New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

An old boy tells these two anecdotes about Professor
sophoces, or "S0phy" a. he was called. in "The
Boston Transcript: "sophy hnd his favontes when
he would never allow to fall in recitation (desd
college slang of those days had IT, The question up
was the dark color Of the water Of certain river.
why was the water dark p says sophocles. one man
ventured because II deep That is not right;
the next Because OF the color Of the mud and
on until no came to favorte, then the question took
this form. The reason is not known why the water
was black is itp NO. STRIP came the answer. That
is correct, from sophocles with Of his blsndest
smiles
"sophoces had a way OF calling ms up in regular
ORDER Jerry X playing chess In recitation
time giving no heed TO the lesson, as there was no
probability OF his name being called sophocles saw
what was going on out Of the corner Of his eye and
sala suddenIy Mr. K, what do you say 70 this
question p Jerry at once and promptly replied
Tho aorist middle, SIR which In nine cases In
ten would have been correct answer. NO. IL Is not
says sophocles with q merry t"inkie III lis eye "
is an island in the Aegean Sea-
Brown--Yes, Mr.. Gusher is fine pnlplt orator but
I like to see q man consistent. lie preached most
pal hetic sermon on the parable OF tne goya
last Sunday, and then went home ana threaten7 70
set his dog OH little beggar girl That came 10 MS
door. That's nice man TO be In the pu'plt' now.
amt tn -, ....
breeding When he gets through with his WORK ne
sinks the shop-tfoston Transcript
The Western religious editor who wrote the follow
ing evidently takes his profane poetry thoroughly
mixed: "One is reminded Of the calm history OF inc
ruffan party i'm the drama known as the 'lieatien
Chnee,' in which the white man crushed inc sknu
Of his fellow heather. The last named Law down. and
FOR obvious reasons the subsequent proceeonss I'M
terested him no mOre.'
There is charming young widow In south Mime.
apols who retains five year0ld girl as the only pledge
Of her dear departed. The little one mas Deeuh ~, 70
learn her alphabet. gentleman called upon ,Oe
widow the other evening. or course tine iona moenor
wanted to show off her child. Taking up newspaper
S @Sth p%n saIG TO the Dig 'e''''' III GIL ~
What letter is tlat77
a." responded the child
What comes after AT
"And what comes next1'
&C. hsped the little one -. 49,.
Tie inquiry was pursued sim further, but slcne
toward the end Of the alphabet the little girl lost hef
Finally the gentleman thought he would put few
qus' What comes me- O after T to" ''"'
The child looked him straight in the eyes az she
"A man to see mamma
The lesson in English literature was not prolonged
minneapolis tribune.
The first production Of "Lohengrin' in the Grand
Opera House of Paris will take place, according to the
present plans, about the middle Of September Van
Dyck the tenor, will play the principal part Inc
rehearsals will be conducted by Lamoureux
Our foreign visitors will with singular notions o.
Chicago. 4 French newspaper published st NAMES,
in its issue Of April 30 has gwen .s utaateS at the
foot of the Falls of Niagara and receives me ~asers "
the LAKES S rs S RsTt are regular and
Straight as its streets, which seem to have been ruled
with 6n e o%S aTG II a BY the height Of Is.
buildings in which all styles OF architecture NEE, NIL
ont confusion. HbOut sixty years ago we frst visited
the Fails of Niagara and first stop was naturally at
Chicago. Excellent hotels. very ATTRACTIVE people
wers of the Father Of waters we obliged
tinnalIy to avoid meeting the descendants OF tne com
paniOn of s. Anthony Pg now h tes are soS and
they no longer bv their squeals disturb the P"o"o
peace.'-(Chicago Tribune
"A hundred years ago. says slot machine man m
~The Philadelphia Press" 80 man IN hngianu mno
kent n tavern made use OF the slot machine. TINS
was a tin box containing tobacco the frequen'ers u
his tavern dropped halfpenny in the SLOT anu
struck lever which opened the box Then the pun.
chaser took out pinch OF tobacco and rut II In one OF
the pipes living around tables in the barroom' Ims
Is the first slot machine OF which any record Is Known
Nowadays they sell everything in them, especially IN
England where they are used for postage stamps IN
Washington the other day I saw slot machine INTO
which Won dropped two nckels, and from which yon
obtained a glass Of rock-andrye. DO not MINK t"s'
| any OF the machines cost over 800 and II only one
cent profit is made every day this means 10 per cent
Interest on the investment The first month our COM
| many placed a machine in the Hoffman House, In
| New-Yorh CITY, it took In $40. A certain drygoods
firm has recently put around lot OF slot machines
which sell lead pencils. You drop penny In the Soi
and out comes pencil nicely sharpened and covered
with the advertisement of the firm The latter esu-
mate that the advertisement pays all expenses and 70
| the pennies taken in clear profit"
Rather Have the Acknowledgment sent you
81 800 worth of goods last Monday, ana mere sou e
| o-day trying to settle at ten per cent ,,.
RIitzenDYour goods are all right. You can replevin
them. -, s Ia, -.
| Donner-Whati You can keep the goods. Let ne
| have the ten per cent-CThe jewellers Circular