New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-20
THE TALK or THE DAY

THE TALK or THE DAY
Some Eng.ishmen now visiting in this co,,.- :.
have names quite as unique as those 70, ~
Georgia has become famous. they are Sir -
X smrt'eworth. Sir Godfrey Phipps Hor,sr \
Novel, Salmon. Sir Redvers Butler and Sir
| Hunt-Grubbe.
On the TraIn-First Passenger-Beg pardon =.
| what are you reading that you find so interss.,,&
| Second Passenger-lts an article Showing ~
| terrible effects which are likely 10 follow rs.AsS
In moving railway car. 1t is very .nterssSS
| and so convincing. too. proceeds With his resSnx
| -(Boston Transcript. 9
The following clever lines addressed n
Grand. the author OF The Heavenly Twins. =
Gently appeared IN THE Westminster Gaze,,.s.
| Tell me, Mrs. Sarah Grand
| (What | III understand,
| Why yotr men all so horrd
| All with "a retreating forehead"3
Why your women all are decked
| With every gift OF intellect,
! And yet-invariably wed
| These knights OF the retreating headf
| She as bright ms a geranium;
He, simi3n type Of cranium-
| Why. with decent chaps all round her
| Choose atavistc Bounder?
We are Apes-well, let that pass:
| Need she. therefore. be ASS? ~
| Tell me. tell me. Sarah Grand,
| For do not understand!
The question OF Sunday traction IL still trouhv.1
| the people OF Toronto. though they voted again
! Sunday street-cars last year. Recently an OMAN
| line has been running on Sunday. on the frs, SIN
| day. when the Mayor heard Of H. he went TO a.
office OF the company 70 stop the Dissertation jr
| as ne hired a cab take him 10 the ofics N.
people who believe in no Sunday travel are papa
and greved at him.
Wanting to Get Eyen.-Mr Cltlman-well unc.
| al ha~-a fatrr1 s.fcfs
! ingy I'm sure the children never had q belts
time IN their lives. want you 70 call on US mem
VINE" Uncle 70 Jese ny don't H"o% as me o, II.
old woman kin git UP TO gee you but II We don't
would about do the same damage round the pIsc..
| that your boys has done here.-(lndanapolis jour
nal.
| Evan Adams. OF Mount Peasant. Y. j.. who did
| the other day. had lS7 housekeepers during Ii.
ten years previous 70 his death. They generally
LETT after two or three days. lie finally bach
listed by toe employment agencies 0, Phl.aasphl.
and dld business with the agenc.e, OF this city,
The Climax came with the 18th woman. wAo t.ou
him up tree with axe.
A caller hal mentioned that neghb5r had be,
obliged 10 shoot his dog because Il had grown Cd
AMI cross After No bad gone. ttle Edith VITO had
6.sn very quiet si9es ne aos had ben spoken 3:
Bits. ''''''' 'N'' WV
Canada has debt OF $Dlc0O00 which Is abo1
five times greater per capita u population ;han 10
debt OF the United States. Since 1878 the expe,d.
lures have grown three times as rapidly rs ;ts
population.
Tlsy had all the ear1narks Of brl'i, coupe 70
they BOARDED the CHICAGO rain a; Bro1c-si a.
p.aiform who had c1ne to say gorlby {.
grains or rice dropped from he young mans hs
brim ne entered the pario- car lie carefully
escorted h!s fair partner - a seat Al the o,hs
passengers smiled niu.gen'.y ana ookei interested
Then the young msn exisndei his hani 70 q:
young woman and said In very bud voice ana
with most commonplace formally; We. ass
very " peasant i'S 1ourn sy' And doar his soi hat
ne hurried.y ,eft the car. The pa:sengor' ooka
By-and-by she called the porter and Whispered .
him. The porter nodded his head and passed 10
ard said in voice tha, was audible TO every one
In The car. "Yore az rgat. maam Hes ID %, :;
the bride blshed PRETTY. -(Phiiade,pha Record
IN Mr.. Montague's Tales Of a Nomad' he sau
that In the old days the Boer seldom used Ills pen
but when he did there regular comnotOa
in the house. Hush, Be quiet all OF you. Drive
ont the ducks and the geese and the pigs and
the fowls Father Is going to write his name
And then the old gentleman. with elbows squared
the table. would seize the pen With houriss
ard putting a determined look as II he were
going TO tackle an adversary. would bend down
his name with many splutter. and then. throw.
Ing down the pen and pushing the chair. would
look round with an air OF mingled pride and res
ignation and say. II have done IT,"
GRAY sky green trees, a Swallowed stream,
A gilded splre- tops distant CLEAN,
A rod reel. book OF flies,
dozen pleasant memories.
a homeward trudge through mist-wrappei nish&
a heart and creel, in common. light;
t'Omplpfp cONtppt-fno has brought
lie hshed for pleasure.and he caught IL.
-(Hilda johnson. in Puck
Snakes and lizards have hitherto been generally
regarded he effect, rather than the cause o.
st!mu;ants. According however. to the official r.
port drawn up by the British consul ct Pakhol and
submitted to the English Parliament. immense
quantity OF dried lizards have. during the iss:
two years. been shipped from tha; Chinese p'r
for use in the adu.teration of wines in Europe all
America.
Look here" said the business man to the rr::
bane and original mendicant. this is the tnnn!
time you have stuck me for quarter this week
harder Lost ME jo6 first: then me health"
And each time you have worked on my syn
pathes With the same story.
"Ye can't expect very much 'rignaltty fw .
quarter, was the gently spoken suggestion. .
That's all right Here's 10 cents BIT But, FOR ns ys.
days the sympathetic strike doesn't go."-("s@
ington star.
The English sparrow threatens 10 become as srsn
pest in Australia 1t IL here. and several OK TN
Colonial legislatures have recently enacted law
whereby ioca. authorities are compelled 10 speAs
a certain amount OF the public funds al Their os
posal in effecting the destruction OF the BIRDS -
looks very much as II this most irrepressole az.
lmpudent of ali feathered creatures were desun.s
10 become great hindrance 10 the prospe''s
and development OF Australia the rabbi,
why do dogs bark so frequently on pnsssss
moonlight nights Ike these?' asked OF ~ ~,
night watchman in Laurel Hill Cemetery py =.
uptown annoyed by the howngs OF nuisss
Gus canine pets. The Waterman. who Is a.ev .r
panied In his lonely rounds by an intelligent ~
rier. whose pccuarities he has long closely Nv Wv
served. declared that the ancient notion thai a.s
"bayed at the moon" was erroneous. IL u, "a
the moon" said he but the quick moving sns
ows cast by trees and other swaylng ooJecU
windy gusty night that aarm them On u.s.
when the sky Is cloudless and the atmosI'ut