New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-15
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

A word often heard nowadays Ia corrymahoeF' Fs
4. is rarely that IL Is pronounced conecus. '""'
commonr Il Is spoken as II tie ihltiai e"', ~
f." There Is Justification Tor this, ny "'c w
ovation Of the word from E!bndge Gerry "oNv'""
=, Massachusetts, IN 1911, when II first came I'LL" 'r,
clearly shows The proper name Il always pronounced
with n hard Sc and the dclivalivc H.. ~ cOurs,
>ui,rc. 10 the Same rule. Tho latest dictionaries AZ
thoitc only the pronunciation OF gerry n"hae' WIN
the >onnd d e give IL Is sad' by 'he "a''
that g,ovrrL0. Gerry not In fact rc>PohsiOe iot 9e
arst .crrymandcr. although Ills name has been
permanently attached {, the manipulation Oh po"a'
cal divisions n the Interest Of party.
What lie Called It. say. boy, DO you call tbs an
eeyg E,sya seqit wS Of =" elevator "V'
Why what do yoll draw ont OF III
My salary. 7-(ChcasO New"hee0h
Tho men who get up little colorcd cards for dis
lr,bnon among SUNDAY school children do not ALWAYS
niud their ps and as us they ought. One card II
circulation now shows n mill In winter Tine De-
side q frozen stream, With some cveFgreehs IN lUe
background Underneath Is well-hnown Biblical
sentence which appears IN this style: Great Is We
Lord and greaths to he praised. l Chron. ld-2o.'
wording The Innoccnt-weary wathus-sa .!
Whnrcd son git them clothes
Hungry lilggins-Deen tak1' subscriptions In
Chicago Tor expedition 70 hnd the north pole.
THAT sounds to me like lie. Wat do Chicago
Oh / promised 10 put It on exhibition at the
Fair mex tear.'-lndanapOlis I1Ouhe'
There arc nearly cOo. 900 miles OF railway In the
United States And yet the time Is easily within The
memory Of middle aged men when the total railway
mileage OF the country was less than 10000 miles
Asiuto wIllIam.-wornout wliam-Have you little
suthlg' to eat ma'an, for starvin man VINO can'
Mrs Scnmps-No. indeed. haven't. Didn't inst
you throw away half a LOAF OF bread the "om"n
Vermont wlllam-yessum: you did. But ms'sm:
That ama make
YOU woaldn't hev asked a dors to eat it. Why.
Mrs ssrmp.Seyer mind my good n man Just r.s o ~
Of the pantry.-(Chicago News Record
"Tne other day says Lewiston. Me-. man.
"whcn was passing the frog pond. heard the most
remarkable chorus OF noises that II las been my
privilege 10 listen 10. I stopped IN amaiement and
listened It younded something like symphony OK
frogs and stll It didn't. waded through the tGl
grass Inst curiosity, and there, close la the shore
were all OF the frogs In the pond-some swimming
witt, da,ed and halffashoped strokes, and Others tx"
ding on the bank. res. they drunk. The best
that | could make out OF It that they Ind been
celebrating upon the contaband stun that the deputy
shcr.rs had spilled into tlc pond the day before
Harry wanted to give Lucy birthday present eus
couldn't mike up his mind what Il should be 80 iaS
next time he called he frankly told her the dmc""
Want 10 make me present, Harry ~ exclaimed
Lucy In welcountcrfeied establishment "Why'
Harry took The hint md offered himself on 'he
spot(Bost0n Transcript
On Sunday the sixty second anniversary OF Methoa'
ism IN Chicago will be duly celebrated IN that city,
Among other things sermon will be preached by 'he
Rev. Stephen IN. Bcsgs. Of Planncd. Ill., the 'a'ne'
VI Chicago Methodism, who is now ninetyons yea''
~ age
lie was whistling and she didn't like H. IA,
IL wish" she said "whcn you are WANING VIZ
me, you wouldn't whistle; II Is extremely rfde;;,
Pm whstling for the want OF thought" We NP"~
with evident intent 10 be very crushing. q, .,,s
III that's what It's for,s she remarked . ~, ," ~
| may say without fear OF successful cOntaaleuo' W
any one who knows YOU that you don't nave w.
Then lie stoppe-(Dcirot Free Press.
a number OF Belfast people" says The Le"'''o"'
Me-, Journal "arc trying the cooperative no"'''
keeping experiment. AbUut a hnlf do,cn inm'c, ~
n heighborhood have entered into agreement " ~"
family. One of the women is hired 10 20 Wv
cooking for 80 q week. while the others pay ".
plVporuonatc parts. Every available room " A. ~.
howe Is rented and each individual Is busy VIII" -
her particular work. but all congrecac AZ me" ~"
in place The plan hasn't worked wor" . - -.
other places where 1t has been tried but thess ,h~
people may have such angelic dispos'"o"' ""'
will overcome It's difficulties"
foreign contemporary revives c n his
anerdote OF Rossni. On the death Of march in
nephew, Jacages Beer composed fnhcfS I'D Ros
his honor In moment OF weakness he as sSSSd lie
.ln what he thought OF IT, Not baa' IA rd,rd ana
Maestro "but Il would be better you us t,ioA
Meycrbecr lad written the march, '-u"As