New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
THE TALK OFTHE DAY,

The following was recently turned in as q bona nde
composition by Indiana schoolboy: " The human
body is made up of tho head, the thorax, and tho
abdomen. The head contains the brains when there
is any The thorax contains the heart lungs and diar
fran. Tho abdomen contains the bowels, OF which
there are five, A, 4, l, ., U, and sometimes W and
W
The cheapest and simplest gymnasium In the world
ono that viii exercise every bone and muscle IN ne
bodys fiat piece OF steel notchsd on one sloc, NJ.
ting tightly into a wooden frame, and amor ochs
creased both sides with bacon rind, rubbed into
stick Of wool laid lcngthwIse of sawbuckONew'
York Medical Times.
A TRIBUNE subscriber thus described bcughted
village in the far Northwest Half the people OF tins
uncyilized community won't read and the othof nan
can't. There are but two newspapers taken in tns
whole town, and OF course. therefore, wo Dehoso ~
moon witches, whiskey and the DEMOCRATIC party
The prominent characteristics of the Inhabitants arc
shtlcssness and ideness, and the only animals thas
thrive are dogs The settlement 10 appropriately
named Whlskey Flat"
The interesting of Tribune, I'm Greeasy County,
Kansas, Is growing. II now has two bright papers,
The Greeley Tribune and Tho Greeley Enterprise
The town OF Horace, in the saBe countx ~ alss
aourshng, and supports ~siIedted paper called
" The Horace Champion
\ simple method OF preserving fresh fruit Is 20
place it IN a wdemOuthed glass -stoppered bottle with
be creased with little potrolatum to make air.
tight a drachm Of cbloroform sufices for S.quat
I
TO the air, or Is disspated In cooldng-lPharmacy
Era. . s.
The following adj OF a grocery firm Of Krksyille.
Mo-, Is very good temperance sermon: Any man
who drinks two drachms of whiskey per day for
year. and pays ten cents drink for It, have at our
store 30 sacks OF -four, 900 pounds Of graduated
sugar and ~ pounds Of good green coffee for the
same money and set e. so premium for making the
change In his expeuG,t1"es.'
At Breakfast. Lady Lent, piousy-waiter, bring
me cup Of tea an, F2idsy a mim an egg
Lady Lent reeoyerng-t Is THURSDAY s d, ynt ysr
Washington Critic
The Australians arc fond of holidays. Among their
holidays may be mentioned Saturday afternoons, ana
Of Sundays, tho Queens birthday, the Prince
OF waless birthday, Anniversary Day, Eight Hours
Day, four days in Easter week, week at Christmas,
| and large number of bank and civil holidays.
| 1t was hoped that there would be clause in ting
fishery treaty which would bring about international
comfy in the matter of anglers yarns. Probably
feeling between the people Of the United states and
are continually crossing the border-tBoston Tran.
| script
| Tho westchester County Record" Republican
paper in Mount Vernon, will doubt have TO strike
off several editions Of its next weeks issue. 10
promises TO publish list of the eligible young men
| Of Mount Vernon who now over twenty ono
years of age and who ready 10 receive proposals."
Therp win be hundred Of then, with do
scrptfon Of each distinguished gentleman' Tho
young men will need to keep away from society during
the remainder of this leap year.
| The Rev. DE-. John Hall, Of this city, will smilc
when no hears that The Boston Transcript gives him
a fortune of r., 100000 and an income of 100000
a year. In fact even II It were true he would have
Igo0d reason to smile.
| All. those DEAR innocent Bostonlans "The Bos'
ton Transcript, has decorously chuckling for the
last week over that hoary headed Joke about thu
umbrella keeping lent.
| An Evening Call" You haven't been quite your.
self tonight, Miss Clara he said, as he prepared
II have a severe headache, Mr.. SAMPSON the girl
| replied
That's not pleasant Miss Clara have you had Il
all day"
mo, only for an hour or so.'-(The Epoch
Naval Constructor S. II. Pook suffered the most
serious loss from tho recent fire in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. lie has asked Congress to reimburse him to
the amount Of 1892. OF which $500 is for plans
Of ships and private drawings. He had twenty-five
complete designs for vessels.
II IS told of an Illinois school teacher who is
| times inclined to look upon the wine when 1t Is red
that he recently asked class of children to define
various words what Is a shooterr he first asked
| some who shoots" replied little boy. +" Right
| said the teacher 4" Now what is tutor y "One who
toOts," answered bright little girl. But this tmo
the teacher didn't say Right"
| Drawing the Line. Mrs. De GOode-The sleighing
| is Just ghtiul TODAY, and -
| beacon lie Goodc Woman have you lost your
'' II know it, my ar. was just going to remark
that the carriage needs grea'ing and as II would noC
do to have such work done on Sunday We would have
'True didn't think of that. What dell ht:
FIJI day Is to be ss nG we hog % ~ D. suburban
mission is getting along"-omaha World
Tho san Francisco Bulletin says that San Fran
CISCO though only one-fourth the size of New'York
oxpending this year 100000 on her streets against
the 100000 limit in this city.
| The papers tell of II school teacher in New-Yorn
five years worth 81, 100000. Writers for Sunday;
unless 1t can be shown that the man became converse
after he made his pile and left the bulk OF II 70 nrnra
the kitchen In the church vestry with all the mooerh
convenicnces for cooking Boston Transcript
1t seems that Barnum is to take his greatest show
on earth to Europe next summer But life won't %
robbed OF all its fun, We shall still have to
| National Democratic Convention.
| Wonderful Msn-Cmaha Citizen-Think Mlnn
| will ho good man for that position, oh
AS n96e i aa Gs 1Se isq %e only one
! know who POSSESSES that Characteristic In any -
marbable degree Why sir hos marvel pcrfecs
| marvel ST. lie was mentioned In the society columns
" my paper some months ago and true as Pm standing
| here he never purchased an extra copy.-(omshs
World
Tho presence Of eighty three students In elec,rca
engineering at Cornell University Is an indication Oh
the rapid growth OF the interest in tho application Oh
! electricity to engineering problems.
Tho lovers Of tho cigarette VIII need TO be hH'e
| cautious for a time. Word comes from Europe thAs
| 100000 Turkish cigarettes, "out Of CONDITION.
have been sold at about 30 thousand, and arc
about DO shipped to New-Yorh
The report that John L. sullivan has been exam.heJt
Inv tho Lord MAYOR OF London and deputaton OK
surgeons fiom 81 Barhlomew's Hospital ana mas eeea
prohibited from giving than four pcriormnnecs
week. comes TO us by way OF OuoAe' s"op ''NA'''
Ciid Bits.
TotrCUING sYMPATHY-IN WHICH E'Ehfb oDf
SHARES.