New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-07
TILE T1LK or LIE Dry.

tia growing custom In Germany to place Christ
mas trees on the graves of children. On many Oh
them arc burning tapers and rich decorations
A laundry which stands In the shadow of an east
side church bears the appropriate legend on us sign
board cleanliness is next to Goodness"
aCood evening, Mrs ownhalr how did you like the
entertainment lat evening =
And how did you Ike the olloi' -.
a. beg your pardon, Mrs. smith, Dur we use 'niS
the best creamery buter"-(Boston transcript
Oscar Wilde has cut OFF his ringets and covered his
calves. Oscar expects some day to DO buried IN "ost
minister Abbey, and no probably wants his ehisy to
look modern.
There are so many young men in the Assembly at
Albany that strangers frequently mistake some Of
TN, legislators for clerks or private secret aries.
Miss Beaconhlll-We are now enjoying season OF
dcIirbtfuI expectancy. Mr.. r.. b. browning, the son
of the poct you know, IS coming here, and we are
preuarlng 10 give him a reception commensurate WIN
the mentality of a man who has actually re,iueu Ia
ile same domcile with the immortal poet and whose
rospiat has been conducted with the same a1hlo'
phtrIc element absorbed by that great genius. rod
Miss akc,de-You don't say so! We nave ha9
His father a toei, IS hel We some on poetry our
selves. when 90 back I'll tell our club about 1T it.,
and maybe can get son OF Dante 70 WISH US We
don't propose to get leit.-(Chicago Mall.
one Of tho smallest newspapers on record Is
called The yonture' 1t Is sxpage affair, measuring
three and quarter inches by four and quarter
inches.
A shoemakers' club in an English town recently sig
nalizcd the triumphant advance OF pedal culture by
a banquet II IS reported that they left no " heel
tapsD in their glasses.
Two Souls with but Single Thought-I%.,I have to
said Young Pecngpaugh at IL 80 o'clock as no roso
TO 90. have scarcely felt "a If we're an acqnalh
ance until this evening but now IL almost seonS do IL
| had known you for years" =. -
Il about to make the same remarh,, muir muir
INJURED the Young lady with her eyes ON the clock II
does indeed, seem a long time."-tChcago Tribune
It Is not known whether the espondent who
writes for the word circular "srqular." as 1t re-
Gently appeared in a NewYork business letter, belongs
TO a spelling reform association or Volapuk society.
4 Cincinnati aesthetic rather clumsily says that his
feowcltizeus are more interested in the ago OF pork
than the golden age Why shouldn't they be Their gold
won't decay no matter how long they keep II, while
their pork WILL
For long while we have debated in our own mind
whether was best to speak upon local subjects with
which we are familiar or not. Upon the whole. we
have considered that, for the best Interests OF our
Young city We would keep quiet. But late develop,
Inrnt, induce us say for year we have remained
mum and stood the abuse or lying olu ny Pocrl, ,
I'm the back every opportunity that presents itSet Inc
party referred does not possess one single element
OF the principles Of manhood. and Tho Courier DOS
not propose 10 submit to his damnabe mlsrepresenia
tons any longer 1t Is war to the knife hnrcaiior'
and him any OF his supporters into the ring
ARCADIA (Nebl Courier.
The price of whsley has been advanced No won
der the Democrats are earnestly soliciting liberal sub
scrptlons already In view Of the approaching National
Convention.
Says "Thc Washington Crltic- Baltimore man
named Marrow was in the 4" Row yesterday with a
friend meeting some OF tho newspaper men, When
Colonel Mnssey came up the friend remarked:
"Colonc Mu,sey, lot me present my friend Mr. Mar
row, OF BALTIMORE
"Ah, Mr.. Marrow said the Colonel " glad to meet
you. Arc you related 10 the BOnaparteii'
Not that know Of" responded the gentleman, In
nocey, and the Colonel took his little Joke out In
the back yard and broke It open with an axe
In front of the postonlce of Versailles. No, thorc
Is placarI on which Is the following announcement
stamps .. cents
81 amps ioEed aud stuck cents.
II ia carrying tho war into Africa with ven
geance when tho NowYok "Sun' persists In referring
To Mr. T.. /. GOdl0n, Of tho "Evonng Post" a.
Larry Godkin IL has long been regarded the
peculiar privilege Of the Evening POST to crush
such Ct liens as do not stand high In its favor by
constantly using the familiar dlminutlve VI their
names Senator Chandler IS never anything else
than "Bill Chandler" In the editorial columns OF he
POST and the readers OF that journal arc on forms
OF Intimate familiarity with q host Of JOhnnes,'
"Jakes" Toms" sos and Miles, But not one
OF these victims has had the audacty 10 retaate by
addressin Mr. Godkn o. Larry Thar crowning