New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-01
THE Talk OF THE DAY.


An Ohio paper tells q story Of two young girls "hs
were recently travelling train in that state AZ
the train stopped ut station, two ladies' eh'ered anu
took sent, In front OF them; then stout lady came
forward and greeted them and kept up nveiy con-
versaton until the train started. Then one Oh e Two
said sit down here us, and tell those girls "
sit somewhere else, So the stout lady turned and
said in freezing tones Il wish 10 converse WITH my
friends and would like that seat. am Mrs. PIesldens
r. OF this road The girls stared at her an Instant
and then one OF them Grawled Pleased TO meet you,
I'm sure | suppose you know 1 am Mrs. President
Harrison OF Washington" The other girl, scttnns
herself comfortably in her seat, said, Ana am Mn.
Queen Victoria Neither OF them moved, and Mrs..
President H. had to go back to her own seat.
No chemical black ink has yet been made when VIII
willie black Immediately exposure The common oiqcS
Ink i maize OF nut gals by all odds the best INK
ever made. Manuscripts made in this black INK SoV
aud 600 years ago are lust as egpie toaay a. Vel
TOO recent invention 10 determine whether they WIZ
last but it IS quite probably that most OF them VII 20
thew are TO day There is, however fortune IN store
for the man who Will invent a chemical black INK mat
viii write black at the first and remain so.-(st Louis
Globe Democrat.
In Vienna there is a club Of rich men who are
pledged to marry poor girls Whether they arc
actuatcd by spasm Of lofty virtue, or feel that they
must throw in some inducement in order TO get .
wife, does not appear.
There are men who would be willing to 60 on
mi sion u China, who not willing " sit GOWN anu
The eV world is full Of people who pray with loud
voice that God will convert the whole carh ana uen
put 10 cents or a nickel III the basket " hep HIN
The world is full of people who wouldn't sell whis-
keepers money In n thousand different ways and put
1t IN their pockets.-(Ram's HON.
The following advertisement recently appeared in a
matrimonial paper: A stamp collector, the posscssor
Of a collection Of 12,54l stamps, wishes to marry
lady ardent collector and the posseSsor OF the
blue penny -stamp Of Nautilus, issued in 1o4'.' u
appears in the Monteur" OF the Island Of MaurftuS,
and the stamp which the young lady must possess IL
valued at about $1,000 account Of its raiiy.
Hero is coincidence worth putting in your note
book remarked an elderly citizen TO me yesterday as
were walking together down SCite-et' " you
notice those houses ~ he went on, pointing al Two
ad;oning hne mansions, old but well kept up u date.
Well, in each Of these have resided men "h0 nave
filed Inc same Official places Those ara Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court OF Name United States senator
ships aiG judges Of the United states court douos
If an0t,se such case is 10 be found IN the county,
cortland Express.
The First Rcquiste.-Mr. Dropun-LOok here. old
fellow: excuse my frankmess but why in thunder
don't you have that child'o hair cut .. ,,.o.s >.
Mr. FOresite-NOt for worlds. dear boy, ] ntenu W
make "A professional pianist out Of hm-(Puck.
An Engllshman who recently visited Boston was
water in shaving.
Appearances Against Hm.-ofce B6y-There
man outside who says he has play he wants you "
read
Office Boy-Oh. he Is "out Of sight"-sIk hat' patens
feathers and boXcoat
Mnnagcr-rell him I'm not In he must be an anna
teur.-(Cothier and Furnisher.
An English paper gives some interesting statistics
az 20 the pecunary return of few inventions. The
nhf for wi y
YEAR the India rubber tips TO pencils, 1000 metal
mates for protecting the solcs and heels OF boots
brought in s25OOOO in all the roller skate. 100000.
4 clergyman realized c400 week by the invention OF
toy another toy, the return ball. brought in an in
come OF 10000; the Dancing Jim Crow" $4,000
I, wear. The inventor of copper cap for childrens
boots was able to leave his heirs 100000. while
singer OF sewing machine fame, left at his death
nearly f3,0OO00O.
GI:lsshopper Traps.-It is singular that those
who. in the West, suffer SO much from grasshoppers
which has been In use for many ages In the grass
hoppcr-strclen regions of the Old World As Is well
sheep in front of any one driving them, and by ex-
tending long lines of rather closely woven fishing
and easily captured Monthly for February.
In front Of Denver, Col, business house is sign
bearing the following legend Money is the Root OF
all Evil: Give us a few Roots
II seems there Is to be a sort OF fin de steele rail
road between St. Louis and Chicago during the Worlds
Fair II is TO be perfectly straight and level, ana
trains are to be 1t by electricity at the rate OF
"A hundred miles hour Moreover, according TO the
prospectus It IS TO run through perfect Arcadia.
Al, the farm-h houses TO be nicely situated on the
line and adorned with lawns and gardens in front,
while the fields will be back OF them. 1t has been
recently discovered that plants and flowers grown
under the electric light develop sooner and have about
% per cent more gor than those which depend on the
ordinary process OF nature consequently the line OF
the road will be continuous exhibit OF the finest
flowers and most beautiful plants to be seen anywhere:
WHILE no doubt, the people will be correSpondinsly
developed and inspired by the superintendent cleo
tricty'
Fighting Edlior-Now that the cruel war with Chill
is oscr, what next! ~
Managing Fditor-Well there's IIercsy-ts always
with us. Reduce your surplus ammunition on the
heIctcs.-(Springied Union.