New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-30
THE TALK OF THE DAf

I" Endorsation' IS hideous verbal monster VITA
has Just been coined by "Thc Toronto Mall, !.
should DO declared an outlaw at once.
There is a custom lately come into vocus g..
women who have purchased upper berths TO Ak NJ. M
who have been fortunate enough to secure lower a a
TO exchange with them. They rely choosing vh.,s
ever berth they wish when they board the train 49,
upon the comfort OF the unknown and heIpsss ITO.
traveller IS made by the woman with smiling al
nc S ' erag Sn, sns the top shelf @
long he can stand It, and probably ends by tsk,os
himself and his smothered biasp hemy Into the snoS
ingcar for the rest Of the night-(Memphls AvaancSs
Then. said Boston reporter In his fne Athen,,,
style, when reporting the laying Of cornerston.
"the holy priest, with impressive ceremony blss.S
the stone in a solemn manner which was 81 ineh
long, II wide and - Deep
A Queer Town." Folks vhas so queer in Ds,,o.,
no said to the policeman who stopped for a moms,,
in the shade of his awning
"Vhell you SEQ dot coat A fellsr como aim.
here und ask me der price, und ! say: NY frsnds.
vhas so VERY dull you can hat him for ss.'
@VheiI, he wallis right svhay.'
"What did you expect him TO dol'
al expect he stay right here und beat me down b
place-werry queer."-(Detroit Free Press.
Some one has been writing an essay on no ID,
sex In art Another article on art in the fair sey
would be interesting
At the Club-Charlie tdeisctedly)-ssy Tom, ~.
Tom-Noi How did II happen,
Charlie-Aw, was altogether too funny Cor her
TOm-Too funny! What do you meant
Charlie-well, you see. she was crazy to have q D.,
dog, / gave her pug and told her selected tai
Kind because 1t matched her nose so perfectly Sci
Confound funny man, anyhow-(Wa shington Critic
There is a well known scotchman living In Jerrv
City who says that he always dislikes serving J.
juryman because he invariably happens to be chosen
on a Jury in which the other eleven men are crsnh
And when ASKED in what way they show their crank
ness he replied that they perversey take the ether
view of the case. The solemnly serious in which
he says this is very amusing.
A Rest All Round-Young author ITO frtendl-rn
thinking OF taking vacation, jack
Jack-Good idea. Charley.
Young author-What kind Of vacation would you
advise me to take?
Jack-A literary vacation, Charley.-CTbe Epoch
Cashier Howell, who Is charged with robbns
bank at Patchogue L. L. OF 30 300, should be punished
for his extravaganza II not for the deficiency In III,
accounts. He received the munincent salary Of sls
a week. and there Is evidence that he put by one
penny Of this for rainy day, but It is clear that ke
spent It all upon himself and family. When will men,
especially those in fduclary capacities such az
Howell filed and at such princely salary Of twelve
dollars week, learn to be economical, sacrifice
luxurIes and build for themselves pleasant and com
lOrtaDle homes
When one of the early settlers Of Gouldsboro, Es
bought his farm, he had to leave 5000 mortgage on
He paid the Interest promptly for many years and
raised large family. One year. when the collector
Of interest came around, he found the farmers wife
rocking tho cradle in which slept her twenty second
child The collector toklngly told the woman II shs
would make up the even two dozen whenever that
might occur, ne would lift the mortgage and give
them an unncumbered title TO the place The next
year he was on hand promptly 70 collect the Interest
twins, which made up the two dozen and Of course
there nothing TO do but free the proud parents
from debt.-(LewistOn Journal
Now is good time for Mr.. Charles C. Leland to
write a continuation of " Hans Breitmann as Bum
mcr.' He WIFI be furnished with ample material a.
the armory Of the list Regiment, NewYork City.
Some Americans in England try very hard to get
acquainted with the astocracy, but they only succeed
in meeting the 'arrystocracy.
In the Volapuk language the word drunk Is
dlinkadik-" IL sounds more like pigeon English
reeling home dlnkadik' It would 10 be seen
staggering home drunk '-(Noristown Herald
young downtown business man has asked for
four weeks vacation this year. He SAYS he will spend
two weeks In the country getting rest and recreation
and two weeks In the city recovering from the effects
of the rest and recreation that he won't get
A man named Spider is playing ball in Western
town. He ought to be a good fy-catcher.
Wanted to take hand.-Countryman lin front Of
Stock Exchange) whats all that yellin' an
shoutin' in there Misteri'
Citizen: Bad break among the 'grangers; they're
being knocked all to piecesr
m%e I IN there @ I'm Do Sla IN
granger myself"-(The Epoch