New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
s.vs Edward W. Cox. Of Cincinnati IL was
Young blood in 1s4s, and was stopping at the oio
FRANKLIN House in Philadelphia. One day saw COM
inc nm the hotel steps an old man wearing among
n,n.r a,,ccs a tall white hat with long fur and q
don't 4, one side of IT, linen duster ard od-fashoned
snoct,cles He carried a carpetsack, ana one Oh MS
trouser legs had caught top OF one OF MS SHOES.
That man was Horace Greeley, then IN the heish' VI
his fame as Editor Of The Tribune irequehuS az
tended the church in New-York City wheie d. Nhapn.
the great Unlvcrsalist minister, presioed anu rarely ~
7 miss seeing Greeley there. lie had pew IN ono
oon. ~ which was one Of the columns that supported
the roof II was Mr.. Grecey's custom 10 lean MS
bead against the column, close his eyes ana 90
serenely to sleep during the sermon, In iui VIC" VI
everybody Probably these occasions were ahous .S'
few that afforded the great editor an opportunity i
rest and no doubt he benefited splritnahS % "i
physically
Not Wide Enough for Hm.-The Rev; MI. The h IoSaeep
dition Why have you erred sol Why I'D ~" "''
walk in the straight and narrow pain ,..> h,,c,,
Jobkins~Why hic) don't shtic to re mic shtraism
an narrow pashl you nue. wac ,I Ts in n 10 (hcI
narrow pashes fer me TO (hic) nght' shanhs '-'h""
American.
Some fifteen or twenty Italians came toopng on
ferryboat a few days ago. When they crosSed INC
gang plank they broke into wild run ana pusheo
and hauled and tumbled 10 the forward part IKE
pack Of young savages just out OF schooi' hrrnca
there they dropped to the deck and sat there, laughing
wildly chatterlng in Italian, every merry and
light hearted They all Jumpers old trousers
bic rough shoes and those little, roundcrowned mats
which stamp the as son OF Italy, Ihey
had lust left their work and with one dollar earned
by each in Joyous mood one could no, heip
wondering If il seemed good to those immlgran"
ufry n n
to have decent clothes 10 wear, enough TO cat with
q glass of sour wine now and then. Every one else
was stiff cold and tired, looking as II wearied OF the
whole routine They evidently found something IN
the Western Republic Of the stars and stripes fof
which 10 be thankful.
"You have all varieties Of pansies, supposer
he remarked as he entered florists store
let me have some chmpanzecs, please
The clerk said nhns but ma 2sa eyes
and mouth Hike monkeys face and said
This Is the variety you want
"Yes, make buttonhoe bouquet
How much ~ asked the customer;
It's all right protested the clerk. with weary
look, the shock is worth the howers.'-tPlusours
Chronicle.
At the Health Congress and Exhibit at Hastings.
England sir Edwin Chadwick expressed the opinion
Of the wonderful sanitary effect OF bathing In tepd
water and the fact as reported, that the German
Army has the lowest death rate OF any In Europe Is
attributed TO practice Of frequent bathing In warm
water being made compulsory.
WHY should We look on the dark side and mourn
for the unattainable, when the world Is iun on sun
h ana T S sH' comes rom abroad that
new herman military rife has range OF $500 yarns
and will shoot through the bodies OF SIX men standing
one behind the other al distance Of seven PAGES.
The inventor must have mad some aiihcuny "a pr
curing six men with which TO tes, MS suh'-''of''
town Herald.
II Is now established that flowers and the perfumes
distilled from them have salutary influence on tho
constitution and are a therapeutic agency OF high
value In the town Of La erase France, where the
making Of perfumes is largely carried on phtmsis Is
said to be unknown owing the odorous vapors from
the numerous distilleries.
some of the reasons given for going abroad are as
strange ar those offered for drinking Ihus II Is 70.
pored that Mrs X purposes "a make the grand tour
with An excursion party because she is suffering nom
disorder Eine remedy Sne VII ma ~ go
an for a drive at is. and until midnight,
then of to the post az o'clock the nextmornng'
Boston Transcript
It is said that man severely afflicted with deaf
ness can hear when riding IN a rImbling car Inc
philosophy OF this phenomenon. stated by an aurSt
| IS due 10 the well known coUnteracuon OF the noisy
motion on the drum Of the ear-that is the rumble OF
| the heavy wheel on the track causes the drum TO
vbrate and In this way producing or eAcihs 'hs
capacity 10 hear. Instead OF raising he voice "hen
speaking 10 deaf person IN moving car VI 'e'n'i'
| the voice should be low.
Cant you set anything TO Dc. Lopherm,, .,v,o.,
| Anything 10 DO Why / am employed slA'een
hours a day now
| =. What az ~ .,
/ "Guessing for the big prizes offered By several
scores Of newspapers for the nearest esses or tns'
that and the other. I'm overworked' '-'NorF's''""
| Herald.
| A case is reported by Or. Won Duhrins in which
tuberculosis was transmitted By the earrings OF siri
who died Of consumption to another girl 1t appears
| that shortly after the second girl began 10 wear
the earrings an ulcer containing tubercle bacNi
| formed on her left ear, and she subsequently de-
| veloped pulmonary consumption.
| setted-Passenger lin railroad Tar-fes, Sir ths
idle discussion OF tariff question Is DONE ana the
| thing is settled for a generation. az least As Inc
| Scv York sun savs-tO Porter what a oeastly row
tHoss fellows in the smoking compartment are carry
ing on! They won't let a fellow sleep. what 10
| thunder are they talking about ~.
| porter-rhey's argyin about de tariff. sah-tluex