New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-31
THE TALK OF the DAk

George w. Cable lectured in Scranton Penn.' ia'S
Friday evening, and large audience sreeee' ',i'a
with their presence-but with only that. when he
noted author was introduced he was receiver WIN
a dead silence Most speakers wouid nave
been embarrassed almost beyond recovery by so fgo
a reception but Mr.. Cable equal to the OCCASION
and administered Just rebuke In the happiest man
ner possible. lie said that in order 10 appear az
his best before audience, 1t was quite heoeas"y
that he should be greeted with some sort OF noise'
they need not scream, was 1t necessary for the
ladies to wave their bOnnets, but loud rumblins
noise he must hear. OF course the noise came ana
when it had ceased he thanked them for their I'M
solicited applause adding that now, with the boldest
cfrontery, he could begin as he had intended
-" Dear friends" etc.
why 1t Was Reallstic.-,Heavy Villain during
breathing SPELL while he is being killed By the hero)
say old man, amt you putting little too much Life
into this 2 You're almost choking me.
baHs eS thee soo s ease up When yoa promise
to pay me that five dollars you owe me.-tLawrencs
American.
1t is estimated that about 100000 worth Of lot
terry tickets sold in Boston every year
True the Chicago River is now running both ways
to the Gulf Of Mexico by way Of the canal and tn:
Mississippi and 10 the Atlantic Ocean, by me way OF
be understood that its desperation to get away from
the uncOn geniality Of Chicago water VIII actually
run up hl-(st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The lightning calculator has struck faraway Japan
at last He announces his presence by calculating the
weight Of the great bronze image of Daibuts at
81 &C. 730, 63O pounds. This is his way.
When a man having a round million asks maid IN
marriage, he seldom gets tat refusaL-(bostoh
Transcript.
The baby King of Spain must have an unusually
strong constitution He has survived the publication
of a number of pictures of him in the daily papers
sure Remedy" Did you ever call upon Dr.
| Banquet professionally 7"
Yes, once, was drowning
| aYeS. lie diagnosticated my case the instant.
and wrote prescription on emp Whch nc "'fe"
! into the water where could get H.
| "What the prescription
| "swim."-tLifs
Four persons at a time pass the barriers OF tina
Brooklyn Bridge, that is when the pressure OF The
crowd is not too great.
| THE SECRET OF THE ROSES
| "Truth she makes pretty picture
| Sitting there beside the fre
| In her hand crimson roses
Dare l breathe my hearts desireT
To that hand how | aspire
| As she holds my gft-the roses
Does she for their meaning seeki
| Maiden, do not, for their story
| OF no salary next week
| IN. b. AFFORD in Boston Traveller
| In tho onnion OF "The Boston Herald the sts0
~ Massachusetts, can probably show to-day more ad'
mirable women to the square mile, who can combine
! the two extremes of being able to read ana enIoy
Dantes Paradise in the original, ana yet prepare
An appetiZng dinner out of the cheapest cut oI Iean
beef sold in the market, than be found anywhere
else ON the face of the planet But we Will wager
not of Boston baked that most OF them are more
at home in the Paradise than in the kitchen.
| II is not a Chinaman Of whom this story Is told
He is a bookbinder, and being given an encyclopaedia
| I'm fwenty-seyen volumes 10 bind, with the hrst
| volume as a patteT went ahead and stamped tho
| whole lot on the back:
UNIVERSAL CYCLOPAEDIA,
vol f.
10 ABS"
| boston Transcript.
What is it that is in the House and yet not In the
! house? Answer-A Democratic member Of Congress.
He-They say it takes three generations TO make q
gentleman. . a., ,.u
| She-Indeed! What a pleasant prospect for your
grandson. (Clother and Furnisher.
So the dear boys, own sweet, sweet prideets OF
the heart are going to be wearing of the invisible
green next spring. or this spring, whichever 1t H.
| sweet match.
Robert Browning is said TO have trans parts OF
Homer when he but eight years old In MS strug
giles with the Greek poet Robert must nave got Ms
English so badly mixed that he could never afterwau
straighten it out.-(Phadelpha Times.
Have you said function vets MOI Then make
haste and say it. Came with "The Gondolers''
The last run of shad will cease TO De figure
| of speech In Massachusetts, the Fish commissioners
find a decrease OF ninety per cent III INC cs0ou shoo
! lS7O.-(Boston Traveller.