New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

a writer The EOrlDlRhuy heNleN' SAYS tnat
Ernest Kcnan h51 a great contempt for mere words
however eloquent. One evening he met at a Sort OF
literary dinner NJ Caro-. the philosopher beloved Of
fin. Ladies, who set himself 20 prove the existence Of
COL lis 81 gu Mt 0ss'r ions did not to interest
the ,age In the middle Of one Of his most sonorous
per.od, a. Renan attempted 10 make himself heard.
Hut all the ladies intensely Interested, they
would not have ticr pleasure spoiled In moment,
NJ Renan: we will listen TO you in your turn lie
bowed submissivey. Toward the end OF dinner NJ
CARO- on, OF breath stopped with a rhetorical emphass
AT once every turned toward the illustrlou
scholar hoping that he would enter the lists. and the
hostess with an encouraging smile, said Now N.
Renan--7 81 am afraid dear lady, that am now q
utl, bchindhaud.7 NO, no' - wanted to ask for
Il little more potato
An. by the way Mr.. Sprouts. your name ever
mentioned in connection with public Office ~
sprouts-Oh, YES once wrote Letter 70 say tlat
wa, not "A candidate for the Common COUNCIL lDosoa
Transcript.
, o,,u non maker saws that no pen will do as fine
wiring n The crow quill. IT requires the assistance
q, - microscope TO make proper pen ont u SUCH
ull bur when made II is of wonderful dellcacy. Inc
microscopic writing told Of in books OF literary curosi
tic, was all done with "A crow quiz. The steel pens
~, IN. nresont have very fine points, but somehow
ener ,ont can be given TO quill than has ever been
mn, on a steel pen, and for dencacy nothhS can
equal II.
Author-But why d. you charge me more for print
tho this fine than uslall
ing un, IN rpecanse the ,ompJi o constantly
falling asleep over your novel.-flegehde biae''er
sma Chinese proverbs noteworthy for their
ocu,eness Here is one for instance; lie who insults
mo IN nv face can yet be an honest nhh anu NY
,r,.us. but he who praises on all occasions Is
GOO, who despises me- or lnave who wishes 10 chess
me-
Il read schopenhauer in German
Wi,v I never knew YOU underst od German
,d u t tho original than in English. '-(Harpers
BazIr.
An exceedingly laughablc bunder Is perpeua'eo
-. .Tb. lewiston Me- Journal which has long
aEt,oi,I on the trial Of Archbishop Corlcan IN New
ark y. j.. for his opposition - Cli'hSNSn''
Tbom.on-See tM, picture Of Bronson sn'
truly a Speaking picture 49,. ,.ors, Lots como
joAnSoil->o It IS. Growing nernoO1v ,nks,s Bode.
oyy,v II may ask Us FOR hah'-'i "lNee '"D''
A. q conference just held ut Methu"n Mass. me
re, Dr. Judson smith, one Of The secretaries % sA'
,,,i.,,, roard stated that only little over one
r.w ., ,he 100000 pledged to the board at rp,9,
e,, mad ba,n rad I'm. lie also said tai 'he'e VIZ.
,, hoen q s,rou, dcdci, last year II tlee ""u 'o'
,o. - largo increase Of lcGacs. For thl' f'as''i ~
now missionaries can be appointed this Seas' u'''S
somebody guarantees their salaries
81 know nv feet are stand on SAID t ans Sr
individual IN crowded cable car would like THAI
s,-I,,, f,r myself exclusively VA los p ~
pPp,yn On The door -, Philadelphia Record
THE Boston Transcript cruelty tens 49, q.
-. moman who SAY. that one 0; her nesAoor'
- us.rin, from soro,ls Of the liver
n,.c,lv-Whv do You suspect your c5 SS lives In
, '.xxtnyagint, although II IS true lie "''N ~
comfort, That's t>t IT, With the salarE agsaAs
,,n br topd not possibly i've IN coHio'-'f
In-ttrr.