New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY
"The Cincinnati Tmes-starr knows a good thina
when 1t sees 1t. "The publisher OF the American
Almanac 1t says, who for many years has enjoyed
monopoly In the business OF a year issuing a
compendium of all facts and figures is TO en-
Joy that monopoly no longer For years The New.
York Tribune Almanac has been an authority on oil
figures pertaining TO state and National elections, 10
names Of United States Senators and Representatives
state Governors. etc.: but from small pamphlet con-
tanning data Of the character named for the year 1851
il has launched out into book Of 1853 pages in which
authentic information almost every subject DO
found one department, containing compilation Of
the qualifications of the voters In the several States Of
the Union, is especially interesting and valuable
The late John Mcsweeny, who for many years PRIOR
TO his death bore the reputation of being the greatest
criminal lawyer I'm America and who will be remem-
bered the associate OF Bob 1ngersoll In the Star
Route investigation cases Ehca Raid nun T3YOoo0
and a most scholarly man, but his knowledge OF
literature extended further than two books-tho
Bible and a copy Of Shakespeare's complete works.
Both of these he knew thoroughly and studied almost
daily. Life is too short he once sad, ior any
good things OF English literature have found the
Bible and shakespeare entirely ADEQUATE 10 ny needs
mines which are practically exhaustess nave never
found case in which the quotation 10 the wsd 70 use
another was not easily obtained from one or both OF
these sources. '-(ChIcago Mall
A correspondent Of The Boston Transcript" recalls
this anecd0te Of Father Taylor Seeing In his audience
At one time welknown clergyman Of the Baptist
denominations he left his pulpit, and passing down
the aisle to the pew where the reverend gentleman
was seated invited him to occupy the pulpit with him.
self and make the opening prayer. The visiting
preacher declined giving as reason that Unitarian
had occupied the pulpit the sunday before Father
Taylor not the man to waste time or words on
such material, so, hastily turning about he strobe
| Ia, Init nd
Let Us pray-oh. Lord deliver MS from bisotry ana
bad rum: Thou knowest which is worse; dont'
Amen.'
English phologlsts of conscientious turn , have
long been iamentng the disappearance OF the letter
h. from the pronunciation 81 t'e ,b s,ter ~ has
followed suit. They attribute Il 10 lszess IN speG,
oes d h as ho oHytn 81 except a legal law
is a do horse "a boss" and a Turk is Tux
Of being energetic in all things, seem TO have fallen
into this tripping method OF pronunclatOl 1ui ~nGSef
III onSins cannot with certainty be declared In
deed full round. correct pronunciation Oh Ine EuS
fish language has fallen into recognition as western,
ism wIich our esteemed friends nearer the Atlantic
seaboard assume u -tCinclnnau Coieroia'
Gazette.
The Indians call colored soldiers buffalo soldiers
referring to their wooy hair, and nothing would IN
duce them to take the scalp OF colored man, do -
considered bad medicine to do So
WHEN DAD GIFTS Rack.
yover seen SIGH yung uns in my hull born days
We's all good fur nuthin, what my old man sa!s'
Gracious won't they catch 1t when thar Dad sts oa'H
rim il setting fshin' lines down by the mill,
hob Is in the cornied. Jest setting still,
Joe is out Il helpn' Bob, seen shness paoAnb IA cits
Won't them yllg uns catch II, when tlar D''i si''
back -
Jane is on the gate swn Go- WIN Kan neT can e no.
cow are in the cabbages sub boy, slckem, yaoH ~
Won't tTJm yung catch II, when thaf Dau ~"
back
Thars samanthy Bnor sOn n,r e0 N a tne iae
II rney makes me narvous does the hull blamed pasR:
but won't them yung catch IT, when thar Dan si''
BACK
J III, ha'c tIcken me along good for-nothin' cown
- 1'sc what lister was they'd all clear the track.
But, grachus me. they'll catch it, when thar DaN e'''
o''"' -gay Green, in Yankee Blade
Mention was lately made in the Tribune OF sarah
Bernhardrs harmful influence upon tho ai"ma'io pO
fossion Here is an instance OF n-shsn. ou. oN
,,,ss,va .The Boston Gazette says - MISS fanhy
Dayenport's callers treated during 'he "euh
view Of her pair OF anacondas, one Oh "Ilo'h oOe
shed his coat for the further dcectation OF Visi'os
snca,nc Of Gripper. Brown was saving th Why hs
was The closest listed man he ever knew 70 rye
saws brown he's just the Mn o. Oh = ssb bis' ~
.erne,t If a wayfaTer asked him lot Il H>h ,ooo rb,
SerPS.E %rS~g him there interrupted Fogg, wno
uevcr will hear an absent one man c,.nner
| HIM there I'm willing T. admit tI E,a " neyer
mnnldn't give the fish, but I'm sure hga neTgF
souander q serpent on a stranger -'nos'o"
Union Pacific engineer explains why snowstorm'
are ~ bad for railroads on the plains we w NV
mind drifts in cutsr he says, for strong
, clam them hut our trouble is on the open pd'''
vher, the snow does not the track 10 the uep"
~ two inches Against such blockade the sho"
,1ourh is almost powcrless. The drifting snow pecoS
mixed with sand, meltS little IN the middie Oh INC ~
and freezes at night. This forms reSuiar HUT
| over the track almost as hard as iron. SHOW
plough Will charge it, and plough and engine VIII run ou
! The sand packed snow leaving the track anu ooso's
! HELPLESS When this mixture OF saho anu ''
covers large area OF track. and Is haiu, ho'hhs "
he done hut wait for "A tlaw, the track can OILY W
cleared by chopping the crust away with an a.
An innocent enough looking gentleman STOOD III -,
/ y = y telegraph Office located Delo" h."He u,,b
other day while The hy operator dasheu an, H., -
sLfl pen an order to the engineer am ~ nan
81 wntlnc train and watched him haud IL 10 lhe Ns'
i'm waiting after signing the engineers name n,
The train pulled and The nlllo'ci, IL, ,bs
remarked that he had been under the opinion ilat us
engineer in the habit OF feceP'ls 1 i'e o.
" we often do That. II saves Tune; ~, ,..,.x ~ n
/ The stranger sat and lurrledy dashns oL a
telegram handed it 10 the operator Az was an ana
,,r On hand TO take charge or CERTAIN uaal
/ w Wou Wr Wyer, superintendent, was tne name
signed Mr. operator was proiHse III MS dpo,uss, ,
INT hc with the engineer and c0hduc'V' su $500, III
suspension with warn,ue ~ "'0 ~ "
! rulcs--(potsvc Rcpublcah
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1899 -, r,,r corrrt NFEDS MOST.