New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY

THE TALK OF THE DAY
There IS sprouung poet in Canada who thus sns
Of the hen:
And In Ontario the hen
Is worthy Of the poets pen
For she doth well deserve the praise
Bestowed on her for her fine lays
After that let no one talk Of snnexng canMA
American editors have hard enough time now, With
out making it harder by adding this man 10 our Isl
OF poets.
showing John Bull Around" Ana what is this!s
8 This is wall Street II is the most celebrated a
oil our American watering Places
"Fawncy 1.-THE Epoch.
Remote unfriendly melancholy, slow.
Chicago working for the great Worlds Show
The Oldest Mason, OF course, never dies. Neifhef
does the Oldest member Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic And Just he Is turning up all
the West. But the chances are that be really lives
right here in New-York.
Preaching Versus Practicing-" Upon my souls
exclaimed Mrs. FlyarOund, never saw such an Old
gadder in my life as that Mrs. Neverhome IS Actu.
ally, Yesterday called seven times at her house end
couldn't get in once "-(The Epoch
A Nebraska editors barn was burned the Other
day, and he crowded out the latest news from
stanley in order insert two column account Of
the lurid work of the fire end,' as he expressed IT,
And he ended thus: As the last dying hame hcksfd
heavenwald we realized that the loss was s65-no In
surance Thus to great and small alike come The
deeper tragedies Of life that furOw the cheek and scar
the heart. We hope the coyotes who are In arrears
will now have the decency to pay up. Verb sap
couple OF literary women have established ~
Pacific Coast Revision Bureau The Paci1c Last
may need revising but II IS queer nndertakn
make An apprOpli- What's that? The womeo
propose 10 revise manuscripts and 50 forth for CAV
iornians Well, why didn't they say So!-'NofrS
town Herald.
In the Canadian Episcopal Church the bishop mas
the right to nominate rector for parish. In the
exercise OF this right the bishop recently nominated
as rector of the church in st. Catharnes man who
was not desired by the people. OF course hey nave
To accept him. but they have got even by voting 10
the new rector a salary of dollar year.
They tell a story of Maine man who told his
wife that ne was SI gcn and 70 co ali his friends to sai
at his house and inquire his Whereabouts mnen no
6af e s se sosn 'e sneak for week But it
is safe to wager that, despite her exhaustion sne
of Asusang-and so forth-than her husband who had
Just returned from his fishing trip. The woman hsa
nothing to do with tho bait.-tNorrsto"n Herald
They say it is a great treat to hear cultivated
Ro.ton girl sing whence Did You Procure that
Tilel1 or John Procure Your Fowling Piece
STANLEY COME HOME.
Intrepid stanley. Cease to
And bring your gray hairs safely homes
We're very much obliged to you
For proving the s,s G5essheslahyuh5 land
OF warasura's bloody band-
And that the roaring Ahikszaac ,n
We thought Lake Uahkahzoozezee
Was larger than IL seemed 10 be-
Bun you have made these things as clear
As though had them all right here.
SO there Just let the matter stand,
And cease TO live on hope and SAND.
You've done real we'll for beginner.
Come home and eat Christmas dinner:
.-(Chcago Herald.
At recent examination of school teachers IN
California of the candidates wrote I'm answer 10
question of discipline Capital punishment shoua
not be resorted to except on occasions. only
with the consent of the parents and never I'LL me
next day"
~ TO his friend, the famous painter Of battle scenes,
who up with smoke all things that he does nov
know how 10 paint-And what you going TO 90
when they use tho smokeless powder !-(Fliegenda
Blaetter.
A writer in Tho Christian Cnon' says that tho
multiplication of books will make the adoption of some
senographc system of printing books necessity and
then what is now a bulky quarto will be snail
pamphlet of a few pages. But better way out "
the difficulty would be not print 50 many books.
And It will come to that in the end for readers Will
simply refuse to read any but few choice works
We sometimes thoughtlessy plume ourselves on tho
fact that we omnivorouS readers. But when We
become genuinely cultivated We Will cease 70
be omnivorous and become eclectic. And the reform
of the future will in this direction rather man
toward some improved phonetic system thai "ouu
make the reading OF trash easier than 1t Is now
As in a Looking Glass" Do you know said
AIgernon your face reminds OF mirror. for can
see nothing In 1t but the truth ,..
OH said Gertrude. :" | thought you were gong 70
say that when you looked in my face you expected
see your own . III. ..r.
En- n said Algernon. and then great light came
into his eyes, and he cried;
I" II YOU would be my own
Z" / will,' said Gertie.-(Puck.
There seems TO be considerable disunion IN u'
womans Christian Temperance Union.
Not for CASH" Doctor he said as they met %
tho platform OF the street-car can get little sd"
." For CASH." .,. =. ,ve
Well no. | simply want 10 ask a question OIL
and being old patient Of yours you "on' "
of charging me.'
Go ahead ,-.,s
"Well my feet are troubling ME and thousniro,.oc
SAY! Cut em right off :" interrupted tne ~, ~ "a
"Tve often wondered why You didn't do ~
to get off here-good night - Detroit Free H'"