New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-18
THE TALK OF The DAY.


about 90 per thousand against only 20 in Philadelphia
tho difference being due largely TO the greater prev
alence of nervous and heart disorders here. So there
arc somo advantages In being sleepy and slow going
Iy AUTHORIZES AND PoETEss. WHY NOT RIvALEssf
1t is not that she does not care
10 when call,
1t is not really that the fair
One hates mc-not at all;
It's not this that makes her cold
SO very passl0nless;
IT'S that she fears, so I've been told,
She has livaless!
-(Boston Courier
Ybv Americans In Paris assembled at the Hotel
Bnda on Thanksgiving Day and sat down to sumpt-
uous dinner prepared by the proprietor Mr.. Chariei
Bnda who for twelve years manager Oh DOL
monico's New York. The dining hall was usteiuliy
decorated with American flags, and addresses com
plimentary to the United States were made by many
present. Captain John Rose. Of Philadelphia pald
a glowing tribute to America which was received
with hearty applause, especially that part Oh MS
address IN which Mr.. Blaines name was mentioned.
A Washington correspondent Of "1he Boston
Record" says that the quidnuncs are LOOKING lor
new lot OF poysyllabc ldosyncraces Ill the frcs
dents Message MIR. 'eland Is said 70 20 plcaseu
at the public amusement over his peculiar phrases
and it Is whispered that literary bureau mas oeeh
busly at searching the great dictionaries or tho
most catching and cpigrammato combinations of
words some such expressions are looked for as
"Geronimo's elusive aborginality" ana General
called "a bit Of costate. desidiose, natant nothing
ness" and the new torpedo boats "picturcsqueY
resilient" Colonel Lamont Is supposed to be working
on some phrase to characterize the pesulerous
savagery" of anti Administration newspapers-tSpring
field Union.
1.-The Geronimo" is the name Of new dance which
has become popular In recherche cowboy circles IN
Arizona The United States soldiers have been going
through its may evolutons for many years past.
THE GLIB RAILROAD BRAKEMAN.
On leaving Gotham. down the aisle.
saw hun with scornful snile;
Flowed IRON hl- lips those woris compressor:
"1hIscar siol Al lport; N0IthlndN est!
He later once more doomed in view
Twas understood by ono or two
This Jumping juml e, tins hntare:
"Iroytwenty minute sbIeakfasthere!
In tlme again he through the door
Burst IN and ia he'd by-as before
With one of his clam lightning calls
Of "Eun ccbangefOINag raialsi
Next when we'd crossed oho's Ilain-
And Indiana s-ind the tam
Jared swayed and stopped. he dcisned 70 ss1to
"uureugIe sle.cscO pedaire, ght!'
And when at List my trip done
Heached was the land setting sun.
WITH Babel sound he gave this shOut'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
JEFF Joslyn in lid Pits
Tho Rev. Dr. Powell secretary Of tho Home Mis-
sons Boani, III a lecture the negroes in the South
on sunday III tho Pilgrim Congrega donal Church, Har
lem calling attention to their originality IN sermon
izng, said "N0w l recall one instance OF q col
olod preacher who SAID to his hearers: Jesus said
unto Nisgcnicmus. yer must DO born againi Now
nlggers, dat means yor want ter bs good yer must
10 born again Just like Niggerdomus was.' "
Tho modern recipes for making cheap dishes are
framed upon the supposition that you 70 obtain
the materials OF manufacture for nothing. 1hcy
should DO written In this form: Go " tho market
and beg beef bone IRON tho butcher, steal couple
OF parsnps and half dozen OF potatoes out of the
pedcrs cart; get your grocer TO trust you for hall
a Iound OF RICO. borrow frvm your ncighbor cuptu
Of Hour; IRON another nclghDor a h0d Of coal; put
your bono INTO quart Of water and let 1t stew slow
Iy slice your potatoes anu parsnips; get onion