New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22
THE TALK or THE Day.

People who object 10 multiplicity OF depart.
ments in the Government should be thankful that
they do not live IN New-Xealand. where I'm addition
10 the usual state divisions there f. the Rabbit
Deportment which Is the most important OF thu
lot Il has the organization and equipment OF
forces and the planning Of campaigns against the
rabbits which, If not kept under control. would
overrrn and devastate the south island The need
Of this department is shown by the fact that IN
the last five years about Giopoo rabbit skins have
been exported. and il is estimated that nearly
3OODo 600 animals were killed to obtain mat num-
Der Of salable skins. In spite of this wholesale
slaughter the number of bunnies IS constantly In.
creaslng and the handling Of the enormous multi.
tule Of animals is an undertaking requiring both
Judgment and force.
An Authority on Conduct.-'For goodness sake
what is that man over at the next table examining
his dinner down Ike that for?'
"Oh that's the man who delivers lectures on
etiquette at the Young Ladies Fashionable SEMI
nary He'll be late now for his afternoon diseQurse
Record.
'.The Boston Transcript says that few days
ago while a gentleman was buying stamps 10 me
pos,ofilce. one took his umbrella as he De-
li@ves by mistake. AMI the loser put THIS cara N
tn morning paper: "rhe kind friend VINO
carried off my umbrella at the postoihce
Yesterday will bear in mind that the
Gates Of Heaven are only tWenty-fohr inches
wide My umbrella measures twenty-eight Al the
other place he won't need IT, Didn't Dives pray for
Jus, one drop u water? He had better return u
20 No POS Chamber OF commerce. ana no questions
viii b. asked" few days later a boy brought IN
an umbrella. but. alas. not the advertisers lie hdu
caugh, the wrong mans conscience.
Sure of Attention inventor Sow I've struck IT,
| have invented a new lufe-saNing conirNance Tor
trolley cars. Look AT the drawings. ,
Friend-Too complicated Sure 10 be expensive
....st tfl D
Inl lo "They Won't eh, Just wait They will
,,,,li,, tun,tla over each other in their haste 10
oI",, !, XIV machine raises the victim from the
track and pitches him over ne daShn2'bi mo r sne
CNcw-york Weekly.
Some one has computed that there are nearly
= onD dogs In the United States II this IS So II
is within bounds to say that half the number OF
dogs could 10 the work
They wer, talking about the wonders OF TINS
wonderful land. o., IT'LL.
Il wish You could see our town OF Poker'iiiise;,
Professor" said the younger OF the TWO men. "a
is a most interesting town only twenty years o'a
and with 5000 inhabitants. 49,, ,.,,,. o. r.,,,ed the
professor dryly. but strange as IT may srei md
with twenty inhabitants "-(I}oston Budget.
This is how Kentucky Judge charged the jury
the other day: If you believe what the counsel
for the plaintiff has told you your verdict viii 10
for the plaintiff: but H. the other hand. you De-
ueye what the defenlants counsel has tod YOU
Won Will give a verdict for the defendant But IL
YOU are like me- and don't believe what either Oh
them said don't know what you VIII DO lH'
jury disagreed
The Feast Of Roses" which was celebrated a,
Nambe,m Penn last sunday with the payment OF
a red rose as rent by the Zion Lutheran consresss,
lion 10 the heirs OF the Baron Stiegel who save u
h fanlal age transpianted bodily into olr mod
ern ciyilization.-OBuftalo Express.
81 was sexton of Grace Church says seN'o"
in The Utica Observer" when the Key. M'.
Blank was rector there. 1t was summer h'sH'
and rather warm so when the rector commence.
his sermon turned down the gas III the pou' "
the church TO make IL little cooler.
THE text that night was. II remember H. lie.
there be light ! was sitting In tn rear part OF
the church. not paying particularly close "t'en,loa
70 the sermon nor. In fact To anything e'se' 'uN'
denly the rector exclaimed loudly;
More light, More light i
II Jumped TO the stop-cock In the gas S"ppn
pipe and turned on the gas full head an over Wv
church, Well sir, YOU ought TO have seen tho's
people. Some of them laughed right ON aH an.
those that didn't had hard work not TO. l ioun r.
ont afterward that when the rector Sdld "O
light he was not giving directions TO me- o''
quoting the dying words Of Goethe.
Reassuring-Mrs. Joles-John. am pane 4si,nneI ye ~
learn from one of your instructors tn"I pl~r YOU
we're once we'll up in your studies al 'o'''e' ~
are falling away back $780,, h,ck once
John (reassuringly )-MeDDe Wa. "a, ,,v =
mother. but I'm improving III ha"-'"'N
Chicago Record
To take a COW from door 10 door ana I''N a. 49,
in the presence of each customer is the newest w
norture in the London milk business ana the
neriment so far as IT has gone AT present j. 500
"a be one TO which even the COWS themselves '" an
kindly They have until now shown no ouJe0"s
"a have the milking process prolonged 'h'ous
ss,er,l streets nor have they been iouhu ~ -
one drop the less. Notwithstanding the sufro"'''
crowds assembled 20 see the fun. The system az
,oars IN H.. catching on" and the good people =.
London manifest much appreca non Oh tue ~.
minutes now intervening between the COW anu ~ -"
breakfast-table Besides. the spec acle p''se Oh.
har,,s ~ kline being led through the streets Oh ~
METROPOLIS during the mornIS 'nuo" ~.
with n rural aspect which hao hl'her'o O'''
ing. 49,.
Dec,dance of Dramatic Criticism. -fltst Nc Tor
rhe man who writes the dramatic Vri ~, lad
vour paper does not know goo" p'"'
..h,, con we do? lie Is
tho only man on the stan who Is ta,i ei'o"e
over The bonnets- (New-lork NeekE'
short time ago Win Roper of Georgia Ill
,,h,,na1 shot and thrown into siNy-ioo' 80
He was taken out after week. ana ~ .'.artsd
that hates to be sensational cau''o"'''
that he was NEARLY dead
A Case of Disguss-"Been out 70 ,S You boss
mothers funeral again eh?' asked me tne seen the
Nav" said the office boy ~ ole women git
home team lose II seen lot Oh oie
Killed on. dough" Indianapolis 'oufh~-