New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

InaLS why no Say VAlnto opO"ti' hc hnoWS
how II himself
man gone away yet
Father-Of- all right
Maria proposing 10 60
Father-Wen you tell him to gtt.-tThe Epoch
"The Society Review" is the title Of new weekly
about TO be issued in this city. II will be edited BY
Mr.. william de Wagstafe, who planned THE New
York Saturday Review" and was It's promoter Hay.
ing retired from that journal on account Of a MS
undertaking regarding its management. he has pro- ,
jected a periodical in which a special feature viz
be made OF the social happenings Of the meropOis
Mr. de Wagstaffe will be assisted in his undertaking
by the majority OF the contributors 10 and the stat
he formed for "The Saturday Review all the more
attractive features of which will be perpetuste b
the venture.
with the appointments Of Mrs Williams, The Normal
College receives for the first tne an official ec0gn-
ton not only In the direction of It's affairs, but
the management Of the public schools OF New fots
That this was inevitable in time was seen twenty
years ago when the college was organized For I'VE
years or longer the growing strength OF u institution
through IT'S alumnae has been asserting Itself more en-
phatically each year. with 1000 teachers in the
schools, moro than half Of the total number, and mos
than 1000 graduates Of the college distributed through
the city in all ranks Of life, the alumnae OF the Normal
College constitute force which only needed proper
organization direct it. in order 70 effect wide and
valuable work for the schoos.-(Schooi.
Florida will soon be the greatest lemon growing
country in the world Lemons weighing pound
each are common in Florida, and along the banks Of
Caoosahatchie there is single tree which bears
5000 lemons. many Of which weigh pound e%h
But except for show such large lemons are OF utue
value as they are coarse grained and pdlpy IN
best lemons are grown on poor son. and for thai
reason they are very profitable crop. This country
consumes more lemons every year than all otha
countries combined and the consumption constantly
increasing.
How the Boy Viewed It" Let's get some o. thru
II don't want any o. them. They let yer tag
'em. Come down TO Bankers am steal some o
hs."-(1he Epoch
The centre of population in this country is said "a
have moved from Erie Penn, to point near colum'
bus Ohio. But the literary centre continues to stay
right here.
Religion, Politics or War,
Agitate not the world at present;
There Is allabSOrbing question
That 'wakens thoughts both sad and pleasant
It is " Where is the cheapest place .
To bug decent Christmas present!' .
-Tcxas siftines.
Are some of the gatemen 90 the elevated railways
the legitimate SUCCESSORS Of the nearly extinct race
of turnpike toll-tskers 2 II would seem So In"
veracious and critical observer of the men and mar
hers of his time. Tony Weller, casually remarked
his stage raEted the country road "Nerry queer
life is pike keepers, sir They're all on em ma
as has met with some disappointment In life. Con-
shuts themselves in pixies partly with the view OF
being solitary and partly to revenge themselves Oh
mankind by taking tolls II they was gentlemen
you'd call 'em msanthropes, but as It is they GUY
takes to pike keeping Fortunately for them as tns
pike gate disappeared, the elevated car gate cane
in They are not now solitary, except As they reti~
into their own gloomy thoughts but they have ampie
opportunity TO "revenge themselves on manRn|
Through their wise counsels, their able ;nsntfse,
ment their excellent thrift and ther p'', ,reide4
industry, the cotton screwmen OF e,e neiban,
I'm benevolent associations. nave r., H.,
the wealthiest labor organizations "a IA e.tate in lie
associations own valuable hiPoyc opsider,bie capital
city they have accumulated s NeEE H. deyoted IN The
and they maintain fund "nIin = g. an innortani
use of the relief department or orlosre pii aynns
feature OF the organizations III u''
oo,,ars rros.ssor SAYS Unhonored and unknown
49,. 90, 80 tho WORTHLESS who have added new woTd
80 tho IanDiaqep Nonsense. professor There Is the
hoods Alderman of this city, for instance, who addea
the substantive combine TO the language We VIZ
Grant that he is unhonored, but he = not uhAho"~
On The contrary, the public has got on to him. "
,,se pbrase that boodlers will most easily unders'~
Bright Joumalst.-Foreman (eAcie3hIy I ,en,i
go! Johnson the murIerer' ,on, Ss MARION
We,ye got the whole account of the hanging set "i'
With Illus tra0ns ana n the set or elcfcS On y Boy Just
Get over the account IN large caps, Johnson ife
Below is a full account of what he eecaPed'
Arc women more charitable than men The l0hooa
street sweepers don't think 80. one q "e' 80.
being asked his opinion replied that u w" ,,s snd
asking ladies for a gratuity they he'o' -,
never would give a poor man anyuAs 10,
said that a lady occasionally gave him peHy ,hs,
her purse was handy. And sui anoH"S .ars,
he never heard of a lady even noticihs poO'
one Way Out of H-ClevertonIe on, snd tbess
IN fix. I've got 10 go to pan w" wbsf would YOU
dress trousers are fearfully baggy "ha'
do ,,, pr,,sb vour hair strsigG
hocE neglect YOUR nails. don't dance an
,h,n1, vo,, are aeenius-(Clothier and furnshe'
y.....,. beautiful Persian cat living in Fast rnv ,
| -, :. = ,rsat NET and until within week qus'.
/ A., .,,n visitor came, bringing pafro'' -.
VIZ. asa ,r,redstey felt hungerng desire iO' 20
80" '"1 annroached and prepared for sp'
When she heard In amazemen' so"nu AZ % shoeksi
Ia. ,ssuinp from the cage ana her ears "t' h.sa
,., = ,o,,ent OF oaths such as had never poissd
n, q, that woll.regulaed household. Inc w. n.en
uoaha >" ,.,n, the room which she has never s'n''
induced 10 enter An aolns
| ,,osoh aumorlst-Friend--W are W" ~
=, y Az 20, IN the Cooper Union Library - ,okes has
all asy snsper HumoristYou see, one OF my ~ watch
been published in New orS pspeI :, see zee il somebody
hs Laugh over il. fellow almost sies
day-(TeAas Sh'lnsS' -, declared
- n,iyate letter New-Orleans teaen" =, ,yheu
A.. the pupils In southern schools obey .,s uttls
comnelled by force fear, and thar n, the letter
sense of right honor. somehow o, ~ hot for the
oo, published and they are mssi"s
| teacher. .s DR. Bigpll
lie Saw Him-Mrs. Fangle-Dh 20"
last night Sssr ssw e sr moment
him several mean e,m 10 call and prescribe -,
y yo, I'll telephone 10 him as 500"
| ofnce.-(The Epoch