New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

II. rs Sir John 4. Macdonald says, unrestrcted
reciprocity means annexation. then restricted Tcp-
city would he ii step toward anneXatlon' ana yet INC
willy old Premier, while declaring his adherence u
annexation. comes forward with a proposal Tor ne
strcted reciprocity the idea being, OF course TO catcn
Ibernl gudgeons with a nice reciprocity balt' bus
for once perhaps the old mans cunning has over
reached itself Unrestricted reciprocity, he says
means annexation and when the voters oil 'ahaaa'
who are not fools call to mind how much ahheAaton
would do for them it i, just possible that they VIII
vote for the measure that will bring 1t about. Dir
John may discover before long that it was very u'
wise thing from merely political point OF view, 70
make annexation a question of practical politics. a.
he has done.
All Is Legal.-Most everything seems to be legal in
Idaho from killing Cnaman to accepting al pn ss
ycrti,emcnt in an Idaho weekly that "dcfalt having
been in the conditions OF certain morsigs, us
will no doubt 90 of with wh0op-(Detot ftec fieSs
4 pother has arisen in Boston over the Observance
Of Lent An Episcopalau. who doesn't give his name'
fortunately perhaps, for him, has written to "Iht
Transcript criticisng the attitude Of Cnitarians ana
those dissenters who out Of the Churchs pe' on
the question Of Lent. 1t seems that they cter leer
AT H. or what perhaps even worse try 10 observe ~
in their poor. weak hereCal way. OF course no end
of the rank outsiders thus criticised are now coming
forward to pulyerizc this Churchman. whose idea ap-
near, IN he TO keep his heaven and his Church very
small and select.
Misled-Mr Jason threw down his paper and eiac'
Wharf, The matter. Jehel - asked his wife.
on. nothing. | inst started TO read something
here about How to Manage scraps 1t was one ,. q
those fool household receipts Instead OF sporting Hiaf
ter as had suppo ,ed "-(Indianapols journal.
The proposed association for the honest and candid
Investigation Of spiritualsm may possibly achieve sums
practcal results but it is little doubtful II II de-
dc in favor of the claims of prtualism the sceptcs
will refuse 10 accept Its decision: and If it cones 70
the conclusion that splrtualism is a delusion OF
fraud or both OF spritualist Will accept us
verdict. And consequently the question VIII be JUST
where it is now.
The late King Kaakaus could read Hebrew, mao =
fair knowledge Of Latin and Creek ana Wien nSsrn
sary could take hand in speaking four OF te nouer
languages lie had fair ucatlon for kha Duo ~
he knew nothing about foot or base ball ne wo1a
have been regarded as a very poor Sch9i~ III ''
can sporting clrcles.-( Norristown Herald
4 ST. Joseph Mo-, weather prophet says tha' Hoi.
MAY l. 1891, to May l. 1892, VIII be an era ="
general destruction throughout the United states.
EARTHQUAKES and volcanoes all over the WorM VIII
be very active. and the sun, moon ana stus VIZ.
combine to keep this poor little planet IN 'o,''
state ~ turmoil. OF course the Democrats VIII soy
that the Mckinley bill caused all this mction' out
we know better. 1t will simply be Natures protest
AGAINST the advent of the Democratic Congress
II ,s hardly an omen question whether business
ertnrnri,r has not gone too far in the walking ad-
vcrt5cment local merchant recently put mo 9no
field II surely Is trading on a bllnd man m h.
fortnnc o handcul him to another with good eyeSsns
and placard one Il blind because dit nov ou n,
my glasses OF -. Optclan," and the other' an,
not blind because | bought my glasses OF - Nv
Thr almost brutal spectacle is TO be seen o 18th
streets daily. Public sentiment ought 10 prpuis;,np
sufficient emphasis TO put stop TO tie eAiioioo-'
- COn ere gatlOnallSt.
Chicago correspondent, who IS evidently ian"'.
with Il certain British annual publication OIL CIV
value as book OF reference, pays the Tribune Aiha"
for 1891 the neat compliment Of calling IL Inc Ai'cr'
can Whitaker" adding; 1t is an unequalied eno!ow
pacda Of facts and information for one ana all "'
has evidently looked at ii carefully.
4 small boy In JonesbOro was born 10 great Wedss
~ a kind that few Youngsters favored wltll no
having six grandmother rhe oldest 81 tnese; m,I
Levi FarnswOrth, Master Walters great great eIanu'
mother now nearly eighty years old, han re- 70.
union of thirty OF her descendants the other day anu
prepared dinner for the whole party herseH-lLe"lS
ton Journal.