 10 tenanted by
solitary watchman once IN a while the Waterman
goes up desk asks II there are any letters snuDs
Himself follows imaginary bell boy up eight lights
OF sairs brings himself very small pitcher OF Ice water
and gives himself dollar BILL sits down to large plate
with an oyster cracker on It, and feels that he Is really
away for the summer. Boston Transcript