New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Marshal Balngton Booth gives the following statis-
tics in regard to the salvation Army In tho
United States the army has AS corps and out.
posts and already l,l25 commanding officers. There
are rescue homes at Grand Rapids and san Fran
cisco training garrisons in New York Brooklyn, Bos
ton Cleveland EnglcwOod. Des Mones, Omaha, San
Francisco and Oakland The circulation OF the New
York and San Francisco editions Of The WarCry'
amounts 10000 copies weekly. Chicago 10
the city where the army has the greatest number Of
corps although Brooklyn and Boston probably good
seconds. The paucity Of large buildings, the high
rentals. the lack Of open-ar privileges, and other
circumstances beyond the army's control have proved
great obstacles in large centres. But the army
believes in retreat and continues ploddng in It's
characteristic way and In the future WILL doubt
less. much improve its position in the cities. The
national headquarters is at No III Reade-st., New
York City Here The warCry' is edited and printed,
and the secretaries in charge OF the finance, trade
field, candidate and auxiliary property, and statistical
departments have their offices. From this building
the whole work in the United States is directed by
Commissioner BaIngton Booth, who is assisted by Mrs
Darlington Booth and by Colonel Evans, and capable
staff of and women
Reversing the Process.-stormer-IIeYo Coieday,
shake hands. old boy this is surprise heard that
your company was stranded in some town out west
How did you get back
Cocday-Easy enough. Joined another company
that was going East and now am stranded In New
YOrk.-(Puck.
W1h the failure Of natural gas will probably come
the practical collapse Of towns in Northwestern Ohio
that for time cherished almost metropolitan dreams.
A few years ago it required pile Of money, well
some affection. to secure corner lot in Finday.
\ Philosopher-Mama--If you eat any more of that
pudding, Tommy, you'll see the Bogie man tonight.
Tommy Cafler a moments th9ughtl-Wel. give me
some more | might well settle my mind about that
story right away PUCK.
During the last few weeks dialogues something like
this have been frequent between boys:
" IIOwmany crgOlnterl'
Many WHAT"
"Sunday schools
"FOurr
"What betherl'
der Free Bapst Ntcd Methdst, First sperterian
| and ST Johns Capalan.'
81 canbeatyer"
How many you gotl'
Five"
"GvemtOme'
"Ther Congatonal. Loothran. Free Methdst. some
kind er Reformers, wild two missions dat skip into in
hurry
Oats all right but yer can't eat any morn me, nes
yer can't carry any more away. Du yer see u
BETHLEHEM-TowN.
As was going Bethlehem-town,
Upon the earth cast me down
A Ali u %Sgpeat9 ia It il wise sse to me-
| ooh ] shall stand on Calvary
And bear what burthen saveth thee!'
As up Jared to Bethclemtown,
/ met A shepherd coming down, -.
And thus he quoth a wondrous sight
Hath spread before mine eyes this niShs-
| An angel host most fair 10 see
That sung full sweetIy Of a tree
! That shall uplift on Calvary
what burthen saveth you and me'
And as gat 10 Bethlehem-town,
10 wise men came that bore CROWN
A King Shall wear this dadem ~
III Ia If,oJ ~, he
And freely shed on Calvary ,
! What blood redeemeth Us and thee!'
| into a Child in Be.hlehem-town
The wise came and brought me crown
I'pon their knees they fell and wcpt;
HaGght recked that Mother Of the tree
THAT should upft on Calvary
What burthcn savcth all ana me.
Again walk in Bcthlchem-town
And think on Him hat wears the crown
may not kiss hs feet again
Nor worship Him aS did | then
My King hath died upon the tree
And hath outpoured on calvary
What blood rcdeemeth you and me -
-Eugene Field in The Chicago News
Merry Christmas" IS the burden of thousands OF
letters that are delivered this week Weary Christ
mas is the unspoken sigh Of the carriers who deliver
them.
+ Has Canglt on.-The officer had inerfered and
broken up among a lot 81 boys III ESSeAs'' "'D
no WW nr Hen tc me what this rction about
Wen" replied the boy. me and Wounded h1s ~
mi, lIocc lie struck for ten cents: Just then
| Man ON a Buffalo came mp ana give tu>,,a ,ho on
What on earth do You mean p interrupted inc ON
'' And then Mud on His Back. Man WhoTalks. ana
Fire ON A IIl cum along and put IN their gap, Jul -
d. Nh" are ali these boysl' demanded the oncer In
And the tirst thing knew Walk D0wn-ahiil no
hawcd OF and hit White Grow on de Gun and d is,
ii,TIr Antelope he guy It 10 Bear 1.-THE Night on inc
go and we was r'treating 10 the Rosebud when You
cum mn and ,keert the life out of every SIOUX anu
cheyenne IN the pack IL al IL o Xo no" o ing mn nv -
| Pine Ridge Agency To train for wrestling match
| -Detroit Free Press.
TX Congressman Gooch. Of Mero,e, Mass. who was
! hadly injured in the face and eye recently by u
yicou. horse is rapidly recovering In order to save
the unnjurcd eye his physicians were Obliged to re-
| move the injured one.
Preferred the small Oncs.-"I think madam said
the polite passenger I'm the >freet-car 10 inc flS
woman hanging - the strap. Nou can cIOWn Nv ",
,v.ecn those two men there. Besides. he ahd'l
IL i. said by some scientist that II / dangerous
handle these straps They are alive with DaciW anu
She looked at the two sleek. we'll fed. pompous
street hogs that were Spreadlng tnem>ent anu
said she believed she preferred the bac'era-''
! Tribune.
DEMOCRATIC BEFOREHAND DIVVERS.
II any have wond, red in the past at the tenacity
and iudr,tIucbilty of our party thelr wonueI s"'
,r,., Whrn In the light Of the laSt trc' Hc"IS'
nu Inv, roriou>V il springs 10 the front AT IN" ''i
Of ts duty to the people and IN obedience u I su,
mons Of party loyalty aud obllSau"h'-iHH' 'e''
at the Reform Club banquet
What "A SILVER had long the spine OF each guest
IT, lust a. great Grover this sentence concluded
An urchin in one of the boxes had risen,
And the name of our newly made judge had intrudes