New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03

French engineer, NJ. j. p Albert, has recently IN
vented an improved key which simpifes and rendsry
lasting the tuning of stringed instruments The
yioloncellists of the Grand Opera Paris have h,d
them adapted to their instruments, and PleyeI ths
piano maker, has purchased tho right 10 them In
his pianos.
While digging under the ruins Of church IN Byoor
lyn workrnen found a water color Of the original
church structure that was burned many years aga
M say. npoeeed he picture sn from the s 1
some such explanation seems to be necessary.-Nof,
ristown Herald.
A subscriber wants TO know how II Is that under
the Alien Contract Labor law clergyman Is barred
out while a $4,000 cook Is allowed 20 land That
is an easy one. cook with those figures before his
name Is not laborer; he is an artist IL Is only five.
dollara- week cooks who work
A magazine recently started Is called Hwoman~
viii salesadles paronIze publication bearing such
a itlel-(Drake's Magazine
All the policemen Of Kansas City are church MEM
bers two Of them are elders and several Of them ara
dcacons.
The Question Of tho Day.-Mrs wistful-whss
happy people you are. to have six nice daughterl
What resources for your old age o,rs Dc. A.
difficulty nowa days consists in outstanding ones 70,
sources l-(I.ondon Punch
On Broadway First NewYorker-see those two
Englshmen crossing the street, wonder who they aref
Second New Yorker-Don't know; but Judging from
men or hostlcrs
when President Cleveland sees redheaded horse, he
always finds White House near, or somehow THAI
way.-(Drakes Magazine
The weather in May was like the present Demo.
cratic Administration; 1t was so thoroughly English,
you know.
To anxious Inquirer The difference between
aThe New-York Evening POST and The New-York
Times" in the matter Of political doctrine lust this
The The E T%ss h IS Musocs
Press.
1t IS estimated that the girl who dances eighteen
waltzes travels about fourteen miles; and yet the
same girl will get very tired If she walks five blocks
"Good evening, Mrs: Gobrighly; how did you Like
Oh. pretty well, Deacon WHITAKER; he gave us
splendid sermon and guess he 70 sn real good man.
"why, what makes you think so!' A.. ..-,.
"ob, noticed when he came out OF the pastors
that the knees OF his trousers were covered Win
ust.D-(Springfeld Union
A gentleman in Philadelphia has collected million
cancelled postage stamps 1t took him five years,
eight months and days to do IT, and his only obeer
to occupy his spare time
Studies in Natural History.-Mamma-pot, keep
away from that cat It VIII scratch a., you Do9t yos
alone and play with the dog. -,
Little Dot-But doggie Is waggng his tall, too
Omaha World
Ear var resi- s'rawbres ten sen squor,' don't Jump
TO tho conclusion that he is nduglng I'm Volapuk be
Is only trying to sell strawberries in choice venders'
English.
A Japanese student at Yale College bears tho
eupbonious name OF Shinklchi shiDkich Shigerr Mr.
shfgeri may not be a twin, but portion Of his APP
pellation is what printer would call doubiet-Nor-
risown Herald
The AnttTravelling Sunday League Of this country
has membership Of 5000.
The rhetoric of Aunt Keziahs writes A NJ r.
"was peculiar She said. we going 10 carpet
the oils of church and pay for IL by superscrpon
Uncle Jabez very literal. / repeated an
anecdote to him where a member rose and said, Mr.
Speaker that Will do better in thorio' than In prac.
tice.' 4 guess you mean theory don't you nowP
said he"
These instances somehow remind the Listener OF tho
of bright young lady who was asked the other
day. .,
Are you learned In botany, Miss C--?' -
Botany ~ she exclaimed Mercy! 1 DONE
know cryptogram from q polycarp ."-tBoston Trans
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