New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The craze for whistl!ng among girls Is seriously
troubling tho humorous editor Of The Boston Tran
script He says 1t is almost impossible to tell
whether girl Is soliciting Kiss or IS only preparing
to pucher. He ought to give the girl tho
benefit of the doubt.
"Yes, madam. It is rather costly. You see. It was
made for the Duchess Of Tweedledum by special order
and t was so small she could never get It around her
wrist. We have had 1t three years and have never
n.'I I5e ESInI isY 4 w e SF;oO0 ~ S
A great deal Of tho English holly in the Market
over which the syndicate poets go into ecstases at
his season Of the year. is really in NewJersey
swamps
Struck Bonanza-woman TO tramp,-so you want
she brings 1t to him. There, drink that
Tramp (suspiciously)-What ts TT
Woman-lts a mixture OF hydrogen and oxygen.
Tramp gratefully oh gen'r'ly drinks plain old
Tom, but s'pose them fancy brands is good enuh
so long as they're gin.-(The Epoch
A Methodist church IN NewHaven is having a good
deal of trouble with too enthusiastic member. For
years he has been in the habit OF getting In the
service and yelling like salvation Army shouter.
only louder. Every effort has been made to induce
him 10 stop, but in vain he says that he is the
special apostle Of the Almighty. But as his out
breaks have seriously diminished tho attendance of
the church. the pastor has at last decided that either
no or tho church must shut up.
Cheap shopping-Mrs. Differs (reading-An elegant
winter wrap the latest Paris STYLE can now be bought
Mr. Differs tgrcatly interested)-Does it say any
thing about the price OF Overcoats1
Mrs. Differs docking over the paperl,Let me see;
Oh, yes : here II is. go to Cheap Johns Celebrated
MIsdt Emporum for an oy,rcoat elegant garment
Price S. worth @ Also oc6 ps sGSk %
Dear me How cheap things ara nowadays. Just
5 ep r6t for sp ny r" Weekly 'O' you ''
Hero Is Jane Badng's explanation Of tho pros
perlty Of Kansas City Re people are reech ley
sell ground and Kill pegs"
Mrs Dumb"'gh, having read that steel plant in
Pennsylvania yielded 100000 year profit, wrote
to neIghbonng nurseryman asking how much such
plant would cost, and In what kind of soil 1t thrived
best-(Norrtstown Herald.
A Protestant gentleman says that his Roman Catho-
Ito friends are a puzzle to him. Some OF them say
that he is afflicted with "invlncfbe Ignorance and
others tell him that he is in through invncble
knowledge
What beautiful liquor-nask that is, Mrs. surpce
Solid goldP
Yes isn't It prettyf'
"NhGe did you get III
4" I won It at rafle in our church fair last weeks
-tJewellers' Weekly.
The advance IN trade Journalism is well illustrated
In the holiday number Of The Boot and Shoe Re
corder' of Boston, which is model of typographical
excellence, and by devoid of literary merit;
The Reason Why.-Hastings Hall, '9l-Do you know
why HarV ards getting to be such great Institution
OF IearninBf
Jack Co Easy, 's9-No; whyl
H. I.-Cause every freshman brings in some knowl-
odge, and senior takes any out; IT'S bound 10
grow Harvard Lampo0n.
The Philadelphia papers take a chastened delight In
recording the fact that the most skful bunco seerers
can do no business In Philadelphia.
Two old Irishmen-De Democrats of course-had been
c0mmiseratng together over the result Of tho Ma
uOnal election. Finally, one, with burst of OPP
timism, exclaimed: sure, and it wasn't so much Of
victory, after all.'
"Non said the other still mournftil Z" but what a
terrible DEBATE i"(I.owell Citizen.
Even the Democratic Savannah News'"has begun to
kick about tho wretched mail service.
At a Matinee Of Camille.-Mrs. Hiuer-I wish you
wouldn't DO uneasy, Uncle Phildab. The per-
Torrance viii be soon.
Uncle Phildab (of Canaoharie)-Ma you've went
an fooled your Old reftiye. Here I've been a settin'
more N two hour, an amt seen a darn camel
yet-.Judge