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

"The curculo fies' says a. plum grower, care
our greatest enemy But in Florida l learned OF 4
curious method OF saving the fruit which the flies kill
when 1t Is very young. Just as the bloom is falling
off, and when the plums larger than marrowfat
peas, half dozen small tin cans, empty tomato cans
will do two-thIrds full Of mOasses and water with
tablespoonful OF vinegar added. must DO hung from
the branches OF each tree The curculio fly will
be attracted by the mixture and eat 1t greedly, for.
getting at the time to sting the baby plums."
At the Girls High sclool.-Profess,r-I told you,
young ladies'. in our last lesson, that mans brain
Larger ger than woman TO what conclusion dOes
Berla-Thnt in the matter OF brains II does not do
pend the quantity, but the quaity.-lF1iegende
Blatter.
"Every Democratic leader in the State has made
his mark this year." exclaimed Democratic ginmu
statesman yesterday, he was leaning against the
bar. Yes, and good many OF them would like to
cover their mark with thick coat Of whitevash.
BY the way Of the Aforesaid Statesmen" can't
do much more than make their mark.
sknner-My partner died last week. and when
they came to examine into his affairs 1t found
that he hadn't G enough to pay his funeral expsnses
fogg-And you had been in cOmpanr with him
only two years! skinner you understand business,
you -(l}ost0n Transcript
Says "The Boston Transcript: "A man who is 50
wrapped up In making money that he can't break him.
self OF the habit although he would really like take
life easier, Is credited with saying he going to try
the Kelley cure. lie thinks that II the doctor get
the whiskey appetite out Of man with bchoride Of
gold, perhaps he could get the gold appetite Of
man with bichloHde OF whskey." Anyhow, he would
get rid Of his gold, IL he didn't get rid Of
his gold appetite.
DO you know what is the best burglar trap or
rather burglar warning 1t Is newspaper. Spread
sood.szed one acros, hail floor. The burglar can
not leap over IT without making noise. The same
result Will attend effort to fold II up. and 10 walk
on it is to rouse the house Spread few newspapers
on the stairs, one on the rail- 20 that the man cannot
take TO that ard sleep in peace ill the crisp rustic
comes that lets you know Of danger or the cat There
News.
An educated Indian who recently spent half hour
in reading the epitaphs in a cemetery remarked:
Huh | guess the only good white Is a dead
white man.
II" Doubted It.-Neighbor docking bengnantly over
the fcnce-I am glad 10 zee you at work in your
eai'len early, my boy. industry brings It's own
Tommy Trucker turning Up another spadefphD GnI
ard haven't got the blamed can half full OF worms
yet.-(Chcago Tribune.
some Of these days Bishop Brooks will ~ kick" at
the way In which all the venerable old chestnuts from
Joe Miller are saddlcd on him. Here. for instance.
they are telling how he recently helped drTInhen
man home night. and IN response 10 inquiry
from the grateful votay Of Dacchus loosely replied
that he was Il. Paul. Well them was the retort
" p'raps You'll thcl tell me 4 you got answer to
that awful long letter you wrote to tn 'Phe-
slams"
PrImus-They didn't think my speech was cut and
dried. did they
secundus-No; t,ey wouldn't possibly think any Of
II had been cut.-(katc Fields Washington.
Never DO satisfied with negative results In your
work." exclaimed the preacher in the midst OF an
eloquent discourse, and somnolent Kodak artist
n the front pew was heard to murmur strong pro-
lest mt this attack ON the craft.
Person in Auhorliy-And how do You like going
TO school. boy
The Coming Man, like goin' well 'nuff it's the
stoppn wen ! gets there ] hoers at.-(Eun.