New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
The TALK or THE DAY.

"The Brandon (Vt) Union says There ar. M
very few outside Of this immediate vicinity that ara
aware of the fact that tie frs Geographic line in thu
world for transmitting signals by electricity a wrs
erected in Brandon, and by Brandon man. Yet
such the case this town has the honor Of being
the first spot where this mighty invention of modern
times put TO practical USE" II declares that
brandon man named Thomas Davenport, and a Mr.
Smalley, living at FOrestdale. VT, had wire
erected between their residences, which wers
transmitted messages far back 1910. Mr. Daven.
port acrward New York, and 1t is asserted that
Morse met him. and that his telegraph simply an
improvement of Davenport's discovery. All Of which
is interesting, if true.
TIE GIRL OF TIE SEASON.
The girl is very we'll in tulle and aca
With her fluffy golden rnglets and blue eyes and bloom
ing face.
or in natty suit Of navy blue or any hue you please
And pretty sailor hat with ribbons fuftering in the
breeze.
When you stay beside the ocean where they eat the
And the days are long and sunny and the nights are
and calm.
But when BoIea4- /, clustering and exhibiting his ire,
With the radiant winter girl love to sit beside the e,
And hear her voice melodiOus, and behold her every
AID watch the freight playing on her animated face.
VIII her dark eyes on ME banning forget the sum-
skies,
For there never was a summer like the summer in her
eyes. Cape Cod Item.
THE Boston Transcript reports this dialogue be-
tween boys who afectonately sitting with
their around each others neck:
say. Jimmy. yOun | have bully times, don't wei'
Betchcrfe We do! l say, BILL
"Whatl'
What's your pa and mad at my pa and mo
about
dunno, guess your pa and mas mad at my pa
and ma too, amt they -
guess 80. Maybe your pa had a with mine
about something downtown
We're all right. anyway. amt We Jim ~
Bctchcrlfe! never had nothing to get mad q
you about
Nor you!'
The mother of one boy overheard the dialogue,
and it must have touched her. for pretty this
nershbor, were saying: Beats all how thick the
SHOWS and Wings getting again.
Clrcumstantia Evldencc.-In certain arstocrats
family there is lady, and she has beau. ard
the presumption he j. n1 particularly baSlful when
he and the apple barrel Of his affections are alone. or
think they are. What Sir'n-thens this view Of ths
case j. the fact tina the young lady has small brother
named Jimmy. and the other night there was tea
party at tn family mansion and The supper table was
very much crowded. much 50 that Jimmy'S younger
sister crowded up close 70 him, Whereupon no
mad, the remark aioud Mamma. sister crowds
me- close | can't lr"eye. amt her beau. am -
If Jimmy should become in that beau would not be
thu proper person send for the doctor in hurry
TcXa> oiftrgS.
\ correspondent sends the following as good ex-
ample Of mixed metaphor: At a large temperance
meeting held last Fourth Of July the orator. man IT
wide reputation. speaking Of the magnitude ana
extent Of tie rum power: he told in strong terms the
Influence II now has. and concluded his description
with the following words: They tthe rum power) arc
now generating a current II electricity which will
one day rise up aud smite you with sword Of dyna
mite.T
Graceful Enough 10 Ride.-Maud-Gra'efnl wny'
tle man, a perfect stick
EihrI ,piitfnilyI he isn't walking stick, Just
,hc same, ! wouldn't have beau who couldn't afford
cab-hlre - American Grocer.
\ religious paper suggests that it might be good
thing f,r the clergy if should become customary 10
publish the amount Of the cercymanS fee along with
the lit Of the presents. in reports Of weddings.
IRELAND
In the wild and lurd desert in the thunder-trsveled
,Ni6 the night that ever hrrie> the dawn that still
There She cutcle, at Illusions and she seeks phantom
with the unatainins passion that consumes the nm
And samity cnf,ld, her. like the shadow Of ban.
Aud the nis,arinc>' Of Nature makes the misery OF
And in vain the hand stretched to lift her stumbling
while "h follow, the mad fen fire that conducts her to
her doom tLondon spectator
II +, only a few years since the religious papers
be-,u the practice Of getting ont extra Christmas
numbers, At first these issues were bona fde Christ
mas numbers, that + 10 say. they were the ISSUES OF
tho week in which Christmas fell The practice has
uov become permanent feature ~ religious Journal
ism only that like their secular contemporaries. III.
zion, ed tors now issue their Christmas numbers
one or two weeks before Christmas in order that they
may get the holiday advertising.
How much are YOU going 10 charge me for that Job
Of Whit"wa,hiu-. julius
seven dollars. ~ah'
WHY. tat', - more than Won charged for the same
lob six months ago.
Yes. sab daf- %. But wool costs moan SINCE da1
ckiulum hill va, passed. "-(NorriStown Herald.