New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-10
TIE IALE or The DAY.

[ Last summer a Nebraska young disappeared
from his home, leaving word that lie was going to
have q good time, like the Prodigal son Of Holy Writ.
The other day he came home, leading calf, and on
meeting his father he said dwell, father, have had
enough OF time TO last me the rest OF my Ike. VIII
you take back your prodigal' have brought calf
with me- To which the old man replied, u see two
calves, my son but let that pass. l need another
hired man, and if you will keep straight I'll take
| you on" "By gum, yer n white man, dad" replied
son. and he immediately went to work TO show that
he had reformed AS for the calf, ii was decided not
to kill it, as II was Of blooded stock, and when raised
| Will DO a valuable COW.
An old lady from way back regions came to the city
| CANT store with vague wonder, dandy floor walker
'p1 What can do for you to-day, MADAME
81 wanter to go 10 the place where you sell dry
| goOds.'
1T is right here, madam. What kind Of dry goods
"Dred apples, mister.'
And for once hcor-walker was nonplussed.-(De-
| troit Free Press
GOLF is about the only game in which we haven't
beaten English cousins, the being that we
| haven't played it. But as it is announced that
the golf mania is to rage among u.s. 1t is quite
possible that we may develop a lot Of "crsck" golf
ers, who will break all previous records.
Gray-I took those ladies into the Stock Exchange
and expected to hear them complain that there was
/
think but they didn't seem to notice IL al all. don't
| understand 1t.
bers OF the sewing circle In our parlSh-Boson Tran
| script
The recent wonderful of salmon has glutted the
| market at Port Townsend, Wash For some time sal
mon sold at FIVE cents apiece then the price took
tumble, and splendid big fellows, twenty pounds in
weight, went begging at one cent apiece.
@The standard" regrets to be compelled to offer its
readers another apology, but the editor In the midst
OF the worry OF moving his family to Meridian has
| been unable to give any thought to tie paper.
What sDd ans w w sn Vo to its
| "Laboring in heavy fields
MERIDIAN Miss standard.
Speaking OF Block Island "The New-Iaven Pal
| Iadiums SAYS: "Non-lntercourse with the mainland
Is encouraged save in summer season. when for
revenue only the islanders tolerate lsndubbers but
for many years ii has been considered very much out
OF tho way for Block Islander TO marry any one from
OF the island TIE natural result has ensued. Family
names abound. The list Of voters on the island In
dIcates the existence OF as complete and powerful
arstocracy-humble though 1t may he In the possession
OF worldly goods-as the earth can show. The popua-
ton Is about 400: total number Of voters. 433 or
these Al answer to the OF Mitchell. There are
! 80 by the name Of Dodge Llttleneld. 81 Ball. 33 ;
sprague 80 Rose. 81; Mott. 90: Allen. TO- Willis.
~ total 264 This is nine families furnish 2e4 Of
| 433 voters-over threenfths.'
| DELAYED Luncheon. old Hadley Landlord
Jimmy run upstairs, quick. an ask your mother for
! th Home Book Of Ettiketty.'
| Jimmy-Whatcher wantcr find
The Landlord-That gent has lest asked fer some
| eonnysummay, an want ter find whether It's bird,
! beast r Jest napkn.-(Judge
There may be money in autographs, and then agait
J there NAV not The late Edward II. Lefrngwe, Of
New Haven. Conn, left autograph collection which
many judges pronounced the finest in the world. !,
contained the signatures OF nearly 10000 noted people
Nevertheless ID modesy put down in the inventory
of the estate as worth $4,000 aud the family woula
have been willing 10 accept even less. Not long aga
1t sent Boston 10 be Sold and to the surprise on
everybody II brought s51 200 OF.
Just Little Change 10 Relieve All Hands.-Old
Stock X. Change-My daughters hand, chi Well i
don't know much about you young man, except that
you pretty decent sort Of fellow. How Is your
business