New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
THE TALK OF The DAY.

Tho s1unteror Of "The Boston Budget" tells this
Some children naturally to practical view OF
things A little girl saying her prayers tho
other evening" closing up with. "Ood bless papa and
mamma, little sister and everybody, and keep lis from
harm this night. Amen" Tho little sister,
brlsht-eyed puss OF five years. quietly remarked
ar you'd said everybody to begin with. you
needn't have made such long prayer"
gentleman who has Just returned from Germany
says that Is good point and bad point about
German coffee. The good point s that 1t contains
no chcory tho bad point is that 1t contains no coffee
1t Is said that pin swallowing matches arc bccom-
ing popular in some western towns
recent English traveller in this country evident
W fails to appreciate American preachers He says
that many OF them ecclesiastical Mark 1waihs'
There arc forty two college graduates employed on
five OF the daily papers OF Boston. OF those seven
teen are from Harvard and FIVE from Yale. "1ho
Globep and "The Record" have each twelve college
graduatcs while "The Herald" has only six
Advantages OF Natural Cas-Omaha School Girl
wish you lived here.
tfsburg school Girl wouldn't like to go to
schoo hero.
aYon don't have your schools heated by natural
gas"
"Do you7"
"oh, yes. and We get half holiday every time
stove Embellishments World
1t is a wicked newspaper OF Detroit who says
that woman of that city recently tied a pedometer
TO her oh H. and discovered that she talked twenty live
miles between breakfast and lunch. Probably ono
OF her lady friends came in to make call OF n'e
minutes.
The Rev. DR. Casens, the vicar of Dudley, England
preached q the other day In when ne ooiu
story about boy In whose cheek grain OF wheat
was found to be sproutng. lie related the incident
but he Cahlp
lesson he drew from the Incident.
gentleman in one OF the large drygoods stores
the other day was observed to be intenty regarding
the ladies' passing In and out Of the elevator.
"What are you thinking about" asked friend
al was thinking Of Jacobs ladder"
"JacOb's ladder?"
ayes that elevator reminded mo Of It,"
GLOW so7"
"Bccause see angels ascending and descending OH
it"-(Boston Courier.
While some parts Of the country have been
wrestl ng with a heavy fan Of snow, In California
the flowers still give out their fragrance and the
grass IL green THIS leads the California papers
to bring out their old articles entitled "Canfornia
as Winter Resort"
A man who describes himself "sober. industri-
GUS civil, wfll ng and obliging-a combination OF
qualities sufficiently rare In this age OF inc world
and house servant for quarter OF century can
not now obtain situation despite OF inc most sat-
lsfactorv references because he has wife and chill
hren, He asks patnerlCailV III eoI|aHe Hs'S nv
the same right to be married as any other man, ana
he Is evidently convinced that society IL gong ast
to the dogs he and his family are left to starve
upon whimsical rrctext Having ocen t"en.S
five wears In the service OF single family, he not
aware OF tho change in this matter which mas I.hon
Mace since his youth when moral respecuD'ny
counted far moro than convenience; and he comes
with a shock to q OF state OF things OF wblch
those who have by degrees come to the Kno"iedso
think moth ng.-tBoston Courier
breezy Western man would like to induce q iot
OF capitalists TO build airline railroad right
through mountains and rivers, regardless OF
expense from east west and from north to south,
iroad gauge with pOnderous locomotives capable
of making $50 miles hour, for the accommodation
of fast freight as we'll passenger traffic
Philadelphia theatrical manager says no INTENDS
10 "keep on changing and Improving" a certain
rlay "until IL perfectly conforms to The public de-
mandsr 1t Is believed that IL he carries out his
Intent ons there will ne nothing loft OF the play but
a strong ballet two three boodhounds, pair Of
mules and out 10000 worth OF diamonds and worm
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
A woman is bound TO have the last word When
the ed tor Of "The Peavne" demonstrated with the
principal contributor to the Poets Corner OF his val
uable sheet for writing on both sides OF her paper
she quietly retorted, "Wel and don't you print on
both sides of yours 7"-(Eoston Transcript
Henry George is going to start paper in New
York January /. MT George has evidently han
40 much Progress that he wants to try little Pow
securing 1t in a better way.-'St Louis Republican