New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
THE Talk UF THE DAY.


troduce q moral issue into the State campaign this
year.
Republican--To what do you refer?
why, to Maynard, OF course"
ooh. you're away off. Maynard Is immoral
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street-car Amenities would get UP and siy:
Crowded street-car. but / don't feel 1t to be my
duty / am old enough to be your father.
well f09 sr n"u replied the young woman. grasping
strap as the car lurched.-(Chlcago Tribune.
The official organ of the Vatican has Just denied
that the Pope several millions OF dollars worth
of land In London from which he derives princeiy
income.
A Mark-Down sale.-Customer-The price Of these
shoes seems ems 2 90 n'eh Are you SURE 'e'
New SaIesman-Yesm. They've been marked
down from sevens to threes.-(Chicago Tribune
..rhe philadelphia Record" seems to be laboring
under the impression that New-York Is In the dumps
because 1t has failed to get the Mint from Philsr
delphia. This is another instance OF going away
from home to get the news. In 1853 when New
York was a provincial town, II did wan. ths
Mint pretty badly and one OF its congressman
George Briggs, introduced bill In the House. call
ing for its removal from Philadelphia 70 New fork
But it is many years since the presence or absence
of the Mint I'm this city would affect the average
New-Yorker in the slightest degree, one way or
another. If the Mint is such big thins IN the cs-
tmatlon Of Philadelphans we are all giao they are
to keep it. Philadelphia may continue 70 De the
place where money is coined but newborn Is 'hs
place where it is made. and, we may add. where
also It can be spent In royal. bang-up style
Mamma-Hary. want you to come In now and
'I Harry (aged hve)-You'n have to excuse me.
mother; I'm not in the low-comedy hhe'-'Dos'on
Transcript
The editor OF a Southern religious paper recently
cop,ed an article from another religious paper and
then remarked: III we were a calf. we would say
Bah in reply to this" On the following week the
other editor remarked: Our good brothers reply
to our article Bah; the reader can draw his
own conclusion"
Novelist-I would like to have my heroine DO
FriendeYes? Why don't you have her faint
when there's no one lookng.-CTidbits
THE San Francisco Calf wants to see manu-
factories introduced in California THE State
it says, cannot grow rich very fast exporting
siOOO0OoO Of agricultural products and importing
almost the same amount OF manufactured goods
There are villages in New-Engand within ten
miles Of abandoned farms where every man and
woman seems to be in comfortable circumstances.
They have pleasant homes wear good clothes ana
provide themselves with luxurles In reason Inc
cause OF their prosperity Is In steady>>work at
be less than steady men command in the agri-
cultural districts OF California, but the average for
the year is greater. 1t Is in these Industries that
the secret Of New-E England prosperity may be
found"
II wonder" said old Mrs. JASON she watched
the gang OF political streetc!eaners at their work
II wonder II them Is the campaign mud-siihsers
that / read about so much in the papers: -Qn-
dianapolis Journal.
Apropos of Edward Atknson's theory that a
worlingman could live we'll on a dollar a week.
1.-The Boston Transcript" remarks that working
man might learn to live on seventy cents week;
but in that case he would probably have only that
amount.
Doctor-pd you take that prescription around
TO SIR ..Aillng?
Doctor~i forgot tie exact number OF his resi-
dencc. How did you find it?
Boy-I told everybody along the street that
they ali told me to look for house with Grape
the door.-(Good News.
According to "ArClure's Magazine" this is how
Tom Reed became lawyer. lie gave up school,
teaching. and. thinking that young man would
have a better chance out West he went to Call.
fornia. Judge Wallace. afterward Chief Justice OF
California examined Reed for admission to the bar.
1t was in Co. during the Civil War. when the
Iegal-Tender act much discussed IN CALI
fornia, where gold basis was still maintained,
that Wallace whose Office adjoined the one where
Reed studying. happened In one day, ana
said: Mr. Reed, | understand that you want
10 be admitted 20 the bar Have you studied law"
Yes, sir / studied law In Maine while teaching.
Well" said Wallace. Il have one question 10
AK. Is the Legal-Tender act constitutional
Yes" said Reed you shall be admitted to tho
bar" said Wallace Tom Bodley, deputy sheriff
who had legal aspirations. was asked the same
question, and he said NO" I'VE will admit you
BOTH for anybody who can answer or-hand a ques-
ton like that ought to practice law In this
country"
In a country town there lived an Irishnan VINO
spent most OF his time and money at one or the
many public houses. In consequence OF THIS ana
the small wage he earned. he had run UP
IA Their long score the slate. one day a IRE oc-
Cured at this particular public house. and the re
brigade called into requsition; Among the
llrst at the confagration was the freshman ABOVE
the noise and din of the people Assembled ne Was
heard shouting yociferousy: Don't fai 10 pay
Oh the slate!'-( Bits.