New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09

Strange that none OF the funny men Of other etke
who are continually making fun OF Boston because
the prevalence of gasSe on the noses OF our men ae
women ever got Os to the fact that we have SpectaA
Island in the harbOr-(Boston Transcript.
Speaking Of Labrador, correspondent Of The hik
delphia Ledger" says "There is no law or any courts
there. True, it Is Canadian territory, and the ngnt
houses upon the coast and through the straits Oh bes
Isle are under the OF and supplied by the Colonial
Board OF Quebec, there been attemps
to establish courts build schOolhouses In any way
to interfere with the domestic political relations
the inhabitants. There are no taxes there. Ever
man does he pleases so far as fear OF the law
concerned but notwithstanding this heard OF but rev
bad actions on the part Of the people. Fish and sea-
abound there. The schools Of cod are remarkable
have seen enough Goldfish in school to satisfy me
stomach Of England and America for whole year
At Blanc Sablons Harbor, what is called the Jersey
vos,r,s, III rnc Or -.
OF herring In mammoth seine hom WHICH they hAS
5000 barrels Of fish, and then had to cut the seine
letting out ten times many hsh as hey ma
barreed'
According to the Specifications Jenks-A prestdlgi;
tator who gave an exhibition at the summer noe1
was putting up at took twenty yards OF ribbon soous
peck Of flowers live rabbit, lot OF cloth and otn9
things out OF a hat that was hAhueo W MN W ''A'
one In the audience 49,, nh
'Ni Banks 1wearily)-was the hat my wife'si-Puck
The London lancet denounces rs false the theory
that abundant hair is n sign OF bodily or mental strngn
in man. II says that despite the samson precedens
the Chinese are mostly bald, yet they form the mos
enduring of races. The average madhouse furnisna
proof that long and thick hair Is not sign OF intel
lee tuallty The easily wheeled Esau was Many
while the mighty Caesar bald. Long haired
men are generally weak and fanatical. and men Win
scant hair are the philosophers and statesmen ans
soldiers Of the world 1t concludes, though OF coure
to this rule there are many exceptions. We suspect
that "The Lancet" will have an enormous elr'
cuation In bald headed circles while on the other
hand those OF its readers who have plenty OF mar VIII
promptly write to stop their paper
"Carber is still in trouble. His lawyer now makes
serious charges against him.
al thought he won his case ,u,,.
$50 he did and that Is what his lawyer Is charging
him for."-(Lowel Citizen.
A new parlor table game called Happy Homes
has made its appearance. 1t may be played In eleven
different ways but in all cases II Introduces TO mo
players a number of the most noted authors OF INC
world and leads to a practical knowledge OF Their
works. their histories and their personal charactersucs
The game will doubtless be found both instructive anu
entertaining.
But. after all. the newest authors the Oldest
In this new edition e. Familiar ouotationsD we nave
and Egypt. A new author by the name Of Piipsyy
figures in this edition, lie was Rrahmn. ana ons
early dialect of Sanscr he deliberately, and with no
most horrible heather deprayity stole some % GASs
S1S others He was bold enough to appropriate such
modern sayings as What is bred In the bone
stroSeest tenure of the law and on. Hesiod VIC
wrote in the seventh century before Christ was shSIr
Sonbncles Enrpdes Piautus Terence and many otnes'
were great suppliers Of modern familiar 9 quo SoW
~ vouh al do not care one straw" with presens
Of mind any one Of several other things who dea
ise Years before Christ. All the way through nc
as modern as Mr.. Howes. Here Is one ., S S ssid
In fne nothing Is said now that has not 00en
before n-(Bost0n Transcript.