New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

paper published on Staten Island says that In
all probability the island will be Incorporated as
city before long The advantages claimed for the
idea are economy in government and the possibility
OF greater Improvements. 1t is also thought that as
an incorporated city Staten Island would experience
the biggest boom Of It's history.
or are You mott Aisernon Cbuslng furiouslyll-I
am-am not Tommy but would could, hk ,sa doe be- liz
knew ia earn that quarter.-(kansas CITY Tines.
aThe Boston Transcript notes the fact that the
word "silence" Is enjoying big boom among tho
poets. "One scarcely pick up poem on any
topic nowadays II says, without stumbling over
the word silence silent. Occasionally Ills siientio.
which much like calling hash rechaufe-it tastes tho
same All OF the poets who have written on
Tennyson and Whittier and the other great ones gone
have fairly reveed In the fashionable poetic word;
II came naturally and easily. But when one poet
makes old silence settle back upon the sea- IL seems
4 grain too much. Yet on the whole this prevalence
OF the word silence Is such relief from the fnmlnr
rhymes OF breeze and trees, heart and part that
II seems pleasant By comparison. II Is hard word
10 find a rhyme for. 30 1t is usually put at the be-
Ginning Of q line. Walt Whitman, who could make
mills.wagon rhyme with Hubbard squash could have
given silence good chance at the end OF lne' 10
rhyme with, say, politics 1t was Boston poet by
the way, who made pterodactyl rhyme with cocktail
Mrs ChugxSts SG%S at The = d Bga
so tremendous, ; overwhe Ginning, Yet 80 noble. so
magnificent SO purely classical Mr.. Chugwat,r us
the slandess thing In the world. never can look az
that building without thinking OF the five whole car
loads OF nails It took 10 lay the oor-Chcago tribune
The Rev. c. L. Dodson lewis CARROLL, the bachelor
tutor Of oxford, and known the world over as the
author Of "Ace in Wonderland" refuses TO visit the
growu-up girls who read his book when they were
little. He bashfu and he is afraid they might be-
come sentimental
Drawn and Extraordinarily now. / should
say that this was going back to the middle ages Here
Is a story about u man that drawn and CHARTERED
Wagg-Rght here in New-Englnnd.
IIownow-lt must have been 200 years ago.
Wagg-NOt at all. It was only last week.
Hownow-Grcat heavens. man. you're crazy
wagg-Wel, crazy or not. 1t Is right here IN inc
Hownow-Tell me about It, quick
Wagg-Well, IL seems he was popular politician
and when he came to certain town to speak be e WA.
ward quartered at the best hotel in the pace-BoSton
Courier
Apropos OF a paragraph In The Tribune about queer
Names "Ths Christian Advocate says that at the
dedication OF church recently In a capital city II
was announced that among the subscribers were Mr..
Senseman, Mr. Poet, Mr.. Sourbeer and Mr.. Pancake.
And a lady OF the same church said that she was
once connected with Sunday school which contained
ut the time three scholars, named respectively,
Porter Ale and Sourbeer. Once In Maryland O lady,
during religious gathering, entertained three guests,
strangers to her and 10 each other, named Mrs.
Sprinkle, Mrs Shower and Mrs. Storm.
Mamma-well. George, hope you paid close at.
tenton TO what your teacher said at Sunday school.
Can you tell me what you rememberl
Georgie-Yes; were goln' 10 have christmas uee
and dandy time as you ever saw.-(CMcago Inter
Ocean.
U.e management Of the fremont Theatre, Of BOs.
tom have inserted the following notice In the play.
bills
"wln you aid the management In its work Of hat
reformi Wear a small bonnet, remove your large
hat during the performance. The theatre Is well
heated and protected from draughtS Respectfully ana
gratefully Abbey, Sch0eNe q Grau.
Says St. Louis business man In The Globe-Demo-
craft OF that city spent last winter In Monterey,
where bufghng Is the principal Sunday diversion.
The bulring in the centre Of the city. and Is con.
trolled by the priest who ofciates at the cathedral
hard BY From the tower OF the cathedral he watches
tho sport Every Sunday afternoon and evening dur
ing tho winter season the bullrtns is thronged, for
your Mexican is progressive and now combats Taurus
By electric lights The sport Is uniformly good Tor,
according TO tho law OF the city, the managers of the
show are mulctcd In the sum Of $50 for every bull
they introduce into the ring that refuses TO nshI
Very few fines imposed. for the Mexican bull that
won't fight Is almost rara avis Most OF the bulls
arc from Durango. They rather small, nave
dash OF Durham In them are fierce as hungry tigers
and have horns like Texas steer. They are chleny
red or red and white. and will whip any fcur-footed
animal OF their weight that walks the cartl'
Ready to DO Reconc iI,d;on court gave fsr
divorce but refused the allmony."
What will she do now - .s
Marry him again and wait for stronger case
-(Detroit Tribune.