New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-25
THE TONGUE.

THE IoNGlE.
WThe homeless tongue. small and weak
Can crush and KIM declared the Greek
"Tbe tongue destroys greater horde"
The Turk asserts Il" than does the sword.'
The Persian provelb wisely saith,
:" \ lengthy Ongue-an early death''
Or sometimes taxes this form instead,
4" Don't let your tongue cut or your heao'
"The tongue can speak word whose speed"
Says the Chinese, outsirips the steed"
While Arab sagcs this impart.
"1hc tongues great store house Is the heart
From Hebrew wit the maxim sprung,
Though feet should slip, ncer let the tongue
The sacred writer crowns the whole,
Who keeps his tongue doth keep his SOUL
-(The Rev Philip Burroughs strong
cat in Lincoln has been taught to play on
piano Although the animal may be as oapa a3ca
Hon cost - 900 each the feline Is not likely to
create any more OF sensation I'm the musical world.
d S music S c%s% G As e vocal efforts Of the
same animal the back fence Norrisiown Herald.
A ~dlsgusted Christian wants to know what we
think of this sentence from recently preached ser
nor Some young fellows who belong to the elite
might better be characterized as belonging 10 the
.helitc.'7 Well, to be frank, think it pointless
and vulgar.
81 don't why the public should complain mp am OF
us" says the bobail streei-car director We give
ride and an exhibition all IN ONE You aop conc one
ductor's wages !"-(Puck
The Old Romans last two speeches. were made
in Peru and Brazil. On the day after the election
he will think he is in Chill.
There was a time in the history of this country
when one manor woman. cther-cOuid write 10
another one, mail the letter without postage anu
thus compel the receiver 10 pay me o 81 Inn sn
dead you may have supposed Ito j. HNhe' 10
can't send you Letter. 1ut ne can Se% Wien You are
Interested so that You waste an hour OF your naoe
time I'm looking up something which you suppose j.
| thptc Is
Get Your Gun."-(Chlcago Mall
Some one wants to know why Chairman BrIcc
hasn't started that campaign of intellect. Perhaps
he couldn't find the Intellect
An exchange quotes Bismarck saying that his
finances viii not admit of his being made dude.
We should think that his brains would prevent SnGn
Of such painful transt1rmaion III IS barely POI,
sble. however, that dude In the sentence quoted
IS a mspllnt for " duke "-(Noristown Herald
The Sultan doesn't allow the morning papers of
Constantnoplc TO be published until the afternoon.
We sat together at the game
tThe sad remembrance iingcrs),
foul was bnOclcd-uy hands-it dropped
She called me DuitofiinSers.'
That night I breathed to her my love
(The sweet remembrance iIngeIs,
/ asked her madly for her hand
She gave me-but her fingers.
-ularyard Lampoon.
Every one has a good word to say about the silent
voter There Is one kind of silent voter however,
who does more than anything else to perpetuate bad
government. We refer TO the man who noisly de-
cares his interest I'm good government all through tho
campaign, and then on election day fails to deposit
his vote.
There arc two kinds OF successful actresses now
adays-thOse who depend simply their costumes 10
win them fame and shckels and those Others who
depend simply the lack of them.-(somero
Journal
Tho Democrats OF this city hope much from the men
they namralze, but more from the unnatural lies OF
their workers
At baltimore Hoel-Mr. Fitchberg-Whats this
Miss Fitchberg-S-s-h mother, MS terapn.
Mia. Fltchberg-Well- tell that colored person 10