New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The India Rubber word' Is the title Of a hand.
somely printed magazine, the first number Of which
has Just been published in this city II IS devoted 30
the manufacture and Of the various applied forms
OF caoutchouc, gutta perca asbestos and coluloid
and also 10 the OF electricity. Besides
much matter Of value 10 the trade II contains historical
and descriptive articles Of interest 10 the general
reader It bears the marks OF careful editing and its
general appearance IS that Of good thing that has
como TO stay.
AT the club one evening last week several members
were expressing their opinions 10 the probable effect
OF the Australian system OF voting One thought /,
MU1u a., heip one parry and another thought 70 would
decrease the total vote, while another expressed tho
opinion that IL would have apprec iable effect that
who had been listening, you don't know anything
about 1t When man is alone with his God and his
iead-pencll, you can't tell what he'n do.7-(Boston
Budget
Edwin Colgan, the Editor of "qhe Cumberland
Cap" died at Marlborough, KY, week ago what
Of 1t, you ASK Only this, that he was tho author
Of BIT OF cheap doggerel that has had greater
vogue than any great noble utterance Of the last
twenty years. 1t IS as follows:
The June-bug has gaudy wing
The lightnng-bug has famo
The bedbug has no wings at all,
But he gets there Just the same
She Know It's worth.-Book Agent-The Bible Is q
good book, maam, and every ono should have one In
the house.
Woman-Yes, that's what my daughter Jennie said
Book Agent-Your daughter ma'am, knows the real
Woman-Yes, indeed, she does She presses mors
autumn leaves than any girl in the nelgheorhood.
dorchester Post-Expess
Tho Rev. Madison C. Peters. Of this city, IL he IS
correctly reported by The Philadelphia Inquier' has
discovered that he is pretty big man. "Why." said
the genial clergyman, who was until recently tho
pastor OF a Philadelphia church. no ono ever drew
such audiences IN Philadelphia as / did, and no one
now can fiji house like can When como here II Is
only question OF the size Of tho house. don'i
care how big It is, I can fill &c." And he concluded
by remarking: 4" 1 like my church first rate. It's
Just my size' Every ono will rejoice to hear that thu
Bloomngdale Reformed Church IS so large
"Whyp said the husband, do you PUT the hair Of
betterhalf do you the skin OF another calf on
your hands l'-(Le Voltaire.
Tho Rev. Dr. Henry c. McCook intends to show IN
Zig book that the poor despised spider IS really on.
Of the best friends of man. DR.. McCook has gooo
word to say for almost every insect except the New
Jersey mosquito, which he thinks is only good "hen
thoroughly dead.
Enoch Pratt, the millionaire who put s1.25oOOo
Of his wealth into establishing IN baltimore ne best
boston has been at the Hotel Lafayette for several
days He is now over the seventeen annual IahN.
mark of age but is fun twenty years younger in APP
Tearance Because Of his munticent foundation u
Inc baltimore library he has become well known
in literary and phanthropic circles he previously
was in the business world He IS short ard slight in
figure, his head IS usually bowed down, bu. when no
Tits il in conversation strong features and keen.
bright eyes are philadelphia inquirer.
It IS said that the details Of the failure Of next
seasons ice crop arc now being arranged. It is also
rrmorcd that the blight which to ruin next seasons
peach crop has been contracted for. 1t IS great
thing to live in a progressive age
To-day, Hebrew and Christian have both to atone
The Mebrew has not been biamoless. but the Christian
surely, with professions Of sancy ana superior hon-
weaker; the Christian has usually exercised the
giants strength with the giants brutality He 2. has
garb was stained-(Jewish Messenger
Car famine, What's that Well ask any ran.
road man and he viii tell you what serious thing
It is-large numbers of cars shunted for weeks or
obscure sdings. bunafeds or perhaps thousands o.
miles from their own line, and nobody knowing
caring anything about them. Queer, isn't it. thai
such practical people as railroad men can thus loss
sight of their rolling stOckl OF course there is the
" car-hunter" employed by every line to hunt UP
missing cars. But he can't begin to do it. owing ID
the cbuckleheadness OF people in general and the
MAGNITUDE Of our railway system.
let winds blow cold let winds blow high,
WHO Let cS @@yT DC GaT1 a drawing nigh
A time Of mirth and cheer!
What though We burn wood by the cord
And weather pfOpheIs Ct"dn
Soon on the groaning, festive board
The turkey, stuffed, will smoke
Then something to the poor wen spare
who're always with us here
And we'll forget all grief and care g
In sweet Thanksgiving cheer ,
Kansas reIolces over her great corn crop. Ins
cribs are full Of corn now and marriage fea'ts Ae
making the whole state merry,' saith an e1'hansA
Uappy Kansas. Frugal Kansas. BY the uhie ne
cribs are empty she will be ready to Ill them again.
Captain David G. Compton, the commander % WI 'li
steamer Haytian Republic Is about 20 =, bo neo, ~
again. lie says; Hayt all right! eu, T' I've
OF this country and The Government HIaytianeS IL
decidedly wrong impression OF me nSS ic,,ras OF
shows photographs Of IIaytian families, m.Y n seen
people with intelligent coun,enasESt WHY 10
In any of our photo graphery Nnlo"s' ,, he can
od a." come of the newspaper reports sa1 ,ae
ain one would naturally suppose ,ha, o., oI tom The
sa, mo On many savage tribes, which y iar nu
,r,,tb they are fine people '(Boston Transcript