New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
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THE TALK or THE DAY.


"The Union Signal. tho organ Of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union, says IL Is curious fact
that the liquor interest Is watching the Methodist Cen
eral Conference and hoping that 1t win rule the women
out. Well, IL is curious, II fact IL would be In
terestng to know how many liquor Dealers even 10
NewYork know that the Conference is In session her
Wonders Of Progress---Rcurned ProdIgal lp. Yer
MONTH used TO I've here, but everything Is 50
changed can't find my way. Can you direct me TO
Bnllfrog Hollow, Mud Pond or skccter swamp IL
get to any one Of them can strike the old road
NayeIs lucky thing Yen q, o %st %S fer S SarSy
Daddy Doode's boy amt your
o. the farm to city fofis and is Twin on his money,
but he's in the old house yet Just you follow this
H tai LAKE. s% to the Garden Of the Gods an you'll rs
the road leading past the Palisades summer no.eL
lust threw sa over T as sse se ys
Swamp."-(omaha World.
Omaha expects to get the next General Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopa Church and the next Re
publican National Convention four years hence Bm
some Of the citizens say that the city will have grown
so big by that time that It win be indifferent to sash
things conferences and conventions
"No GAME-RAIN.'
Tho day is cold, and dark, and drcary,-
II rains, and tho winds are never weary,
The vine stu elIngs 70 the T .o Tsi
For the day is dark and dreary.
NV life is cold and dark, and dreary,-
It rains, and the winds are never weary
My thoughts still cling to the mould ring past,
But der ball park gates locked tight am fas'!'
For the day is dark and drcsry.
Be still, sad heart, and cease reRning;
Behind tho clouds is the sun still shlpng
Der's boun, ter be days when dey can't play
minneapolis Tribune.
Says a writer in "The St. Louis Globe Democrat:
"Any man who has a pond on his farm can Try ths
experiment Of raising his own frogs First, lot MN
buy say, six pairs OF fine New-Jersey prceders ana
dump them into the water. With these Tor starter
Won may select quantity Of domestic bactracean ana
then you will have the nucleus OF fortune. DOM
interfero with your water investment for year any
moro than to keep your growing stock well supplied
with food They require an abundance, ou' as 'hey
arc not very dainty In their taste the expense account
will be light. For young farm two barrels gay
OF hotel table scraps will keep the frogs In spiendiu
shape so that at the end of twelve months you can
begin marketing all you can fish out at the same
- 40 sprng chickens Give me the time and
facilities and Will wager that at the END Oh TWO
years will DO living income OF $1,000 ana my
frogs Will pay all expenses
Representatives Cummings and Cox, both OF New.
York. stood on the crbsone on az nsrnums
show As the cavalcado OF Arabs came aio"s 'ns
from S the Sf bsrc sTe old
said MT sbIS o tne Yellow atS perch Oh
darkies saw tnem nsmns i't ''"
that's easily settled replied Mr. Cox and way
Ing tb his d ha1a eavsers, SsaIaam Asikoum
u The sleepy Orentas straghtcned up with genuine
back tho glad refrain, +" Alelkoum salaam%y ~ Cav
How's that for Georgetown" said Nh. IoN'-
Chicago Herald
Wisconsin doesn't appear to want an Arbor Day
The people say they are too busy cutting 'r'sS
think Of planting them.
THE TABLES TURNED.
when the snow falling
A a rate APP a}R29aiI III iss rural lanes.
And the weather wizards
Predicted billiards, Arc and train.
And travel was hlndered on cars ana tra'hs
When bitter Boreas
Was wild, uprOarous,
And fences shattered and orchards rent,
Ana And m 5aSI.s wS Sesr ear mu muh''
We guyed tho suburban resident.
Now the brooks arc singing.
And the violets spTfngng,
And the lIlacs seeming the rural lane
with the song birds chorus,
And the lambkin skips On the greehhs Piains
The landscapes gay are
And the flowers OF May arc
All nature fair Is
And pure the air is . .
Whore the yearling calf through the meado" r"'
And city jewellers
In flats and cellars
And high In populous tenements pen~
Midst smells uDpeasaDt,
No at present
vim e'' 'NN -(Boston Courier.
The reminiscent and cosby author OF "Old Drury
dropping habit that occasionally beses our English
Cousins III was in 1891 under Elliston's manage
ment, that "Woodman's Hut was produced IL was
crammed full OF sensation prominently burning lor'
est new actor was cast one OF the three rODpcrs
Wallack and j. Smith being his fellow sc amps Inc
scene was o foIest-the woodman's hut time, nign1
Enter the three thieves extremely cautious music
an Indispensable condition, By the way, OF doing
wicked things the stage. . 49, .
First robber tthe new actor)-"'Ushl see
mousse, pointing to the hut , n,,,
second robber (cnjoying the 1oke)-"No, BlunderoY'
It's NUT - .,...,o,,
rhIrd rnhher (W allack No, fool, IT'S nabltatl0n'