New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

II found that tobacco smoke will retar tho grow IN
OF certain bucilli, and that the smoke OF strong
cigar Will entirely hill the germs Of cholera and
typhus foyer. These facts may be used on either
side of the tobacco question The anti-tobacconis'
will say "There, now, see how deadly the stuff s.'
And the tobacco-user will reply Yes, deadly to the
worst foes Of man."
on where the Mugwump Came From" moro
question ' nIT Esre cam he e %
buffalo News.
An English organlst says that COW moos In a
perfect fifth, octave or tenth, dog barS In fifth
or fourth, donkey brays in perfect octave, and a
horse nelghs in descent on the chromatlc scale IL
might be added that just now the Mugwump walls In
pianlssimo falsetto
The popularity of Peter Pper's celebrated peck
of picked peppers will probably never wane as a
snare to catch tho tongue that would fain be agile
but that test has formidable rivals The following
short sentences their authors maintain, DO wonders
In battling the ordinary power OF speech:
Gaze on tho gay gray brigade,
Say should such shapey sash shabby stitches
strange strategic statistics
Give Grimes Jim's gilt gig whip
Sarah in shawl shoveled soft snow softly.
She sells shells.
cup of coffee In a copper cofee-pot
Smiths spirit flask split Philips sixth sisters fifth
squirrels skulL-(Baltimore News
Says "The Philadelphia Record "Thero is a
this state in 1880. If the Legislature shall act
promptly upon the Prohibition amendment to the
Constitution the coming session as it did in 1887
the question OF Prohibition will be decided at the polls
before tho time for the issuing of liquor Licences next
spring and consequently if the amendments DO adopted
no licenses Will be granted"
Author to prnter-Are you in favor Of international
Printer (strugg ling with page Of blind manuscript
No, slr I'm In favor of international type wrte.-
burlington Free Press
For the last words of Noah Webster look In his
Dictionary.
1t is timely to remark that the two wings of the
Democratic party, after trying In vain TO Zap to-
gether in the campaign, been forced to flop
together.
Somebody says that drinking beer Will quench the
thirst Perhaps 1t may, but not quickly as water
Some mems thirst is SO hard 20 qnench with beer that
they swallow glasses inside OF an hour whereas
pint OF water vim satisfy plain ordinary, every
day thirst for eight ten hours time.-tN Norris
town Herald.
Says The Atlanta Constitution of tho 18th inst.
at is Just fourteen hundred and ffty-four days. in
Guiding Sundays, from o'clock this morning, until
the polls are opened for the election of Democratic
Prosldent' All, yes, but when the polls close on
that interesting occasion. the other fellow will be-
elected.
Appropriate Music mma-what you crying
TomMa slapped me- because wouldn't stop sing
ing.
Emma-what were you slneingi
Tom" Always take mothers advice."-(Tfme.
1t always shocks lover OF the tank drama TO learn
that the angry waves which try to epguf the noble
horo but fail the great delight OF the gallery gods,
only mixture OF granulated salt and sawdust
thrown up by stage hand.
A Head for Business.--Poets wife-Now children,
around and play Make all tho noise you can,
because your father Is ting poem I'm the
next ROOM
Eldest Child-shall we boiler with ell our might
Yes dear. II you make enough racket he won't
his poem VIII be incomprchenslble. That's the kind
that 4. lis nowadays, and need money to pay the
ent.7-tPhadclphia Record
Only one man In Elberton, Ca, dared TO vote for
HARRISON and the citizens cowhided him because no
disgraced the town by breaking solid Democratic
record Hum, let us see; haven't We heard some
thing about New South down in Georgia.
A Pecp;ar Case Of Fracture.-He had been In the
habit o. playing truant from school, and he had been
mode. atey lucky In getting out of tho scrape But
he was caught day and brought before tho teacher
"You're late. Where have you bconlo
I've been SICK"
You don't look sick
"wcl Pm better, but I've been sick, all the samc.'
You ~ right home and get note from your
mother, or III punish you severely"
lie went OF and was gone about ten minutes. II
was pretty quick -ork, and when he handed the note
10 the teacher she thought that the handwriting did
him as she opened tho note, but no bland and
innocent AS the best boy In the world. The note
read,
bsin lato, cos be broke his Log Mrs. -.-'Ssn Fran
cisco Chronicle