New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

correspondent wants TO know II Governor Hin b.
lcves in a government OF nquordeaers, by liquor.
dealers, and for lquor-deaers. We suggest that hs
go into any convenient saloon and ask the bar
tender.
A Reward OF Mcrt-Bank Teller-will you TAXI II
as presumption, madam, II oher you these lew
Miss Csramslla Co.duss i don't know you. sri
Bank Teller-I am aware OF that, but you are th6
only woman In tho history of this bank who ever
Endorsed check on the right end!-tPuck
AFTER THANKSGIVING.
I'm the last turkey gobbler left wandering aona
All my tender companions eaten and gonss
Not of my kindred IS left as my stay,
For all were devoured Thanksgiving Day.
They have left me lone one to pine as go.
AS think of my lost my hearts filed with voes
| sigh for my sweetheart, bthesome, so gay,
She, too, devoured on Thanksgiving Day.
Though soon may follow, tits little to me.
For all of my joints are as stiff as can be,
OF me twill be sald know well enough,
lie was old as Methus'lah. and wretchedy tough
THE LAZY MAN,
The baseball seasons at end,
The small boys nine disbands,
And the lazy man finds time
Hangs heavy on his hands
The seasons close he doth deplors
And thinks IL is shame
That he can sit upon a fence
No more and watch the game
But winter days are coming fast
When arctic breezes blow
And he watch his wife while she
-(Boston Courier
The Western humorist is in rather poor business
when he concocts story about church in Lincoln
selling its inner wall space to advertisers.
The six breeds of turkeys in this country known
Black; 5, buf g. slate The largest Of the bronze
turkeys raised principally in Rhode Island and North
weight when two years old. The yearngs, more
tender usually weigh about tTenyve pounds ITo
stor Anthony used to raise large nIm6er OF the
Thanksgiving ttme.-(Ilartford Times.
When you tell dudlsh doctor that he looks kill
ing he almost invariably fails to appreciate the
pliment
Speaking Of thankfulncss Old Polydore one Of the
pariarchs of South Carolina plantation, had great
nSayaSH a% es eboc lsSa misery
massa, fank de Lord tank de Lord Somebody
he replied: Case you been so beegfn as to ask about
1t, massa."-tsprIngheld Union.
Francis Murphy. who has been Iaboring IN the
temperance field for twelve years, estimates that
100000 persons have signed the pledge under bis
crusade and that Of these So per cent have remained
faithful to their VOWS.
No native of this State CTcnnessce) has reached
the Presidency and Judging by the Size Of our public
men me state VIII wait another generation at least
the high Observation-Disclosures Times.
There 5000 Roman Catholic parochial schools
In the United States, with an enrolment OF 900
pupils.
There Is going 10 be race between messenger boys
In this city next month When you see a messenger
boy sitting on curbstone during business hours, you
may know that he is gathering strength for the coming
struggle. Chicago News
The Baptist Congress will hold ~ session at Rich.
mond this year, beginning on next Tuesday. Tho
Hon. ]. l. NJ Curry is the president, and some Of the
most distinguished In the denomination will
speak on the following topics: Education In Public
and Parochal schools Temperance including High
License and Prohibition; A National Divine Law:
Limits Of immigration; Romanism in Relation to
Scientific Thought and It's Political Aspects; Moham-
medan PIopagandsm; Christian Science; and Purity
OF the Church.
Il that there is good deal being said Of late
In regard TO the decline of poetry. What do you
think of IL ~
Rimer (who Is guilty Of versfcaton)-I don't care
so much about the decline of poetry about the high
mighty and crushing manner in which tho decinaiIon
Is too often worted-tBoSton Transcript
The feet EnglishbuIlt steamship America, which.
when owned by the National Line, made the distance
from New York to Queenstown I'm llttlo more than
six days, is now Italian transport.