New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-13
THETALK or THE DAP.

THE TALK or THEDAY.
man In Washington Territory has patented an
ingenious telephone whereby It is possible with tho
aid OF electricity TO detect the presence OF metal In
rocks This is just tho instrument needed by the
Aqueduct Investigating Committee Let them adjust
tho wires put the sound receiver to their ears turn
on tho current, and listen to the elink, chnk, thns
OF tho Doodle, and locate tho gcntlcman's poke,
which holds It.
Mutual Confidence TO trampl-And II
give you nice plate OF hash, you promise 10 saw
some wood!
Woman Idonbtfuly)-I don't know whether can
nut confidence IN you not
Tramp (reproachfully)- ought to, ma'sm l
have confidence enough in you TO cat the hash
(Harper's Bazar
A blank book has Just been published in this
country in which tho records OF family for eight
generations back may be kept There are a great
many excellent families in this country which would
find Il exceedingly hard to trace their lineage that
far hack. and doubtless some families that wouldn't
Il they could.
OF Financial Naiure.-Bobby tthoughtfulyl.Pa
do men In business worry about money matters
Father-SOmctlmcs, Bobby For instance, Wheh
man whose credit IA not hrst-class owes me money,
worry or less until get It, DO you unuei
Bobby-Ycs pa and when you owe money TO other
people s'pose they worry until they set i|--tiho
Epoch.
in England they are very indignant at the unied
States for exporting bogus lard but they don't tnnh
ANYTHING OF sending bogus lord over TO this country
"I sey, jack they've got so now that they can
draw pictures paper by telegraph -
Pooh! that, nothing. Two drawn drafts on my
guvno by telegraph for the last three ycsS''-tha
ward Lampoon
In recent paper on PIesbyteriansm' the hev'
DR.. Irwin p McCurdy, o. Philadelphia SAID T"
not known when tho first EnglIshspcakins Presoy'
terIaus camc to America, but wc know that Francis
Makcnzc the father OF American Presbytcrianism'
arrived al Snow HILL in Maryland, In 1887 ana soon
after organized a distnctlvely Presbyterian Chuioh
From this beginning the Eastern shore OF MARY
land ard all along the Atlantic Coast down through
Virginia and tho Carolinas and up through fchhsSr
vanJa and Ney-Je,scy and New-York Presbyterian
churches sprang up, composed largely OF scotch
coonists driven out by Cromwell, or sold into slavery
by Charles IL
Mr. fosnSb Cummings. Of Fast oxford, Nc, Il Is
probable that tho number OF those VINO sign h'm-
norted by Tho Mechanic Falls Ledger Mr. Cummings
who will be eighty years old next moh,l, nss ny.
the housework and taken care OF ms . sa Mr. CTm
mlnes had a paralytc shock THIS winter 'he has
been actcd with rheumatism 50 shc csn ms. done
from her chair without help Mr. cummings nas " .n4
Tho cooking washing and ironing for four years, anu
this spring has been cleaning house IN inc ,onI,
opse and Twelve head OF cattle II this worthy man
should ever lie so unfortunate as to become
he would be in very great dang"r.VBos'on irA'0"'''
Mgr. Persco, the Popal ogate 10 ireland, was on,.
acting parish priest at silery, In the PROVINCE u
Quebec, Canada
Miss BeacOnhill-sO you are Harvard man. '''
Go. Easy and what class are yon IN -, ,s, row
Jact Co Easy-I'm in tho heavy "oleht class HSIs
Miss Beaconh but hope to get d9M M.-, 20 LAM
weight no1t wintor u Tram nAN
poon
A Minnesota reader OF The Tribune wr'tes 'na
in 1884 or 1888 he hired boy on iar'n, anu
was solicited by an agent to subscribe lor in' -.
Yorker, lie read the paper constantly un'i ~.
Tribune, was founded, when he began 10 laA1 :" IN
hes not missed reading single copy OF Inv a,
unc, nm TO date. This Is remarkably sood reNo'1'
Now + the tins tT TO cottage, it should be ex:
uIaned differs from unfurnlsned co..~ chair
fact that the former usually ar three botomless
Chair few discarded tomato cans ana seocr otsSss
OF musy ara ibcS are great relief people who
have passed the winter amid luhur'' '"'
fort.-,Bo Transcript
II is said Of certain RearAdmirsl OF inc 90
that. when In command Of squadron ie" 'eA ~
he gave orders that all OF the bathtuo' anu a.,
stands on his flagship should be removed ~ a. ,,..,
understood that such things were productive Oh
resulting from the sewer gas Pe'"''
rooms OF the officers
Daughter quilting up the heel Of her sppSs syysIns
there's nothing for me to do iou w
1Op Nj have TO- I'm sure don't know y wSa esns
De a Ssd can't trust you TO make bed II yons
father and should be taken away ~ha "ouiu ''
BID get married. ,,.,. 80, married,
D-Well II the worst came to me NU'S'
hire ont as q servant grL-tBoston Courier
", r.,mare SAYS that he knows Of two instances
h,o NC eerfnons published in newspapers have U.'
road through and he doesn't refer TO the
and copyholder, either. =.
In voapuk galons means 10 rejoice ~ M 80.
what young man does when he has esrJ n iSorr.s-
Volapak is no slouch Of Language, after All
town Herald.
Tommy was at Sunday school IN his ,,,n n angels was
trousers and picture Of lot OF little 'hNe'
O0s' Tommy, would you like to be little anger"
asked the teacher. cor O careful In
spect tor @ of the the picture g' ,.,u,rss
Not be an angel, Tommyf Why no'i inquirer
cause. ma'am. i'd have to give up my new
trousers Nv sshington Critic
At a prayormcctng in Western town inc pa''
urged the people to ask any question 'ha' '',, 49,
like to have answered. This promp'eu ., w. =. a,
to get up and remark: what want 10 hno" -, =
an oath taken on Bible which hez the ius, ." why
tiers OF Gcnnyss kissed on'n It, is bindihs'
- ,..o Not,o,,., m,nIstcr, who want to keep
women out OF their Conference IN NeSrch meetings
also exclude the fair sex from lhc.r sestivaif AMI
what would hecoIne OF the strawberry ,, ,Iai,
about how many young men would ns,h worship
ecrmons7 Jircthren without women cnuIop ..aiJ
Sromid fau into TINS d--e-(NoTrstown Heraid'
There Is said to be a popular dine ho'o'''' ""'
billed one million Ind!ans-in his stofies
Auc,.tus popntay 10 his country cousin, VINO oh
nm visit 20 the ianIiyl-Do you object 10 inc "oS"
Bella -, =. Jam with the hoe
early and late-t burlington FREQ Press