New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Gypsles near Lynchburg, Va, are eating of solid
silver dishes. People who have been robbed should
try to get invited to dine and take look at the
grams.
At the Dudery.-T see your namei posted In the
papers for owing money to klunder FitZe ummery"
Jaw, is 1t nowi Whit is the aw figure o.
"Oh Gemmit ! that's too cwrre don't chew know"
It's rough to show fellow VI like that, TO be sure
"Cwush 1t don't cayh "a wap taw the showing uI
but five dolaws. deah boy. demnt It's too begeawiy
Why. owe the scoundwel five hundwed, don't chew
know. "-lTown Topics.
There is a rumor abroad that the editor of the
London Iunch has taken to writing funny stories
This will stare the readers OF that said Oli
journal.
g" tell you Corkey. 1t was just lively out at the base
ball grounds This a ernoon Look at this cash IN my
whats that, Joe There weren't three CLUBS play
~Corkey you can just bet that there was"
"Why, never heard of triangular game. All clay
ing at once, were they T.
"What three clubs were they T.
"The home cuO the visiting club ana the rolicenan's
club. philadelphia Call.
The Great Eastern has become floating variety
theatre. At last accounts she was anchored OF ver-
pool and next season. after visiting the principal ports
on tho English coast, she Will he taken to the colonies
There was who didn't take kindly to the late &C
cient West Shore by which dozen or more trunks
passengers were notified to exhibit their checks aDd
make "a statement OF damages this man exhibited his
Pretty valuable trunk" remarked the official
"Yes, sir | going To Europe for year.
The gathered at the "recked car to identy
S%n the unsers OF the Checks were called OIL Pretty
soon min, eanc daverous old cArpet-bagwncn
did not seem to contain than shirt and pair of
socks and as the number OF the check called the
official consulted his list and remarked to tie man:
THIS Is your baggage sir T.
That's tho 5000 trunk going to Europe with you p
There was a general laugh at his expense. during
which no retrested to the passensereap; some one
presently asked him now he came 10 make sach d
mistake" aud he replied:
Why. don't ye know supposed the car ana 1,e every
luck In these railroad smash ups Free
Press
The editorial page OF Kansas City paper would not
look natural without some plaintivc or uproarious
reference each day to the Cowboy" baseball nine
This is the way the ttor Of The journal relieved himself
last Wednesday morning: pains us to observe that
Pete Conway failed to emulate the example OF
rasshopJ er JIM, in his great act Of hoocooing the
Bean Eaters"
Joaquin Miller the California papers complain, got
no "boom Tor himself Dy announcing that he had
quit writing poetry for good and then on the strength
of their complimentary notices took to editing literary
magazine.
So" remarked Editor CUTTING am sentenced to
serve one year at hand labor AMI pay 5000 In addition
Well. suppose can stand IT, II had gone back TO ID!
Office should have had years hard iaCSr anu PROBABLY
than $1,000. SO I'm 5000 ahead washington Critie
Prohibition seems to be a live question Just now
down in Mississippi. The V,ctsbrg Herald attacked
Two prohibition editors OF Jackson the other day where
upou the two apostles OF temperance appeared In Vicka
burg and had pacards posted aO0u the city giving their
opinion of the editor OF The Herald. when lie
disappears they say, beneath the vile green scum
where belongs and his warty diseased soul goes TO
its black bome all Sheol will shudder with horror AT tue
intrusion and demons will draw aside their Hekins
garments lest they be polluted by his infectious touch
The words scoundrel,' lar backguard,' coward
and cur which often been applied to him. are
the most fusome fatery." The Jackson editors were
arrested libel the lrohioonists think now that
vicksburg never anything but a " rum-hole, any
how.
Mlnks-Hello WinSs, where are you going
Winks-Going TO Iowa
Visiting. eh T.
mo. going to settle there"
You don't say SO Got into business r.
A" intend 10 Practise me cine."
VIM, you are not a doctor"
"No. nut have learned the Latin term for whiskcy'
-tOlnaba World.
Statistics have Just been published France showing
the results Of the divorce there. Tho act was
passed on July 27 1884. BY the end Of the year 775
petitions for divorce presented and 1866 petitions
for separation. Sixteen hundred and fifty seven
divorces granted and 2.s2l separations The law
seems 20 have been most timely one.
think much stress should be laid on the fact
that Cdtins cbhge TO sIb'lst on ss cents I uay
while la at PHso del N0rie. said the Snake Eutor.
why g. asked tue Horse Editor.
lie Ia usou to circumstances like that"
How do y,u make tina out T.
"Why, he has been e'litOr Of a country paper soho
time. - Piitsburg ChronirleT Telegraph.
WHICH WILL EXPLAIN SOME THINGS.
From The Baltimore Amertcdh
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