New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
TIE TALK Of THE DAY.

Tho students Of 81. Stephens College. Annandale.
Duchess County, N Y, have all gone home
Of an outbreak Of typhoid foyer among tho students
The tronbie attributed 10 we'll which Is said to
get tho drainage Of tho college. Not long ago a
wealthy and aesthetic friend of the college. which Is
an Episcopal institution. spent ovor $1,000 on this
well, which he named " St. Msrgaret's wello But Its
ecclesiastical nomenclature did not change It's sanitary
conditions This disbaDdnent Is sriious blow tho
college, which has been struggling to 1--we with very
meagre endowment for many years. and has done q
good educational work
Depreciatcd-old Lady (ln bird store,-Csn that
beautiful parrot talkl
Bird Fancicr-Yes. indeed.
Old Lady-HOw muchi
Bird Fsncier-One dollar, madam.
Old Lady-SO cheap!
but he's sono OH in vslHn His las. mstrsss 'd
him VoIspuk-tIid Bits.
The American Almanac for 1888 Is Just ont. II Ia
edited. usual by Mr. AInsworth Il Spofford. tho
librarian of Congress. and usual also, Is dstin-
gushed for its uracy and completeness. man
who has Tho Tribune Almanac and tho American
Almanac I'm his library. has most valuable storehouse
Of facts at hi, hand
another that Delegate VOORHEES,, of Washington Terri
tory, has Introduced bill for spelling REFORM
Howi' asked the other
"wen, no wants various changes made so that
I'm darn glad Of that. How's he going to do IT
For Instance he VIII spell ache, akc."
The other member looked puzzled
HWell," he sad. slowly and rcrectivcly. after miu
there Tha the " way we sways spell sn
Washington Critic.
In district OF London containing 200 publie
houses, 7,oI0 children were to otter their doors
during the srace of three hours.
Farmer Ito old dsrkcy driving eanal-boat mulss)-I
say, uncle, what dye set day fer drivin them
Old darksy-I dom git muffin 'cept my passage.
pse gwine tor Albany. an, do capn groed tea let me
wuk my way.-ularpcr's BaLar.
Says tho independent "Omaha World: "A re-
view Of tho attitude OF the two party organizations
In tho thirty eight States goes far to show that tho
tendency OF tho Republican party Is TO yield TO the
demands OF FrOhibitiOnsts, TO sympathize IN their
struggle and finally to espouse their whilo the
attitude Of tho Democratic party Is invariably one of
antsgonism.'
College professors would have rs believe there Is
nothing higher than TO labor for lore while their dnc
charges affect to think there Is nothing lower than
labor for hire (Binghamton Republican.
Eleven thousand nine hundred and forty Brit
ish soldiers In India are members of tho soldiers
Total Abstinence Association.
Those Bobtsiied Dress Coats.-Bsrty-Do You
think Pm bravo 10 come out In 1t, Awthnrf It's
awhilly short, you know.
ArhnrVwhy don't you put somo indnecr" on 1t
Arthur-That new preparation to maho the hair
Berty-There's no hair on this coat.
Administration INC, old boy ] thought you were
talking about your mustache-tIid Bits.
Py Queen victcria's orders no Intoxicating liquors
will In future be allowed upon tn premises OF the Poo
pies Palace, In L0rdon.
"what do you want ?" he inquired of the man who
held the subscrlp,inn book
"One dollar"
And what for"
"To bury a Policeman
Tho sport nshcd out IS bill end handed il 10 tho
Bury five" he said.-(ChIcago News.
1t seems that tho domestic problem exists IN Eng
land also. Says Tho Pail Mall Gazctter In a well.
regulated household ono OF tho housomaids has given
notice to leave, because she cannot cat cold meat
without pickles. sho had previously stated that sho
preferred cold TO hot meat. Her mistress. however,
had omitted to inquire for what Kind Of pickles she
had preference: honco tho necessity for change
There's pous and ignorant farmer In Virginia.
who used TO do littlo extra work af preaching, but
he hasn't Foe several now. On tho occasion of