303 
TTHE  RyBAL  MEW-YORKEB. 
■\Vhat  Ireland  says  on  tlio  Eastern  W ar  question 
— "  Yes,  by  t.liG  Powers.’' 
Mk.  Kay  Moss  oI  Kentucky,  lias  Just  been 
acfiultted  of  shoOUnii  wIlU  Intent  txj  kill.  Under 
these  circumstances  no  reelings  of  Itay-Moss  need 
worry  him  at  all. 
Tub  swiftest  vessel  In  the  KrlLi-sh  Navy  Is  the 
.Shah.  She  carries  ai*  guns,  and  to  be  consistent 
with  her  name,  should  load  them  only  with 
“  Persian  Powder.” 
Oi.E  Bui.L  Is  beaming  In  Boston  ;  John  Bull 
doesn't  want  any  Ttiikoy  at  his  thanksgiving 
fea.st  this  year ;  Sitting  Bull  still  reru8c.s  to  repent 
and  wear  gum  shoes. 
The  editorial  "wc”  Is  a  sadly  abused  pro¬ 
noun.  For  Instance  a  connlry  editor  remiuks: 
“  We  have  411, (too  clergymen,  0,200  Journaltsts  and 
873,000  domf-stlc  siTvanls. 
“Danibi.  Deronma  ”  has  an  extraordinary  sale 
among  the  educated  Jews  In  this  country  as  well 
Its  England.  Its  plcturo  of  a  Jewish  home  is  said 
tx)  be  marvelou.sly  photographic. 
From  Pukch  v  Phtlanthroplst— ‘  There’s  a 
penny  for  I'ou,  my  lad.  What  will  you  do  with 
It?’  Sweeper— What,  all  this  at  once  I  I’ll  toss 
yer  for  it,  double  or  quits ” 
Jeremiah  Habrinotom,  who  was  said  to  bo  one 
hundred  and  live  years  old,  was  burled  at  Spi  lng- 
ilehl  .Massai'htiset.ts,  litst,  Sunday.  Four  genera¬ 
tions  of  hl’s  posterity  attended  the  funeral. 
Mr.  'I'nrPKK  Is  a  short,  chubby  gentleman  of 
slxty-llvo  or  thereabouts,  dressed  ratlier  like  a 
clergyman,  with  a  plump,  ruddy  face,  mild  eyes, 
a  head  of  Hue  silver  curls  and  ubnndaut  full 
beard. 
When  Prof.  Huxley  la  111  he  takes  a  large  dose 
of  molecular  physlc.H,  but  when  ho  Is  under  the 
weather  j»r.  McCosli  al  once  semis  fora  metaphy¬ 
sician,  who  prescribes  a  nice  soft  syllogistic  cata¬ 
plasm, 
Mr.  Hemiy  B.  Bi.ackwki.i.  of  the  Woman’s 
Journal,  says  if  Harvard  ahoulU,  next  year,  invite 
women  Ui  enter  her  classes,  one  huiulrcii  New 
England  girls  would  avail  l.Uemsolves  of  the 
opportunity. 
llKNBV  Mokkhol’sk,  the  distinguished  evangel¬ 
ist  and  Bible  reader,  Is  now  In  Philadelphia, 
reading  to  very  small  audiences.  The  Bible  is 
the  only  old  thing  at  the  Centennial  that  falls  to 
attract  attention. 
An'KK  all  hl.s  years  of  hard  work,  night  and  day 
as  a  Journalist,  John  F.  Cleveland  left  no  proji- 
erty.  Jt  Is  rellecUng  upon  sncli  things  as  this  that 
sustains  the  rl.slng  j'oung  editors  of  the  hour  In 
their  arduous  laboivs. 
Tub  Caribou  silver  mine.  In  Colorado,  which 
was  once  sold  to  a  Hutch  company  for  J;>,f>oi),ooo 
h.is  hcen  imrehased  by  Congressman  Chaffee  for 
$011,0(10,  inehullng  mills  and  reduction  works  that 
cost  double  that  amount. 
