New-York tribune., 1886-03-12

THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE T1LK or THE DAY.
The proposition to kill OIL with poisoned crumbs the
English sparrows which have survived the intensely
cold weather OF the past winter, prompts The Boston
Adrerscr to remark in timely warning that II poisoned
bread Is to he fed to the worst enemies OF our birds
miluers and their customers would better live on
crackers
OF nicknames and slang names, among the vulgar lin
Chino there are no DOUBT, as many as aiIions u.s.
Let turn the tables and fancy one o these returned
Chinamen writing in The Pekt GGSee: As far as can
judge the western barblrldnS Or ther ancestors ilau
lDw taste the selection OF surnamcs Instead or our
mainy named atter low objects acts callngs such
as BaiteP Baker Bacon, Cook Cob Coffin, Pain. Rap,
Others equally vulgar ana ridiculous. one OF the
generals OF the late was evidently descended
from great English murderer or lflSh between
whom there is eternal feud. H' was XIII Pat
rick So far rs noticed only Of Our illustrous
snrnamas ucrpeultod among their great is that Oi
GraEt. The great founder OF the repuph" evidently
originated in community OF laundi ymen. HIS name
was Washng-town. Rev T. Wentworth in Troy
Times.
1t re lulres storm of extraordinary proportions
to dspre,s the spirits OF the people IN Name village.
Tho town OF Dxmout awOke the other morning to find
that ono OF the principal streets filed for distance
OF 50 feet with drift fifteen feet in height and packed
80 soid that could bo driven it, The Oppor
tunty however 20 carry out novel idea was too Good
to be lost So the young men OF the village sunk smart
at tho middle point he huge drift, and by working
two days tuunclled roadway either direction l75
",
plctlon OF the task was celebrated in gala style.
There /, no merit in dirt anl whe it all very we'll
to speak OF Lazarus aud hi rags the fact Is that the way
to 30 any good TO many a modern ald most raSseI
but to do everything tt him up to better ana higher
thugS IAe C"Isuah ctuIch that ni 'tn! 'oS Ok ~ ,
aud DIRT because Il fights with habits and and
passions which great dirty rag makors; aud 80
FAR "A, il is surce->iul in it's mission the rags disappear,
te ltu il washei away. and Lazarus Is renewed and
re ciothci.-LToronto Globe.
Egg sociables are now prevalent in Kingston, N.
" according to me Fee,o,. Every young lady brings
an egg along writing her name on it. Each young man
draws one OF these eggs out OF bag and INT st act as
an oI the young lady whose namo inscribed on
the egg hc draws. When the young men compare
notes such remarks as these be heard: Say what
luck did you have :" Dad eh , Gosh blame the luck.
drew stale one. Ny girl is nom licr than hedge
fence" on but didn't l pull a fresh one though
She's the prettcst eirl in the house." etc.
Officially there is no such city as Washington d, C.
city hy that nam" wa once chartered ny congress bu
the charter was ro led several years ago Ihe capi
OF the Unel states Is the District OF Columbia, al
parts OF which are alike Governed directly by Congress
through commissioners. The lost Office name - WASH
inctOn, bat the Postmaster Geneia could rename 1t
Villas he saw f He wond see hts IL he dd-Sprlhg-
hed UuOn.
Search is being made Tor two men named POtt who are
supposed to bs Georgia They said to be heirs to
a fortune OF S6OOOOOO0 in Ensland-another case Of
fortune going ~ Pott.
vandyke Daub: What do you think OF this portrait
Raphael Brown: Is il for sale y
Vandyke Daub: We'll, got 1t np for specimen !
t99Ps9 I95 seeing this my "lond' "lSa' want to get up
Raphael Brown: What for portraits ?"
VandyLe DauD: Certainly What ito yOl suppose :"
Raphael Brown: "Wny, for tie artist"-lChcagO
Rambler.
British Columbia has sent to the Liverpool ExhOitona
p INK nine feet and twenty long, without knot
blemish OF any kind, and another twelve feet widc
Mistress to waitress How is this, Jane We have
but two chops
Jane: Hyou please. maam, Brideet say; as how you
didn't order enough meat for botn tables aad It gives heI
sick headache to do with less than three cnopS for her
lunch. - Chicago Rambler
me sun Francisco Pdlct recently issued a supple
men delinquent tax list OF the city AMI county of san
Francisco 1t made bulky volume OF l2O pages Of line
print
Before hi, death the Ca-lsts offered 100000 for the
head OF King Alfonso, aud now they wonld9't give
he has good oheI or his goods may soon become drug
in the marSct. Deadheals are too common to bring
high hgure. i Boston Transcript
The wicked Washington gossips are now saying that
Democrat is anybody nowadays who hasnt.a brand
new crest
Some little towns out West still talking about
getting upa wonderful ColamOO -quadro centennial eX
hiLition u 1892. II New York isn't too busy at the
time she may get up an exhibition herself
The Dcnrer Tribune invites the President to spend his
vacation in Colorado 1t thinks he would 90 back to
Washington strong The President doesn't
need the strength OF much as he needs some
other things.
Four five young clorks OF the Geological Survey
were talking shop the other evening dinner and
indignant over the ignorance Of certain persons who
to know better.
II is paticily appalling said ono in high collar
and tWO-dOllar diamond,
should say it was" assented another. "Why fell
lows don't you know 1t took me fully haf-hour 10 ex
plain those Senators tho difference between the mean
lug of the words Topographic and ge0detlc.'"
heard that" said third, and really was never
amused in my life and yet In sense, It was pain
iul, too"
still than that was the case or the senator VINO
asked what a cadlsrl survey was. And right before
everybody, too"
"Grsat Euclid" screamed the crowd. ono wonder !
the Blair bill seeks TO appropriate seventy million dol
lars Tor educational purposes" s"-Washingtou Critic.