New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

TIE TALK OF THE DAY.
"rrs BOSTON journal says that Johnny and
Willie aged respectively six and -FOUR years, wen
engaged in q hot discussion as 10 their ages. willie
-, o,rso claimed to be the older OF the two. where
mon Iohnny replied: 'You amt either the Oldest,
LANCE when was born you wasn't muffin but dust
layin' round up in heaven
Probably No Worse Than Other KindsC.Can
offer You a stick Of chewing gum said the pas
senEer W '"e replied the traveller with the skull
WI hfD sns S Df fsns ky Sasnd Sfss.
scott, 7 can't chew that. manufacture it"-
Chicago Tribune.
Canada does not seem to be the PROMISED Lana OF
some people. at least. IL Is announced that the
em,grants from that country exceeded the immi-
grants last year by 100000
THE PINK SHIRT WAIST.
whene'er take my walks abroad how many srsI
OF every age. complexion size Of high and low de-
M, es them ALL the girl that strikes my cultivated
Is the dainty summer maiden in
shir.
waist
Perhaps she lives on Murray Hl-tha' cuts no Ice
Mavbe she works at Mays, or halls from Ave-
The thing that strikes my fancy howeer In life
Is 'na' '''S sO'""''' "'' pink
waist.
Her skirts may be Of silk or serge or cheapest
calico
Condition and position are efectualy eraced
BY the fact that she's enveloped In
~ pink
waist
She ,hronss to Narrasansett she hock' at c0ne'
She permeates the mountains. in New-York she h
She flls the streets with brightness. and the coun
try's widely graccd
BY the dainty summer maiden In
shirt
waist
Now don't dSn know who invented this costume neat
But he ought to be rewarded for displaying such
good taste,
And l move that he be given. If he only can be
For a bride dainty maiden in
shirt
waist
-Truth.
In speaking OF a Democratic politician from the
Bowery who is said to have registered himself and
his valet In a hotel the other day. THE Syracus.
Courier is reminded OF the sally OF a Western
miner who. coming considerable distance
on the back Of a burro to deposit his gold. en-
tered hotel and upon the register the name
Of American angomaniac. The Register reed:
- James Smythe and valet" Whereupon the
miner wrote: "Bill Smith and jackass."
The proprietor OF The Hamden Junction (Ohio,
American" Is the owner OF the only livery stable
IN the town. He IL also a regular practising physi-
n an outlines eS embodery lie leads the choir at the
Methodist Church and f. the Town treasurer
delphia Times.
Presiding Elder North. OF the Methodist Epis'
copa Church. announces that the ministerial COM
mlttee appointed to investigate the charges OF in.
decent practices by the Rev Rufus 7. Cooper OF
New-Haven. have reported that they find no ground
for ecclesiastical inquiry and are satisfied that MI
Cooper is innocent.
ever knowed off, said the man with the ginger
beard was Teller out in Iowa. that EGt dT S th S
ef man drinks enough Whisky ne thinks ne snsTs
but ss s ssTf Of wss ss1
Mex day they run him out OF town"
cause ,e he kit s" the ' snake OF The darn
fool could OF made mint OF money ou I5n Una.
snake in Ioway ef he only kno"ed H. -uhdahap'
oils Journal.
THE Youths Companion" says that one OF the
smaller New-England colleges has for janitor
colored man. who has filed that position to the
satisfaction OF all concerned for over twenty-five
years. Like many OF his race. he Is possessed ot
much w.t. and 1t is not often that the students get
the laugh SAM" as they familiary ana anec'
tonateiy call him. one autumn day, Just aiter
the college year had begun, when he was oversee
ing the burning over OF part OF the campus .
freshman coming along cried We'll Sam. thats
most black you are" yes san promptly
replied SAM land next spring 1t VIII be most ="
green you are!"
On His Dignity.-He had made sure that there
were no men around the house. and he Ore" MINI
self up inflated his chest and said: ,,.,,,,
Don't unk. madam-don't think fur annap,ionsS
tibet asst you fur thet piece oil pie hhe"''O"e'
What did you want with 1T. them she inqursSa .
II wanted ter git square weth mortal ana oia,,
time foe. / wanted ter feed II Ter the' uos
youn ez tried ter bite me when cane wtb %
washington Star.
In snIte OF the drouth which has prevailed this
summer. the wooded slopes OF Van Cortlandt PARK
are bright with autumn flowers. The Wild asterA
In great variety shading through all the blues fro"
deep purple to palest lavender and even white ars
most beautiful. young woman who boarded
train for town at the park station Tuesday evening"
carried a huge bouquet OF these. with silvery Glenn
ats intertw med, and. what seemed strange TO the
casual beholder. q number OF the blossoms anu
thorny leaves OF the bull thistle. She was one OF
the few persons who appreciate the beauty OF THESE
big magenta flowers. with an odor far more delicate
than that of many favories OF the garden and hot
house
General Gordon's Memory-Generai j. r. Gordon
has the power OF memorZing wonderfully developeu;
on more than one occasion the writer followed
| him with a proof slip In hand and has been sur
prised at the accuracy with which ne followed copy
on one occasion. while he was Governor OF Georgia,
the writer came down on the train with Nun from
!, Atlanta TO this city. where he was TO deliver .
| speech. II had already been set up In The Az
lanta Constitution Office and proofs sent out 10 tne
leading papers In the State on the train Gov
| ernor Gordon thought OF something he desired "
| add 10 his speech and he wrote II out a. ne
| travelled filing several pages. When he nnisne9a
ne read 1t over handed the copy to the writer ano
| IL In the printed speech. He did not see It again
on his arrival In Augusta; he was met by a CON- M
mttee and from then until the hour OF speaking ~
had scarcely opportunity TO think OF MS spess~ s