New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-17
THE TALK or THE DAY.

a farmer in Pennsylvania soaked some corn In
vhiskey and then scattered it IN his fields. lot OF
CLOVIS came alOng and ate 1t and got pima Drunk
When they recovered from their debauch they flew
away thoroughly ashamed OF themselves and now no
crow can be induced to go near that farmers fields.
II ia plain that there good many missing links
between crows and men.
Lieutenant Colonel Marshal S Ludington has been
appointed Inspector of Damaged Property at Phlla-
lgation in that city will be placed in Ludingtons
hands.-(Norstown Herald.
There is falling of in tho Carolina rice crop this
year Of about $4,000 barrels.
After tho supper-Mlss Basbleu-And. Of course.
you've read Dickens, Mr. Fnlupl A., ...,,
lhic is, Miss Basbleu. I'm not a-at all reading man.
Miss S' Basbleu-Indeedi I'm surprised, Mr. Fnlup:
You know Bacon says, Reading maketh iul man
-lChlcago Rambler
Omaha Is getting to DO big enough to attract the
notice of Chicago. Omaha" says the veraclous
"Chicago Rambler" "is too young and rough to have
any respect for betters. Why. it was only few
moons ago that shot in Omaha because he
wore kid gloves and had his boots backened IL
Chicago is New-Yorik without collar Omaha is
Chicago without shirt"
Saws a correspondent Of "The Boston Home Jour
nal" "Only the other evening saw Miss Elizabeth
Ieabody-whose white hairs. even where her deeds
are unknown, should command respect-spoken TO ia
O cross, disagreeahle not TO say rude manner, pS
the conductor of EgestOn Square car" There are
apparently soms Boston conductors in this city
A newspaper has come through the post Office al
dressed MIR. George H. Handel. care OF the Handel
and Haydn Soc.ely." Probably 1t was intended for
the great George Frederic but his present address not
BENG known the paper awaits an owner some
thirty odd years ago there TO the society letter
addressed 'Messrs Handel and Hayden, musicians"
and there was the same perpleAty As Its disposition
--(BOston Transcript
Another agony Of the ultra sort has Just developed
A q
uti zes her palette and brush in the artistic construc
ton OF a bunch of chiy santhemums ON The side Of
small basket, and filling IL with the genuine howers
sends it to her best young man The significance OF
Journey to the chysanthemuui show" And lac Is
out tickets and carriage hre.-ifiartiori Post
During the last few years attempts have been
made to cultivate cotton in Mexico. especially near
| Monterey. The experiments appear to have been
fairly successful. and stock company has now been
organized Monterey for the purpose of going into
| the cultivation of cotton large scale. The in
corporators expect TO make fortune in few years
| "The ST. Louis Republican" Is happy all be
| cause the young Democracy of tho south Is coming
to tho front and sending the old war horses" TO the
| rear Democrats who familiar with the Obi les
lament will remember that King Rheobam lost tho
greater part of his kingdom because lac sent the old
Warehouses" to the rear. and they viii not share
| "Ihe Republicans" emulation
The Law and Profts-Mrs. Sumpkins's oldest boy
had zone West. ana friend Of the family was max
| lng some inquiries about him.
| Il under land John h an attorney" ne san.
eyes and he got ioIs VI business" sine answered.
| with mothers prde -
| ,"Is he "A criminal iawyor2"
| A shallow fell upon tho good old lady's face
mo. not yet" said. "LcastNays he haint
| told me- But I'm afraid no viii be- The Jaw IL 50
| dreadful tempting. it'd bits
'Possums are becoming popular food. But
| must wo swallow Hilll
| An incident in the life of n clergyman we'll known
in this city. While spending few days with friend
| in the country, word that in village twent,
| miles OF the minister had been suddenly called away
and with 1t IA request that the visiting olergyman
| would supply his pulpit ON tho coming Sunday. lie
consented and drove TO the village Saturday
afternoon. Arrived there he found the resi-
| dent minister's house IL had broken down. un-
inviting look. aud his knock at the door answered
| by IT. mistress, whose look was anything but one
| OF welcome "Yes." she said, "this is the house
| and this" turning and unlocking door "s your
| room. It's little dark and damp, for We don
open it often We uso 1t mostly ior funerals IL
| boston Budget.
| An Irishman employed by u firm undor the hill
recently went 10 J. L. Booths glazing shop Tor some
glass, when the following c0loquy took place: VS.
ltor-"Nr lanchuud, an after l1iny The wlndys on