New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Mission Church OF the Holy Cross, In this city
which IS under the pastoral supervision Of Father"
Huntington, recently had au excursion which was
under tho SUPERVISION of the Brothers OF Nazareth
In the circular announcing the excursion, which was
distributed al the church door one Sunday morning
the following statement appeared Good beer VIII
he sold al tho bar but the bar will be under the con-
troll OF the Brothers, who will reserve the right OF
refusing drink 10 any person TO whom IL would be an
injury The spectacle OF the Christian Church going
into the business Of selling an intoxicating bevcr-
ago IS rather unwonted and has astonlshed great
many people But tho brothers would doubtless
defend themselves by saying that good beer. taken
in moderation, Is entirely harmless. some people,
however might make the same claim Tor Coca
whiskey.
smith-what are you loafng around town at this
BrownSFraid to 20 home Wife told mo to be
sure and remember something and Pvo forgotten what
smIih-It wasn't drygoods or groceries, was 1t
smith-Baby-food, taclts Or theatre-tickse,is
Brown-No; but have Just Thought vi IT,
Smlth-What was II 4! -, - o,,. hor,n
Brown-she wanted to remember to come nome
early.-(Chlcago Journal.
The clergy cannot always insist on the use Oh &c
clesastcal nomenclature Not long ago Clergy niSn
was asked 10 visit rough old fellow who was dying.
DO Won realize that you have committed many SINS
asked the clergyman Dunno bout comultth SINS
wac the reply but am pooty blamed sure tDa' ma,
made great many bad breaks in my ne ~
blcakg was evidently his equivalent lor sih '"D
clergyman accepted the acknowledgment an" P'9'o
on 10 the question: Are you sincerely Pemteht
Dunno bout that, either. Mr.. Minister" was lhe to
MY q but I know | have been an everastln cnuh'p'
and amt no good to to nobody, not even TO te i'ou
and am mighty sorry for It." The language OF 'his
confession was rude and crude enough, but inc ceres
men accepted it as the honest expression OF human
soul. and the poor old fellow was reconciied u mo
church before he died.
The Postofce Department contempaes Drlngne r oh
larger DOstaI card The present style Is la ,v
70 contain a young lady's letter. but untss tno IN
one Is four times largo it won't hold her
-tNOrristOwn Herald
II used 10 be a tradition with the theaificai pio-
fesslon to try It dog. But now they ha'0
changed all that, and try It on New-York Instead
moon y little Austin boy asked his fatnep very
Il don't know my son p bsre sooS While before
Prohibition becomes popular IN PehnsyN~ni"
Siftings.
great many papers are using valuable spSo ~
crltcislng "poets who never write" oono poos
coudn,t render the world greater service than oy
refusing to write any moro; and newspaper ei'0i'
ought to DO the first 20 recognize the 1act'
Conva,,scent-souire-I heard your vile was
pretty sick last week. deacon, but nope sne'
BenrsrYss thankee she's ketchin' up With her
rondi,, now: set up till II O'Clock last night m
daTped a pile o. stockins two feet high, me KIN
mend pretty fast when she gets agoln.-tDefot
Free Press
Professor Huxley contributes thought for Sep
tember. Il suppose he says, ir speaking OF the
OYSTER that when this slippery mosel glloes along
the palate few people imagine that they are swallow
ing a piece of machinery far more complicated thsh
watch
The Patsnt Adjustable.-She latter the yes')-but
This beautiful solitaire IS TOO large. 49, $780,.
He (adhlsing an invisible spring with the oeitness
of long practice-Oh pardon me. my daring your
sweet little finger is much smaller. There, now IL
Is a perfect fit, isn't it3 ~,
She NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Free Press
In a private letter from Hamburg an American
lady says: We are having a gay time here. Moth
ing but royalty IS good enough for US nowadays
Every evening the Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince
OF Greece and the Princcsses walk UP and down WIN
the crowd In the garden, sit and listen TO the oa
or dine on the Terrace where every one sees them.
1 am quite in love with them. they are so simple ana
kindly IN all their demands
"A parrot which will rece poem Is to be IeS atSer
~ a Western fair And no doubt great many oIhes
nusances will he found there. The man VINO ledSilos
parrot 10 recite a poem Is IL for treason, sUdasoui
and doodle -(NoTlstOwn Herald