New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-20
THE TALK OFTHE DAY.

"Talk about spellingn said Judge Mott, OF Albany,
the other day, here is a return by justice which
spells God with a little and judgment with big G.
jod and Gudment l could not understand what no
driving at, at frst'
The Crushed Parent" What do you call your new
%Wen, to tell tho truth, the nurse hasn't let me
have hand In the game since IL was Doru' 81
haven't called II at aL"-(Omaha Republican
This chaste and beautiful utterance Is from The
Commercial Herald' of vcksburg: They (the South
ern people, should accept frankly and fearessly the
issue of sherman, Chandler & Company II they want
to mako it negro domination in the coming Presiden
al struggle The white people OF the South will fight
them on that issue until h-n freezes over, and then
fight them the ice"
While the United States is looking on with ndifer-
ence, Canada Is working up llvey trace VIII Souen
America, IS about to, Simeon Jones' the Dominion
to the South American Powers in the interest of COM
What with the loss OF the northern ,ns
euchered us most handsomely. Nv aterbury Repub-
lcan.
Wolves stu very numerous in France.
An English inventor has successfully constructed an
electric dog cart Some Of our local anglomaniacs
ought to send for one 1t would DO great fun to see
them trying to work the thing on the Auvenue'
Never Mind the Expensive have decided that all
subscribers who call this Office and pay for " The
Blizzard year in advance beginning with January
shall have their receipts written In red nh , ms MS
are making money and can afford t-tOn City Bile
zard
Tho number Of readers using the British Museum
Reading Room during 1887 was 1878, an increase
of 1855 over the previous year
ANOTHER CASE OF DIDN'T KNOW"
with jaunty step he walked along,
And proud and manly bearing;
He seemed while mlngling with the throng
Just out to take an airing
Tho snow slide came suddenly
AS a clap OF thunder,
And came Just at the moment no
Alone was passing under.
twas with fierce. a savage air
He rose and thus exploded;
81 knew, by jlngs, the roof was there,
But didn't know twas loadedP ,-
patent for the manufacture of artificial maple
sugar has been Josiah Daily, OF Madison, Ind
1t Is made by adding to gallon of ordinary sugar
syrup three tables poonfuls Of decOction made from
ckory bark The inventor says that this syrup can
not be distinguished from the genuine maple syrup.
Parson Flizroy is nothing II not elegant in his pulpit
,unday when he arose to the supreme felicity OF re-
ferng to Lots lady who was Transformed INTO
monolIth OF chloride of sodium Boston transcript.
"The Boston Transcript speaks OF a bald headed
setting" in the front row at theatre. This
sounds painfully like backw GODS English but perhaps
The Transcript meant to say that he was setting
trap for some chorus girl.
Tommy said Aun, Maria, who was visiting; your
No he amt married, but he's got lots OF chances,
How sol"
Why, mamma said that last Sunday he eourtcd
Miss Havergal, Mrs Browning and Mrs Ella Wheeler
Wilcox right In church "-(springned Union.
"The Scotsman" of Edinburgh, tells Of elephant
which swallowed chest OF clothes consisting of Shirts
trousers, boots, coats and brushes II evidently be-
llcyes that Its readers swallow a good deal
few weeks ago the writer was In a bank Office In
a country town In the South OF Ireland, when very
common oohdng ghly dressed passed out, al
ter a conference with tho manager. The latter said