New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Near Hot Springs, n. c., is family consisting OF
a father mother, and twenty healthy, blooming chill
dcn all ignorant, happy and dirty, with little memory
Of the past and anxiety for the future. If civza
ton should ever take that family in hand 1t would
make them intelligent, clean, Disconnected ashamed
of their past, anxious for their future and utterly
unable to live on commea and " sow-beIly' There
fore they and those like them In the South look on
civilization deadly enemy.
The Modern Dnner.-DIr. Particular Goodform Ito
tho hostess after dnnerIOurS IS the first dinner I've
attended this season, MIS- Comstock, that i've really
enjoyed. ~
Mrs. Comstock-Oh, how very complimentary To
what feature Of the entertainment shall attribute
Mr. Goodform-To the spoons, Mrs. Comstock. the
spoons. Those placed before me were al Oh 2 SIZE;
devoted to speculation as to which spoon was de-
signed for the coursc.-(BoSton Beacon.
In some parts of the West cigarettes are quite
commonly referred to as coffin nails" This Is I'M
Just to coffin nails, which are. in their way, useful
and even necessary articles
A musical troupe crossed the frontier Of Saxony tho
other day. The officers of the D0uane hoped % GET
great prize and were very much dlSappOlntcn WIN
the way matters turned out Iut they uid tneir
a crown of iaurels which the musicians carried OIL
from the latest of their rumghs t he Scer Ssd
somewhat similar expehence-ln Germany also
He crossing the frontier W e of The ei pouans
III IL iaureIs had 10 pay duty. They scheduled them
as medicinal plants'-(The Musician
A. the recent meeting of the Christian Endeavor
Society In NewHaven, Conn.,, the Rev. H. n. kinney
thus described the prayer-necung oil the future' III
Will in general be upside down and Inside out, COM
nare with the prayrrmeeting Of to-day. Tho prayer
meeting room of the future VIII have cheerful open
fire The leader VIII sit where no pleases, only 10
VIII he near somebody The company present VIII
face one another in cosey groups around the evening
Iamns only no one will be allowed TO have his
favoite corner"
nu,tnr the election in the new State OF Washing
con an HncOuntry new spaper telegraphed the Demo
Ua Woa Wala statesman" for 200 words on the
result The editor jeng out looking up the returns
Mneu nnornniiy 10 reply There amt no 200 words
FyerttbInc gone TO hel."-(Waerbury American
sovs cosslper in "The Epoch: "some time ago
was present at literary tea given In Philadelphia
70 walt Whitman. lie at that time had young boy.
some twelve years OF age, to drive him around wait
was proud of the boy, and thought him an excellent
,,citer OF poetry His powers were accordingly put 10
the test and tho way he gave MY captain ehclted
much applause Later on in the evening, as the lad
We being nlled with refreshments. his hostess asked
him whether he didn't think great deal of Walt Whit
o ,ycs indeed was the reply, Il think great
400, ~ " W. keep notebook and put down all
no saws into tho notebook; and after he's dead Pm
,org 70 po round lecturlng about him. Which showed
reenness of intelligence and business that
ara oute unusual in one so young"
=, need 10 be said that the French converted the
rrd,anS with their cooking. story is told of one
Indian who when dying seemed TO little about
yLaf was told him Of Heaven. Are you sure l will
al az rood pastry there your cooks have made
fnr me ~ he asked the priest and when he was as
wred that the things Of Heaven far superior 10
those OF EARTH he closed his eyes and died content
Cincinnati limeS-o'ar'
This is how the Continental Dogberry provides
AGAINST the chance Of the fremen's fun being spoiled
Nc the weather: II 1t rains Tuesday morning, the
rarade will be held In the afternoon. II, however,
Il rains in the afternoon the parade will be held
earlier in the forenoon"
Not saying a WOd,-Many OF our subscribers are
asking why The Kicker has nothing 20 say I'm favor
of either Of the local tickets IN the field. There
are two reasons. First, because not nOm-
mated on either ticket, and secondly because bigger
gang OF rasealS were never up for office. We wantel
fo run for Mayor. IL Is no being overmOuest
about such things. We better fitted for the posi-
ZION than any other in town. The office should
have been glad 10 seek II didn't do and so we
sought It. We should have ilei the position WIN
credit 10 all but the gangs wanted TOOL and so they
nominated " Doc' Burrows and Hank Jones 10 heau
the two tickets Neither OF these men viii ever serve
Within one month we will have both OF them back al
Joliet to serve CUT their unexpired sentenees-IAS'us
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