New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-25
THE TALK or THE DAY.


| Dr. william Hunt OF Philadelphia tells an Incu.
which illustrates the ktndleartedness Of the Lad. ~
Joseph Lcldy. lie was at swarthmoe many ycas -.
| making some experiments with frogs, which he ,ss
In a pond there. After using them he put them -
case Intending to again place them In the pond n.
hurt. However, no forgot and left Tor his homs vn
out doing it. The next day, Sunday. no happeneS !.
think Of it, and as railroad communication then was NJ.
as easy on the day of rest" 1t Is now, and knov,
the frogs would die unless they got water s;o.
he walked the entire distance 70 swarthmore and ~
the frogs In the pond again.
Powerful ImaNnaton.-An amusing story "a -
ported from cathedral town on the coast Of Easiass
For many years half dozen devout old ladies' lav.
been in the Inbt OF going, In fine weather in foul
Gently Il was decided TO wsrm the church, ard thrSs
ladies with one voice prc!esi s against tho Innovation
for their dcvotions they found half dozen stoves -
up in various hooks and corners OF the cathedral n
the c0s oee Cd the Knew ow WoS q 20 ~
afterward said to re dean But the dean cpnpundd
them by assuring them that the new stoves had nevs
been lighted.-Uondon Tid-Bits.
asome folks says hotel clerk, care 50 ..,,
.Hornswoggledp Oh, that's Greek guess. soI
! sHornswoggled'f Oh, that's Greek l guess, "a
means that you are fooled. Now for instance, naa
in restaurant the other day ordered broed mackers
and he ate it with great RELISH loudly declaring thai
broilng Is the only way to cook mackere But va
his mackerel broIled Not much II is too much
trouble to broll fish; so the cook put II in pan aA
fried It. and then made burnt lines II with
redhot poker kept in readiness for such emergencie,
So the man was 'hornswoggled,' but as he didn't
know IT, he was as happy as though he had really
eaten broiled mackerel. I tell you Imagination 4
three-fourths OF llfe."
Sinc vnu think .
said the exchange editor glancng backward over has
shoulder, perhaps you can tell why the letter " is
don't believe it is," retorted the financial editor
belligerently 49,
change editor, raising mis- voice because II gives 70
immortality Immortality.
Ana the 9 %ndow a and stuck his head on. ns 70 81
fresh air.-(Chicago Tribune
The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the eminent English
Methodist who was recently in this country has been
telling the people what he saw here. Among other
things he declares that the spirit Of democracy Is 70
universal in the United States that presidents, mil
Iionares and common people black their own boots
We fear that practical Joker has been stung'
the good clergyman. Even a "gerdai and gentle
manly barkeepern would feel that he had lost caste
he were to "shne' his own boots.
THE DESCENT OF MAN.
Mans brief and bootless journeyipg adown this vale
OF tears
Reminds me of the numerals we learned in chldhoods
years;
lie starts ont filled with confidence, the race al
ready i,
At least TO him it seems be, though really scarce
begun: A., -,
With asounding speech and daring deed he tries his
In boider, brighter blazonry than ever man be4:
Yet soon, II misjudged him not nor estimate him
Ills worId,S soul reminds him that this life is not te
long,
His Fly prospects to him in qnite shaky stsA
AS he ponders DER his ways he groweth less els.
And satur-0 becomes, and sad concludes his DAY
past .
Gives up his breath, and eke the ghost and comes 10
at last. Indianapolis JournaL
Maine farmer writes as follows to "The Oxford
NIeD Democrat: 81 have looked over my Bill
Mckinley act and find 1 have saved S15 on my
sugar BILL got $15 for wool sold, and can't md
where have paid $3 or 81 ny reason OF tarh,
although have expended 5000 TO $500 in various
purchases affected by legislation. Have been in active
life laborlng in the field and otherwheres fory-hvs
or moro years. and the calamity party's predictions
never came true unless they got the rens oil govern
ment"
An Experienced Burglar.-Young Burgar-These
spoons amt silver. Ihey arc INC ehc"Pe'' A4"1
imitation.
Old Burgar-That's lucky.
"Lucky?n
"Yep. Take 'em along
What fer ~ .
"The Teddy OF TIE honse will be afeared TO set the
detectives arter u.s. lest they should find them spoons
an describe lem in tn papers.'-(street d smlths
Good News.