New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-19
THE T4Lh OF THE DAY.

The Rev. DR.. Charles III. Hoffman, rector OF tht
Episcopal Church OF All Angels in this city, has just
sent check for $4,000 to Warden Fairbairn, Of st.
stephens College, Annandale, Duchess County, n. Y,
20 be- added to the general fund Of the college During
the last few years It. stephens has been making
many strides forward, and ii is now beginning to be
recognized Of the most important OF the Epis-
copal denominaonal colleges. II has been fortunate
in receiving number Of large gifts In money, es
pecially from Dr. Hoffman which have been used In
erecting new buildings and in endowing professorshps
A Mos, Worthy Applicant" Binnss got his
II didn't know Billings was entitled to a pension.'
tracted chronic Of that tired feeling from
reading articles in the magazines. "-(lndanapdis
Journal.
A man living in suburban hamlet recently went
TO the general store t. huy potatoes How
Is this - he asked the soreleeper, you asking
almost double the regular price for potatoes. Haven't
you made a mistake - "Oh no." cheerfully replied
the st0rekecpcr. You SEQ, bought them potatoes
when they much dearer than they Is now. and Of
course can't afford to sell them at the present p:ce."
Force Of Habit Friend-IIello, BIneley How arc
you getting along!
I'm a correspondent for The Daily Bread" got my
credentials in my pocket name IS Bingcy rcsile In
slusheryllle, am not rinkertOn never saw raher-
ton. don't know Fullerton from scc Of ole
leather, you're the 3G5th man that's asked We
oh, It's you, Is it. Bangs! How agcl Glad To see
you-lChicaeo Tribune.
TINES MAGIC.
In June looked broad meadow-lands.
Far west, 10 whore upon sInward hesilt.
The dark green woods with Gterlacing HANDY
GloOmed through the Quiyenng light
look again on this still, winter dawn.
After a nightong nolseess fall OF snow
How near to me the bare, scant woods are drawni
How stark their thin forms show
In youth | looked across tho hIndering years
Where sunllt mountains propped the purple skies,
And saw, or thought 1 saw, through longing tears
The walls Of Paradise
With the first snowfakes on my head to-day
/ look again alas, hat change Is there!
Those sunllt peaks, how close and bare and grayi
That pleasant country-where'
Perry, Ohio. LLOYD WfMAN.
There are twenty we'll built towns IN Kansas with
ont single nhabitant 20 waken the echoes OF their
deserted streets. saratoga has 10000 oba house,
large bick hotel 10000 ,ch4ohog.' ana num- n
70 claim place to sleep At Fa;s2 S2o 600 ,cho1l,
the bond voting crze.-(chcago Herald.
What the Peoples party wants is fusion, but what
II has Is confusion.
Surrendering at Discretion.-"T Tommy, how did you
get the back OF yonr neck all sunbnrnt'
m mi gou %e Ss1 IN III tAT wa sS @y CON-
Your vest i on wrong side ont, too,
And how does 1t happen. Tommy dear, that YOU
have got Jakey On BoiS's frouser. oni
latter long PAUSE Mother, cannot tell lie.
I've been swimmin'.H-Chlcago Tribune.
weshman in The Liverpool Mercury says that
sermons are too cheap in Wales. Able ministers Will
deliver five or SIX long sermons for $50. H." he
says. our chapels to retain Geir hold especially
English towns, the services must be made shorter.
| have seen an advertisement from which it appears
that in one nonconformist chapel the services
k,fat .rbt Iv D.+sh hot IN
In Wales religious services often long, obscure,
and relentlessly theological. know OF one noncon-
formst minister in Flntshire who seldom breaches
for than 20 minutes. But he IS, alas, rare
exception. When his example is followed the chapels
will he better attended,
The original first piano made by the late Jonas
Chickerng, Of Boston founder Of the piano industry
son, George H. Chcker.ng. and is to be kept BY the
latter gentleman H. historic memeno. The original
the date. June %. l-23 marks the time Of the first
sale made of new piano at the factory then consist.
Chapel graveyard. in small building lScateS whers s
ne r9," t C9u dro o"qg nov and M M o Bg Sn
piano for q Miss Thankful G. Hutchinson, at Astead,
IT, Whence en- 1T was SMP . H n snS Was
quenily did marry her The piano sold for S27o.
Twice afterward The piano was sold. always remain
ing however, At Alsieai.-(BOstOn journal.
The following remarkable advertisement recently
appeared In Philadelphia paper: A gentleman with
phenomenal conception OF strategy, profound knowl-
edge OF human nature. wide experience strictly
sponsible. unparalleled success. with other duaifca-
lions necessary 10 accomplish lawful undertaking
possible for human genius 10 achieve designs, plots
formuatcs and carries into successful operation legiti
mate schemes OF business. political. matrimonial or
social pulls the rockest out Of the hre
straghtens difficulties. Troubles. etc secrecy AID
dispatch guaranteed; correspondence solicited Ad
"In Colonel Alexander McClures Lincoln and Men
OF War Times, ,ce,T said aged Charles Wister. II
Gcrman town. yesterday. that the Colonel gives An
drew Curtin a great deal Of credit for Ancoins nom
nation AZ Chicago In 80. J. sat In Cbair beside
Colonel Mcclure In that convention, and think Curtin
and all others totally overshadowed BY Horace
Greeley. Greeley bore seward hitter gITicge He
sat he had made seward Governor, and he thought him
ungraefll. ON Stewards rr.Asal 10 act a. he wished
Greeley declared MY time will come NJ last
when the convention time arrived We m saw what
seemed be land OF soldiers marching up the
street. What II but old Horace Greeley II hl'
famous ping hat AMI white coat II sking alon; afr
They We're the pick and flower OF the State. too
They were gwen a rouSng reception In the con-
yenlon hall Greeley had cOrrespondcd with tho
abes Republicans throughout the Union, and for two
years had been planning against Seward's amouOI
When the hattie fought and Lincoln nominated,
Greeley came downstairs from his room In the hotei
with his carp,tbag In his hand. As ne babe good.
bye his word, were MY mission is accomplished
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