New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
1t is semi-offcialy announced that tho Womans
Christian Temperance Union will soon unite with
the salvation Army. 1t will be startling sight to
see the digned cultured Miss Frances e. Willard
cavortng about salvation Army lass, and singing
Salvation Army song. accompanying herself with
the tambourine. But perhaps it won't be SO bad as
that.
Those Fast Boats.-Mr. Leonard Franln-You came
over on one Of the record breakers. didn't you1
Mr.. Thomas Witches, sir; seven days after we
LEFT Queenstown was in my house In New fors o
made the trip In less than six
Mr.. Thomas Wlhte-I'm counting the time waited
on the dock for my baggage.-(Puck
There is farmer near Worcester Mass, who has
an acre Of gadola Just coming into bloom. Last
season he shipped $4,000 bulbs, and this no
is shipping the blossoms in large quantities He says
they are lucrative crop.
Vermont is at the Bat-"I see.' said Vermont
veteran, reading his paper that Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, Of England says that Great Britain
with the me- United a States BY hickey she hadn't better
cay da5 yeo hl. would be esge
of War; the Assistant secretary of War the Com
mander i chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
are all Vermont men-and all from Rutland into the
bargain !'-(eoston Transcript.
There are plenty Of people who cannot, or DO not,
distinguish between the words Israelte. Hebrew and
Jew. Our broad National distinction says "The
Hebrew Journal" "gave the name Israelte In the
time of ancient greatness greatness to which all
people may at time in the long future RISE and
then may again. together with all God fearing peo'
pie adopt the Of Israelte. Before our ancestors
were, in National sense Israelites, they were He
brews-a name which and is to-day rare dis
tnctlOn. The word Jew is narr0g nome in use for
our separate religious distinction. Nothing could be
palmer to Hebrew refers to the race Israete re-
fers to the nation, Jew to the religion"
A Far Look Forward" Yes. Charles. have deter:
mined to give up the muse. shall write no nore.n
why, Thomas the world will pine for the lyrics Of
your pen. And will You be so heartessi"
Yes. Charles must. write for fame, and what
is famel Evep now the world denies Homer tho
honor OF existence and declares Shakespeare an I'M
poster. ! cannot, viii not subject myself TO In
e,table indignity. '-(Chcago Times.
In most denominations there is general feeling
against consecratlng a church on which there is
mortgage. A certain church which has debt on 1t,
wishing to respect this feeling, recently had fourits
Of the building consecrated, leaving the remaining
one-ffth to be consecrated when paid for How
American! !" will be the Mortified exclamation OF all
Engllshmen who may hear of this incident.
Inspiration Gone.-Friend-How you succeeding
somberlie tho humorsI.)-Very well. but am afraid
| shan't continue long So
@Wel. You see, it's Just this way. write my best
Jokes when i am feeling bluest, when my manuscripts
are returned for instance but now the editors accept
NV foxes so readily that don't feel blue enough TO
write more Yankee Blade.
Tho English Church Missionary Society has Just
received a shilling, sent by Lincolnshire man as
conscience money. 1t was accompanied by the fol
lowing note: Mr.. -, Wen Boy Il stole few IL
pence from man IL bothers me the Man is Dead so
hav sent you shilling for the Missionary to take 1t
Of my mind-getting an Old Man,
The Gallant Sixty -ninth:-aso you've been to Peeks
Kill sergeant Mulligan. Did you enjoy youIsenf
sure Ol had folne tonne 49,
gun around much.' ,.
Puck.
Don't complain, even II the Jokes you read are al
chestnuts. a man who has fully investigated the
matter says that there are only forty primal Jokes IN
the world and that these have existed from the Gays
OF Adam. II this So the modern joke maRer ougns
to be praised rather than blamed; for out oil aless
forty primary elements he grinds out a countless
number of rib cklers thereby In many cases support
ing wife and houseful of children.
All clad in light and fairy like material
4 creature, half OF earth and hall ethereal,
She greeUs our eyes
And man, who thinks he's safe and undecelvaDe'
IL daZzles IN way that's scarce beleya0Ie--
her summer guise. -
Whcre'er she goes, serene ana gflndly beautiful
She has a corps oil male attendants dutifN,
No denies, 49,,
themselves. she simply CnaNs az ttlc0,
PLAYS with their hearts awhile, then sa-y laughs at
them
Her summer guys
Washington Post
There is one important industry in this country az
any rate which is free from any danger OF bens
ruined BIS cheap labor from China. PawnbroNhS -
far more profitable in the Celestial Empire thah III Oe
nited states For whereas the American "uncie' Is
forced TO content himself with interest at the stavatoh
rate of o. or the most 80. per cent per annu inc
chinese lenders are authorized by their Government
10 extort as much as go per cent a year. The ohcA
limit until few months ago was as high as 2ss per
cent and the reduction Of Is per cent recently decred
by the provincial Yceroys has caused waillns and
cnashing Of teeth among the pawnbrokers OF the En-
pire. ., ..o. rd haing des,rous
~ Stirring m the Young people of the church wien no
attended TO greater activity, he urged IN TIER hiesuhS
that tho Young ladies' participate by neans Oh sIort
written papers the subject, IN case tiey were oo
timid to ,peak He explained away Their oOecuonss
nm the score Of modesy by saying that Tue names o.
rho writer's need not be given. Hand them % me-,
aid he growing in enthusiasm ~ ne set iorln VIC
Mon !. will read them ana no one VII DC any tle
Niscr- The young man IS stu wondernc my thrro
Was such iistlcss response to his bea III pan
-(COng satonaist.