New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19

An article is advertised i'll the columns of one OF
orr contomporaries TO sell like an earthquake"
II is to he presumed that advertisers know their
own business. but it strikes us that "ses like
an earthquake is far from forcbe. Nobody ever
heard of an earthquake selling well and nobody
ever will, of course. ANY gentleman who found an
earthquake on his hands would be mere than will
ing TO part with it cat prices to suit the tines
The trouble would he to find purchaser. Unless
a person turned up that was making collection OF
earthouakes like the man who was making a col
lection of choes-it doubtful If the most accom-
plished of the auctIoneers could get bid for an
earthquake.
There is only one thing that sOttens the grief OF
America on being told that "General' Booth, OF
the Salvation Army, is coming to visit us. lie
leaves his Army behind.
Superintendent Bell, of the Foreign Mails Bureau,
is reported to have answered the Philadelphia
merchants who complained of delays to their mails
because OF sending them by slow foreign vessels
instead OF the American steamers, that he always
sends the mails by the steam or making the fastest
time" This statement is not consistent with the
facts For instance the POstmaster-Ceneral per-
sists in sending the mails to Brazil by EngHsh
tramp vessels, like the Maranhense ana forthehse'
rather than by the United States and brazi Maii
steamers. On the last trip from Para to New-iork
the Maranhense made the trip IN thirteen days,
unnsuallv fast time for her. while the Advance,
the American steamer was only eleven days mclud-
ing the stop at st. Thomas.
Governor Hill is reported as remarking that he
il a granger now and out OF politics. We have
been suspecting this for time. 1t is rumorsd
OIL the Cnemung ranches that the following welrdly
beautiful agricultural madrigal 10 from the pen oil
this enthusiastic farmer and VIII be incorporated
| IN his next county fair address:
The hickory berry vine entwines
The brown OF the turnip tree.
Tho cashmere hcer skp- aud plays
To the tunefll note OF the ieathery bee
tall bOughs mid the buckwheat Uuds
We hear low OF the tiny plover.
While the bay bull mchei to the rumbiing scytho
Husks out the golden clover"
One of the rules enforced in the Syracuse schools
proyldes that vocal music shall be daily eAer-
else The Standard of that city reports that one OF
The teachers recently inquired of the superhtend-
emit does the rule say may or shall" sIng' Inc
superintendent replied it says shall and We VIII
| keep the rule So" At which the teacher rcIOlned'
then why not engage teachers who can sing
! can't" Ii will occur to the thoughtiul-ihinded
| that the teacher in question was over-sehsltNe'
All over this broad land of ours to-day young men
| and women not only perslstenty singing ont
| persistently playing the piano and other mnsIcai
Instruments and their inability either to sing play
does not operate TO restrain their activity.
Colonel" inquiries the lazy III the play, DO you
! sing 2" Well replies the Colonel, " those who
have heard me say 40 not" Let this sell dstrust-
| lng Syracuse teacher take heart and dec IN 10
resign The fact that she can't sing nees not pre-
| vent her from singing.