New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

When the members Of the American Society Of MI
croscopsts meet in Buffalo on August 20 they intend
TO surrender several hours to working session. tina.
promises to be Of great interest TO the public. AT
this session .here Will be 300 microscopes in use,
showing different objects Of study.
HER ATTRACTION.
There's something attractive about her.
II isn't her beauty of face.
1t isn't her ribbons or LACE,
But there's something attractive about her,
And swear that can't live without her,
And that Is the state OF the case.
There's something attractive about her;
IL Isn't her glance or her smile,
1t iSnt her elegant style.
But I'm poor and / can't live without her,
For that something attractive aboit her.
You know, Is the size of her pile.
-tB0ston Courier
Chautauqua's prosperity. it IS said, is measured
daily by the amount Of eggs eaten within its limits.
When 800 dozen eggs week eaten. for instance.
it Is estimated that GOOO persons have been living
on the grounds and that there have been 10 an
sen' tourists day for that week.
France has her lily
Aid England her rUse
And everybody knows
Where the shamrock grows,
Scotland has her thistle
Towering on the HILL
But the American emblem
Is the dollar bill.
Liquor saloons, in the opinion Of church members
Of brooklyn. should not have a monopoly of sporting
news and thus be enabled To attract young men
within their doors. Accordingly the young men of
Broolyn in passing by the doors Of the fine building
OF the Young Mems Christian Association nowadays
see displayed upon either side OF the doors placars
with the wors printed upon them in large letters Of
Baseball returns inside
Better Late Than Never" Why didn't you marry
your husband fifteen years ago lie would have
taken You them said an Austin lady 10 newly
Il know. but fifteen years ago he was too old TO
snlt me Texas SlftingS
An interesting innovation IN the method of catch
ing cod has just been made by the French fishermen
coa,tng oil Newfoundland. They catch large peri
wrinkles. remove their shells, and the creatures
FOR bait. The cod. It is said have bitten eagerly al
the new bait and the owners Of the French vessels
have caught fish fast that they able 10 sail
for France I'm the first week Of July instead OF In Oco
Der as usual In England the whclk has long been
used for the same purpose.
Laugh laugh. and do NOT cN.
When Beauty with her paraDl
Has jabbed you I'm The eye.
boston Courier.
"1he shoe and Leather Reporter" las come TO the
| conclusion that leather Is unique material There
(, no substance in any way analogous 10 it, This
may probably be accepted having all the force
Of scientific demonstration; but 1t Is neither novel
nor startling Tie common people have known for
long time. aud have crystallized into prOverb. the
fact thai There's nothing like leather Thus see
once again that science and that power OF easy and
rapid induction known aS common-serSe are I'm com
plee harmony.
\ Poets Dream.-Miss Gushley--I so often see some
Que spoken of as being beautiful as poets dream
DO YOU poets have more beautiful dreams thar We
common mortalsl
Mr.. a. Tennyson F1zle-I hardly know. | gen
orally dream OF portcrhouse steaks, flied chickens and
that sort of thlng.-(1efre iIaute Express.
The tree in Washington to which jefferson tied
his horse and then entsrAd tho Capid to be inaugu.