New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-07
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The Tribune lately stated that after the holidays
were over the poultry dealers Of Washington anu
Fulton markets loved to compare notes ana see
to which depot Of supplies Is due the honor Of having
sold the biggest rkeyn We further stated that this
year Fulton Market boosted the sale OF Vermont
turkey weighing thirty-hv pounds and Washington
Market of ono weighing thirty-eght pounds. This
item met tho eye of John Battersby County treasurer
of Albany, and with the evident desire Of taxing
the conccit out Of both our famous New-forK
markets he points with pride TO the bird presenfd
by him to the Albany Press Club which IS to grace
the annual banquet Of that institution next Thursday
This bird is also of the fine old race OF turReys anu
turns the scales at fortythrce and one-hah pounds
He was born in Albany County and had q Drother'
MI Battergby casually mentions weighing nirty-seVeh
hounds But he does not say whether no regarded
1888 as pretty good year for raising turkeys IL
IA pleasant to reflect that the Albany Press Ciuo
although ordinarily devoted to plain living ana hign
thinking is accustomed to develop Keen anu
massive appetite for Its annual festival
Signs Of orcatnes.-Mrs. Hopeful-Is my boy I'M
pfI proaessor Of pcnmanship-fe is getting worse
h's HOW HOW ovelyl Tho darling Hen DO great
author some day."-(Ncw-York Weekly
arhs Savannah News deserves honorable mention
for the fair and Just way in which It SPEAKS OK inc
colorcd race. II inhu entail southern papers
adopted It's tone the race problem would soon settle
Itself
An Undesirable suItor.-Young widow--Yes. It is
true Mr.. siowfe.low has been very attentive 70 me
iately, and be "a certainly very interesting 80 you
useS 10 anS% indeed Know him sna vs
ceqrsd her zine XssrS psiI IN me- parIO mum
Young Widow (savagely)-Not at home
Not all Methodist ministers arc opposed to dane
,ng A. the Inauguration ball. Says one OF them In
. The Indiana polis Journal "The action OF the
Methodist ministers In indianapolis and Columbus Is
without sufficient warrant. II they wish 10 express
their individual and independent opinions, they have
perfect right TO do so and no one can op)ect' ru'
whatever they may think OF themselves inc manner
In which they presenting Ito the puono eye
looks like grotesque presumption and fanaucism IL
nlaces the church In false and indefensibls position
before the country The Methodist Discipline was not
made to control an inaugural at Washington or In
diana polls These things wholly within tho domain
Of secular Affairs to which the Church has very re-
mo,e relation and upon which she should not speak
at all unless fragrant impropreties and scandal mark
them. which no one believes will DO The case'
Rural Elevated Roads.-Miss Fifth Avenuc-0h.
Uncle wayback, You ought 10 see our eic'a'eo roa"s
III Uncle Wayback not to be outdonsl-Yes and yoa
light over the tops o. tho fences.-(Burlington Free
Press WV 49,
Among the most tasretui Of the calendars of 1880
ts the one issued by Judge Arkc There arc sew
era leaves 10 IT, each one or which mas an arusuc
border. while the bond that unites them is golden
ribbon.
We Had To.-wc understand that some OF our lead
ing citizens blame for the arrest OF Colonel Jim
Drake who was pnched and taken to Omaha the
other day We did write letter to the sheriff that
Jim was here and could be bad any day In the week.
but we had He not only pesisently refused TO
grocery and dealt with non advertisers. In addition
10 this Jim was getting pulled up and concelted and
he had an idea that he was running the town. We
want to be friendly with all, but we must be used
right The first duty of every man In this town who
knows he is wanted by a shorin anywhere is to como
in and subscribe Price 81 per year, invariably In
sdvancc.-( arizona Kicker.
During the year 1888 nearly 700 persons dis
appeared in Philadelphia largo percentage OF
whom we've never heard of.
Never say again that the newspaper writer is not
master OF diplomacy. One OF the fraternity was 70
write up the history of an old lady OF ninety eight up
IA New.IIau,rssblre He told that she had never
3, much as lcaried her letters. Did he burt It out
I'm print7 Not a bit OF 1t. lie merely stated IN his
finely written article that she read the finest
print as well as She ever could. MachiavellI may
as well resign his laureis. lie has no longer any
right 10 wear them.-(Doston Transcript.