New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

IHE IALh OF HE ia
"The New-Yor Racket is the name Of new
humorous illustrated weekly which has been started
in this city by Andrew Miller, of Life,' and James
s. Metcalf The 7rst number is creditable 10 the pub
fishers from typographical point Of view, and It's
contents bright and amusing IL Is to be sold for
five cents and as it intends to give fully ten cents
worth Of fun If not more, It's success ought not 10 DC
a matter Of doubt.
He Took Her Advice" Now, Charley said young
Mrs Iocher = YOU know your health j. delicate, and
you must be careful about what you eat As long as
YOU can't get Your oatmeal or cracked wheat while
you're downtown. you might as we'll try some Of tho
old rye that advertised in the store windows
Washington fOst
~New-Yorl doesn't know what to do with its crimi.
nals7 excaims a Western paper. This is rather I'M
kind view OF the fact that We are dsposlns Of our
Doodle cases right along.
In the Shoe store-shoe Dealer tfor the sake Of
adding strength OF another favorable opnlonl-Ah,
madam, but that shoe i simply perfection upon sIu t
looks in this shoe go -, ,,
New Clerk anxious not to fall short in his enthuSi'
asm)-I Immense .-(Iiarpers Bazar
That excellent humorous Journal "Munsey's
Weekly, has absorbed Iime' and will doubtless b
doubly bright hereafter
And This Is Conversation -wggns-How are you
pspfIlggins-IIow are you Virgins
Wiggins-It is good while since saw yon
sprggns-I haven't seen you for a good WHILE
Wiggns-Beastly weather
eprggns- Beasty.
W,gsins-Well. good day.
spnggns-Goodday -lBoston Transcript.
Ten wears ago Oliver Wendell Holmes thus wrote "a
Chicago
SAME OLD GAME.
DO Won call mind the meeting IN the village years
Where the ladies used to gather just to chat awhile and
How hey gave the in toto and discussed the
And tod each Other divers things of which "youd
The doors we're always tightly closed 'gainst any
And solemn secrecy was sought through most impress
But without fail the news got out-nonc knew how
Though each secret was preceded by
Don't
'0 Tcn.s
In the senate they seated. portly, dgnihed and
The patfiarchs convcr~ing in animated way.
With closely shut well guarded doors and voices hall
The characters Of men 'galnst whom their foes some
And ever and anon they turn with careful eyes to
The place lest in conceaiment there should be a
Yet daily arc their secrets told; the public knows
But they stick to their old customs and their
Don't
TELL,
-(washncton Post
4 number Of Episcopal theological students az
tended the MONDAY addresses in old Trinity 'hurch
some of them willing to admit that fmnp'
Brooks was a great preacher but Others were h''e
doubtful one of them a strict cmrchmah' was
heard 10 say: This craze for mere preaching Is de-
cdedlv vlcious The clergyman who repeats the daily
Offices of the Church. II only two or three arc
present is doing more for religion and humanity thah
the most eloquent preacher" Theological students
are supposed TO be learners, but as matter of TACT
ain, IL lst..x4 all
Texas versus Kansas.-sevcral gentlemen, from
different states were discussing the merits Oh tcH
Kansas is great state We raise sixty bushels
Of corn said man from Kansas, and 200 bushes
OF pot tOcs the acre.
But have YOU Kansas people market for
Your produce" asked man from Connecticut
certainly they have" responded an enviou' Texan:
they raise enough grasshoppers and potato bugs
raise. "-lreAas sittngS.
The grand old Democratic party is game exclams
Democratic sheet. Yes, aud like some other game.
1t is pretty high"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker OF verse.
Onc comfort we have-Cncnnat sounds worse
II we only were licensed TO say Chicago,
But Worcester and Webster won't let Us, you know
No matter, we sOngsters must sing a> we can ,,,.
We can make some nice couplet> with Lake Mlchsans
And what more resembles nlghtingale's voice
Than the oily trisyllable. sweet Illinois
Engshmen are beginning to learn that the SLICK
Canadian Will bear watching even more than to
cute Yankee. OF whom they have heard so mu'h
that is bad. II is IA pity says The Toronto MAIL
that steps were taken long ago to afford young
Englshmcn protection from the persons who advertise
that they are prepared for consideration 10 teao"
the Canadian method Of farming or TO pro'1o
opportunities for cmgrants in the colonies No
doubt there are honest persons in that line Oh
business but every Canadian knows that as ru'
the business is fraudulent one, either directly OF
indirectly
Jack Pott presumably in love with his employers
daughter)-Is Mr. Cashmere in
Jack Pott Chorrlby disappontedl-wel, I'm glad
TO hear II. He might catch cold outsde-beasty
weather. Good nght.-(Dry Goods Chronicle.
our nervelcss Senate is the way some people
speak Of the upper chamber. But The Chicago
News" thinks it requires good deal of nerve on the
part of that body to keep four robust men from
Montana hanging around waiting for chance to take
part In the proceedlngs-partcuarly as all OF them
are dead shots and two three have picturesque
vigilance committee records.
A Sunday school teacher was giving a lesson IN
Ruth. she wanted H. bring out the kindness of Bos1
In commanding the reapers 10 drop large landfuis,
Of wheat. Now, children" she said Boaz an
another nice thing for Ruth. you tell me what ID
vast" Married her." said one Of the hoy&-"
christian Register.