New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-02
THE TfLK OF THE DAY

Less than the usual number Of distinguished men
have been recipients OF honorary degrre' a; the
college cOmmencements now closing. IDi' - q tpoo
time TO recall Mr.. Bcccher's persistent refusal - ac-
ccpt such degree. MIS- Bcecher nays, in d" fhs
Ladies' Home Journal that she know %. ID ici on
why he ,;il 50 "cxccpt an utter aversion 80 ga
thing a. a title 10 his name" In $50 TIC . III OK
Trustees OF Amherst CO2g'-ms alma matt con-
fered Il ID. ID. upon him. but he dechn,d Il "a mo
ground that It would be an n'umDilhc . ana iur-
ni,h an address By no Agreeable = by ,aste'
May be permitted he wrote on August 81 o! tla1
year without seeming TO undelyalue your hn1ness
or di,e.teemng the honor meant, TO return II 70 your
hands that may the end OF my life be. rs thus iar
| have BEEN simply Henry Ward Beecher" Few
men have had the moral courage 10 refuse such ute'
A well known author who wears It, however, Is un1er-
stood wish that he had followed Mr. Beecher's ex-
ample especially he has long since left the pulpit
and hi, degree came from Western college OF no
great importance
one True Man in Chcago.-"No.' said the milk
man -. he TOOK another dipperfuI from the teakette
n 1an' no,rd If into the can couldn't look my
toners in the face If used anything but boIled water
in my business 7-(Chicago TribInc~
kwhat is hydromelr' many persons must have
ked on reading Mr. Aldriehs latest poem, III WHICH
he speaks OF pressing to his lips " lies trimming
cup of hydromel and rue According to The Century
Dictionary hydromel is liquor consisting OF honey
diluted with water fermented or unermentca' III u'e
former case called vinons hydIomel AMI also mead
II appears that the British Gauls drank beer ana
also hydromel. but in these latter days peer seems
| to have gene hydrOmel several better.
Cobbe-widncr is tho stangest fellow about
some things lie 25cent neckte with
$50 suit and and i hi sei he a Is y Sei money
| st"n"1Iie has 70 pIy for the neckte. Clothes
and Eurnishcr.
Ono OF the Mysteres.-when. II the grand straigho
oninr I'D Of things at the end Of time. the MYSTERIES
1 q
Record thinks, maybe shall learn why BARRIERS
Ike TO plaster THAR customers hair into that mucous
scrollwork the forehead
Usually the Case" Nudge is still looking for
! snap. | suppose!
/ Yes: hut he doesn't seem TO have the necessary
ginger TO make II. '-Indanapols Journal
Why do newspaper writer's persist in talking 50
much about the flannel Shirt Do they not know
that the ia mol shirt has he'd its day. and that by
far the greater number Of SHIRTS which are worn
during the summer season rs substitute fr the
regulation linen shirt and cellar are made OF coiton'
This Is much cooler and more comfortable 'Aan
fla mel even Of the lighter varieties; aud men WIZ
n few yeors aro Imagined themselves comfortable
with the heavy flannel shirts then in vogue now "on
| dor how thpy aver did IT, Flannel shirt Is no
lof ger accurate as a generic term such term
ne,-,ed "Negligee7 shirt is often heard; but 1t ID
foreign ami clumsy why would not Summer shirts
answer the purpose admirably by the way ueS
is an excellent for starcfng the collars d
cuffs Of the Ii. Ichused summer shirts. starches
collar stands out somewhat from the neck and Is
mere comfortable than Ons that Is limp AMI eli &
ing The wise man in buying such a shirt IS sure
to get one at least sizes larger than his ordinary
white shirt.
4 Philadelphia coroner declares that there Is no
| such mnIady aS hvdrophObia. II Is nervous DIS
order produced by the imagination, he claims. INN
only shows what fine and sensitive lnaea'lols uu5s
horses cows aud little children possess.-tIrent0n
Gazette.
Au,lien schOll. in recent tribute TO Erhee!
Guiraud the French composer, published IN on =!
the Paris papers declares that IN" composer sue
ceeded In frightening his life four years by declining 70
open letters which he ceved TWO thousand unopened
letters NJ scholl saws were found among the effects
Of the musician. Upon the average lie i'us, u"
minutes would be consumed in reading each letter
ard at least thirty minutes In answering H. "s
argues further that the letters would have caused
him great and that the freedom rom such
! burden added several years To his HE
Scpio Africanus Is said 10 have been the nrsi man
10 be- shaved II this Is true. s'ipo iau zoo" u,1
I OF Il. There wasn't crowd ahtau ~ nm 49,
saturday night and he knew nothing Oi ctIi> iOr 'Hc
/ ~neXt gentleman. "-(Louisve CourierJounal.
&. Tho school Journal" Of June % Is notable
| number containing nearly 100 pages. IL Is no" 10
IT, twenty. second wear and was. when establ>h'd'
n. frs, weekly paper devoted to education. The
main aim Of the paper Is dnuSe just ideas CON
c-uir- education: II takes a hich stand I'm advancing
IN ,nor, rational processes In the schoolNom' lie
+ ,r,,, ,v,tchvorI Is As the teachers advance SO
win edu,aiionr II seems to be well patronzeo
bv advertisers and they generally select HOUR
| ,sh,nc paper this is OF itself good Indication