New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-19

THE IALh or IHE DAY.

small farmer OF Buckngha mshire, England,
brought his child to tho parish church the other day
to be baptized. When the rector asked him to "name
this child" tho proud father ratified off twenty
Biblical names representing cry letter in the alpha
bet beginning with Abel and ending with Zachariah.
The rector staggered for a moment, but finally
persuaded the farmer TO 10 content with the first
and last Of the proposed names
a sign Of po> .-Jones-Havo you the
Smiths lately, Browns
an. had a chat with old smith.
Jones-How they dolnsi
Jones-Indoe What makes you think SOL
49, Brown-Nell they have just got another dogl-
boston Courier
"1he waltham Times" is only about thirty days
old, but "rro Bono Publco" has already appeared
its columns. and the editor expects 10 print
letter nom 20 d subscriber"
GOOD Dog.-"Yes. SIR: that is the best auaildog In
Amor Cd. Look at him now" =,
lie 20 be coming toward that estalrant."
Eyes. sir; and III bet hundred dollars that If
you 20 IN here you VIII md somebody eating quau
on toast"-tChicagO Rambler.
ohio Philadelphia Times" says that o.1Os build
ngs Will be erected in Philadelphia during the present
year This Will be 1.444 more than were erected In
1885, which had beaten the record of all previous
years by 1.5OO buildings. During the last six years
the aggregate of houses amounts to fully 10000.
AMI the number unoccupied is incOnsderablo "This
representa-" 1t says. ian increase OF permanent popu
atiOn that has not been equaed In the Same period
by New York boastful Chicago 1t has come
steadily. without buster parade or mtOward
effort. keeping pace with the growth and extension
the mills. factories, workshops stores and other
agencies of industrial and commercial wealth and
presti-e centied here"
Omaha Theatre Manager-want free pass. eh
can't see why should give you pass.
seedy Appllcantm am uagedian' SIR
al played in King Henry. sir. in New-York City"
HUM b. You might POSSIBLY walk thronsh q
put any >oui into it, and"
81 didn't walk through It. sir and did put all tho
"weni we'll, thought was pretty good
Judge OF actors but-by the way, what part did you
play ?"
Il played the corpse. sir."-lomaha World
newspaper man of Queensland. Australia. tells
how the press in his locality is worked. He Is. he
says. sub editor. compostor. correspondent and
looks after the dog fights The weekly and
the sporting intelligence sometimes get mixed, in
this way: "He said. Saddle me the ass and they
saddled him: and he finally came In a good first,
beating Ben Bolt the post by neck" The
editors DISREGARD for linen has aenated the support
Of the auconeer and the chemist and "the rest OF the
ar stocra"y." The leading article "begns invariably
vi h q vicious attack on Prince Bismarck" and ends
with anccdote about the sagacIty OF dogs There
IL article which has been in type for two years.
1t was originally written attacking Mr. Gladstone,
and It has been used weekly since with the
proper names altered. The paper supports Lord
salisbury, the Australian Eleven, the deepening of
The town well and the opening of hotels Sunday"
Yet strange to say, it does not support the staff
A Symptom of Lunacy.-They meet.
$50 you are stil on the invalid listi"
"Aas, yes, and have taken gallons of medicine" |
"Perhaps you take too much medicine 2"
"wen. I've tried everything. Last summer !
ried sea bathing and now try ing electricity" |
"No wonder you are In bad health after going |
through salt and battery"
And then az the awful truth dawned upon them, |
hey both burst into maniac laughter and lied from |
he scene.-tChicago Rambler.