New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY

| In Japan the function of tea and cake, equivalent
70 our afternoon teas is called "O-chatarquish.
somewhat equivalent function among the INDIANS OF
the Far West is the potlatch" Now, won't our iad'
hunters introduce picturesque feature IN our social
life by making the O-chata-quasl and the potlatch
IA sh,onable social functions Lent Is al hand, when
new diversions will be needed, and these two cere-
monlas with their picturesque suggestions IN the way
Of costume, would just fill the BILL let US have
| q. cha.taquashes and pOtlatches by all means.
An International Halt-Uncle sam-sw, Czari I
nrotest against your heartless unjust nlman, crue
| brutal treatment of Russlan--
The Czar-shut up, or I'll ship 'em all over 10 you!
Uncle sam shuts up)-(pucK
II was in one Of those quiclunch places where the
| walls are covered with Illuminated Scripture texts.
said q gentleman yesterday VINO glanced al them:
They are not so economical of words here as they
were in two churches know Of Some time ago one
| Of these churches was decorated and otherwise i'm
| proved inside. Among the many new features was
handsome hexagonal clock, which was placed On the
front OF the organ gallery 80 as to face the ppt;
and over it the words In Illuminated teX' now
is the accepted, the clock being left to represent the
| remaining word time OF the passage. Among tho
interior decorations Of the other church was large
thermometer over which the words from he
| Apocalypse Il would that thou vert neither 10
| thermometer being utilized TO express the remaining
words cold nor hot These are funny examples q
the unntentlonal fun which good men sometimes per
| petrate.1
ALL GONE.
lie talked about divinity, and pondercd on inhnity'
| And spoke OF base humanity as anmalcrlae
He studied up astronomy. the science If autonomy,
And wondered If insanity was common u the fiea
lie plunged into zootomy and wandered through pile
And read for weeks on history from Adam down
10 date.
He lecturd on theogony and dwelt upon cosmosony.
And sounded deep the mystery attending human
| fate.
lie showed supreme anxiety for late and early pety,
And spoke With great felicity of higher states than
He lecturcd quite dramatically to show how system.
The force Of electricity was centred in kiss
But while with such Intensity he spouted mmensiy,
! Ills wife with sweet deyexity was cutting quite
And with such ingenuity she monleyed his annuity,
lie found TO his perpexity she'd dressed away his
cash. Cloak Review.
bookseller Of Toxic, Japan, thus advertises his
| business: The advantages OF our establishment
l. Prices cheap as a lottery .. Books elegant as
slnging-girl. 3. Print clear crystal. 4. Paper
| tough as elephants hide. 5. Customers treated az
politely as by the rival steamship companies. g. Ar
tcles plentiful as In library Z. Goods dispatched
| 5 expedtously as cannon-ball. g Parcels done up
with rs much that bestowed on her HUSBAND
by n loving wife, .. All defects, such dissipation
and ldeness will be cured in young people paying
frequent visits and they will become solid men. 10
The other advantages we offer too many for
| language to express
Ills sSeeton.-F eatherstone-Do you believe In
| ghosts
Travers-welI, for years I have been living in
| haunted house.
FDathelstoneYou don't tel me! Who is it haunted
| by
Travers-By my tailor (Clothier and Furlisher.
Last May Philadelphia woman was so badly burned
that the process OF skin grating became necessary.
Since then her physicians have successfully grated
1000 pieces Of skin her taken from other patients
in the hospital, of the physicians and her hus
| band. She is now discharged cured. living illustga
| ton Of the patriotic motto, Z Plurbus Unum'
Hunting dogs, when they grow old. become rheu
| matte or are nj least debiated with pains. We
know too, that they crave heat, and ct near the
| fire a. possible-a craving which increases as they
| grow older. enc such dog. older than the Others
and slower I'm getting into the lodge returning from
the hunt, often crowded away from the fire by
the other nVcler dogs getting all the best places be
| fore him. Finding himself thus turned ont in the
cold he would dash toward tie door barking, when
| the others, suppO>ing IL alarm. would rush
| away too. while the old rheumatic went tO the lire
| and selected n place u suit hm.-CTanslatcd from
tho Revue scicldhquc7 for Popular science Monthly.