New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02
The TALK or THE DAY.

From "Fablcs OF Gotham: poorly clad man
with red stood before inc "lh"O"
Of Bible and peFused win eas'f
interest an open Bible displayed therein. "hen no
had read the two pages he exclaimed IN ioud VOICE.
Would that had The courage to 20 In and ask ms
propretor 20 turn tie page that night continue
the reading Of the Word7 The proprietor. who was
standing at the door, heard him and saldi como IN
my good man. and VIII give you copy Of the Bioe.'
Heaven bless you for tis' said the man. a. nc "eht
oat with Blblc worth dollar and hae net ana
then when he tu7rTr corner he exclaimed TO AHA
self: Billy Old boy, the racket Is. good one Kin
sell this for enough to get three square drinks.
uooray :. and be az once HE'D him 10 2 second hama
bookstore in the neighborho6d. in order 10 maze
dlcker This fable teaches us that edBo~ed man
does not always get; the right spiritual comfort out
OF the Bible.
Mr.. A. W. Hopkins. who resides southeast Of ihe
city one mile, placed upon our table two boxes ~ ~
fine strawberries we have seen This year TIE irll.
being Of the Phelps variety. and having been picked
fiCm vines IN NJ HOpkiQs's patch that morning.
How IS this, ye that I've IN frozen zones ana SILVER
IN your buffalo overcoats rive da.s rom Cnrlsh"s
and strawberries rpening In the helds.- benson
| (1ex) Gazetteer
The town Of. Arroyo Grand IS on the boundary
line between Arizona and Mexico. fact which enables
the topers work an old game. They se0 INFO
saloon on the Arizona side and ask for drink A5ns
down an American dollar. The chances are that tho
bartender viii give item a Mexican dollar IN change.
| II being worm Ohy ninety Genus 4"'h '+'s 'N''
saloon on the Mexican side. and tender the Mexican
dollar for a drink, getting All American do,,ar ilr
change. which in this case is worth c6y nneb cents
Tbe truthful Edlt.r Of "Thc Arizona Bosier'
saws that the practice has broken UP all sh@
saloons in the town.
No initiating Circumstances-PhadelDhia Mags-
trate--Were you ever here before!
| Prisoner-No. your Honor. was never arrested bus
once, and then u was IOf ue'' "@'"' E~"
| responsible for. .....
was the deed committed n state Of nsbTieIyI,
80, your Honor: in ProhiDluo3 S'a'e-4o"A
! -Philadelpha Record
"Ahs exclaimed dude TO somewhat noted
dudine why have you dyed your hair -
"Oh because George wished IT, lie wanted ny
hair to match the color Of his hoses'
A Frenchman who has been three times married
makes this proverb the result Of his experience;
1t IS better TO have worldly wife who, has some
order about her than stay ar-home who has not
Before tho first baby Is four months old rs photo
gfapb must be ,aen.; and copies SEM ~ lis DOING
parents to relatives and dear friends. The second
dream is mighty lucky yoangs,er u 2 gets s,i ~
photograph taken before It is four years o!d-DFshss
Magazine.
Erastus Wiman's declaration that there l. no an
nexation sentiment in Canada is denied BY promlnen'
Canadians who challenge him to prove his statement"
Good Both Ways" Our hostess is noted FOR Der
sang frod.7 msked McCorkle at the dc Buuioa
dinner, trying TO open conversation WIN 'h' "N'~s'
Yes.' replied tie fair maid. and her roaS's arg
:. SLOUGH, cIther."-lDfaASs MardLi"-'
A london paper says that New-York IS anle'ea
with swarm OF male stage beauties. .lhess Ehs''h
fellows are always hitting US for something o. o'hr'
4 Dakota paper tells OF a at political mc..ihs
who vas fired with Indignation Me'suppoee ibls
only another way OF saying that no wa pas out
brakes Magazine.
The free trade Democrats are beginning to ieel
fustered about that dreadful man " SAM KanesL
Some one suggests "St. Easmerc's' as good name
for a Unitarian Church
Castomcr-"w who IS thatl7 bawled mo d."ssss
from an upstair window, having been awakened %
violent pulling At his night BEL .,or,cr renlisd A
want you to understand that don't open my
store at night for ten cents worth OF p"eS''' ca
cept for customer
" But I'm customer
81 don't seem TO know you.' -. -. ,,,.
Gracious goodnes I'm IN your store three Or ios
times week to look at your directory ''-
Courier
social observer crtcises what he calls the stupid
silence, Of most Americans when dining IN hotels anu
restaurants 1t looks he says, as though c'oi'
one had been quaueng Instead OF cheess l''A
Eiuterchange Of opinion, men ana women s'' so'''"
and sorrowful at the iabe as though the! "e'e =
school, For this reason he thinks 'ha' ,ne ssl'i"
use "a light table wines WOULD W s0'' '"''7'
IT, vnilf promote sociab-ly.
wba wrote the most popular poem in the Eng.'h
''Twas the night before Chr,.mss w a an
aoJ ~ has given enjoyment 20 people ihan snl
ntier lSsin. yetso-sUry Of It's length ~oincihia'
Enquirer.
There arc IN south Carolina $1,000 whites "A'
cannot read or write. M equal number IN Iennes'e'
70 900 in Georgia, 10000 IN Alabama, l''OoV ~
,sssissinpl 10000 IN louisiana 10000 In N0Ha
Carolina and $4,000 in Virginia
An Important Observation-Disclosures You suis
Nr N,cefeuow Loves you a, a husband should
Daugher-Of course. lie wants To MARY ".
Mother (who knows her daughters peculiaflicsl
ToS inc Won we'll enough TO marry yoI Is one uius,
| loyinc you well enough 10 live with you Is Q'is
another-( New.Yoik weekly.