New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-27

credit on its enterprsing publishers. Not only Is IL
model Of typographical excellence, but its stories
and sketches characterized by high order OF
merit Judging from the large number of advertise
mens which It contains the business of the South
arc fully alive to the importance of this new but
promising venture
HIS GIBLETS OR HIS JAGsl
The one has a divine mustache
The other moneybags;
I hesitate 'twixt love and cash,
His glbets or his jags.
Shall appear in gowns Of state
Or shall dress in ragsl
Which shall l choose? What is my fate
His gblets or his iags!
Betwixt the two-alasI poor mel
My Maynard fancy lagS;
Which shall l takel Which shall 1t bot
His gbleis or his JagsE
Regarding my delay the tongue
OF Mrs. Grundy wags
OF each 1 hear the praises sung,
His gibets and his iags.
The problem bears upon me STILL
Ny resolution Tags,
His giblets or his jags .,,- A.,
The Canadians arc still hopeful of ultimately pro-
ducng grade OF beet sugar that will mako cane
sugar seem poor stuff. They have been laboring
under that idea for about twenty years now
You must not find fault with the stormy weather
Don't you know that moisture IS good for tho com
on square, has been standing out In the rain Tor
some years without improving her color'-(Boston
Gazette.
"Tho statesvflle IN g. Landmark" says that
the Democratic party is like a COON 1t is no good
on its feet, but 1t fight on It's back.
Husband-Ths house IS as cold barn, all the
doors swinging open, the children yelling no signs
wEoEWhy my dear, how unreasonable you are:
noon t trying TO finish this Heaven Bless our Homer
motto for the front hall.-(New-York Weekly
Tho Rome (Ga.) Tribune" says that Bill Nye,
who has been lccturing in the South will carry BACK
with him the good opinion of everybody. A moro IN
teresing fact to Bill IS, that he wifi carry back with
him about 5000 Of Southern cash
A Learned Hired Girl" Hadn't you better wash
the dishes before goiD said man who was taking
hired girl out for walk; your Mssls Will 90 sure 10
see them and scOld you"
learns l am going out for the evening, she'll spend
all the time looking through my runk"-NPuci
Baseball and erotlc verse making apparently pay
better nowadays than anything else.
The little town of Broohlne, Mass, which is near.
taxation at s401 ,454O25, which Is more thar. ono
and half times as much as the valuation OF me
whole state OF New Hampshire. IL Is the wealthiest
town OF its size In America, and mainly because It
has the reputation Of being taxpayers paradise.
-(Manchester IN H. Mirror
A piano tuner who says that pianos frequently
deteriorate because they arc allowed TO become too
dry, prescriDcS THIS remedy heep growing PiduV
In the room, and long your plant thrves your
piano ought to- else there's something wrong with
IT, Just try It, and see how much more water you'll
have to put in the flower pot in the room where your
piano is than in any other room Some people keep
a huge vase or with soppins-we sponge In It,
near or under the plano, and keep 1t moisened Just
as a cigar dealer keeps his stock They keep this
up all the time tho fires are on"
Lessons in Economy Paerfamilas-See here what
does this meant Tho parlor clock Is stopped Mr.
Nicefellow was here last night rs usual, wasn't he?
Daughter-Yes pa, and | told him what you said
about the cost Of coal and gas In the paror every
night and we began 10 wonder how we could
economize for you and finally Mr.. Nlcefelow decided
that we could at least stop the clock and save wear
Record.