New-York tribune., 1891-12-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Things are going so we'll with the Rev. Hovara
MocOucary who recently deposed from the Epis-
copal Church on the ground Of heresy, that he finds
himself in o position to nsten to the message Of
C,pld In other words, he will be married on jan
uary a. to Miss Harris daughter OF the Hon. John
T. Harris OF Harrisonburg, Va Judge Harris Is
prominent both socially and politically In Virginia.
and his daughter IS said to be hghiy accomplished
and beautiful The wedding will bs quiet one. and
M one will be present except the immediate friends Of
The family Mr.. MacQueary's church In Saginaw,
Mich has grown since he became It's pastor and his
throat which has given him much trouble. Is grada-
ally recovering its strength
A rather crude citizen Of Seguin, small town n
western Texas elected Justice Of the Peace and
The first case before him that Of cowboy for
stealing steer. When the case was called the lead
name WIS there 10 deferd the prisoner AS there
IS no counsel for the other side he said q make
ioo,sd over his manual "a motion has 10 be sec
onded.n he said 81 second tho notion promptly
oHde1 that the case De dismissed said the court aan
in favor will please say aye me prisoner 1 and n.
Nobody voted The motion Is carried and the case
is dismissed" repeated the o court "A motion 70
noiion and the court adjourned TO saloon in the
viclnity.-(Lancaster Law Review.
To an American who recently asked Ibsen whether
he would not visit America some time, ne replied:
america That frog pond where every frog pokes
his head above the surface and croaks at Oths
frogl Eot much.'
OUR SUBURBAN HOME.
give minutes" from the station is our outoftowa
"Five minutes from the horse-cars and from ths
give minutes from grocery Ut takes three hours
give minutes from a church by far too distant to
Five minutes. from the schoolhouse two miles and
give minutes" from postofice you reach in half
Dulled is my moral nature and confused my senses
With this distracting labyrinth Of hard mendacity
Five minutes from the woOdpile. the barn and the
"Fve minutes from the clothes-lne and pump-lea
Let me not ever perjure and pcdestrani1e here; - !.
Let me find rest and truth where somethlng Shall Do
Emma A. Opper, In Puck.
local paper says that the spruce season is on
in Maine and business is booming. One firm received
twenty four barrels about two and half tons OF
gum In one day, and 1t will have 125 barrels. or 2oocO
pounds before the close Of the The first grade
OF gum is clean and clear and ready for chewing
soils al wholesale at 60 cents to 81 pound. The
darkcoored gum mixed with bark and pitch. IS worth
from 6 10 l5 cents a pound and Is purchased by 70
6ners. who boil It, skim of the dirt add othes
things and produce many varieties Of spruce gum.
Mr.. Cheapleigh-I understand Miss Anxious has mar.
ried an amateur photographer and that they have gone
Mr. Knowitali-I understand that they have not do
veloped a single pate.-(The Comic
"All the kind and good things said OF us by ow
New York cousins" says "The Chicago Evening Jour
nal" "are fully appreciated and eciprocated There
need bo no rivalry between the two cities, which have
no conflicting interests, any cause on either side
for dlscord."
YOU sys S2n what's oa got % 4Sq
now You do not seem able TO comprehend tning' n0
mater Now mon S1 eMpan nano ~ and S1u awav od
a visit, and there isn't anybody home TO explain
your explanations so can understand 'em-street
Smiths Good News.
1t is interesting to note the qualifications OF an
English curate 13s years ago. described in The
Reading Mercury Of 1853. clergyman adverusoA
for curate, who would have easy duty and SALARY
OF about $50 per annum, besides valuable perquscs
The advertisement continues lie must be jealousy
affected to the present Government and never orsake
his principles: singular in his morals, SOBER sao
abstcmious grave In his dress and department. choice
In his company and exemplary In his conveTsauoh'
lie must be OF superior abilities sudous and oaeiri
in the employment OF time lover Of fddiins. but no
dancer"
Vice. One OF them relates how an old man, brought
rather unwillngy TO the altar could not be INDUCED 70
claimed fSe T the Clergyman, reiy cAnnot marry yog
unless you do as You are told But the man ma ,saa SHa
lost all patience with her future spouse and burst ous
with Go you old toot Say it after him JUST w
same If you was mockin him. The The nrman same 9ig-
Guilty occurred N another case The cIersymar
after explaining what necessary and going over hs
sfsppSa in SeGf Gs@ay s wOn the
couraged him with, Go ahead parsn, go anead
Thou'rt doin' bravely." Upon another occasion ~
was, strangely enough, the woman who could not %
prevailed upon 10 speak. Wren tie clergy man rcDpSns
stratsd with her she Indignantly reried Your hm1
married me twice befoor, and he vtsnt AKIN me ahS
OF them imperent questions at all 'saurday he'ie~s
As old China is becoming welldeveloped fads
collectors will be interested to know that Mrs. ONE
stevens Of stroudwater, Me-, has one OF the nneSt
collection is Washington plate, one OF the thirteen
manufactured by an eccentric manufacturer who W
fused to pursue his calling any longer and thus IL nas
been thought by collectors that none Of the thirteen
were In existence Her Canton tea cups were orouSns
over in the vessels whose tea thrown overnoaN
in Boston harbor early In the Revolutionary wa"
The sideboard is prettily nlald and was once owhe~
by Captain Means, officer Of the Revolutionary war
When Lafayette visited Portland after his recepu0n
he drove out to Stroudwater and visited his Old frend.
Captain Means and was served with toddy from tha
sidebOard.
Wealthy merchant TO his wife during q coun
exceptionally conscience, what number OF duany
folk There goes his eXcellency, the field marsnas
with his eminence the cardinal. .u,ns
His wite-And who Is that stout gentleman t~iAi"s
McrrhantJThat is-thaa ss--hls corpulency' W
privy councor.-(Fliegende Blatter.