New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Boston Transcript" sternly rebukes those
people who say II nicely" or "I am finely"
1t thinks they might as dramatically say that candy
is "sweetly" Boston is fortunate in having critic
honest and brave enough to expose It's lingual
apses.
Hired to Thnk.--Gn the Softly Cub Choles--
"Ah you Wepublican or a Democwat?
Fwedevlcl--Ask me Jeames He attends To
all that sort OF thing fob me.-(Chicago Record.
Just now they say there is a craze over chame.
Icons But the chameleon Is not in 1t with the
Democrats in Congress In regard to the tariff they
give the little beast points and beat 1t every
time. Each says that his own hue Is the
simon-pure Democratic color and every one else
raises hue and cry thereat.
Every Mother Knows It.-lIr Dinwidde-I sec
that Mrs. Gladstone has written article
children d in wheh she says they need change
come to me two or three times day and ask for
a nickel or dime?-(Plttsburg Chronicle.
In the window Of a clothing store in Chicago q
suit OF clothes is shown bearing the following
placard:
This is what our Democratic friends wanted, q
ss5 suit for sl7 80. The difference of the
wages of clerks and workmen In free-t-ade
times. free-trade prices"
Was she what you would call fine sngerr'
II don't know
Yes, but didn't think to ask Tom what the
price of the ticket was."-(Chicago Inter Ocean.
The business man who put In his window q
p!acard reading Don't go anywhere else to be
cheated. Step right in here" disguised to find
that i. didn't attract any Another funny
sign is that of undertaken. which reads
follows "Coffns cheap, Now is your time to
buy"
Mrs. Gabb (hostess)-Your little son does not
Mrs. Gadd-No; he's quite delicate. .
-, Mrs. Gabb-Can't you think of anything you'd
IKE my lite man? -. -. ..
hn ot before W. We sfsr se so nan wouldn't make
a pig of myself.-tTit-Blts.
Al bores divided into two classes-those who
talk about what they know and those who talk
about what they do not know.
she-Poor George makes himself i'll eating sponge
cake every time we nave 1t.
Hes so fond OF it."
"Oh. dear, no: he's afraid Of its coming on the
table next day as puddng.'-tChicago Inter ocean.
critic of Western paper recently said Of a
singer "She has undoub;ed talent and legato
that does not portamcnto in yawps. but floats
through the concer;-room Ike the rustling wave OF
blue grass in the summer breeze"
The Shoppers weakness.-Lady shopper-what?
You ask 80 yard for this cloth? Why, can get
it at Dreighgoods' FOR s. p.,, ..o oear,,r ,,,. q,
LADY shopper taking out her purse)-Oh. Let
me have ten yards please.-(Chicago Record.
Says The Chicago Inter Ocean" Abraham ate
for the climate was hot insects were numerous ana
refrlgerators AMI wre-screened safes unknown. hut
he lived to an age that seems fabulous to US. We
take every precaution and become martyrs 10 indi-
gestlon between forty and fifty. ard think that
we have achieved the wonderful II we keep any
semblance OF vigor at eighty. Something Is
wrong. Have We not changed the command, or
everything thou shalt eat into OF scarcely any
thing thou shalt eat? Leaving the sacred records
out OF consideration. the scientific definition or a
man forty years ago an omniverous animal
that IS 10 say, an animal eating all things in
discriminatory And man sufferd less from
nervous and neurotic diseases then than now. The
question arises: Have not been frightened out
OF our proper food? Is the true law OF life
that of omniverousness. and have we not been
scared into pancon!vorousness IL we may coin
word?'
First Artist received magnificent tribute to
my skill the other day at the exhibition
Second Artist-What was IL?
First Artst-You know my picture "A storm at
Sea- Well and his wife were looking at
it. and heard the man say, Tome on my uen
that picture makes slck."-(Brooklyn Lie
The fleet Of ships once owned at Newburyport
Mass has disappeared from the registry OF that
port and only four banks left to keep up ths
marine glory of the ola town. The last ship
registered there was the Mary L. Gushing. which
was recently purchased by New-Yorker and Will
go into the China trade sailing from this port.
so you do admit you feel better for having gone
to church,
Vas it the music"
The sermon. them -.
mo. No. | worked Oft two plugged nickels Ia
had for six months "-(Chcago Inter Ocean,