New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-26
THE TALK or THE DAP.

There have recently appeared some vagrant anu
crrant dispatches from Boston. and exc from the suburb
thereof known a. Cambridge, To the eject th'V a
Japancse chair might. could. would or should be eStab-
lhhcd I'm Harvard University. Later advlces' how
ever. do not confirm the truth Of this report. As a
matter Of fact no Japanese chair Is contemplated in
od Harvard. The most that We can hope for AZ
prc.cnt ., a japanese %lacqucrcd tray, which "ould
doubtless come in very handy when the BOYS are
having a spread
II j., related by an actor. who overheard the con,
vcr>atiou. that i few mOrutng, since VII. Jarrett lclt
,Lo pl,ycr-' cub earlier than usual Ia 20 Ia the theatre
Sir. Booth had cnsconccd himself with u pipe and
newspaper, and looked a. h, companion IN surpri'e'
- Whither now, Larry 80 asked the great traeed.au.
70 rrhcars,,7 answered Mr. Barrett, as he fastened
IT pcbcarsci Are yoI always rehcarsing'T
qurr.ed Booth. 1T seems TO me You are doins moro
" = we'll YOU see. we have a new piece on Saturday. y
And pray. what Is the name OF itI'
Come now. Larry laughed Booth, "and what
~ Mr. BsTrctt appeared for an instant dazcd. "What
-" " Paw how should l know ~ answered Booth
very ecriou,ly. Is IT. the huTseI, u,.... .,..,,.
Tho Theatre.
The ponies Of Mrs. Kitty O'shea. Of Ireland, have
been purchased by a Philadelphia gentleman. They
are thoroughbred shetland ponies, and are named
d" Kitty and Peggy
He'd Give nything.- IIurly-Id give anything for
"A dog Ike that.
Dcalcr-You may have this dog for ten dollars.
IIurly-rcn dollars! lie amt worth IL. III give
you Ct ankcc Blade.
According to The Detroit Free Press 10000
farmers in the Northwest have formed a hay seed trust,
and the price OF that commodity is likely TO jump to
such a figure that 1t will cost a candidate for Governor
in ohio an even 800 to get enough to sprinkle his
| hair for "A campaign. Candidate for the Legislature
| will probably Try cookies and burrS.
An II Was Worth.-Cus ,mrr-Gll give you a dollar
for that book. That every cent it's worth.
Cu.t9mcr dnt ,rruptnE-A dollar. or nothing.
ing 70 ,oy That the retail price OF the book was
scvrnty-i five cents, but You wouldn't allow me t..
-N ankce Blade.
The current issue Of " lions Herald OF Boston. i, a
| Wesley number, containing numerous tributes to Wesley
by eminent churcllrncn Of all denominations. in antlci.
patton Of the tooth anniversary OF Wc,ley's death.
which occur, on March >. The day will be very gen.
crllly marked by special services in memory OF Wesley
in England and this country.
\ Lewiston father took hi briehtcycd boy Of ten
wear, 10 SEE the she'll mounds at Damarlscotta 4 few
days ago. and underworld To impress Il lesson on The
"Ny SON said he. see how orderly these Indians
were. They piled all their shells up in a heap in this
one place Instead Of leaving them around loose
{" pa. said the youthful auditor after . few moments
reflection. " guess | know why they did it,
" because / guess the Indians went barefooted and
they were afraid the shells would cut their toes If they
left 'cm scattered over the grpund!'
Young America IS nothing If not p~ractcal-and he
thinks for him>clf.-lcwiston Journal.
Two ladies recently met in Portland, Me-, who had
not seen each other for hfty-thrcc years. And one
Of them Immediately remarked that on their last meet.
Ing She had borrowed 80 cents from the other, which
she insisted Oh repaying with compound interest.
Waiter ito Blossom, who has Just wiped his knife
and fork Oh the napkin)-fou appear TO be very par
tCular. sir.
Bloasom-A person has to be particular in a restau-
rant.
Waiter-What shall ! bring you, sir?
Bloss0m-A plate OF hash.-trhe Epoch.
Whose faith in the 4" New South can fail to suffer
shock on reading that 4" school hoy at Gordon. Ga,
spelled cat 'quattc,' and was at once promoted TO the
head Of the class for ingenuity ~ The cause of sound
learning can never be advanced where education is
governed by lcapricc OF this kind. Ingenuity IS a good
thing in its place, but ingenuity in spelling is no
novelty, and - not Il passport to fame or a sure token
Of genius. II may be well to bear in mind that the
d" funny men" who INDUCED in eccentric spelling pos.
sc sci humOr "A, well as ccccatrlcity.
All the Difference in the World. -Travcllcr-IIow d.
you like the appearance Of this part Of the country f.!
people are ignorant. degraded and dlthy. Upon my
wnd. ! haven't seen Il sensible man or n respectable
woman slcc | came here. They are hogs, SIR, sim
ply hogs. bOastfui, i%mpudent, hcsOtt"d, and"
Another word like that. YOU insulting prig, and
I'll knock The top Of your head ont Wnot part OF
the country raises such men a. yOIl ?"
"Sir. / am an EI~elshman.'
Il beg your pardon. am proud and delighted 10
meet You, sir. when arc you going To write your
book about us ip-(Chica.o Tribune.