New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-17
TIE Talk OF THE DAY.

The Kafflrs are great philosophers. II an On
should die the owner never greves but remarks
| Now must 90 work for master (all white men
who treat them well called masters. and In SIX
| months he Will give me a cow; II will have a cak
| II II is a bull calf in a year I'll again have pair
OF oxen. but should II be heifer calf I'm all tss
richer. for the next year I'll have two calves H.
stead OF one"
Startled Hlm"Are you going away for the sum
mer?" asked the New-York reporter.
Why exclaimed the prominent polltieiaa
snxiously. who's getting ready to invesusa~
now?'-(washington Star
Some Jack Tars talking OF forming Inter.
national Sailors Union II this Is done, and the
union should order a general tie-up how will IL
walking delegate reach all the various vessels u
sea? And II the sailors should strike in midpcuA
how would they get home?
A sympa thzer.-"As to sympathy" said the mM
in the check shirt and blue overalls I've got lou
OF 1t. and II It wasn't for this strike could express
II a blamed sight better"
And he dropped a Decent piece into the box 70.
tribune fe" ''' ~
III a man has the right stuff in him." says The
Philadelphia Record" nobody more quickly per.
ceives or appreciates It than jolly Jack Tar no
matter what may be the color OF the skin ms
fact is Illustrated on board the British steamship
Ethelgonda which recently sailed from this port
for British, India. and whose commander. Captain
Cooling, is OF the colored race. He is one Of the
very few colored shippers who have come to Phia'
delpha In command of an entirely white crew and
corps OF officers. II is asserted by old sea dogs
that no skipper enjoys to higher degree the re-
spect and confidence Of his men than does Captain
Cooling. To be successful ct the helm. however. .
coored captain must be rated 100 Al at LioydA'
Ted ran home to his mother the other day cry.
Ing with wonderful vigor. though his tears wer
more from anger than because OF any bodily INJURY
"Nothin'." he answered rather fretfully. .u
isn't 0a trn S.0y YOU know sS and am afraid my t
boy has forgotten last Sundays golden text"
was the golden ms text 0' the sunday before that
something about soft answer turning away
wrath?
We'll. then. don't believe in golden texts any
more:
No DON'T shouted at that old Tommy nm ,o ms
TO. and Eve been mad clear through ever since"-
boston Budget
II IL said that Mrs. Sddons smiled only once n
the OF her life. so far as her friends oe
served land then she laughed aloud" She was
visiting a house where wine was offered her
the table. She declined It. adding. But l shous
like little porter" A boy was At once sent oo'
with the literal direction to bring in a little p''
ter" He gone a long time. and when ne ~
turned was accompanied by little man WIZ
straps and badge all complete Here. sir, w s
boy painted. ''s the smallest porter could ma
And Mrs. Sddons laughed-(Harpers iou~
People
Tennyson could take worthless shee: o. pap,..
write poem It and make II worth NScy-'ns
genius Vanderbilt write few words vV on
sheet OF paper and make II worth S,VV"V-,nsssS
capital. The United States can take an ounce -
a quarter OF gold and stamp upon It an eagle pn
and make II worth s20-that's money meen,,sss.
can take material worth s. AMI make II into waws
springs worth sl.OOo--thats skill. merchant ca
take an article worth IS cents and sell L for -,
that's business. A lady purchase l9-cent "a
but she prefers that cost S7-thats fooishns,ss
A d!tch-dgger works hours a day and nsnTTrss
several tons OF earth for S3-that's labor, ~
editor OF this paper could write a check for SSv%~
hut 4, wouldn't be worth a dme-thars rough
(Stove and Hardware Reporter