New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-14
The TALK OF THE DAP.

@The Boston Transcript tells Of a lady from
Western Territory who entertained her american friends
In London very much by her naive descriptions OF the
places in Europe she had visited that she had
even heard Of before Westminster Abbey and Nine.
Tussaud's were among them. 1t was when she was
starting for Rome that she astonshed party OF people
at dinner table by saying: hear there some Of
those hecatombs In Rome such they have in Paris;
but 1 shall never go to see any Of them anywhere
couldn't bear to think that I was looking at the
oesophaguses of the martyrs!"
How she Preserved It.-Therc is man in this town
who after twenty five years Of married life Is more OF
Ii lover than he during the honeymoon.
ii" | don't see how your wife preserves her beauty
so,n said friend TO him the other day. -.
"Ah," he said tenderly, she preserves IL In her
disposition which is the sweetest thing on eaTth"-
Detroit Free Press.
"Food Home and Garden" Of Philadelphia, the
organ Of the vegearans Of this country, says That
excellent paper The Illustrated Christian weekly
after giving all had TO say about early green veS-
tables, gave directions for cooking pork from Tho
Presbyterian. We suggest that it now quote DR..
Adam Clarkes celebrated grace when roast pig was
set before HIN 'Oh Lord IL thou canst bless under the
gospel what thou ddst under the law, bless the
pig
The American Postal Servce-Some idea of the
magnitude Of the postal service may be gathered from
route, Of the country is l44557 miles, While the trans
port0tOn of mails on those routes III 1870 reached me
comes next only has 24522 miles. and total tr0n5-
portation Of 20 307 900 miles per annum. But while
our railway service is one OF great magnitude there are
the star route and steamboat services. which extend
over 25I ZOE miles, with total annual transportation
Of over $4,000 O00,0O0 miles, To carry on success
fny this immense service requires the work Of oyer
10, 900 persons The postal correspondence Of this
country with foreign lands falls little below that OF
Germany OF the 00,OOo,00O pieces sent abroad last
year. 100000 were carried by vessels OF foreign
reglster.-Chicaso Mall.
Phillips Brooks the other day playfuly referred to
Dr. Bartol as that dear moth-eaten angel.'
Had Never Been Told So Before.-Convict--E
me- maam You dropped your handkerchief
Lady Visor-Thank you; you are very good.
Convict eagerly Say, ma'am, you couldn't manage
TO persuade the Goy'n0r OF chat, somehow, could
yer 7-(SOmerylle Journal.
The young lady who ldlled herself In Maine @ few
days ago was polite and considerable TO the last. To
advold any misunderstanding she pinned TO the head
board Of the bed a slip of paper bearing the word
Dead ladies' and gentlemen" SIZE thus enabled
those who found her body to ascertain at once that
which they otherwise might not have discovered until
they had examined her more closely, and prevented a
possible mistake by c0roner's iury-a body no.
oriously apt to find verdict contrary to the facts
The Engine OF Civizaton.-RuraI Edltor-Inve YOU
finished that editorial on the recent mistakes Of the
young German Emp,rorl
Assistant-Yes, just got through. -,
"Did You write any article on the Italian question y
"Yes, got up column of good advice to the King
of Italy" .,o. uo,,, ,.,s liz, ,on, What
else did YOU write ."
Ak long editorial on National finances"
"0OOd. That will I'LL the page Now let's go ouo
and sec IL we can borrow a dollar. '-tNew-1orN
Weekly.
The First Blble Christian Church Of Philadelphia
Is said to be the church from which the movements
for total abstinence from Intoxicating liquors and the
flesh Of animals. originated in Europe and America
One of the hymns OF this church begins thus:
"No 1ocls that range the valley free
To slaughter condemn;
Taught by the Power that plties us.
We learn to pity them"
In sunday.school-" What did the ass say to Balaam
WiIlei"
Why DO you think that77
"Because he knew BALKAN was onto hm.'-(Fnck.
A Chicago poet with the true originality Of genius,
has written pocm on The cmex ectularius, In which
lie forces the name OF that dsaereeable creature to
rhyme with Dnru.
"Bettcr trn1c, ale coming roi the farmer was the
prrhcCt vnturcd by Frank g. Daily, OF kansas city,
~ The fontndntnl last tcsnnc. oar wheat crop IN
Missouri viii be M Immense Que II i feInes anywhcc
all the Nertsrn States The hartest q 1880 IN Eur0p.
been before and tpily 50,O0oO0o bushels more, taking
The world over but The limit Of wheat production n3e
nearly bocn reached, and the price /. sure to up
To-day we arc producing 100 100000 bushels less than
The world needs taking all the crops In very favorable
Der Of bushels short Thc people on Elropc Will De
compelled 10 have our wheat fall and in that way
our gold viii come back 70 rs. Ihe effects OF this
movement win be far-roachng and beneficial. Pros
pe1itv among the acTcutrists will kill off the insane
notions Of the Farmers Alliance and prepare the way
for Republican victory in tie presidential campaign
out and the country will get back TO steady nO0rinGs
the financial question again. philadelphia Press