New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-05
THE TALK OF THE DAP.

Says a bOOkkeeper: al never put much faith in
these stories Of metals becoming weary and needing
rest until made THE discovery recently that gold pens
actually do exhibit inst such peculiar thing In my
books nothing but gold pens. and noticed that
after few months continuous use pen would lose
its temper, apparently and l would lay it aside
Because Of their value did not throw these wom-Out
pens away generally exchanging them in part pay
ment for new ones. one day tried q pen that had
lost It's spring and been put away. To my surprise
II went smoothly and worked though Just from the
maker On experiment found 1t not to be phe-
nomenOn. but physical feature of all the gold pens
have tried. They simply get tired and need rest
after which they are as good as new
al don't see why Brother Goodman should want
Der Of the flock "The Devil takes vacation y
Neither does the Lord spoke up the Rev. Mr..
care Of the adversary for one month";
request for vacation was practically unanimous
-(Chlcago Tribune.
"The Conqegatonallst" Of Boston, took a census
Of church attendance in eleven of that city on
recent Sunday. ont Of a population OF 72,4l1
there was an attendance OF II 069. OF this number
21.676 Protestant, 49,311 Catholic and 1872
Jewish. On the Sunday 1t found that about
coo people went u the suburbs and $50 900 people
travelled the street These statistics are sug
gestve though they do not tell anything that was not
pretty well known before. In its comments on the
figures "The Congregatl0nalist" says: at is TO be
noticed that the people who make the day one Of
pleasure simply in the main manifest a spirit OF
moderation and decency. Rotous behavior is the OK
cepton This study of the situation is fruitful In
questions which few of are prepared TO answer
decisvely yet What shall he the attitude Of the
Church toward the present popular methods Of observ
ing Sunday should II bend its energies to the en-
deavOr 10 restore the sabbath grandathes kept
It'll or shall it simply unite with all well-lnentioned
persons who will strive to for every wOrkngman
a day Of restl Shall the Church denounce all forms
Of railroad traffic Or shall II simply Insist that
through travel be reduced TO a minimum. and that the
roads shall be compelled to employ man more than
six days In week
II was an old New England Judge who once inter
ruped lawyer in the midst OF spread eagle speech
by saying: Mr. 49,, l wish YOU would take a few
feathers from the wings OF your imagination and put
them in the tail OF your judgment"
So many Of our public women are selfmade men,
Detroit Free Press
Summer flies. The katydldl soon begin to saw lis
fiddle. From It's deep and shady cOister will come
forth the silent oyster Frost ere, long viii put its
veto on the Calumet mosquito. Heed the lesson all
this teaches Now's the time 10 can your peaches
Exchange.
our learned nelghbor, "The SUM- must have been
nodding when IL declared that only four English words
end in cion," namely coercion epinecion ntemeoon,
suspicion, and only four end in dOus.' namely. haz
ardous ieopardous. tremendous and stupendous. To
the first list may be added scion, distraction and per
nlcon the last of which, however. is obsolete. Aud
to tho second list may be added fifteen twenty words,