New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

II is predicted that the new High License law a
Michigan will force a number OF saloons in that
State 10 close. 1t imposes uniform tax OF 500 on
all saloons and N the sparsely settled districts no
saloon will be- able to pay such sum-
Improving the Shining Hour.-The New Governess
What the comparative and superlative OF bad,
Berry Che doctors n)-Bad-worse-dead!-(B
ton Budget.
THE New-York Freeman's Journal" says that st.
Francis Xaviers Church. St. Patr.,k's Cathedral
and the French Church OF St. John the Baptist. In
this city. possess portions OF the true cross on
which the Saviour suffered. whose authenticity IL
undoubted.
We did We had apples for dinner that day, and
gave tho seeds 10 the hired girl. who, OF course.
win empty into tho general dump where they VIII
take ard 6 to be %
ders OF citizen when tree-plantng time comes
around-Jersey city Journal
The big statue Of william Penn which surnounts
the tower OF the Philadelphia city Hall faces the
old Penn Treaty Park This displeases the citizens
who get only a rear profile view OF the statue.
So 10 please everybody. J. Chester Wilson has pro-
posed 20 put the statue on revolving PEDESTAL.
which Will be turned around every twenty
four hours by means Of clockwork.
The village OF Pownai. VI. surely oncs had a
srd aSw a ms sce sa Of his
famous ,"rhyming eptaphs" samples OF which are
s,ll be IN the little cemetery adjoining tho
town mentioned.
Here lies IN silent clay
Miss Aribclla Young.
Who. on the 2lst OF May
Began to hold her tongue.
Here lies the wife OF Simon Stokes.
Who lived and died Ike other folks
Here lIe. and no wonder I'm dead.
For a wagon-wheel passed over my head.
Igera lies John UIll Il man Of skill
His age five times ten.
lie never did good. never would
Had he lived as long again.
Gagsby-Your remarks indicate that you thought
Il great deal OF poor Sl!mpurse.
Wagsby-I should say did; truer friend
lived than Slimpurse Why. would you be-
lieve Il. ne asked me TO lend him a cent
though | knew all the time he starving 10
death
sas eSa oSsd Of the ss e tha
users have whitfield away several big forests OF
bic for 'f sai pres a in the
Old World An order has just been placed by a
rorna lumber Company for large Quantity OF
sequoa wood. which Is found to be the best wood
tree OF caforna. It seems too Dad tha, the grant
old giants should be sacrificed and especially that
their end should be lead-pencil shavings.-,Paper
Maker Monthly Journal.
a Delaware chief,ain named Gas Addcks invaded
the Province 81 Delaware. in the United States,
few months ago. and has been holding the people
I'm subsection since.
They Do-"Papa" said Sammy Snaggs. I'VE have
been learning about trade winds at school"
Yes sly, papa"
Trade winds don't blow across the land, do
MY son. after You have me, as many commercial
travellers as have you won't ask such Ques-
ton."-(pittsburg Chronicle.
girl baby born the other day in Kokomo Ind.
is the fourteenth daughter Of fourteenth dsugh-
ter OF fourteenth daughter record which Is
thought TO DO unprecedented.
Natural-''She Is a Very Indifferent actress and
yet so many fellows literally throw themselves at
her" The other clubman knocked the ashes from
his cigar III you VIII notice" he observed. ''the
most OF them are bad eggs" Upon that supposi-
ton. the conjuncture not entirely devoid OF TT
ness-tDetroit Tribune
comparison OF the tota, sum realized AZ the
sale OF pictures and art objects OF the American
Art Association. which has just closed, with the
results OF some similar sales here In the past may
he OF interest. The first collection OF George L
seney which was put up at auction In March. 1858,
was sold for s+S.s2 From the famous Mary J.
Morgan sale In 1886, N,2o5.i 1853 80 was realized The
collections OF Berah Wall and j. A. Brown fetched
si2s.oo7 90 The Robert Graves pictures went for
sif6'sSS 30. and the total at the auction OF A. T.
stewards paintings was s575079 a. Tho Henry
frobasco collection went for siss $50, and the pro-
ceeds or the Henry Ward Beecher art sale were
81 1888 rs The total at the second senev sale IN
1880. was sS'SSo; Of this. $4,000 was paid for j. r.
Miilets waiting; $4,000 for MeissonIers Bowl
Players In tho Fosse at Antilles" and $4,000 for
Knaus
IN the Coming Time.-First New woman-rhat
Second &sw \ nosroy lacking in manners
rrst new woman--l saw her In a streetcar the
otner Gay when a number OF gentlemen entered.
and she never offered to give I'D her scat to them
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