New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-22
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THE TALK or THE DIY.

In winter the population Of Lcnox is about 200.
In summer It is about s2O0OO0,O0O.
They met agaln-Dry- goods clerk Ito beautiful
custonerl-Excuse me, but are you not Miss smith,
Customer (frigidIy)-That Is my name, sir.
Clerk-You were at Saratoga In August'
Customer thauieur increasingl- Yes. sir-I will taks
twelve yards OF this piece.
Clerk-Cash !-(rho Epoch.
Kind hearted old gentleman Injecting countrymsn,-
Why do you look so blue, my friend7
Counryman (who has Just been cleaned out by .
bunco steerer)-'Cos Pm tarnal green, that's Why
Careful of his miDd-woman ito tramp-I sposs
you've travelled good deal In this countryi
Tramp-I know every foot Of #, ma'am from Port
land. Maine to the RIO Crande
Woman-DoD't ye gift tired o. travellin' sometmes1
misunderstanding, ma'am, am Oppressed with
more or less ennul; stu there's no,mns K. travel
you know to broaden ones mind-tThe Epoch.
Plays in which tank enacts the principle role
may be said to be dramas Of the first water.
On the rear platform of a late South End car,
tough, who indsposed to pay his fare, but per.
fecfy willing he made proclamation, to clean OUT
the car for cents The conductor wore the G. A. r.
button; he looked at the button and then glanced at
four passengers wandered out the platform kind
o permiscus like as Aremus Ward would say; 70
atey became as mild as lamb.-(Boston Transcript.
There is bright young in England who
proposes to set wagners operas to music. Next
thing he Will propose to dramatic some OF Shake
speare's plays
A German professor says that thiry-hve flashes Of
common lightning would keep an incandescent lamp
burning for an hour Owing to the difficulty OF cap
turing fash of lightning, and preserving IL until
wanted, persons who use ncandescenf lamps VIII con-
-(NorTistown Herald
A school of 10000 porpolses was recently seen IN
the ocean near San Diego, Cal. In the more enter
prising East they would have been made to do duty
as sea serpent
A suburban Boston poet has discovered that the
hin f- frat IN got nm
terms with the girl second With the dog and third.
with the parents.-(w ashlngton Critic
During the year 1886 2s,I34 persons died from
snake bites In India.
First LADY, understand Miss De We're has gone on
the stage.
Second Lady-oh, yes, she has been before the pub
First Lady-Has she made any regulations
Second Lady-Some, presume, but not nearly a.
much as she has lost.-tWashington Critic
"The Boston PILOT good Catholic though 1t is.
apparently hates English "Cawtholic' worse than
1t does Protestant
Captain Arson has scores Of applications daily from
ambitious pitchers who anxious for an opportunity
to twirl the Chlcagos the top OF the list The old
man, however takes stock r. but few applicant 4
to give trial, but many are called and few are
chosen The other day "a, local grea ncss
whom he had discovered. After telling about his
the young twirer also perfect gentleman Arson
gave him one Of the looks which he awards to diss,
greeaDle umpire. ana SAID W NAT 90 you suppose
want of perfect gentlcmanl I'm looking for
pitchcr."-(Chicsgo Herald.
whats the matter with you. chummyi You
look sick"
Chum.-sckl Why, boy. me hearts broken.
took my girl to the Chamber Of Horrors 10 the Eden
Musee and she was taken with the shakes and shook
Looking Ahead.-At opelika venerable colored
struck me for quarter TO help repair our meet
IN house from damage by de cyclone"
"Where is the meeting house ~ asked
fright ODER yere about mile"
:" is 1t Methodstl"
Yes, sah'
you are the fifth person that has asked for money
for that church within three hours. When was 10
damaged by cycone.'"
"A spell ago.
q rode by i Yesterday and Il appeared all rights
Yes, sab. IL ar all right, now
"Thcn what do want of more money!
"We ar expectin' anoder cyclone In de fall, sah
an it's gwine ter be hustler an blow de spire clar
off Ice coectn' agn IT, sab, we kin make quick
repairs "-(Dctrolt Free Press.
"wpe your feet at the door, has been suggested as
good Home Rule motto.
a poetess sings in a Boston paper: al almost
tremble when gaze upon tree or fower.' case
of poison sumach or Ivy, probably. There are hun
dreds who feel the same way-(Burlington Free Press