New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-24
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

It Is great pity that the shad. justly esteemed
fish, could not dispose Of his bones as CONSIDERABLY
as the naval orange dspOses of its Seeds The seeds
of the naval orange are not distributed through the
fruit but are all massed in corner, where they
can occasion no inconvenience to the orange-eater.
Oh, If it could be thus with the shads bones! We
forget whether not, in any of his county fair
speeches. Governor Hill ever suggested that the naval
orange should be grated the shad the shad on
TO the naval orange, with view to reforming the
shad in the particular mentioned. But If the thing
can be done it ought to be- Go to the naval orange,
thou boneful shad consider its ways and be wise.
Browningl Who ever heard Of Browning ?" was
the scornful reply of the manager OF the NINE
Tussaud waxwOrks when London writer suggested
TO him the other day that lie add figure of the
poet to the collection which has Just welcomed Georse
Augustus Sala. The masses in London may Know
nothing of Browning, but even our strcetcar con
ductOrs stop at the Brunswick without orders when
the Browning Society is in sesslon-(Boston Trans
crpt.
1t is stated that twelve presbyteres, representing
400 ministers and sO,347 communicates, have voted
against revision while thirty three presbyeres, repre-
senting 110s ministers and 170ss0 communicable
have voted against it.
Mother-Geraldnc was that letter you received this
morning from Mr.. Won Riche'
wei did its wording have the true rng'n
"Yes, ma-a splendid engagement ring.'-(Norrs-
town Herald.
a magnificent Propylaeum in that city. They feel
that with Propylacum they will eclipse Boston and
even in New-York. Seriously, with Propylaeum in
indianapolis an Auditorium in Chicago and a
Theatrospectum projected in Minneapolis, the East
will soon have to look to its laurcls.
The sooner the friends of prohibition in Maine
abandon all hope that 1t will ever be completely
effective while human passions and appetites are what
they are to-day, and confnc themselves to claiming
that under all the circumstances, 1t will accomplish
more restriction Of the liquor traffic than any other
measure yet invented, the sooner they will compel
of complete suppression it is, as Its enemies say, a
failure. Judged, however, by the comparative test
which is the only fair one, it has been demonstrated
to high license. We are not prepared to say that
s %y not e Sf supports ' law P4 ta
n highlcense law would be more effective but in the
great majority Of the towns of the State the case is
otherwise.-(P cortland Press
In Boston they are talking about society for the
expectation of copies of the Angelus to the natives
of the Congo Free State. The idea is that when a
native sees the Angelus, he will at invest in
pair Of trousers and q copy Of Jonathan Edwards's
sermons
Time: A. M.-Para CRATER dumping out OF bed
with a shrlek)-l've got it I've got il!
Mrs. Para Grairer-Gracous goodness mel What
Para CRATER renewed frenzy)-rve got it, I've
got III Pen, ink and paper, quick, or paper and
Several little Para GraGers here began to yell I'M
chorus.
Mrs. Para Grafer-There you've woke up the
children. What on earth
Para Grafer-Light the gas-the lamp I mean
This is no time to have children. I've got It, tell
you. Pve got it,
Got WHAT"
"A Joke. Al. here arc"
And as he chases pencil over the paper Quiet
once more regns in the Para CRATER household.-
philadelphia Inquirer.
All is up between Harvard and Princeton; the
modus vvendi is broken in two, the status quo Is
knocked endwse the entente codale Is buried out of
sight and even the casus beln is laid the shelf
Mated Minds can tell you one thing said Mr.
FizEgig, with emphasis "when l marry 10 won't be
any 'hgher-educaton' girl My wife won't know
= No. said Edscly looking at him attentivcly nor
beans. "-CPuck
1t must be acknowledged that the odium scientih.
cum is fully as bitter as the odium tleoogiCum and we
may add. fully ridiculous.
A manufacturer OF footballs wrote TO the Secretary
Football Club of town in Wales. soliciting orders.
He received from the parish clerk reply which read
We have clubs Of the kind here. We are better
Christians than to allow our young 10 indulge In
such wicked pasmes. Let them read their Bibles
and common prayers and think OF death' The admo-
milton TO the football player to think Of death Is
timely. They generally do before the game Is half
over. But the reply Of the parish clerk shows that
Wales Is decidedly poor place for young man 70
obtain thorough college NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.