New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-18
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

Mr. w. W. Pasko, well known as the secretary OF
the Typothetae the society of master printers, has
Just issued the first number OF an antiquarian anu
historical magazine, entitled Old New-York" III VIII
he publsbed monthly and will be devoted to the
collection of materials for forming an adequate dea Oh
the history and antiquities of this city" The hrsV
number Is admirably printed and its contents are at
tractive Each number will contain sixty -four pages
of reading matter and many of the articles Will DC
illustrated.
New-York pastor who, though ScotchmaD. had
lived in America over forty years, day taken
to task by his daughter for the broadness OF MS acGc
in the pronunciation of the word difference, now
do pronounce 1t 2" he asked You say dufferehIG,e.
And what do you say Dterence' roIcat bs
continued "Well now, will you just be so kind as 10
tell the difference between duerence ana dnne "
gang his ain gat' In pronunciation henceIorIn'-
Harpers Magazine.
Flowering plants have been placed around the
pedestas Of one or two of statues, but the uouDe
is thew do not grow high enough. What is needed
around some OF our statues are concentnc rows OF
thick evergreen trees. And then when the artistic
foreigner passes by he would not know there was any
statue there Besides this hiding of our artistic
ailures would make the life of the intelligent New
Yorker much less gloomy.
Got Back Home-Mr. Bllnks Tin dairy restaurant
NewYork Clty)-Pm most starved for bowl OF MIX
and some berries with some real cream on em. Brins
me double Order.'
Water-Yes sab. Been summering a farm, 1
s'pose, sah7-(New-York Weekly.
English Churchmen are very much chagrlned over
tho fact that their prelates did nothing to settle
the great London strke and, indeed appeared to Do
Indifferent to IT, while Cardinal Manning took such
a prominent part In 1t. The Anglican Bishop Of
London is personally a very unpopular man, owing
to his brusque manner, while Cardinal Manning Is
at all times charmlngy courteous. Visitors TO the
Bishop OF London frequently complain Of being In
suited by him. while the most bgoted Protestants
who call on the Cardinal go away delighted
De Gustbus (guest at summer hotel-See here
waiter, do you know this butter tastes awfully Of
waiter Cexcoegan,-No, sir; but I accept your
statement of the fact. About matters of taste, you
know it is idle TO dispute.-(Drak Magazine.
"The London Spectator is unhappy because things
arc so different In this country from what they are In
England OF course things are different and IT is
largely due TO the fact that the sturdy Engshnen
who first settled in this country determined that they
should be different.
Natural Mistake.-Gsrman Dust arrived IN New ~,
York-Say, my trent, VII you Tell he 'dlo uo' A'A
burger cheese factory vas $780,. -.
Police Ofcer-That amt no cheese factory whas
yer smels-that's de streets '-(AlunseyS WeeAly'
"Tbe BOSTON Courier says that the remarkably
high death rate in that city this last summer IS
mainly die to the Impure water which the citizens
arc compelled TO drink Nearly all the residents of
one district are drinking liquid which The Courier
SAYS ais nothing more than the dilution Of a largo
mart Of the sewage Of another city and of ono or two
townsp When We are inclined to kick at our Croton
wafer LET lis remember the unfortunate people OF Boston
| and Philadelphia.
He Waited Long" Father what time is It ?'
Just O'Clock, my SON. M -. 49,.
"WeIln nhrowing down the hOe), Just twenty-one
wears ago to-day at O'Clock was born you can 40
your boeinp Yourself now.n--( American Commercial
| Traveller
ait IS our observation says The scientlnc Ameri-
cans that beerdrinkng in this country produces the
very lowest kind OF nebrety, closely allied to criminal
insanity The most dangerous Glass Of ruans In our
largo cities are beerdrinkerS Intellectually, stupor
| amounting almost to paralysis arrests the reason,
changing all tho higher faculties into mere antmasm
sensual selfish, sluggish, varied only with paroxysms
of anger, senseess and brutal"
Aristocratic but Vnegar-faced Caller-Ee's charm
| ing little fellow, Mrs. Grndstone. Only hye years
old you say. you'll give me d hSs' WV" ''N'
WlllIe2 ,
CalIer-That's a good boy, Willie. But what are
you holding in your hand so tightly? o., 81,
| It's a half dollar mamma gave me. one SdtI
she ;Spected you'd want TO kiss and told her
wouldn't do it for less."-(Farmers Voice.
Chicago seems to think that If It yells like Co
manche it will assuredly get the Worlds Fair
The Way IT IS Done.-First Citizen-what have they
arrested the Chinaman fQrf -, ,do-r.
Second CltiZen-Oh, some boys smashed MS "lnio"S
and he shook his fist at them.
F. C.-And they arrested himl A,,,rs
must be taught that they cannot shake their nStS at
our American boys-(Boston Courier.