New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-03
THE. TALK OF TIE DAY.

The Rev Mr. Sturgeon, who preached IN ms Guy
on Sunday thinks that good Sermon Sho"ins nv"
the modern press keeps people from Christ ms'' 0e
preached from the incident in the Now lesVA'n' ~
where It is stated that Zacchaeus the puphcan' cou
not come near to Christ because of the press ms
Nun e an old one and hardly worthy of an earnest
PREACHER Besides, il is unfair. The modern proSS'
like every human agency has Its fauitsi ou. as u
1t takes great pleasure in exposing vice ana hypocSS
and to this extent It is doing commendabie WORK.
the importance of which is acknowledged By shcero
and candid Christians everywhere
THE POLITICIAN AND FARMER MAKE HAY.
Down whore the meadows are smiling In clover, H..
And each blade of grass holds its own drop OF dew.
Where fairy like cloud ships sail dreamily over
Across the fair sea of ethereal blue;
Where the wild bees necessarily hum IN their gladness'
Ard the gTsy Tsse Of her Sadness
The honest old farmer IS making his hay
Up IN the city hall at the convention.
At sly backroom meetings where states are ARRANGED
In ways that are dark and too numerous 10 mention,
Where money for ballots is freely exchanged:
with wise declarations and s0emr-made pledges
This, that and the other designed to betray,
-(Omsha World.
What is believed to be the largest lumber transaction
concluded In this country has Just taken place.
1t involves the purchase Of what IS
known as the DIrant tract in the Adj
rondachs, including nearly all the spruce timber
in that region, covering an area of about 39o'ooo
acres 1t is estimated that fully 15oO,oOO'OOo feet
of spruce and pine will be cut from this region. Tho
purchasers r. X. Hawley, of Cleveland; Henry
Patton, of Albany Titus b. Meigs and George T..
Dodge, of this city, and Thomas II. McGraw, OF
Poughkeepse. Tho price paid was something over
100000
We rather regard flannel as something with intrinsic
value quite different in its standing from either cotton
or silk. Flannel IS luxury i Is the very o iaI5
thing poor people or do buy. Most persons Woulu
be amazed to know how many OF the mass Oh our
orr long cold winters One painful instance Of this
kind stands in my mind as perpetual rem REM S
Schools Of Chicago and examiner the arms of all the
children who had failed t9 comply with the law re-
before a certain date IN my division there
we're fifteen children who had to be examined, and as
sy We quite s haa 70 bese cbS Sn Sad no
flannel on this bitterly cold day in February !-(Good
Housekeeping.
Are his sermons broadl' was question recently
asked of a wen.known clergyman In neghboring
State. eyes," was the reply, but not so broad as
his Stories" Clcrgymen may easily get reputation
of this kind but when they do IT is about time for them
to stop preaching.
A Pertinent Query-Parent-wha would you
charge to put my boy through your colleges
Professor-About 81 900.
Parent~Do you charge anything extra for teaching
lust take boating and baseball 20 Omaha World.
People who have tried It, say that you have
a high old time with the aid of few Elfel cocktails
On Account OF His Famiy.-Frst Juryman-It looks
like pretty clear against The feller that's
fact, but think had better let him go-on account
of his family.
Second Juryman-why. the family Is just about as
no he Is can't see where your argument
Oi First juryman-what mean is that we will have
to- keep em all winter II we send him 10 JAIL eeof
-(Tere Haute Express.
In St. Patricks Church. Hartford. Conn. and ST.
Johns Church, Mlddlotown, Conn, coored people
rent and occupy some OF the best sttings, other
sttlngs in The same pews being rented aud occupied
by white ieople.
The Excepton.-"w are all slaves Numbered
the Anarchist he pounded the desk on the plat
= not all Of u.s." said an old man, rising.
Yes. SIR" returned the orator. every one OF us;
Some of our mechanics fIce you will admit"
The FREQ Masons"
Then the orator sat down.-(Boston Courier.
Tho controversy between Philadelphia and Chicago,
nc TO which Of them is the second largest city in
the country promises be very spirited. The news
paper men Of the cities industriously filling
their fountain pens and We may soon expect to SEQ
some fine writing the subject.
Democratic editor to leader writer: We have said
about all can say against Harrison and the
Admin sTaton, and now that Russell Harrison mas
gone abroad we have nobody to pitch into exceps
the baby. Take strong grounds against her."-(St
Louis Globe Democrat
An English Radical cynicaly observes that the Shah
OF Persia Is almost immoral enough 10 DO an English
nobleman.
The Fourth" in the Country.-Mary Ann Ito her
beau)-Go way nom me, George Thomas you've been
George Thomas-Nothlng but Chlc) pop. swow to
Mary Ann (who has been waiting for him 10 pop
for timeDPop It is then. but don't let the folks
hear you do it!-(Tcxas sfngs.