New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A man and wife who keep small shop IN LON
don have avoided paying taxes for fourteen years.
The husband goes to jail every year TO serve OUT
the legal term for unpaid taxes while the wife
takes charge OF the SHOP
Mrs Smiths got dog that likes me-, said Ut
tie Emily coming home from visit 70 her aunt.
How do you know he likes you? her mother
asked ..u, ra,osd b,s tail"
answered the little girl-(Pearsons Weekly.
The Chicago papers say there is interesting
discussion going on at present among college pro-
fessors the proper abbreviation OF thelr ules
They contend that the form Prof" - undisniileu
being a sort OF slang among abbreviations. Ihey
rems * further that it is entirely out OF accord
with all other forms of abbreviation They say
one might as we'll write Doc" and Mis-" instead
OF "Dr" and MI as to write Prof instead OF
"Pfr" or Pr" which latter. they insist, are the
only proper forms
Acquainted.-"stranger in the city," asked the
afrable young man: .,.,,ar IN, or not" answered
the man with the sunburnt whiskers Il only oeen
mere '9 Sm ann,Ser but been buncoed wicet an
run in oncet already. Indianapolis JornaL
The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette says
that a we-known Boston man wore white yacht
ing cap last week ignorant of the fact that 1t was
the regulation cap adopted by the CHRISTIAN En-
deavorers. He was accosted right and left by men.
women and young girls for information He could
not understand what II meant TIL stranger ac-
costed him on Unon-st. His patience was ex-
hausted and he said: NO. sir, l can't tell you
anything about II; but l will show you to GOOD
place where they sell two good drinks for quar-
ter II you have got quarter about you The
stranger vanished. This recalls good story. told
by himself. OF OF Boston's greatest surgeons,
who always dressed in the regulation clergyman's
suit Being in Philadelphia on certain occasion.
he had desire to visit Grard College. Walking
up TO the main entrance he rang the bell Ths
janItor appeared and remarked: None OF your
cloth are allowed in here" 1.-THE - they are not
warmly answered the physician. Pass right IN
SIR" was the polite remark Of the jantor' you
don't belong TO Them sure" 1t will be remembered
that Girard was an nfldel and actually made this
stipulation In his will.
She Wanted to Help-She in the country
for the summer. and was interested in everything
she saw as
Excuse my ignorance. won't yog?" she co e.
claimed. she went over TO where Farmfr t ,,
sosse was working but do SO love 10 D sss what
These plants are very pretty out cant see WHAT
NO" was the reply. ITS purity hard to see"
but what do you pick on them
"'Tater bugs"-(Washington star
In speaking Of the Prohibition law OF Vermont
1.-THE Rutland Herald" says: If the law were ac-
tually enforced for a single week haif the
prominent citizens Of the State would be IN prison.
Nearly every in the State OF any means Is
rumseller more or less directly and very large
Governor Woodbury. himself owns the Van Ness
house at Burlington and has owned 1t a long time
We believe that he also owns the puiidins across
the street which contains drug store Nooooy
thinks the worse Of him for that-of course not
and all over the State men highly esteemed ana
universally trusted have similar interests
Where would the State be with the law enforced.
every hotel In It closed and every man VIGOROUSLY
known to be In a sense rumseller punished as the
law provides?"
proud papa, not many hundred miles from the
centre Of Syracuse Is b'asns OF ns sd
was looking over newspaper the save esase
Lot was two difterent people, why, they were
;% wss the s b...
ten years nIook here! 1t says Job Lot at the
(syracuse Post
"The Living Truth" Congregational paper OF
Michigan. seems to forset that the sacred person
ages in the Bible wore mustaches. or 1t wouid ns'
Indulge In such heated language as this:
The mustache. Cut It on. 1t Is mt only is'
heathen sports and loafers. We speak from eA-
perience, and do not hesitate to say that IL ID
foul and dsreputable thing No Christian man
can AFFORD to wear II We had the power VIC
would within thirty days. excommuncate eve's
man who wore mustache. or deny him inc com
munion OF the sacrament OF the Lords supper u"'.
the nasty thing was cut on. 1t Is no wohaer mo-
churches have been agitaung the '""o'"
the sacred rite by insttuting the indviouai cup
IN thu sacrament In fact the mustache has 10
some extent polluted and destroyed the sancuV
OF the sacred ordnance.
A Railroad Advocate.-'Tm In favor OF rai''
roads," said the editor.
Yes they're q great institution; had my ies c~s
Of on one. and got $500 damages and "a h Sve
owned the road."-(Atisnta Constitution. $500