New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1.-THE Evangelist" Of which the Rev. DR.. H. NJ
Field Is the veteran editor. celebrates the new year
by coming out with handsome folio, chahge
which will doubtless be welcomed by It's reaners
Dr. Field also announces that the paper has been
organized as a stock company. he holding two
thirds of the shares Henry Il. Elliot has been
made business manager, and 1t Is promised that the
paper will be made, II possible, better ana or'gnter
than ever as organ Of the progressive life OF the
Presby Church
Trouble in the Menager!e.-Kangaroo-lt your
ivory the hunters are always after why doAt you
carry IL in your trunk? ,., 81.
EiephantEIts your skin they want why don't
you hide 1t in your pouch lf'oune'
Capitalst-Well. my friend you voted for q
change and you got It.
Workingrnan (out OF work)-Excusc me, SIT you
are mistaken / haven't got cent.
Tommy's Amiabie Recreatons.-His Mother.
What are you moping around the house for IomTy!
Why don't you go over and play with Charley Pna-
Tommy-Cause PLAYED with Charley yesterday,
and | doa't s'pose he well enough yet.-(Chlcago
Record.
The keeper of the Portland OGich) jail left the
jan the other evening TO visit an acquaintance And
as it contained prisoners, he neglected to lock
Il during his absence. When he returned he found
that three men had entered. built a fire In tho
stove ard occupying three OF the cells.
Satisfying Hint have called" said the cap.
tioGs critic TO ind what reason you can give
for representng the new year nuce small boy"
That is done" responded the art editor, BE:
the year does not get its close TIL tne @lst Oh
Then the captous critic went and broke his
nice pledge Indianapolis journal
N the opinion os many the religious tales OF
A. L. O. e. are the best SunGay-school stories In
the language. The initials stood for "A Lady OF
England" and her name Miss Charlotte Maria
Tucker. The announcement OF her death VIII bring
regret to a large number Of people who have been
Interested and helped by her books
DR.. Emdee-Your trouble. my dear madam. seems
Mrs. siimdIet"i don't see how that be. The
boarders don't complain, and never eat IT,
brooklyn Life
At school meeting in Bayonne. y. j., the other
day. one man denounced another as "chumwum'
Mos, people will be puzzled to know what "chuni-
U-,m Is but it sounds II 1t was something
pretty bad.
Il suppose you been shopp all ,n, day again ,aSs
sag f supbssc % YOU have been bucket-shoppng
again." retorted she.-(Plttsburg Chronicle
The man who invested in diary on the first OF
the month In order that he might record In 1t
al his thoughts, words and deeds, VIII soon reaen
the point where he will summarize the chronicle
OF the day thus: Went down town IN the morn
ing and returned in the afternoon
"r have no objection. Tommy, to your playing with
he is a good boy. But you don't toady 70 hln' 90
c"Yep" answered Tommy. Me and him plays
leapfrog "-CChicago Tribune.
Horseaesh in China has been considered great
delicacy for centuries. The Inhabitants however,
for the purposes OF the Kitchen use almost ex-
clusively animals OF small breed, little bigger than
ponies which have thin legs and small bones. and
grow fat on little food. They are fed almost en-
tIrev on grass and hay. The meat Is sold at COM
aratively low prices for this reason Many farm'
ers devote their time almost exclusively to raising
these horses for the market
An Unquestionable Fact-"Wheres the best place %
And the man Whom he had been REGARDING as q
simple. gulleless rustic responded priehy'
Toast. Washington star
Several weeks ago." says '"The Philadelphia
Record ..when Mr. jefferson was playing Rip
Van Winkle' at the Walnut Street Theatre ne
found among his mail morning letter from
a furniture man. The episte, which was written
on a letter-head adorned with a large cut OF
folding bed closed and opened read as follows;
Mr. Jefrerson-sir: | saw you play RIP Van
Winke' last night and have a proposition TO
mako to VOL When the curtain goes up on the
third act and you rise all stiff and sore after your
long sleep you might say n few words something
like this: oh how stiff am II had only slept
las, nisht on one of Blanks patent folding-beds,
warranted safe durable and comfortable how much
better I would feel this morning. l thnk IL would
bring down the house. Now, am willing to pay
you well for this OF course Let me know what
you think of it, The owner Of Blanks foldng-bed
has not yet heard from Mr.. jefferson"
Shortly before General b. OF Ohio. LEFT to rep
resent his country abroad he sold most OF his house,
hold belongings Among them was piano iocal
music dealer went % to see him 5.,oar,i3 about T.;
"Oh It's a pretty fair piano:
How many octaves has it?
Dunno. but it's full or ein'-Qiarpers Bazar.
jacques NJ Redway contributes learned and
exhaustive article 10 "Goldthwaites Geographical
OF
the Light of Early Records" In which he adduces
facts tending to show that Columbus first landed
not on Waiting Island but on Crooked and Acklin
Islands, which are practically There is. in his
opinion, not another island in the Bahama group
that SO completely all the facts OF the
There is" he says, but discrepancy. and that
s the admirals statement that the side OF the
island toward Ciuanahani extended north and south.
As a matter OF fact. II Is the east-and-west lying
slde-that is the north coast-that lies opposite
Guanahani. Whether not, during the night. while
standing off and on. he had worked his vessels
far to the eastward that they were opposite the
instead of the north coast. is matter OF con-
lecture only. l free to admit the discrepancy
as an objection. and l do attempt to explain
It by guesses. The same objection obtrudes itself
just as strongly in the consideration OF Waiting
Island"
IAN old. crippled woman whom knew In Leam-
lngton, England; writes correspondent used often
amuse he by her original ideas and speeches.
like much to visit Stratford-on- Avon. Law. said
she with much scorn; who was he? Ony plough
Americans came over and took him up "(Boston
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