New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-27
THE Talk OF TIE DAY.

| wlfe-My dear, what kind .of bird do you think
/ ought to put on my Sunday hat9
Husband-oh, some bird of pray, suppose
Ensllsh Tourist-what do those letters. N. Y and
American Travcller--Nine years and no earnings.
| -'(LoweI Citizen.
Many Of the late Philip n. weshs Jones were
translated Into French and served up in the Paris
papers as original humor. Then they were translated
back again into English, and copied Into American
papers as French jokes. When Mr. Welsh saw these
he used to say, Now, they are funny"
why he MISREPRESENTATION Jones under
stand you went West to start paper. "hat maze
you come back soonl so~ous
you. but I'll tell you the honest truth. found that
with a 32-breast measure and no hhosmiseuso
Of the practical %oTEngs q Tne So With
drew burlington Free Press,
An English clergyman, who has been visiting IN
this country says that American preachers are 700
fond OF the picturesque This tendency sometimes
leads them 10 describe forbidden pleasures WIN such
literary sympathy tsat many unthnkIng people
feel strongly inclined to indulge In them, 10 thst the
very object Of the sermon is defeated.
The writer knows Of a wealthy Ncw-YorF physlcisLn
who while riding about in bis carriage sick calls
enertalns himself by ingng lot OF unset ma9nu
rronps A them on the seat MS opposite and LOOKS a
them while his face IS lit UP with admiration ana
pleasure.-(Men's outitter.
The fashionable ladies OF FL Paso Mexico, "ho
engineered the last bullhght, win devote the pro-
ceeds TO the town clock fund
A Pretty Picttme-Mrs Rural Emde Ton Chestnut
stLook at that sweet little girl. Did you ever see
anything moro angelic
Mr.. Emde Ia country doctOrp-Yes, she IS certainly
gas style Of beauty seldom met with outside the
large Observation-Disclosures Record
The Imperial shouter"-An our readers know that
The Whipsaw" Is in the pay of American Annexation
fists Its professions of loyalty to tho Queen are
hollow fraud.
"This world IS pretty evenly divided after, all' said
the butcher, as he scraped away at his block Howl
Lady In the diamonds and seslskin gets out Of her
carriage and comes IN here and injuries for sassae
butchers have the eddecashun. Makes me feel moro
conteDt."-(Dctroit Free Press.
Miss Ellen oalford, of New-Haven, writes to The
Tribune to warK. Yale graduates who are receiving
circulars nom a certain New-York firm Offering
them an etching by Miss oakford of the famous
Yale fence corner, together with piece Of the fence
Itself that these copies are offered entirely without
her authority consent About year ago Miss
Oakford etched a small representation of the corner
for JUROR german programme. 1t was after
ward used by the New-lork alumni, and by this time
must DO well worn This Is the plata from which
the firm mentioned is said 10 be printing tho etching
Science and war-American Admiral I'm tho next
war-The foreign men-ofwaf are steamiDg up and
getting ready their 1000 Founders. NOws our tme
Have the oil spouted Into the river until the surface
ssbaltern-'Tis done
Good Now start out the torpedo-boats. II one
thing don't work the other will. Wen show 'em.'
otis dones
aGlofiousi But-vha-vhat's thatls
The enemy has set IRE 10 the OIL ana steamed
out'
Great snakesi The torpedoes the torpcdoes"
Too late.' (tfkz bang boom crash
Come. boys, lefs skip before those gunboats get
back. These new-fangled ways Of defending cities
don't seem to work very well'-(Phiadelphla Record
There IS only one prisoner I'm the Jail Of Hughe
County. Dakota ard he would be promptly released
II Il was not necessary keep the insurance good. by
having somebody in tho jail lie says 1t Is doggone
shame that no ono else will do something TO get
arrested. as he wants to get ready for bis spring
9oughing.
Mamma-why die you tell me lie. JOhnnief
Johnnie-Because, mamma. you didn't give me nHle
10 think up truth that would 1T Nv aShington cfltic
Tho total expense OF eultvating OF grapes In
California is si5 The curing and packing Of an acre
OF grapes making hundred boxes Of raisins s. 500
And "A the average price OF raisins Is 81 so box,
there is ne. profit of $50 per acre In the rasin
business.
A Rand OF Uops-Mrs Bascom-Have you got
"' Wr. = overalls-Tsl, we've got durn poor brass
band and there doltt seem TO be no way OF aseOars
I'M NJ Hf that aint band OF hope, then uon
Eetch onto your misunderstanding Free Press
Mr.. Ia Grand H. Cannon, of Vermont, is said to
be a director I'm $50 different corporations.
A Keptucfy gentleman, who recently came 70 Wash.
neton 20 consult with his member OF Congress ABOUT
an Once under the new Administration, was ASKED
Yesterday by a gentleman from Boston whether II y
really true that the people Of Kentucky are so very
bbnlOus. =. -, 4 Du..,,o,.,
iIJrlorsls sali the Kentuchan Bibulous! i
dont reckon YOU could find dozen Bibles In the whole
state 5-(Washington Post
The Philadelphia Record declares that the three
suburban poorhouies of Philadelphia are palaces
IN which the poor are maintained in sybariIc luxury
sim ON the strIng.-Bangey (after three years
absence from homel-fas Miss Lanlson got that fellow
Dacey on the string yet ~, - A. anna,
string now.-( burlington Free Press