New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-08
THE TALK or THE DAY.

For a long time a man in certain Office building has
been i'm the habit OF sending the man occupying tho
Office over his occasional box of cigars why do
YOU do it?n some asked him recently. "oh. we,'
was the reply, he might stamp on the floor. bus
doesn't why do you take these cigarsi' the upper
story man was then asked. well,' he replied. III
didn't he might smoke them himself and then the
smoke would yet up in my Office
She Escaped The owner Of cottage Con- on IA
other day and was greatly surprised when she led on
with: -, l., ri,,o mn, ,ho co,tace unIcas
you Pu freescape Why. ma'am, of what use would
Suc a s our Tc lives i've Of course suppose fire SHOULD
start in the night when we are aSieepf
There is no fre-escape." ,.o.. -. ia. don, .,.
But couldn't you open the froht OF sue uoor .os
walk out ~
- Yes. or IL cut of from them there are window"
"l.i' III '0S Sec she stsmmered ayes, think we
could. I never thought Of it before; bnt u p 2
reasonable and III risk it. Coca day'"-lDe"o' fr"
Press.
The following from "lhe Bos'oh r's' '"P~
the situation in this city also:
WALL OF GOLDEN YOUTH.
I'd give but LITTLE after death,
To have my grave kept green,
Compared with what I'd give Just now
To have our streets swept clcalA
Aided by the old Man:
So would /, too.
Though I'm nearer than You
TO the time when thinks OF ones era's'
ANYTHING but a lark IT'S
TO be over ones Arctics'!
FOUNDER. use words, and ravei!!
rhere are only about twenty really great diamond.
that no less than twenty minstrel end men, thirty.
seven comedians and one hundred ana ele'e ~ tSns.
each have one Of the twenty: some Oh VIC ooner 49,
.re ou.ncd nv ordinary people and summer resort
hotel cIerhs.-(N OrristoWn llerasi
How few people realize that not to put things IN 'ns
paper Is often the chief function OF TIE sood euilor,
though the fact is stated so frequently. ue.en'
newspaperr SAYS Tie Worcester Gazette" rs oi'en
placed in the predlcament OF the young man III NV
gallery of the church at the wedding Of his former
sweetheart When the clergyman asked, VINO then
givcth this woman away he responded sadly, could
give her awsv but / won't We believe the rituai
IS not quoted with exact accuracy IN TINS anecoo"''
but the principle remains the same
she had determined to give her husband chrlSm1
present that he would appres. no a' ssnk FOR
Iianor lie found it beside his plate on the morning
Of Christmas and was 40 apprecsve a. ,b me h bs1
demonstrated how liberal She was In her iaeas, ara
how far she felt she could trust NM Mhen ~ "a
long Cb h present?o said who had called
OIL aYes., he replied. ait is from my wife. ] DOM
eiog ~'' II II was about three times big a. 10
t. I could use It to carry whlskey IN, Couldn't =
Washington Post
Scots all over the world will celebrate the 23oth
anniversary Of the birth Of Robert Burns WIN unusu
enthusiasm The celebration rightfully falls on ths
25th OF this month but as that VIII DC saooa'h u'J
II will take place on the day following
Costa knocked Out-8efore tho railroads and street
cars were In use in India there were seven dinsreht
ca stes in cities like Bombay which could not Ide 10
,nocled in the head and the only struggle between
them is to get the best seat.-(Detrot free Fie'''
THE other dayn writes a lady, d saw in The Trib-
une he complaint Of little Barbara because her brother
Max was ahead OF her in being 'bornin' IL em'has
ma OF nv lrlo daughters wall because she thoush
she had too many tasks to perform; III had Known
would have had so much 10 do, would never nave
been borned' Her younger sister has quite haois
Of talking 10 herself and her doll One day over
heard the following which entities her to be called Tho
family poet:
"'My darling little child
What made you come so soon1
Because / had to come;
There was cy-a-cone.''
IIe Had oasets-rn breach OF promise case is
New Hampshire the lover put In as Offsets al nc nds
he had bought the miles he had walked tne rigs ny
had hired and the time lie had wasted apd when foord
M and allowed the girl had only " go eit out Oh h1
verdict for damages.-(Detroit Free Press'
There is an ancient proverb TO the ehect mat
winter fog will freeze dog without going INTO tls
question OF the elegance OF the phrase it may be OBJ
served that IL this saving is of truth all compact
there is some unc0mmony cold weather IN store Tor
good mart of the United states before the robins nest
again.
What's that awful noise IN the next room'' asked
the early guest az the banquet .u. ,o ha
- THAT replied the newspaper reporter, WHO had
already arrived with sharp pencil ana ssirr
annette must he the table grooming undsr all tue
doicaces OF the season:'-tNorristown Herald