New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
THE TALK or THE DAY.

A correspondent of The Northwestern chris'iaA
Advocate" (Me,hodisD suggests that Methodist
bishops wear robes on public occasions.
At suburban theatre. during performance OF
the Tour de Nesls." the Herald announces The
King -
Voice from the Gallery-"what. him the knsf
Why, he owes half crowr,"-fEtoile Beige
Cadzooks-so Mss Neurastheni is married Her
husband 1. brave man. as she ls one OF the most
nervous and restless women ! ever met.
Zounds--Oh guess It Will be all right: he is -
composer.
No. &c 20 Avoi,od-"You seem TO ne very
stupid person" observed the heroine of the society
And you" rejoined the hero. likewise seem to
Then We shall. be dramatized."
presumably"
At that they yawned.-(De;roit Tribune.
There is a crazy man in Philadelphia who wants
the doctors to cure him OF rays In his eyes. He
says he sees the skeletons OF all who come within the
line OF his vision. and the sight gives him great
annoyance.
REIGN OF TERROR.
There Is horror TOO prolific in the jargon scientific
which dis;urbs the mood paciiic
OF the ordinary man:
In these awful tsiGs that thrill US OF ougaooo
Ii By any chance II can
No, single chance +, misses; i, is lurking in our
biisses. It Is even in the kisses
In the h AIR delight an mcoSe IN the water they
goating hendish vigilance devot.ng
To their weird malicious scheme
Oh We phlosophic sages. we were happy all these
ages lille these animals outrageous
unsupported fourlshed here.
And although. just for the present. We withstano
their siege incessan,. we run other risks uh'
pleasant.
For were almost dead with fear
Or NJ " Striker president OF Hamilton college,
told this story the other day in an address before
the Hardware club: The braggart spirit anywhere
is absurd Some little school girls Dit IS chronicled
OF Chicago discussing their clothes. I've
lovely new dress said one. and | going 10
wear It TO church next sunday Pooh" said an
other I've a new Rat. and I'm going to wear it
every day Well said third. I've got heart
disease. anyway"
1t may be worth while TO note statement by sr
James Crichton Browne which suggests method
Speaking at a congress OF plumbers. he pointed our
that water pipes would never burst Il protected ny
invent. vacuum pipe? a space even an eighth OF
Inch of hish vacuum would be suiicien, an
haust the air fram the Intervening space; and her-
changes Of iemperature Gould AFFECT the projected
pipe-(I.ondon Globe
A Cincinnati man who was recently in Spain says
In The Times-Star" OF that city: DO not for
moment think that the population at Barcelona
represent the Spanish people. There are at BARGE
Iona a great many Nhilists. who are ready to raid
at a moments notice. not because they love SPAN.
not because they hate America. but because such
demonstrations furnish excellent opportunity 10
pick pockets. rob houses and pick up valuable booty
OF various kinds AS 10 the students-you know
students a fiishty set generally. easily excited
and ready for dcviltry OF any sort The Barcelona
would no, 60 to war, they would stay at homo
and hunt plumber"
4 lady with a l,,le girl entered the car, and .
one-armed man promptly rose and offered the lady
seat. Al the same moment a woman occupying
the next seat started to leave the car The incomer
promptly took the mans place and calmly raised
her child 10 the seat occupied by the departing
woman. while the one-armed man lunged for
strap. 4 murrnur ran through the car. and one
man. who locked as II he meant Il. said he would
be me,hlns that does no, look well IN print This
more women came In they were allowed to stand up
all the way to the limlts-(chicago Post.
Some time ago a London clergyman. in the course
OF a sermon thus addressed the women in the
gregation: Some OF you. my friends. followers Of
the gentle Christ. come to worship wearing egret
plumes or 'ospreys' in your hats and bonnets DO
you realize that this egret plume only grows on tho
bird at the time OF nesting. and that to obtain one
such feather involves the cruel death only Of tho
white mother heron but Of the whole nest.
full OF Its nearly hedged offspring? What a price to
pay for the pleasure OF an egret plume What .
travesty OF religion to be BILE to come into church
decked with egret feather and sing In the words
OF the Benedcite oh. all fowls Of the air. bless
ye the Lord. praise Him and magnify Hin forever""
The annua. convention of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of the State OF New-York was be-
gun in Newburg on February 20. A notable feature
was that the reception that evening was held In
Columbus Hall. which Is the property Of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church The OF this hall for the
reception was gift from the Very Rev. Dean
Penny pastor OF ST Patrck's. That Dean Pennys
courtesy to this organization OF non Catholics was
appreciated was manifested In the hearty manner
IN which II was moved that the Y NJ c. A. extend
a vote OF thanks to him. But the priest. who was
present, told those assembled that what he had done
did not deserve special recognition His action ne
said. was such as should be expected from any
Christian gentleman In Difference to his wish the
sure. Il will be many day before the Young Mems
Association forgets the generosity OF Dean
Penny. Such actions az this bring Catholics eno
closer together. for they break dow ~