New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

appears In the proposed Hymna Of the dcnomins-
ton. Here are two stanzas from 1t:
His twelve apostles first lie made
Ills ministers Of grace;
And they their hands on Others laid
TO Gil In turn their place.
co age by age and year by year,
His grace is handed on;
And still the holy Church is here,
Although her Lord Is gone.
"Somc,' remarks correspondent OF The Cnurcn'
man," may consider such a composition an enrich
ment OF the Hymnal; the present writer does not
The Walter in a Fog" The practice Of smoking y
80 prevalent In Holland" once remarked traveller,
that when you are In an aehouse where everybody
smokes. you cannot possibly recognize tile person
"Then how does the waiter manage to distinguish the
customesi" -.
bellows about with him to blow away. the smoke unto
he discovers the person who summoned him"-tLe hro
de pUnivers.
There Is a patient and industrious man named
Ria Kittridge, of Belfast Me-, who Is putting Mr.
Gladstone's great speeches postal cards, which
he sends to the Grand Old Man. on some OF the
cards he manages to get 10000 words. Mr. Glad
stone Is himself addicted TO the postal card habit;
but when he gets some OF these missives, be must
feel that he has the disease In very mild form.
1t Might Be Changed" The title Grand Old MAN.
still sticks 10 Gladstone observed the Snake Editor
@And yet, in view Of his treechopping proclivties,
a different appellaton might occasionally he used''
He might be called Jolly Good Feler.'-(Pftts
burg Chronicle
The beicose Editor Of "The Lindsay (Ont.) warder'
is quite sure that he whip the United States
with one hand tied behind his back Just hear him
bloviate: If must fight why, as well now as
again. The whole Yankee nation IS disorganized;
capital versus labor, negro versus white. Cinnamon
versus all Others Irish, HungarIans, Poles, Italians
Germans, all foreign are In most instances as man
aged in the United States dangerous elements. That
nation, with a population Of e5Oo0,0oo. could nos
put as many good fighting men into the field as the
province Of ontario alone. Threefourths Of their
troops would be wanted at home TO keep the hordes
from robbing those homes.'
The Model Letter writer.-Letter from an Indian
butcher to one of his lady customers:
"Honoured Madam,-Madam's servant tell me Madam
not pleased with poor butcher because mutton too lean
and tough. But sheep have no grass, how grow TAT!
When come rain come fat sheep. l Kiss the feet "
ba nags the SaM *
lie Petit Marseillais
The BOSTON postmaster the other day got letter
addressed Charles smith. X Pan" 1t was ut once
sent TO Cape Ann.
OLD JOHN HENRY.
Old Johns ,jes' made o. the commonest stun,
old John Henry.
He's tough, reckon, but none too tough
TOO much, Thoughts better than not enougns'
says Old John Henry.
lie does his best, and when EN-, his ,s sesss a ea"
lie lie simply lows sits it's the best he had.
Old John Henry.
His doctern's lest o. the plainest brand,
Old John Henry.
a smilln' face and a hearty hand
IS religion AT all folks understand"
says Old John Henry.
He's stove up some with the rehumatiE
And they haint shine on them shoes o. h1s
And hts hnr hant cut, but his eyeteeth Is
Old John Henry
lie feeds lhissef when the stocks all fed,
Old John Henry.
And sleeps like a babe when he goes TO bed,
"And dreams o. heaven and home breadP
says Old John Henry.
lie amt refined as he ort to be
To tit tho statutes OF poetry,
Nor his clothes don't fit him, but he fts me
Old John Henry.
flames whltcomb Riley In indianapolis Journal.
Last year Minnesota paid $50 900 I'm bounties for
wolf scalps. Down in Wall Street a great many
people pay more than that for the privilege Of scalp
Ing, and then generally get scalped
A Londoner who has lately taken lodgings this side
the pond Is greatly surprised at the latchkey bargain
offered him. 4" II very cheeky. They asked me
for rs cents for the key he says. and explained
wants time in coming TO the door. don't mind
standing and ringing the bell SO they said never
mind the quarter. '-(Boston Transcript.
According TO J. B. winkler. there is only one
penalty for all crimes In Corca-to cut on the heads
OF the culpr1ts Some time ago Mr.. wmkler charged
servant with stealing his sleeve-buttons, and be-
levng that he had swallowed them the tribunal DO
fore which he was arraigned politely Offered TO have
him cut open In search OF evidence.