New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

This IS funny world. Just at present there are
two sets OF reforniers at large in the community.
one is irmly cOnv inccd that If the people would
only restrict themselves to two meals day there
would be no sickness and only an occasional death,
while the other set is Just that the same happy
results would be attained If the people would eat
five square meals day. At the time the meat
eaters and the vcscarians are reused into renewed
hostility over quasi medical theory now current
the effect that most diseases the result OF food
fermentation in the stomach The meat eaters say
thai never ferments, While vegetables do; and ~
tho other hand the vcgetaans not only deny this, but
rcitcratc their old assertion about the brutallzing
tendency OF flesh diet. In the midst of all this lobub
the voice OF crank In Colorado is heard declaring that
If people would only believe it, they could live On
air, since air contains in latent form all the
nutrient qualities needed by the body In the mean
while tho restaurants all running and arc doing .
land Office business.
The way things done In a boom town Ike Creede
Col. is sill Illustrated by the brth VI daILy
Vas formed and the erection Of two story Newspaper
building begun, 10 be finished hi a fortnight. Tho
lower story viii be devoted to the paper and the second
story to Offices and sIeepngTOoms. The proprietor3
promise TO have al the equipment Of nrstclass daily
With full Geographic reports and complete local scr
ycc-thc whole thing to be in full operation in
weeks from the conception VI the idea.-(spnngneld
Union.
In the Walla Walla Valley Of Washington crocuscs,
hyaclnhs tulips, ilacs and fruit trees are in bloom.
found you at hast" Henderson thinks he must have
can't for the life Of him tell what 1t was.-(Doston
Transcript.
Not long ago Chicago wife induced her husband
10 promise 10 give her all the silver coins he received
bearing odd date. Then she wrote number Of
men with whom her husband does business. and
asked them to pay to her husband many Of
such coins Us they could. They did So and he was
son surprised beyond find that remark
ably large number Of his bills thereafter were paid
in small coin. which his wife promptly confscated
under his own proposition. lie would have been
Laniruptoi very speedily had he not smelt rats
and promptly struck his colors by efcctng .
promise.
MODERN REFORMERS.
The world has had reforness. mel who were sternly
just,
Who snote the thrones of wtckednes and laid them In
Meek tender men, made mighty BY mankind's blood
strong men whose words were thunderbolts to smita
The wrong Of years.
We're all these stern reformers Of breed too weak 70
Did great wrong smiters wane and perish in the
Did they fight losing battle, were they conquered In
Why arc there retormen nshtIng In tie world
To-Day
Well Ills but q thing OF hbels; the reformers have noe
But they're mixing With the people with misleading
For we phcard. them hen, fanatics "visiOnar'e'.'
Men Denounced by clubs churches BY the journals
and the schools.
There are men who bear these pacaEds daily In the
Heroes Of tie ancient lineage kings and savours Of
the race,
But We their greatness through HES trivial
But our chdrens sons Will read 1t on their granite
SAN Walker Foss, in Yankee Blade.
A travelling theatrical manager recently wrote to
tho owner OF "a hall IN small town In the STATE OF
Washington for booking lie received the following
answer: yours to hand won't play on ehaiTes no
more. Your cumpany Will hav to send me ten DOL
lars for night and supply THAR own kcrrosean and
lamps They will also hav 70 build than own stage,
becaus the last cumpany broke II down. THAR amt
no money In payn shaircs in this town, and wont
shure thing
Not a Parallel Case" Bessie" said Mrs. ". All,
after TIE visitor had gone you shouldn't have asked st
impoute lie Is l. young man. You should have said
Wasn't Peter the name OF one Of the discipless'
asked Bessie.
Peter my child replied the mother with dignity.
was a fisherman. lie didn't move in good society,"
"rdgin' English has nothing to do with Pigeons.
Tho word "pidgin" is simply tho Chinese pronuncis-
ron u the word business Chinese merchant
says
Handsome is ms Handsome Does.-rhe lady was
talking 10 an old friend about the marriage OF her
daughter to wealthy man II understand sad
oh, yes replied the gratihed mother. very web
indeed" /" But he had such peculiar name: FrzLie-
virple wasn't ltfr yes, "That's perfectly horid,
doSf Won Think, "wello hestated the mother
II doesn't sound very melodious possibly, but lie
perfectly beautiful Oh oheok'-(Detroit Free Pres"
During the sessions Of the Methodist General Con-
ference which begins In Omaha May p the Western
Methodist Book Concern will publish daily paper 10
be called The Daily Christian Advocate" 1t viii
give full report OF the proceedings, and will also have
articles giving a picture Of Methodism as It exists TO
day the outlook for tile future, sketches OF eminent
men, and the secular news Of the day.
Perhaps the habit OF exaggeraOn Is sometimes born
OF a desire 10 DO picturesque In speech. schoolgirl
returning homo tie other evening was overheard 70
10 a friend: Il didn't wake up this morn
ing until five minutes before 7. I'd rather have i've
minutes sleep In the morning than whole week -
nightr-(BOston Journal.