New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-29
TIE TALK of THE DAY.

Colonel "Pat" Donan has looked over fi""ui"S
and concludes that 1t tho Idst pisco
that an American should seek for an
Investment ut has valuable Mines" he says, "buo
they are inaccessible. There ae no roads, ana ior
many miles tho only means of travel you have Il on
the back Of an Indian carrier, who journeys over
path ON the very backbone Of the earth often hou
wider than two feet, and where II be we're TO step
ashIe II would be- over precipiccs thousand feet
high There are telegraph lines through the country
but they belong to the Government and were estap'
Ished for military purposes The topography "o
rough for railroad purposes and do not tnnh 'h"'
foreign investors. however much they may 10 en-
couraged By President Bogn, will DO liable TO place
their money In the country. There Americans
there now, but | cannot say how well they a"
doing"
$50 Won want my daughterl" queried Chicago
CAPITALIST as young man finished his address ah'
stood with folded arms
Ethel Is used to luxury. you know 49,. a.,
Eyes. sir: and she shall nave al tha' heAf' %"
But you are a poor young man. Just making
s''l' Ann m 'A" guess not Our county has issued
bonds the amount Of for rd ni Iet i hs
contracts -, .o,,hor that inteorjtv
is the KEYNOTE to success. '-(BOstOn BuuSe@
"Canada BILL" said a confidence man the other
dav "was the greatest monte man and oss-roader
thar wa ever had IN this country. He died at ocran
tom PENN and | remember his funeral very wei.
We went out the graveyard with the Oody anu JUS.
as the coffin being lowered into the grave one "i
the party broke out: III bet hundred " hiy
he's not in the boxp and there wasn't man to take
it, For, said another I've known him to get out
OF IA tight places as that 'Bin was known from
one end Of the country to the other 1t was story
generally circulated just before his death that no
had offered railroad corporation $4,000 year ior
tho privilege OF playing monte and doing con
work generally, ana guaranteeing !" e@ehAo ~" POO
sengers but ministers"
awas IL a love match?" "Not exactly She
lived next door YOU know Charles had read some
where that few women continue their piano pEying
long after marriage anu .s s negbhorbood YOU see
so Charles married her; Very good Ia him. wash
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A. Boozer was married to Miss weatherhead IN
Atlanta Ca, q few days ago. 1t was probable that
the latter cheerfully surrendered her name but there
should be no objection the former applying to tho
Legislature for q change Of name
Saws "The Boston Transcript: at is estimated
that 1000 New-York children kept out Of school
by tho lack OF proper accommodation. Well, IL they
do not learn to read they will be spared the mis-
fortune Of having to read the sensational daies OK
Gotham. There Is no loss without It's eqW'Aicne
gain" Now in Boston all the children are taught
to read and some of them are so unfortunate as 10
read nothing but Mugwump papers From which 1T
ia evident that there Is gain without Its eqvalens
loss.
No Place Like Home-Chcago Damsel-Isnt that
moon too lovely for thing!
Boston Maiden-Ye-es, IL Ia rather nice, Dut you
should see the moon in Boston-tChicago Rambler.
Talbot Burke is a young Of this city who
seems to have a decided talent for describing sde
of New-York life which is but little known, because
it is 80 common. His sketches of New-York boy LIE
published couple Of years ago was faithfa
picture Of the young street gamn with his Inevitable
faults. but also with his occasional virtues. Mr.
Burke has ventured in the same field again, by pub
fishing series of Sketches entitled. "Pingeton. or
Queer People have Met" These sketches are per-
haps q too obvious imitation Of tho "Pickwick Ia
pers- but aside from that they will prove entertain
ing to those who desire to study tho street life OF
New-York In this neither world there will be found
little that is practical elevated; but conpre-
henson of its character is necessary to all who wish
to understand the many sided life Of the city either
rs students or philanthropists.
Henry NJ Stanley attended meeting in London.
called to raise money for memorial to Gorion.
No end of great city merchants were there. Stanley
in speech told them that they would not do anything
worth doing to keep C0rdons memory green They
might ma mo a cravat a collar after him, but for
putting their hands in their pockets and taking Gus
money they would do it; aud they didn't
A Philadelphia clergyman Sunday took for tho
subject OF his sermon, What's in the Bible |"
There will be found in great many bibles about
time of year ncary quarter peek OF tall lea IS.
but the reverend gentleman dad not silude u tins
fact Neither did he say anything about the spec
tacles. recipes for making blackberry Jam. cough
herbs. which are frequently found in the Bible
fNorrlstoWn Herald.