New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-11
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

savcn widows Of Revolutionary soldiers are on tho
rolls Of the Knoxville. Tenn. pension once.
9Thc Boston Transcript" tries TO convict people
who 60 to a different church every Sunday. OF des'
ecrating Sunday by saying that they are engageo III
steeple chasing
Dunhrown wants to punish tho LIQUOR dnn nls q
well the liquor seller ,b ossp S%or says ssf ne punsheS
and he is willing to punish all he can OF I--SSos'"
Transcript.
Great Is the originality OF Chicago. They are now
talking OF catching a whale somewhere In the Arcuc
regions aud towing it alivc 70 the Worids Far 0'Ss
by way OF tue st. Lawrence and the great Lakes
QUESTIONS ABOUT MARS.
Dear Astronomlc Man,
Please tell all you can
About the stars.
What = likeness sSs do they bear,
Please tell us al you grops
Around with telescope.
What you find
Are there human beings there
or other kndf
Do tell u.s. do you find
That life there Is grind
Worry, groan and sweat
Same herei
Please tell us bout the mountains
The valleys and the fountains
Are the ice,eap, really -, melted me e6,:,,.a
Up in Marsi
Canals there !-aro they dcublef
Are vi Si,h Pa .hsir % earsi "'''''
Bout " the cable and tho trolleyi'
Are the people mad or Jolly,
Up In Mars'
Do tell us, If the trct IS
That Mars. upon his axis "
That Phoebos sails around him
So fast as to nstound him.
-,rltzSisel in Albany Evening journal.
The Mayor of Boston has called for plans aus
estimates providing for an increase In the width OF
rremoptst from SehOolst. to scollay square, oy
utilizing tho over stories Of the buildings along the
line for arcade. Like most ideas for the con-
ven,cnco OF the people, says The Transcript
this notion is OF European origin. It's advantages
besides adding at least twenty feet to the avamoie
space on the roadway, are many. II furnishes
walk protected alike from the glare OF the sum- tho
scrccness Of gale and the pcls and inconvenience
Of rain and snow II the proposed expert
ment on Tremontst. shall be tied It's speedy lm'
,tation elsewhere on ohoAnd streets VIII follow
as a matter OF course
Wonderful. From Hampton. virHnin. there Is .
line OF electric cars running TO within some few hull
stro Id down to the little station at the Old Point
terminus saw an old "darkey' gazing at ono OF III.
cars In his face read plainly that he was fnu o.
wonder and amarcmcnt to see the car being propelled
by force u which no, III spite OF his wDite BARS
knew nothing. 49,. .,,
"WeI uncle said " what do you think OF Ut.
"Wellr he replied. uncovcrns lis head, bur SUI
watching tie car, de Yankee sartnly am a mighty
wonderful man fist he freed de niggar. and den ne
freed de mule. "-(lsoSt0n Transcript.
There are strange anomalies IN the language
While would be word colners have been trying In
vein for years 10 Invent some euphonic aAd popular
words to describe execution BY electricity. and the
varlou, processes connected with type wnting' an
iliterate bood'e Alderman steps on the stand, ana
coins the word combine and a Congressman drink
ing cold tea, gives phase. "where am atf'
which seems to have literally taken the country ~
storm.
Bua-Tasy tel me that squiddle has great ear
for music - 49, -.
Bas.-Yes ! knew he had great ear-two ot
them in fact but did not know that they were rs
music. ! supposed they were FOR brushing MES OH
the top OF MS hcad.-(ioston Transcript
According to Miss Frances 4. Willard, the only IN
dustres In witch women not now engaged are
those relating to railroads. paving stones and lumber
Ing.