New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


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THE TALK OF THE DAY.
The man without umbrella nowadays is Lost
| -he will either be drowned perish with sun
| stroke without II.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
In the sweet cooling days,
When love laughs at lockeS,
How pleasant TO feel
Her fair hand rob your pockets.
How different II is
When you've welded your mash,
To feel her hand delve
In the for your cash.
THE Philadelphia inquirer.
statement has been widely published in the
newspapers Of this country that General Grant was
a spfrtualist. Henry W. Wilbar, OF Haumonton,
n. j. has just sent letter 10 The Washington
Post,' which he received from General Grant in
1888, on the subject. In this letter General Grant
says Dear Sir My published denial Of the charge
Of being a spritualIst or believer in spiritusism
explicit as knew how TO make 1t.
witnessed, nor took interest enough in the subject
to wish to do so, of the spirttuaistc perform
ances. 1 never held conversation on the subject
with who was a believer"
1t Struck Him." Mr. Abide, have looked over
your expense account" said the head Of the house,
peerng over his glasses his travelling salesman,
and there is item here do understand II ls
lit means" said the salesman who had had
good weeks business and correspondngly reck
less, IL that is where you get stuck
sun
There IS complaint from various Catskll Mountain
resorts that the number Of summer tourists is small
An explanation OF this distressing state OF Attain
Is that some hotels have attempted TO exclude He
brews.
NATURES MASTERsGECE.
The lovely maiden in the hammock swings
Beneath tn outrageous trees,
While robin. in the ripenlnG orchard sings
His thrilling melodies.
In dotted muslin dressed, or snowy lawn
Adorned with cherry bows
She is vision fairer than the dawn,
Sweet the new-blown rose.
The shining tresses Of her slken hair
There S0 Cupid hides each rngiet is a snare;
Avoid her while you may
For who can look upon her lovely face,
Behold hold her smile her forms bewitchng grace
And scathess pass her by
Turn back, oh, youth another path pursue;
Turn back thou art in peril;
II thou would'st keep thy heart avoid her. DO,
THE Boston Courier,
Ferguson-I am in awful hard luck, Blakely; I
can't get my life insured.
Blakely-Why not? Heart diseased
Ferguson-No; only have become a baseball UNI
pre.
party Of mischievous boys while looking about
the new Yale recitation building Thursday, removed
long ladder leading up to one of the towers where
mason was at work. The laborer soon discovered
the loss Of his only Of descent. and ordered
the boys to replace It, But they enjoying his dis
60 b h o s Vii ubernian sbomted Tet me- dorn
ye Williams, or, be tabers, oPll drop on yez"-(Ths
New Haven Palladium
The largest organ in the world has Just been con-
str,lced by the Messrs Hill & Son. of London. England
1t was made for the Town Hall of sydney, Newsouth
Wales at a cost of $4,000 The instrument has 1915
sounding stops, and possesses the ext 40 dnr! ve
Of pedal reed stop of sNtyfOur feet sounding length
The wind supply maintained by gas engine of great
power.
vlsitor-I suppose, my good man, you sometimes
have regretfu moments
Convct-Yes, sir / does, sir.
Vsitor-Regrets that you didn't walk in the up
Convict-No. sir regrets hat'I didn't take another
ten thousand. THE Omaha World
Parts is following the example of London. and IS
about build underground railway line. The rail-
way will be miles Ions. although only four miles
of it will be completely underground; the rest will
through cuttings and by viaducts.
the socalled sicy grcen' of the two-cent stamp
in the North and in that fact is pointer for tho
regions of the North the green becomes faint and
siskly In the south, however; It Is green sOt,
climate. Especially these delightful tones' APP
parent lin the South when the stamp adheres TO an
money from new subscriber While we are thus
partial 10 the lovely green stamp, we VIII throw no
obstacle in Dhe way OF change Of color In fact 10
will be interesting to see Brother Wanamaker paint
her red," just for variety.-The Charlotte Chronicle.
AUF WIEDERSEHN.
Ozone into PersianJ
Farewell. But back soon dear Khan,
And mind the wild randan
OF Yankee journalistic wit unruly;
Forgive all for rubbing
His Majesty the Shahenshah.
And pokng fun at
He HI G--y.
Return, and learn to take joke,
Let not such little things provoke
a monarch's wrath or minister's unduly;
Jibe back at us in pure Parsee,
And let Teheran's loud tehee
Drown all hehaws at
He HI G--y.
That Settled IT." That settles it, said prson-s
whom His Honor sentenced TO the Work House fol-
SIXTY days the ether morning.
Settles what ?" asked the officer 10 whom the
mark addressed.
Il have been troubled in my mind whether 10 &C
down TO Long Branch or up TO Macknac this summer
Now won't have 10 go 10 ethcr."-(rbe Detroit Fred
Press.