New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-17
THE TALK Of THE DAY.

Tho University Of Kansas Is growing In strength
and efficiency every year. 1t has just erected a
handsome hall to be devoted to natural history,
which will DO named Snow Hall in hoEor of Professor
snow.
A king said to his minister "Do you believe
In luck 7"
81 do" said the minister
Can you prove it ~ said the king.
Yes, / can"
So one isht he tied up to tho ceiling of room
bag conan ng peas mixed with diamonds, and let
in two men, one of whom believed in luck and the
other In human effort alone. The one who believed
In luck quietly laid himself down on the ground the
other after time found the bag, and feeling in the
dark tho peas and stones ate the peas and threw tho
diamonds to his companion, saying, "There the
stones for your dleness."
The man below received them in his blanket
In the morning the king and minister came and
told each man to keep what he had found. The man
who believed in trying got the peas which he had
eat n, the other got the diamonds.
Tie minister then sail, sire, there may be luck
but 1t peas mixed with diamonds
let none hJne to live by luck "-tChattertox.
Bill Nye, the we'll known bald headed humorst of
tho blooming West cOniesses that he used to try lots
Of remedies for bald Medicines. "Various people
TO me,' he says, with recipes for wooing the
ha r out of my glossy intellectual rink. Among them
there came to me gentleman from England named
Macrostic. who claimed to have been royal taxdemist
for years. after which he had acted chrOpodist
extraordinary for several years, removing uncOrns
grow waving crop of tresses my bleak and
barren brow for five pounds. lie has the five
ounds, and still retain my broad sweep of brow"
lie know when to leave-"Now, jamie you mustn't
stay at the Je~eIts until you wear your welcome
out" said fond mother.
81 know when to home" replied the youth
You don't catch staying after they begin to talk
Id Bits
"The Boston Transcript relates this as an OK
! ample If feminine "gal" "a young LAZY entered
a Back Bay of which nine seats were occupied
the left side and five the right the six seats at
the head Of the right side being vacant Seeing an
acquaintance sitting on the seat at the right,
she mperously demanded that the entire line should
slide up to make place for her beside her friend
A gentleman entered q Chicago gun-storo and
4si to DO shown some revolver.
Here Is a nice family weapon" said the clerk.
"Family weapons 2"
'Yes, family weapon: Just the thing for domestic
ira scdics Ii has six chambers sir; two bullets for
thless wife, two for the ruthless destroyer of
your home. and two for yourself. They are all the
90 n0w"-(1exas sfungs.
"1ho Boston Courier" thinks that too many de
mands male on the emotional nature of children
"Mho." 1t says, "has not seen children badgered and
harrass cd with: Kiss your Auntle, because you
owe hor; now kiss Grandpa now put your arms
round Grandmas neck and show her how fond of her
you are; and you 10 love your dear mamma,
ION yOu2 and the unfortunate baby Is forced to 20
OF affection, getting
tnrOu tho round of the circle only to have 1t started
over again. How many grown people could endure
be ng continually called upon to give proof of fond
ness /"
What that crash OF pottery heard just now,
sally What did you breakl"
"A vase, num-"
=" Itch one 2"
THAT quare one on the libry table num-
ooh, sal VI That was the very oldest and rarest
in the entire house"
as that 20, muml An it's PLACED I am to hear
say that same. intoirey. / afraid at first 1t
moigu. be new."-tDetrot Mercury.