New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In these days OF tempting offers to professors In
the older universities from the Institutions OF the
West President Eliot has reason for the gratifca-
ton he recently expressed at the spirit OF loyalty
evircei by members Of the Harvard faculty. Three
professors and five instructors refused offers OF places
elsewhere advanced salaries during the year just
closed. And President Eliot says that this has
been a cheerful and delightful spring at :" the only
university on this continent which has had the
privilege graduating eight successive generations
| Of men IL one honorable and servicenble family
Tho barber WINS addicted to habits Of intem.
perance, SO that on this occasion his hand was very
unsteady his work. In shaving the minister ne
inflicted cut sufficiently deep 10 cover the l2wes
part Of the face with blood. The minister turned 10
You see Thomas, what comes OF taking too much
drink f5s san ves SPSss PesyGSc '''
The young women of the W C. 7. u. in little New
Jersey town, are bent raising snug sum Of money
for their treasury. AT experience meeting. the
other day. each member told how she earned her
portion. one sprghtly miss earned ten nickels by
going out the street and backing the shoes OF her
men friends Another said she had been paid penny
for every Joke told the table, while matronly
woman said she earned a dollar oy moving the lawn,
and still another had held her fathers horse tor
quarter hold.
"Eb'ne7ah.
"Ma'ami'
Is yoh bin hootn' watah Mullins FUN de mahhtl'
ySh St ns nu sSnc see ASE S
ton star.
A New-Haven woman who was at the recent
Yale commencement exercises overheard two WELL
dressed women watching the procession. and told
Tho New-IIaven Palladium what sle heard When
the gray hairs OF the venerable graduates became
con spcuous, said the other. "Who are they y
son those are the alumni answered her friend.
"Yesi Well. who the alumni "why, how
funny you don't know. The alumni Why. they
are old men like Depew. and all that sort OF
people,
At the Atchison canning factory an active negro
keep him IN watermcons for an hour-(kansas CITY
star.
II Mr. Stanley had only remained American ct-
zen. he might be running FOR ohce I'm tie United
instead Of in England and for all that our Eng
sh brethren delight saying about the personalities
Of American politics. he would probably have found
them less Objectionable than the boots and the stones
and the cabbagcsalks OF English political audience
that personally applied 10 him the other day.
tains for two weeks number OF peculiar little ami
mails that have puzzled a good many people u
cat and have large. buShy tails Ike hat ~ -
coon. Their bodies airs long and slender az ~
protected with thick growth OF brownsh ccio 3
Their eyes are black and swapping and WI. %
they grow and spit Ike cat showing a =. 'i -.
rs sharp cambria needles The name = '' {
animals Is the bassiris, and they sp'
civt cat, ranking between the cat and - 81"
They are better than all the pusses In create.
turned loose in different warehouses and Arcry st..
IN this clty-tsan Francisco Call.
alt Is a we!lcstablished fnct.- said I~q'' .
to News man the other day. "that 5lr'
viii eat almost anything in the way OF ( GO I'D
also frequently hear OF where the 1.i
plays a marked appetite for intoxicating hQuJ-
ave got an Irish setter that caps the climax, in
opinion. Did you ever hear OF dog hlnng on,on
No. thought not. Well. this setter OF mnc won't
| firmly believe. run mile IL lie thought coz
get an onlon al the end OF the Journey. Ne
him ono for fun two years ago when lie WIS -
Young He snapped It up and ice
he has been growing fonder OF them. lie viii wat
into two or three old, rank fellows and demolish
them. with the tears starting from his eyes, and
the Eight spring onions come around he Is never
satisfied until he has a plate full for his dinner
BrlgSs-why, old man, | thought you had gone
other day buying lot Of outne clothes.
Orggs tsadly)-lcs. That Is why / didn't co.
(Clothor and Furnshcr.
Tho steamship City OF Chicago found a most suit
able place 10 20 ashore. The dispatches say that
sho stranded inside OF thu Old Head OF Knsale The
real Of the spot Is Holeopen. ami is really an
opening In the cliff nearly closed at the top. but
apparently wide enough TO take II the great vessel
superStiious people have referred 10 this open he
or HoleopeN being haunted and no doubt these
excessively scrupuous people will not now think II
any less dreadful a place.
What made you allow yourself to be held up By
road agents"
Il don't know. guess u must have been .
case o, st0gefrigM. '-tWashtngton star