New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Not since the war, according TO The Shoe and
Icrl,cr Rerorter, has little "shoddy" been used
In shoes as now. There are numerous limitations
OF calf kangaroo, dongola, goat, etc.. made from
cowhide and by the skill Of mechanism they are
remarkably close limitations but they are generally
sold for what they purport to he, and cannot be
classified as substitutes The pancake or pasted solo
ard hccl T. still used in the manufacture OF low grade
shoes bu. to loss extent than formerly. Leather
Is so cheap that good button boot can De naoe
solid throughout cents md 81 and perhaps less
Tho consumer secures more value than ever In the
modern medium priced shoes: genuine materials are
put into everything except such owpriced shoes That
If Is impossible TO make them OF actual leather There
1. M dcrcptor about these. Manufacturers make
no crc of the fact that they are composed OF pasted
soles and heels, split insoles and the like. Buyers
know what they are getting
Didn't Want To ,,. Appear sman-DuF'y-p'e JUST
0Gorcers~What did you want all that money fort
Burlcy-I didn't wanted only 81 ~, pa QUA, |.
oago News Record.
Here are Two specimens Of German humor from
:" Der lIausfrcund':
school teacher-Why wer5 the prisoners WHO "efo
executed called poor sinners'i
scholar-Eccause Iich sinners always get OF. >
rusband-Always these large bills from dress
makers Other women make their own clothes, but
you make nothing.
Wlfe-And what do you make !
an Well, you must acknowledge that during the
three years OF OIL married Life l have made my own
cigarettes
was e sr c%i dark Ills load from the station
lonely one. and he was getting along as f.st as as
hi hind s'R him was ea 1Hasf SS
went the faster The man went gn m aeeg eaTs ind
out he's after % him and %, sneT ys s Of rSvce
finon
a splendid mausoeum. stu the man was alter nm
scHnS an" and % t s ne a" Do s9o San
What nre you following me for Well, SIR 90 YOU
always 60 home like this | am going up to Ar
tho station told that II I'd follow You | shona
na the T"ss s you ME cty and Country
Surprise has been expressed that the Episcopal
General Convention did not call OF the new dioceses
In the state OF Washington Seattle or Tacoma. Ihs
reason was that both these cities could not be 50
honorcd and TO have singled ont one Of them would
the opinion OF many. have prevented the other from
doing much for the work OF the Church
The telephone has appeared at Roumana, but
is yet succe because OF an ohcal oner t 's
he must arrange with his correspondent to be at the
instrument at n fixed hour and minute Ihe rue
IS sad be nedly Observation-Disclosures Leuso''
President Du,tr. Of the Drew Theological Seminary,
has declined the Office Of Editor of "The Methodist
few weeks ago. Tho magazine Will remain IN
charge OF tho assistant editor. the Rev. A. b. SANFORD
until the annual meeting OF the committee In FEB
ruary.
Mrs. bangle Uhe hostess. who IS on the outer edge
OF the inner circle)-My dear Miss Penne, have you
met every onei Have YOU met Mr.. shinsie. tne
rising young architect. and Mr.. Cheatem ihe prom,
lsing lawyer, And here comes Mr.. Palette ts
clever young artist with n future, armlh-arm Win
Mr.. Marble. the rising young poet. , -
Misc Pennc-les have met them all, my de'f
should ike 10 meet II few men who are on the down.
ward trnck-(llfe.
at would be bad for the cow was what George
stephenson said TO certain grave and reverend oo-
iecors when he Informed them that he could make
railway train travel at the rate Of thirty miles an
hour and they asked what would occur II COW
should happen TO get the track. Bat 1t appears
TINT 1t Is not the COW alone that suffers. \ freight
train was wrecked In Indian Territory the other day
because "A COW got In It's way; the engineer was
killed three other men badly hurt, the engine
wns overturned and seventeen loaded cars were
hurled into ditch. since Mr. Gladstone was
knocked down by an enragcd playful heller, no
creature OF the Ovlnc species has done such .
disastrous DAYS work as this In the southwest
The Universal Ouestion-A witty individual ON. one
OF ~ different persons and receive the same ansMs
from each Tho wit went TO nrst one ana u.ch
TO another until he had reached the number OF lily.
Ana this Is how he won the bet lie Whlspeie" HUH
audibly TO each ,,,,
. saw. have You heard that Smith has failed
What smith, Quericd tho whole nifty, one awr
another: and II was decided that the bet had becn
fairly won.-(Cincinnau Enquirer