New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05
THE TALK or The DAY.

The ladies' OF the First Presbyterian Church Of
ch,rlest,n : c. recently collected lot Of clothes
and toys for the children OF the Thornwell Orphan
age at Clinton. :. C.. and packed them IN oarrei
and two boxes marking them so as TO show whence
they came and for "hom they were intended put
while they were being conveyed by the sexton or
the the express office. some officers OF tne
State Dspensary seized them on the suspicion that
they contained contrahand liquors
Well, did you voter" said Mrs. spudkins to her
daushter 18th, the Later removed her WRAPS on Il
was" replied the earnest young girl. a real ni,e
ysung nan supnoT,e Ne T1s one 81 me .o
ing vote. and when told him he SAID: But sure,
:, what could lido but smile sweetly at the comp-
ment and come away?"-(iiarper's Bazaar
4 German paper tells amusing story Of Cum
bsr.and. the thought-rea1er ON journey from
~. Petersburg ne entertained hir fellow
passenger by guessing their thoughts one or the
travellers a Polish Jew. who took the whole th!ns
10. q hoax offered 70 pay Cumberland the sum OF ~
rubles n he could divine his thoughts Nisio'y
amused. Cumberland acredei to his request. ana
said: You are going the fair az Nizhnee-Novso-
rod where YOU intend 10 purchase goods to the ex-
tent OF 10000 rubles. after w?.ch YOU VII oeciare
Yourself a bankrupt and compound with your cred
ters for per cea,." On hearing these words the
Jew gazel AZ the pciker with rever initial awe ne
then. without utter!ng syllable drew out OF the
leg Of his boo, a shabby purse and handed MN the
30 rlblcs. Nhtrcupon tne great N''~''-
phant.y inquired. Then | have guessed your
thoughts en- NO" replied the Jew. but you
have given me 4 brilliant idea"
4 TERROR.
Thoueh bad are the bpeds who can sing and WON'T
1lncluding man. woman and BIRD, x.,,
Though silence is sometimes a socla, an'o"'
And a hostess is rghteously stirred ~ 4.
There is one whom much more We have cause -
TSan the singer ,ha,s abs rt but shy bore
Who can't but is willing TO try.
Ii, will open his throat though he knows not .
In srsech he is avishly tree:
With ponderous he'll recite ana mlsquote-
he viii even essay reparteee! ,,,or a,.,
Tnhindered-for brave men will fly ,, .,,
From this creature so gay, of whom kindly folk
lie "a" - Washington Star.
4 CORRESPONDENT OF THE Independent says that
the Hawaiian Islands have been found 10 be richer
in animal life than was formerly supposed. A.
the result Ct years investigation by the British
Association through It's committee IL has been
found that OF birds there seventyeight species.
~ which n;ty-seven are peculiar TO this sroup' All
the ianI and fresh-water shells are peculiar ana OK
1850 species - insects 100 are not found elsewhere
f. thus seems thar these Islands have by no means
boon populated from the continent. but nave been
centres % independent creation
4 Georgia cattle-buyer who is also good Presoy-
terrain was somewhat surprised recently TO ma our
row utterly unknown in "A certain part OF the Honus-
"a Mountains was the good old Presbyterian Chtircn
1t is sad that he had stopped at an humble sa PIN
home and during the an5enGs OF the man Sa ,he
purchase OF a COW In the course or the cohNsrsii-
lion he rsmarksd to her that she a 'e s ar oss
fuiler up the road thars several other families,
injured + there we're any Prssbyerans about
there. Il can't say she said: - never pay any
/ was To see H. hut John is powerful hunter ana
You can look back of the house among ms on nidss.
ard maybe YOU can tell IT he mas ever MIL VIC
+ ATLANTA Constitution
Whom a man In China desires the daughter OF
neiehbor IA wife FOR his son. he writes to him As
J. follows: ION my knees beg YOU not 10 despse TINS
cod ana common request. but listen TO the WORDS
/ o. the matrimonial agent and give soar hohorape
/ daughter 10 my save of son. 50 that the pair
boand 10y silken threads may have the greatest Joy
In the beautiful springtme | shall offer wedding
/. presents and give couple OF geese. and let us
hope for long and continued fortune and look TOT
ward through endless generations to the tu'''
ment OF genuine love. May they sing Of plenty ana
have every JOY. on my knees beg you 10 con-
slider my proposal fsvorably and throw the mirror
like g.ance of your eyes these lines To TINS the
father OF the prospective bride replies that no
will attend to the portion OF his poor and poverty
stricken daughter. that she piight not be Without
bedcothes. cotton clothing. harpns and earrings
Therefore IT to be hoped that the couple wou'~
have constant fortune"
tnarieS FRANCIS ADAMS ftcou"'S, ,-e0
the Cod" In THE Springfield Repupncan III ne
John Adams secured from Great brta , al CON- .",
inent diplomatic victory. after we aynn Is lisa
John Rowe a Boston member asked ana rsce's sSa
permssion to hang the historic Codnsn On ,hs
State House. Thirty years later another war MIN MIN
Great Britain occurred John Quincy mda hn ,nn
saved the goldfish once from British encroac Zen
| ments The State House Cod. which the sacri-
iesos are now threa tening to store In the garrett
| is emblematic OF commerce. war and diplomacy:
and tells OF Massachusetts, victories ln an three
| fields After the peace OF 1873 John ADAMS guar
| tered the Goldfish In his coat of arms ana "
| there now This must have been the origin OF the
| phrase Goldfish aristocracy," once In common use
II was commonly spoken in dertsion; but the Prize
OF the Adamses In the codnsh would seem ent"eU
| acknowledgements Gazette