New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
THE TALK of TIE DAY.


In Boston, according to The Saturday Evening
Gazette the album has been superseded by the
package of Kodaks in every house. You are no
longer asked to look at the family likenesses bus
at our August at sweet Brook" An Anti Browning
Club in Hay Now" our Baby's First summer
There is strange monotony about these amateur
photographs. In them all you see about the
same trees, the same roads and the same brooks.
You would that you saw the same people in them.
Also If their outlines not ndistinc as to defy
recognition.
There's BIegh, for example He IS forever boast
Gs he a does Sons 9 at by hs house sns
done by his better half.-(Boston transcript
Even free trader will agree with us when We say
that our infant infuenzas ought to be protected
against this pauper influenza of Russia Why pauper
Well, it is poor thing to have. isn't 1t
Yabsley-I take it for granted, Miss Flyppe, tina:
Miss Fiyppe-I do not see why you should take il
And he didn't take it for granted any longer-Terrs
Haute Express.
John L. sullivan has been paying a flying visit TO
NewJersey and, usual is reported as indulgng in
whiskey -sraights. John can take care of anything
solid coming his way. but there is reason to appre
bend that this particular fluid Will completely van
quish him some CT these days
At the American ANTAGONISTS meeting yesterday the
Importance Of the cat in tie study OF anatomy was
dwet upon. If cats that have insomnia ana also
large and sympathetic voices, will answer the purpose,
the professor need simply address letter TO anybody
and drop IL some sidewalk to secure iuH supply
philadelphia Ledger.
When the New .zealander swings on the broken wire
of the Brooklyn Bridge. what, think You, will most
strangely move his special wonderl Why that 80
long ago 1889 the thrifty then inhabng these
regions paid "a of their money for brevet canvas
back duck and 81 so for tablespoonful of terrspin
raised to the nth power with hashed veal.
one of the new reading clerks of the House Of Rep
resentatives read bill to provide artesian ho
day,' instead of " artisans holiday That would
be a BORE remarked Speaker Reed-tLowell Courier
You want to make money, OF course Well. go 10
Oregon and raise apples Listen TO an oregon
farmer: In my orchard / have a few trees OF
greetings, from which gathered thirty eight boxes Of
apples which netted at the orchard 20 cents per
box 81 so each for the four trees. Taking seventy
trees the acre. which is the usual number planted
this gives a nice little return Of 1925 per acre. Now
to find out what can be accomplished on ten acres, II
is only necessary multiply little, and II will be
seen that apples pay bigger and better returns with
less labor than any other produce, not excepting
walnuts oranges
Shortpurse-Yes. those nice trousers, old boy
but aren't they err "a trife loud -
snapaon the contrary old Soy they syss are q
in six hOurs.-(Lawrence American
ace Business School" for fifty years. Long enough
then to have forgotten the of Horace Binney ehi
HOW THANKFUL WE SHOULD BE.
II furnace fires would not go out,
How thankful should be.
II living high would not give govt,
How thankful should be-
II messenger boys were only quick,
II all our kids were never sick,
If postage stamps need not lck.
How thankful We should be-
II.
II taxes were not quite 80 steep.
How thankful should be-
If one could go to bed and sleep.
How thankful should be-
II monthly bills would not fall due
II friends would stick as well as glue
If half our plans we could get through,
How thankful should be-
III.
II toothache was unknown pain,
How thankful we should be.
II drunken men would not raise Cain.
How thankful should be.
If water-pipes would never leak.
II all the deaf and dumb could speak,
II servant girls had much less cheek.
How thankful We should be-
~.
II freshaid eggs we're never stale.
How thankful should be-
II ships would weather every gale.
How thankful We should be-
II horses never ran away,
If boys were fond OF work as play.
If donkeys would forget to Bray
How thankful we should be-
V.
II bricks from chimneys never nm
How thankful should be.
II we were sure there was no Ill.,
How thankful should De.
II inkstands did not get upset.
II money was not hard 10 get,
II we could sometimes win bet,
How thankful we should be.
FIR. wELLEs.
Herman MerivaIe Is the last recruit mustered in''
the ranks OF the society for the Increase ana
Of Useless knowledge lie soemnly asserts inv
n,asher comes from masha, Rumanan word' me'h"s
fascination of the eye Oh, indeed.
INcongressman Clardy, who came here sem. a
weeks AGO. 10 help ST. Louis In the World falr 49,
nalpn tells a good story a Missouri hold over De,
ocrst Mr.. Cardy met the Mssourian IN iron, "a
Ward's lie hadn't seen him since last winter, s
supposed the had fallen his Official neck nio"'
sWhat," Said the ex.Congressman, YOU DON, so"
m. that you are still In the Interior Department, A
Yes, said the Missourian Putting his hand UP
one side OF his mouth he added IN lower tone -.
Aud id STILL too. -lWashington ietter - 70
Louis Globe DEMOCRAT