New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The American Phlistns abroad Is thus hit OF BY
Professor Boyesen: He brags of his opulencc pat
roniIes tho effetc monarchies whose manners (whch
he designates 'frsD customs and institutions ill
him with . grand patriotic contempt Zig dscourses
loudly In the reading rooms Of tho backs and eX-
changes on the superiority Of the United States and
all that sppertains to them TO Europe and all that APP
pertains TO it, spits on the floor las Illustration
of the National superiority, and makes himself gen
orally obnoxious To Europe he represents America,
is the typical American, and cheefuIiy accepts his
representative character
have received tho following:
what is the origin of the song Johnny Get Your
Gun'l'
The song written in the winter in city Ths
reason was that In cold weather there we're always
come inside ard they wouldn't stand on the platform.
But they would shove back tho door and stand 10 hs
sowng The cold wind to sweep into tie car creating
neuralgia, toothache, pneumonia and other diseases
vain TO persuade these gentlemen 10 quit this Finally
the president said to one Of his conductors whose
name is Johnny
johnny, get your gum
The order is going TO be enforced this winter ann
the song VIII be moro popular than e'o''-'0n''s'
In Texas-Colonel scooter-By the way, hear you
have discharged the reporter that you got from
Boston.
Editor OF The American whanpioodle--Yes. ne
burned coyote couldn't write Turned in an aSitls
about old Beasleys crop Of potatoes and didn't CAL
them tuberss once / would let that go, bur tho
very next day he described leading grocers rcen'
importation OF canned oysters and never said weri
about luscious blvalves, tell you them Eas,tn
feers don't know how to write good English.
Lsndady comrlsinlngly)-F1our IS going up, ir.
Blodgcrs. 80 ~,
thudi~so I mnders tand but your bread deesnt Gem
to rise correspondIngly, Mrs. Hasbley.-(washisfon
Critic.
Hudson. n. Y, has a stingy Club, whose meibers
pledge themselves neither to treat nor to acopt
treat. The people OF Hudson always were need for
their good sense.
Both Fresh -Dullard-Hasn't that snufie fri t'ss
Irghtly-Yes. She's yearling
Duilard-And that silly-lookng fellow she engaged
Brightiy-Oh he's woaklIng. lowell 'itizen,
Philadelphia dealer advertses bonets with
ian art thought IN ever one Some ofths , sesi
With thoughts An art thought in a bonet. BY the
way, Will not look so attractive a. an osnch Rather
the same dainty structure.-tNoTstwn Herald
A Chicago paper invites answers to ne question:
ais Divorce Failurel"
Chicago business who has bee riding 20 his
place of business on truck thus describes the isunt;
I'D the street stumbling.
Making heads feel dizzy;
Rocking and a-rumblng.
Keeping wits qnite busy;
Breaking past street croshso1
Crossing tracks ienchutk-
Riding a 6Wk.
Bowling bridss.
humping over nts.
Dipping into ridges.
Crossing vadults.
Laughing and a-heering;
Thinking we RI In luck
Bless Us, this Is pleasaD,
Riding truck
II II announced that tie next Meeting Of the Epic
copsl Church Congress will be held In Buffalo on
November 90, and will continue four days.
The fuss they are paitng II Germany over tho
should teach the peope In thf country the danger
OF keeping diary Americas never do IL they
have attempted t. BIZ have ably faIed and
the practice has fadl into r d--.-tNorrfstown
Herald.
Telephones are to be put II the infectious wards of
the Parts hospitals in oydef that the patients may
hear the voices OF their friends without the risk Of
conveying infection by a PERSONAL interview.
sob. Fred. you've made me SO happy-I afraid
you wouldn't propose tonight
"why dear !-What would have happened II l
hadn't7'
"Oh. I'm sur don't know but I saw the new
moon over nv fght shoulder this evening. and I've
proposed to bfore."-springned Union.
Apparently Philadelphia means TO take the lead
IN the matter OF manual training.
ave brought back that ring took yesterday on
approval hi said TO the jewcller.
What We the trouble: didn't II ftls
"Nor he aid, sadly, thought-well, that is-well.
you see, ! bought for . certain finger, but she
wouldn't II on that, so I've come back with its
-Jeweler' Weekly