New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-11
formation, and aftervard read IT again for consola
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THE TALK or THE DAY.


While NEWCOMERS are beginning to consider the
momentous question Of summer resorts and Clothes IL
is Just as well to keep In mind that there are snow
drifts five feet deep still lingering in the Berkshire
Hills and in the Pennsylvania mountains beyond Del
aware Water Gap and the hills around Cooperstown
and Richleld there snowdrfts equally largo ana
numerous Where tho susquebanna River hows
through the mountains its banks for miles are linod
with huge cakes Of ice that apparently need somo
of vigorous spring weather before disappearance
He Was Acouitted-Pollce Judge-PrisOner, you are
charged with having brutay assaulted this man.
II admit 1t, your Honor, but there were exsehuAns
"of what naturcin .,,
"why, this man asked me ~ hen and hall iais
afSa i win do. You ale discharged '-GincOin
Journal
The National Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Va, Is
the third In size, there being over $1,000 SOLDIERS
buried there drawn from the nelghborng battlenelos
Of Charlottesville, spotsylvania and the Wilderness
Tho cemetery itself lies the battlefield OF FredercAS
burg and In the midst of most solemn associauons'
yet only two Decoration Day services have over peeh
held there Those were In 1866 and 1884. "hio
the people Of Fredericksburg flock to tho services ia
the Confederate cemetery the field of the Union dead
Is given up to sort Of colored picnic The Grand
Army should take this in charge. Fredericksburg IS
but two hours from Washington, and there Is no more
impressive spot for memorial services.
Right In stye--Lady shopper-But aren't these
shoes awfuly large ,.rcs ,.ax lint that's the style
affected nowadays They will pinch your feet Just
the same as those you have always worn. mall
"oh, well, ~ that sasSnyes ! suppose may a. We"
President seelye OF Amherst College, is gifted with
a remarkable memory lie Is able to gree oy hsnio
cvoy living graduate Of the college whom ne mas e'or
met, and freshmen who have not been In college
week are surprised hear the president address them
by their first names.
mt
A tramp called at house, and when the serv AM
opened the door requested something to eat' rhe
woman replied by whistling for tho dog. ,.r,sa
You misunderstood me, num- hastly remarheu
the m mend cant
~ asked that you should feed me- no, dne brousb
the gae.-(1ouths' Companion.
To Colonel Hahn: Issue a regulation forbldding tine
lighting of cigars cigarettes on tho platforms or STAR
ways of the elevated road stations, and thousands OF
men and women will owe you deep debt Oh graf
itude. OF course you may offend an ihhniIcsn,ai
number of men who don't mind trampling on tho
rights of others but the more you offend such people
the better
81 am sorry to see you negecting yonr business
this way, smith, They say st that you don't speHa
Well, fellow must look after his health you
know" ~ 900, ,o,,, ,oo, s,c.-wbat Is the matter
VIZ NV wife takes The Family Health Gazette and
she makes out that have tendency to SCREENING OK
tho brain, with complicated symptoms OF Brlghts as
ease, liver complaint dyspepsia palptation OF me
heart infam nation Of the bunions cremation OF the
spleen, indignation of the 0esophagus hypoftr0phy Oh
tie palate and besides that am not at al r,s wen IN
THE Gazette and you see I've no time Tor anything
else.'-tSpringfeld Union.
great many ladies who ride in the Fifh-ave.
stages are complaining the great number of mners'
and dressmakers girls who ride In the stages carrying
Immense square boxes. This certainly is nuisance
which the company should abate Those boxes are
80 large that even Of them will completely I'LL the
passagoway ia q stage They are simply freight, ana
the stages not intended to carry freight
"what lovely Jacquemnots, Mrs softspot; are
they for tho pulplt?' l.. $500. A.,
"Oh, dear, no I'm going to carry theni 10 poor MI
Rlppenhquer, In the jail 49,. Ala. +.
what, that horrd man that sold house that no
didn't know m0rtgaSed " - .
oh, dear, no some one palmed of on Mr. Rippen,
kquer adulteraed beverage OF some KING anu ne
became eXaspcrated that he kicked his vito our OF
a thirl-story window. Poor man He does icei SO
depressed at being put in jsil for t'-Sspringneid
Union.
The New-Yorf State Sunday school Association VIII
hold its thrtyth annual convention In Rochester,
beginning June Ia
THE CoUNTRYMAN.
They never should suspect, not they,
From anything he did or said
While staying In the city there, ,u.a
That he Was hs bs snf ey Would
no make him wonder at the show;
He'd not admire single thing, ,, ,
But take good care no one should know
He was country pumpkin.
He walked across the Brooklyn Bridge,
He saw the Park and srayely went
To panorama, theatre,
He ordered at Delmonico's
Buckwheats and syrup-good ones, roo
But never once did he admire
Or praise thing. And SO Wo knew !
A' "a' -Ciarpers Weekly.
Young Lady Ito artisD-what do you consider the
best thing yeu ever drew, Mr.. Palottef
Artist (absentlyl-oh, an ace to two aces and
couple Of JacBs-lYonkers Statesman.