New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-20
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THE TALK OF THE DAY.


regarded composed of three distinct elements, Eng
lishmen, Frenchmen, and Professor Goodwin Smith,
And of these three the Professor is the most interest,"
ing as well as the most battling We notice with
gret that has been recently calling him the
Larry Godkin OF Canada This Is certainly a Sian
der for although the Professor Is fond OF the letter
l. and believes in Free Trade, and In the rule Of tho
Better Element he also believes In telling the truth
There Is only one Larry" Codkin, and be lives In
the Second Ward Of this city.
to sne au S0g gc sSn.sr
coorse. maain' "Well, what have you been doing
since you came to this countryl' scrubblng nures
zette
The Philadelphia Tines Is now bowling for the
Mills bnl, but on the 21st OF last November ID
talked this way: Speaker Carlisle twice
packed the House Committee Of Ways and Means
in the interest Of free trade-thst IS, tanh
revision on free trade basis-and he thus
made tariff revision OF revenue reform mpossibc.
Had not the Morrison horizontal tomfoolery been do
feated in the winter OF 1884, Mr.. Cleveland would
not have carried single Northern State and II
Speaker Carlisle shall put the blatant free trader Mills
ut the head OF Ways and Means In the next House,
with committee In sympathy with Its chairman,
President Cleveland and his party will be in hope
less minority In the House from the day the commit
tees are announced and New York, NewJersey, Con-
necticut and Indiana Will be surely Republican as
Vermont in 1885, with the Vrgnias, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Louisiana doubtful and chances largely
In favor Of the Republicans
A Cresco Qowa) undertaken informs The public that
twenty-five Of his debtors have remarked without
having paid cent the hrst wife's funeral After
such evidence of minded affection, the second
wives have call to be jealous OK their predecessors
-(Iioston Transcript
An English historical manual states that President
Lincoln was shot in theatre In Boston.
A Boston View OF It." The Boston Transcript
says that there hrtyone gentlemen in this city
who cordially approve OF the way in which Colonel
Fellows neglects his duties in order to make stump
speeches for Cleveland and Reform These thirty
one gentlemen arc awaiting trial on charge Of muir
der.
1t is said that when female captain OF the sal.
walton Army going through the congregation az
Augusta shaking hands she was eonpe h 10 'av
hard. The punishment too light. a young man
who exhibited no more taste than 10 squeeze IA" had
of female captain of the salvation Army rchly.
merited death-that IS II the newspaper portrait OF
the captain does her justice.-(Norristown Herald.
This is the season Of the year when you may hear
men softly humming the following lines under their
breath
The melancholy days have come
The saddest Of the year;
It's little too hot for whslSey straight,
And little too cold for beer.
An article in September magazine tells How ~
Write a story. A canal boatman who is out of work,
says that ne attempted write story, after reading
the article aud didn't succeed any better than If no
had never seen Il. Maybe he didn't use the right KIND
Of ink.-lNorrstown Herald.
Says an old smoker 1t is remarkable that people
smoke SO much tobacco, In It's various forms, that Is
impregnated with deadly nicotine, when by simple
method, which would not detract one whit from lts
good quality but would remove all that Is objections
able the tobacco could be made free from this poison
Merely soak the tobacco day In shallow trough and
then lay It in the sum- If feasible, If not, dry by tho
most convenient MEANS and the weed is robbed Of
all odorferous properties and Of nicotine.
1t is then sweet the fumes would not offend tho
most sensitive lady, because 1t has no fumes. Be-
Sides vessel which it Is burned does no. become
strong'-a valuable thing for man who prefers
a meerschaum pipe to cigars.
over a Nevada shanty hangs single bearing tAe
legend.
come In An git
a squar mele SIGH
IS Your mother USE
to kuk
for Quarter.
A learned booblack thus explains the scientific
reason for shine7 Diamonds nothing but
erystalized carbon. Backing, which Is bone black.
is little more when moisened than carbon paste, and
the Election OF a hair brush being one OF the moss
efficient methods Of generating electricity has tho
effect of crystazng the carbon Of the backing. AZ
soon as this IS done the boot is covered with millions
of infinitely small diamonds and of course begins 10
shine as a mass Of diamonds would.
While discussing the question Is Marriage Fail.
urc7 why doesn't some one solicit the opinion OF
Muey hassa nr canederabIe lie has $500 Wives.
and as none of them go ont washing, or take In
plain sewing he is obliged to support them all: And
The man who is willing to pay the bills of $500
wives must regar. marriage as success'-tNorrIstowh
Herald