New-York tribune., 1886-01-07
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THE TALK OF The DAY.

THE JALK OF The DAY
Tho proestatiOns OF Tammany over the retirement OIL
Mr.. Loew beautiful expressions of friendIness But
the fact remains that Lorw is laid low.
Chicago paper predicts that that CITY will no bigger
town than London in 1910 IL is refreshing TO learn
from Chicago source that Chicago s not ALREADY 'ne
biggest city in tho world = Minneapolis TriDuhe'
Be careful OF the VOWS you make.
And do not let them slip;
For good resolves. like cable cars,
philadelphia fen.
II Dakota getting half of itself admitted as
State the Southern papers say that the Democrats VIII
carvo Texas four five states aud thus swamp the
Republican majority in the Senate.
Beautiful snow say what makes thee so late
The sleishs and the shOyels thy coming await;
No lee on the payemeut'. 40 sush In The street,
No slides from the roof-tops, thaw and no seet;
No weather-numbed ears ana no frOstDltteh nose
No half-frozen hngcrs. no ehillbalney toes -
And make us all wretched by staying away
: Boston Gazette.
Poor Philadelphia! Scarcely has she grown used to
being called a suburb OF New. York when The PhsJWy
CoBmerIa Gdzeie thus stabS her in the book: Phila-
dephla Is desperately grasping at every straw which
oilers hope preventing her descending to her proper
level OF city OF the second class, while Pitisburg
goes the front"
" That young man will yet make his mark in this
world. His f0rethOught Is wonderful
what Is remarkable about hin r.
stopped into a lawyers ONCE to know what divorce
sui would cost. He l. Indeed remarkable man and
to consider the cost Philadelphia Item.
yicoren sardou. the French norelst, was asked the
other day by "a lady: Monsieur, why did God make
men e. Madame he replied. to teep the women
from assassinatng each other!'
New-York hl,h her Central Park,
Chicago hath her gail"
Wash d. c. hath her monument,
Yet PIttsburg beats them all
Her press. her people and her mills
Rise up as twere en- masse
To prove THAI underneath her mis-,
You bet ! we've got tue gas
lG I. Mailer III Plttsburg Penny Press.
ST. Paul magines that 1t needs fats ana apartment
houses aud number OF such buildings soon to bc
erected is eviicnt that st. Paul prefers to grow
toward the sky rather than toward Minneapolis.
II is surprising when you think of it. how universally
successful the almanac makers were In their prognosu
cations for 1888 IL Will he found that they all predicted
with marvellous exacttude u tue number OF days.
weeks aud months In the year Ii u true tst some OF
them slipped aud then the matter OF weather:
bat IN such uncertain climate as ours an occasional
failure In that respect Is not to DO wondered at-Bos
ton Transcript
Tue ladies the Cornell freshman class though out
numbered by tho mon. succeeded in eecng two OF
their number president and secretary of the GLASS
will add class supper when according to
custom the sophoTores onliged carry of both the
supper aud the class Officers. II they don't succeed is
hard to say which side will regret it most.
He was mashed on fair Finetta,
From the moment he first met her;
SO exceeding
Her high breeding.
And her proud pstrcian way;
And ho soon upon her waited,
Ills fond love reciprocated
And this sappy
Was as happy
As tho brightest summer day.
But day the youth, benightcd,
Out 10 dinuer her invited,
Aud 'tis bootless,
Idle, fruitless.
To attempt his grief TO tell.
When she ordered saltcOd shredded,
Liver cabbage, pork chops Dreaded
Mashed potatoes,
Stewed tOmatOes
And clans fried In crumbs as well
Boston Gazette
beautiful woman. with arinclally heightened color,
once said TO General shields How it that. having
obtained much glory still seek for more All,
madam" hp replied with force than poteness.
how IA you, who have much beauty, should
still put paint - San Francisco Argonaur.
1t Is possible that new Democratic organ will be
established Washington II Chis is done the necessary
capital will be Supplied by the Randall Wing OF the
party.
Senator Masons little boy accompanied his iathe- one
day to the shOp where the senator had his boots
hlaokencd by n colOred man The noxt morning the
Senator heard this much OF conversation being
on IN the trundlc ted by the young and his little
sister: An did yOu know kat Niger mems had black
brea NO. Does emf 4" asked the little girl Yes;
sawed il yesterday. Niger des DlOwed his
bIc papa's boots an made 'em all black '-St Louis
Globe. Democrat