New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-04
THE TALK of THE DAY.

When they 60 in to the pictures great many
peope are in doubt how to pronounce Verestchagins
name But after seeing them they decide that Very
Shocking comes pretty near the right thing
Looking for Greater Miracles. Well, this do beat
all exclaimed Aunt Harriet, as they took their nrst
ride on the Elevated; who'd "a thought o. raroadn
!" S6o !" replied Uncle Abner my newspaper says
that big part o. the railroad companies Of New, York
largely on water, ana mat p ,ne hna r'S"
| want to afore we go tome."-Puc%
This talk about organizing non-partisan Demo
cratic Grand Army Society is on par with the talk
about squaring the circle
| Expressive.-Mrs Fresleigh-Can't We run into
Horan's and get some oysters, Ned .,. o a..
Mr. Freslegh who has left his on ' oS
| piano)-Im afraid 1t would be dead give away VII
| Iorlsn's part II We did.-CTime
Whenever a Canadian paper discusses an interna
tonal question with little more breadth OF view
| than usual, its esteemed contemporaries jump on II
with the cry that 1t is grovcling before the an
KEGS" There is nothing that the average Canaaiah
hates more in his paper than broad ana couP'o
hensve views any subject
There is a sad and discouraged man at kreshn
Penn. Twenty years ago he bought CONN for MN,
self, at bargain and kept II In his house until
was consumed If only had died two weeks ago
said, when he fully realized the extent OF NJ;
always walt until three four days before his death
to buy his coffin. There Is danger Of such purchase Use
| hand 50 long.-(NorrIstown Herald
Here is d copy OF a Franco English menu recently
| furnished In a little hotel in sevres:
Une potage seul Basin Of soup alone
Posgo aux croutons Peas soup with crust Of
bread.
Riz Ia Turkc. Rice at the Turkish manner
| Putage a la Refine. Soup at the Queen.
| Rum steack CNot trsnslaed)
| Une cotelette dc mouton. One mutton's chop.
| Beef steack aux pommes sautes. Beef steack with
| the tumblci potatoes
Lobsers were served with sharp sauce at prices
varying according the bgness."
The Southern question this year seems TO- be, How
| In blazes arc We ever going 10 get the Northern
tourists down here. SO long as we cant get rd Oh
| tho yellow fever l-(Somervllle Journal
The Pennsylvania Peace Society regards the Ma
| tlonal Guard as menace TO our liberties. The
military splrito Il says. thus fostered end fed,
Will render the Commonwealth constantly subject
| to military excitement, and clouds will appear
as frequently as the annual appropriations are de-
manded and as an for the augmentation. and,
instead OF peace shall be in constant fear OF war
or outbreaks" All good anarchists would probably
| ndorsc this view
| young clergyman, receiving visit from his
rather clerical father, treated him TO rather long
| sermon the Sunday morning service What
aid you think OF my sermon this morning. father 2"
| on their return home Intolerably long. my son.
| | wouldn't blame any parishloncr for going TO sleep
| over such sn infection That's what l thought
when YOU first preached IL, father. dug IL up
out OF your barrel this morning '-tRegious Herald
In point OF illteracy, Alabama stands first among
tho States OF the Union The schools open only
| about three months in the year, and the average