New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
THE TALK or THE DAY.

a few weeks ago. says a correspondent, "you
published in selections from the Mall column letter
from Ithaca signed ~ W. H. and entitled The Re-
currcnce of Anecdotes This communication was
recalled u my mind by the appearance. about ten
days ago, la The Talk OF the Day. of this s1ub ::
sorry I've better quarters to invite you all 10.
Mrs. Quiverfulv All. you should marry, Captain
sparksl II you'd get u better half you'd have
better quarters too'-(LondOn Punch. have forgot
ten In Jus, what year the sanitary Fair was eh In
Brooklyn. but OF the ventures Of that fair was In
a literary direction. taking the form OF daily paper.
called The Drum beat file OF which passed through
my hands about six months since, and che corner was
filled with the following:
TO A DISCONTINUED BACHELOR.
You change your boarding house In vain;
You change the place. but not the pain
You'll learn at last from one OF Ewes fair daughters
A bctterhaf alone gives better quarters
"Thcse occurrences are by no means uncommon. v
Norwich. Conn. Is making the rest OF Ncw-England
envous by telling about It's peach and cherry trees In
bloom.
Abstract and Concrete.-Jaspar-Bigh Is strange
man for philosopher
Jumpuppe-Indeed. =
Jaspar-Yes. lie said that all men are merely
animals and yet got angry when called him an ass
(liuiialO Express.
II Il proposed 10 Introduce STAMP saving banks
In the Boston public schools. From various Offices
coiored stamps Of six denominations and stamp cards
will be obtained. To each person Wishing to become
a depositor the local treasurer gives Il stamp card.
aud sells many stamps as he has money for These
stamps must be pasted Oh the card. The card when
full will probably contain about -. AS soon as the
child has stamps for that the money taken and
deposited for him In savings bank that he may
designate. Tho IS once deposited lie begins again.
and the small sum grows TO larger one under his
hands, n he wishes to withdraw he presents his card
and draws all that Is on II. Then II he has more
money than he TO use he calls for another card
and rcdcpoats the balance. BY this method all
bookkeeping Is avoided, the child always knows Just
how much he hos, and the local treasurer can tell In
the same manner. II the child loses the card how
ever he his money. rather all that he carried
on that card.
An Overworked word.-The word popular Is
you will find that all the merchants In the town are
popular, we'll as oil the lawyers ana citizcns gem
orally Strangers who come a on business %S arS np pa,
"Mss sadie Rouch.S says All Chic paper. was mar
hed the other day TO- an extremely popular onns
glorious country isn't 1t, where man may be un-
known and popular ut the same tme'-(Washmyton
News.
At the present timc tho Philadelphia School Of
Pedagogy consists Of eleven professors and one pupil
THE pupil Is a bright young man ana r. making rapid
progress
Black-Thcy'vc got twins up at Qulver's house.
White-You don't mean I'll What did Culver say
when he hoard Of ~
RIack-He Strengthened up, drew a long breath, aud
exclaimed "Crncous but Isn't this growing country
though f'-(pTttsburg Chronicle.
An example Of marvellous industry and power to
overcome adverse circumstances Is given by Max
Meyer who was born blind In Berlin tweny.eight
years ago. He received his FIRST instruction from a
teacher Of the bind and later attended the sophie
Real Gymnasium, . scientific college in Berlin. lie
was always among the best students In the college
and passed o brilliant final examination. lie entered
the University Of Berlin few years ago. to study
mathematical, mechanics and philosophy. lie tool
the degree Of PHI D. few weeks ago. preparing q
dissertation upon the dierentiaI calculus which ex
| cited the admiration OF his professors
| In his brilliant lecture on "Money. and Morals
which Henry WatersOn IL shortly to deliver In thu
| city he says that nobody ever made silk pune
con be DONE Wsii II the court please, why
| shouldn't they think II can be done At the Cen.
| tennisi Exposition at Philadelphia among the ex.
| hibits was whistle which was made Of pigs tail
was good seryiceabie whistle. whistle which couii
| be blown. whistle which emitted q shrll note not
| to be distinguished from the note Of the regulation
| wooden or brass whistle And yet one Of the most
whistle Of u pies tall Why. then. should YOUNG
| people who own q bright lexicon despair Of turn
| Ing . sows seg into . silk purssi