New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY

Tho parsons are constantly finding out that they
cannot please everybody. 81 am not church men,
bcr, said a prominent business man OF this city the
other day, but believe in the Church, and always
attend service. When / came to New-fork some
years ago. took pew inwell, call 1T DR.. Goodmans
church. But though admired and re-
spected him. soon concluded to go 70
another church. simply because he delivered his SER
in a dead monotone, without the slightest EN-
phass infection. What he said was all hight. but
II had listened long to that holy tone l believe
should have gone crazy. Since then / have had a
pew In DR.. Grounds church. but have about con.
cuded to change again. for exactly opposite reason
The doctor capital fellow that he is, gives us too much
light and shade in his delivery. In fact his sermon
may be described a series OF war-whoops and whs
pers, separated by dramatic poses. Lots OF folks like
It, Of course but 1t tires out to keep up with it,
and am going to find preacher who will Just talk
to me IN plain homely way. as II we were sitting
a room together"
Tho Paradox Explained-Mrs. .Greyneck-Now
Johnny want you to say your sunday-school lesson
Mrs. Greyneck-You wretched boy; have you for
gotten II soonl
Mrs Greyneck-what do you mean BY telling mo
you can't ant say i and and then that you haven't forgotten
Johnny-Yesm, they be. 1 never knew it-(Boston
Courier
There are apparently some Democrats who thinh
that Mr.. watterson is blowing too much on bis fog.
horn these days
xoh And He Kept On Walking tho Floor" What did
We'll, Well, at first she was as good as gcld-never
with w lyng on it-and we called her Serena
Well. since she began crying all night with teeth.
Tribune.
The French Canadian papers continue to bewail
the French-Canadiap emigration to this country. At
sorel in one day $50 tickets sold persons 60
Ing 20 the States. In the parishes below Quebec the
number going exceeds all previous records At Lewis
concentrating point, 1900 persons per week take
train for the States At Sherbrookc, another con-
centrating point the exodus Is even more remarkable
They come from the north shore and from the south
shore; the whole Province is being empued OF people
French contemporary says the cures are alarmed ut
the extent OF the exodus and the local bankers
and stoekeepers. The clergy have done their best to
dissuade the people from going New England mis-
sonares like Father Dusas have left nothing undone to
persuade them TO to the Canadian Northwest: but
the strcam continues 10 flow in undiminshed volume
What i Is.-Tommy-Paw, what Is political econ
Mr.. Fight is the cutting down OF National ex.
penses by member of Congress To make nm for his
own special appropriatons.-Qndi Journal.
Fastlogh-So old Soak has Joined the City Improve.
ment socetyf
snarpeish-why not Hasn't he stayed up at night
to decorate this town for the last ten yeasi
She Was Civil.-Ambtlous Manms-Edith. noticed
Last night that Mr.. De Rich paid You considerable at.
tenton hope you showed him a proper amount Of
cvillty
Ingenious Debutante-oh yes, mamma. ddi I'm
Ign Life.
Editor-Did You see that notice OF the Jones sale
Of old brandies that gave you today
Auctoneer-Yes, and you said that the prices were
down 10 the lowwaer mark and that the sale lacked
spirit. You may have meant well, but don't want
any notices.
Ills Memory Refreshed" Grlndstone. do you believe
all these stories about hailsones falling out West
biz rs walnutsl'
As big walnutsl Why, Kiljordan on nv own
farm out In Spring Creek neighborhoOd picked up
one day In s3 bushel basket full Of hailsones half
bigger than hen's"becomng suddenly conscious that
Mrs Grindstone Is looking at him" bigger than hens
eth.r-(Chicago Tribune
she-That Boges girl expects to own the earth
some day.
He-Why, Jessie Boggs is one Of the meekest little
girls |
she-well. doesn't the Bible say that the meek
shall inherit the earth
Makes a Ditference.-Mr. Billus-Chugwater am
having lightning rod put on my house. Do you BE-
lieve In lightning rods
Mr. Chugwater-I haven't much faith In them But
what Kind OF ROOT has your housei
What kind OF tinl'
What difference does tllat make -
All the dinernce In the world. Billus. n ~
American tin it's protected already S-lChcago TrlounS