New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-07
THE TALK OF TIE DAY

| Chicago las weather prophet named p E. Joh,
| son, whom 1t does not greatly admire Wl,a, h..
Johnson done more than any other weather prunhst
| the reader may ask. Well he hasn't done anvth,,
but he has said something awful, to wit MS follow.
u have seen tho Lord in my dreams, and He no.
assured me that Chicago is going to suffer sov.r.,
| from storms before the Worlds Fairn No uonA,.
Chicago thinks that the loss Of this prophet woux ~
| gain And no wonder that the dear old "Rvsp,r,
JourpaT darby remarks: "such geniuses often nus
away In Insane asylums" II Johnson knows vh.s
is good for him, he will go TO Boston and becoms
! fad.
Trials Of High Lie.-Nst Guest-Awfu bon.
Second Guest-Dul as a funeral. l knew II wo,,.
First QUESTION knew It'll Then why did Won
second Gnest-Iiad to. My wife heard that The
ior rIHn, fGr writing regrets had changed and she
sent an accepance.-(New- York Weekly. 'A'
Bishop Potter who doesn't believe In the mos.,,
pewed church. quotes In his Forum article remain
Of Daniel Webster, that 1t wss an evidence OF N.
divine origin Of Christianity that 1t bad 50 long su,
vived It's being preached in tub pupIts"
Was John Bunyan a Gypsyl-In tho ST. Ma,
Magdalenes 0aunceston) parish register Volums
folio "a Is th, entry in l5se. ,laTche the with ds
Egptia rogue" This Mr. +. II. Groome offers as a
fresh link In the chain Of evidence that John Bunyan
Egyptian" and Bownia" he asks, may It not r.
Bowman, II So have We not here a vertable gypsy
to ElstOn. in Bedfordshre, he adds were nomads no{
IN the case: and. in time: the interval between The
baptism and the birth Of the inspired tinker Is but
fory-two philadelphia Ledger
RUNNING THE HOUSEHOLD.
she put mp with such people as long she could
Then determined TO move to a new neghborhod.
he had fOund in 10
One can never advance II in one place she stay.
And her lord, unlike Phoebus, believed that some good
Might result from her running things Just she would
So she pulled up her carpets, late Saturday night.
And packed everything that she could ont Of sight.
Then remembered the Sabbath quite holy 10 keep,
Not that day attempting the bare floors to sweep
For she argued it thus, and perhaps she was right,
There certain church duties never should ghk
Monday morning she moved where the -Four HundreA
dwell,
And she stayed Just two months when the old tale to
tell
The landlord demanded rise in the rent,
And she. fatty refusing to pay him cent
Above what she promised, for better worse
Moved out, TO convince him he could not coerce.
She has now moved so much that the Jobs hne art;
OF course, 1t is work, but she's learned part
OF her lesson In life. TO succeed one must try;
And she knows very well that It's useless to cry
If she makes matters worse by moving in-planneds
But she Just keeps on moving all over the land.
ENVOY.
Prince SCOT not nor Jest at the tale Of her woe,
But honor her progress whereer she may 90.
Her neighb0s may wonder. her husband complain,
And her friend may declare that she's getting insane
But think OF the self satisfaction she feels.
For she's running the households II On wheels
NELLY LA RUE BROWN.
Too Exact-Fnder-You claim to have lost .
pocsttbook! Describe IT,
Caller (whO has come In response 10 advertise
menu 1t wac red leather poclettook containing
S21 80. prOnllssory note for 1916 "a. signed by
Ess Aa ~ Ssrts he postage r san dr s'
a visiting card with the name OF f. Pumpshaw. $500
from n newspaper. Eleven sianzas OF eight lines
Understanding it over with extreme reluctance)-
That describes IL 10 dead certainty bnt do be-
lieve you are playing mind reading game on me-.
-lChcago Tribune.
Colorado town IS to have grand music festival
in which the principal features will be "a contest
for handsome music box between Tootsey Mclean
and Katie Spink.T Peg Leg Billy will also play .
number OF Memberships songs without words Q
jewsharp and Professor Putarch smith will render
a few Of Bach's fueucs on n horse fiddle.
lie had married well. extremely well. vet thero
his own expenses and remaining at home This
night she wanted to drag him to the theatre, and
"A Modern Husband she told him curty. What's
i like ?" " | don't know she replied, putting on
her gloves but II il Is anything like lis title |
presume the constitute the leading support
Detroit Free Press.
Nearly four years ago Deacon Elisha Pratt. Of New.
Providence " j. died OF cholera morbus after eating
, hearty dinner, and his widow has placed strange
memorial OF tho event in the parlor Under large
,lass case Is an enormous silver platter. on this
platter arranged in regular order. are portions OF
neat vegetables. watermelon. cucumber, iceceam. pie,
,tc moulded In wax. They represent, nearly
possible the quantity Of each OF these articles
hat the deacon ate The evening before he died They
and on the platter In Just the order that the real
rtic-s were consumed by Mr.. Pratt. Scattered
through the solids are goblets full Of wax colored To
epresent the cider that the deacon mbbed during the
anne dinner. Each imitation is perfect and looks :.
Is though it real piece Of meat or portion OF
rult. Tile quantity represented is enormous. on
op Of the glass is little arch made of solid
liver Above the arch Is the silver figure OF angel
lowing a trumpet. Suspended from the centre of the
rch Is a tiny tablet of white marble. on which, In
ecp black letters, engraved the following woIuS'
This Is what the deacon died Of"
Evolution of AdvertIsements.-Gfea Editor !hoe
many years hencc-l just sent IN long eui'orai v"
most important subject. . -, =.
Forenan-les, sir II Is already IN uie haiiuS vi
he printers. . l., A.,
Great Editor-Good BE careful to put 1t In the
ADVERTISING columns. Il will be sure TO De read
street Il smiths Good News