New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-05
THE Talk OFTHE DAY.

THE Talk OFTHE Day
aThe Chicago Tines is still edited "by W. n
storey' Tho proprietors appear unwilling to IN
form him that they have bought It,
Austria Hungary boasts Of some Of the oldest news.
papers in the world On tho Ist Of January next the
Pressburger Zeitung' will commemorate the 125t1
proseT ~ .. tho National
There IS hcwe more ancien, Newspaper IN vsnn3
gazette, and founded IN the year 17oo-Americaa
Register.
Ex-Congressman Horrs comment upon the rss
ception accorded to President Clevelands message
by the Ian lon papers DELI ced during the course al
bis eloquent address before tho convention Of Republics
clubs at ChIckerirg Hall, was pungent. "whsn was
IT, no exclaimed that England turned missionary On
commercial mattersf When It that she advised ~
to do anything except something that would help horf
II should happen to wake up at night. nevsr having
heard tho question stated and be called upon TO vote
on our commercial interests, and should know
that England was shouting over the water aver
should vote nor And would be right, too, from
the beginning to the end OF the Chapter
IT appears that during the year 1885 tbs number q
persons killed by wild animals and venomous SNAKES
In HIndostan was o4S41. This IS an Increase OF 9N
over the figures for the previous year. Tho fatalities
from snake bites rose from col to 22,134 whiis
wild animals killed 9,7o7 persons Is compared par VIII
and wolves for 900 these figures showing 90 more
deaths from tigers and 26 fewer from wolves as COM
S wv sso wd boap bsons Wild hogs acSa
aIigators crocodles wild cats and panthers had also
their quota of victims.-(Tmes Of India
There will be plenty OF international Exhibitions
this year. Among others will be relating TO music
at Bologna one Vienna covering architecture souip-
ture and painting, and one at Melbourne comprising
everything.
Tho year 1887 has witnessed greater progress In the
growth and development OF the City Of Brooklyn than
before shown In any CORES pondng pero NM" ,n,s
eutpr haya
the extension OF mercantile and manufacturing inter
of wss s @as
rather In the record of building ope atos that speci
Dealers in copper stocks are now quoting tho
Ghost in Hamlet and exclaim, Lei " "'
PHASES.
song of life sing,
A ripple In stream
4 day Of bliss
A smle-a hiss
sweet, enchanted dream.
We strive for might and power.
some newer heights to climb
Our trtumphs ring
We shout and sing
psalm OF life sublime
We long for sweet repose,"
For rest and quiet sigh
All wherefore must
We live-in dust
Our shattered idols lie.
We moan and look for Death
And count his coming dear
Our hearts dull pain
Knows refrain,
Save sigh and sob and tear
With meekly folded hands,
We neither sigh n)r sing
Our longings done
begun
In peaceful sleep l,s
-(Sara NJ Osborne In " The Empire Toronto
A singular fatality to have pursued the Gov.
errors OF States I'm the year Just closing No fcwo
than three Of them have dcd-Washington Bartlett,
Of California Joseph r. Bodwell Of Maine, aud John
Marmaduke, Of Missouri-the last two passing away
within few days OF each other.
In my opinion despite all the talk in tho newspaper
Il will be a long before there Will be any railroads
In China for several the principal ones being
the superstition of tho people China is one wash
graveyard On every side there TO he found the
mounds OF those who have died The Chinese will not
allow these mounds to be disturbed under any ircum-
stances. Their superstition forbids the removal OF
body the Interference with the of any person
buried with the proper ceremonies. Twice a year
they visit the graves OF their ancestors the spring
with offerings Of the first fruits of the season. and in
the fall they repair 10 the graves and burn incense
of these mounds would have 10 be removed else the
rails would have to wind I'm and ont amongst them.-
"a Chinese Missionary in Los Angeles Tribune.
The latest Internal machine" proves to have been
joke. Joking Of that sort cannot be stopped too
quickly.
II was lately said of a selfSuifcient rcf0rmer In
words that many persons might we'll lay TO heart
And every day he gave tho Almighty
Advice which he deemed of great WORTH
And hi, wife took In sewing
To keep things s-going
While he supeuhtcnded tho eart..
The Churchman