New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
THE TALK or THE OAK

Things are decidedly booming with the genial and
eentlemany Editor Of "lhe Quitnan tCaJ FREQ
| Press" He announced that the other day "he Lad
present of potatoes from Nath Gornto turnps from
John Darracott, squirrels from Friend loole. ush
| from JACK Tyson beans frou John Hampton. sugar
cane from Jasper Peacock. and West Hendry was fool
enough TO pay bis subscription for The Free Press
1t has always been said that indians were tho
most relable weather prophets that could 10 OBJ
tanned. So when Old BOdie came around thls morn
ing to secure a two-bt payment In ADVANCE on some
soae no wHas S1d Of winter are We going to
"My fox no ketchum heap pine nut
"Deer him heap pat"
| "What does that indicate 2"
"Jack labbit him heap plenty
| "Sgn of cold weather. maybe p
"Niabbe mabbe him cold mabbe him not. NAB.
Do him sun all time. mabbe him lain, mabDe HIN
'nYT Inc Indisn may be good prophet as Virgins,
but he lacks exactness.-(TIuckee Cali Republican.
On the 9th inst DR.. J. 8. Gard, of fremont City.
Clark County Ohio. died. Six years ago 10 the day
| his sister died. and two years ago to TIC day his
| brother died. The family have good to look
on the 9th Of November as fatefm day.
Hard on the dog.-"H my dog doan' bite anything"
explained Gatotavc. saloonist. "esferypody say
yhas no good t h9 '' sS%Dcd as1 sa y
dOan' get some fair show."-tDctroit Free Press.
1t is dangerous thing to Boston paper Of
using bad English. "The Transcript" was so ac-
sused the other day by q rash Correspondent II got
Dack on nlm Dy uecld<inR tnhI INC Iet0r WHICH No
sent contained three misused woris and one grossly
misspelod word, one sentence without subject for
It's predicate. and instance Of q word repeated
Immediately after Its nrst Observation-Disclosures.
six bunders IN thirty three lines
Struggling to be Misunderstanding Statesman TO
Reporter-I'm very glad to see you. but Of course
that many Of my friends have called
Reportcr-what else would you Like to have sup
"I'm AFRAID something will be sail about the fact
that I'm sending my family 0rr to EgSPs Tor inc
"Nothina but this Isn't there danger that what
sGa tom Put IN e aS ds o T aE ss'l tn h0 ss
necessary to give weeks notice for thousand
snpoInted about getting their SPECIALIZATION
Record.
Boston people appreciate tho compliment implied
in the fact that Mr.. Bishop, the mind reader. drss
went to Boston. He went they say where there Is
plenty of mind to read.
"Yes. Mr Oldboy," she simpered. az have seen
wenty seven springs. Would you think 1t ," Well
oidbOy said; "and l guess some Of item. sprinss
The other day a passenger train Of tho Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad in Iowa
md killed number Of shunks. but the victims had
an instant revenge, for the odor that pervaed tho
car made the passengers feel that life was not worth
living And the train men are willing TO make an
affidavit that they could hang overcoats on the smell
anywhere outside Of the cars.
The young men at Harvard not only attending
prayers very generally under the voluntary system,
but they have made call upon the distinguished
clergymen who conduct the exercises for remarks, 70
which the Rev. Phillips Brooks, now on duty thete,
has responded by brief talks. In which the students
appear 10 be greatly interested.-tBoston Herald
Tho society editors of the Denver, Lincoln. Omaha
and Kansas City papers report that in those cites
progressive euchre has gone on progressing until now
il il straight poker with tho Old fashioned ante Pro-
ressive theology, however, remains about the Same.
General" Booth. of tho Salvation Army, viii 10
in Washington this week, and "The Critic tells
those who have souls 10 save that they had better
climb tree.
The yestrr OF an Episcopal Church In Western
town advertised for designs for stained glass VIM
ow some what out of tho Intentional lines. \ To-
al competing artist submitted a design IN who no
represented number OF angels as wearing hustes
Tho ve.try thought that this was carry In unc1n-
little too far
A Hint-They had been sitting for long time ~
silence. Suddenly she woke w nom y keNeIlo 0ha
said:
ut OF progress after all. George.
"faas," replied, aiIoi drawing tho hS-tA " rs
ane from his mouth, but what LED you ~ niaAe mo
remark 4" 49, -,
well not much" sho gurglea. "but saw IN thls
o. ening's paper that you can euy wcuon& XMAS VI"
ms line '-(5oston Courier