Tub  Chicago  'I'rlhunc  thinks  .Mark  Twain  can 
never  bo  a  humoi  i.st  again  till  he  loses  all  his 
money.  Mark  will  iiardly  go  inlo  trnlnlng  It  he 
can  In 'Ip  II..  He  would  rather  he  a  dramaust,  and 
take  for  his  share  hh  per  cent. 
Some  ono  remarked  the  other  day  to  General 
'rooinhs  that  Uiey  had  seen  an  Item  In  ii  news¬ 
paper  stating  that  he  had  Joined  tlie  .M  olhodlst 
Church,  when  the  Geueral  replied,  “  Yes  I  knew 
It  was  a  lie  ;is  soon  ns  i  saw  It.” 
jM.  de  .MotiNBRi  beheld  at  tho  tenth  mile  under¬ 
ground  lu  the  Mammoth  Cave  the  dreadful  adver¬ 
tisement  “Gargling  Oil.”  “immediately,”  he 
says,  “  1  looked  on  all  .sides  for  ‘  Sozoaont.’  ‘  So- 
zodoht '  was  not  there  I  'J'huuk  God  l” 
A  YOUNG  mail  In  Clitcago  sang  “  Come  and  Kl.ss 
.Me,  Little  Sweetheart,”  under  the  window  ol  his 
girl's  house,  supposing  that  she  was  leaulug  out; 
but  11  was  her  father,  as  Hie  young  man  well 
undoi’stood  when  a  pall  of  water  was  emptied  on 
him. 
Darwin  will  be  soventy-nine  yeare  old  on  the 
lath  of  February  ne.st,  and  on  tliai.  day  au  album 
will  bo  presented  to  him  which  will  contain  the 
portraits  of  all  the  principal  monkeys— that  is  to 
say,  of  the  principal  Uai-wlidan  scientists  or 
Europe. 
Chicago  sells  live  million  dollars  worth  of 
JeweU’y  and  San  Francisco  gets  away  \vith  ten 
million  dollars  worth  of  drinks,  of  all  grades, 
every  year.  The  aggregate  annual  sale  of  testa¬ 
ments  and  hymn-booksilu  tho  two  cll.lea  reaches 
$175.27. 
Tub  old  Court  lloitse  In  Bappalunnock,  Va.,  In 
which  John  Waller,  Hobeit  Ware,  John  Shackle¬ 
ford  and  Jamc.s  Greenwood  wercln  1774  arraigned 
for  preaching  tho  Gospel  contrary  to  tlie  law  of 
tho  colony.  Is  to  bo  converted  Into  a  Baptist 
Church. 
It  Is  remarkable  that  at  a  time  when  the 
depredation  of  silver  is  causing  unlvei-sal  an.xlety, 
China  Is  simply  devoid  of  coin.  Interest  has  run 
up  to  3ti  per  cent.,  and  money  Is  hardly  obtainable 
at  that  rate  An  the  Shanghai  market.  The  hoard¬ 
ing  of  coin  Is  carried  on  extensively  throughout 
tho  Celestial  Empire. 
A  New  York  paper  offers,  as  premiums  for  Its 
subscriber,  au  annual  euttliig  of  the  hair  or 
quarterly  vaceluatlou  free,  and  to  those  w'ho  pay 
three  years'  subscription  In  advance,  a  l  oilin  at 
death,  or,  when  It  Is  preferred,  halt  a  dozen  silver 
plates.  There  c,an  0(3  no  doubt  as  to  i  he  truth  of 
this,  for  It  la  printed  In  a  Karls  newspaper. 
Tub  editor  of  a  country  paper  wrote  one  even¬ 
ing  'I'o-day  Is  iho  anulversary  of  the  dead  of 
Louis  Philippe.”  AVhen  tho  printer's  proof  came 
up,  lh3  name  read  “Sara  Phillips.”  Tho  editor 
wrote  Oh  tho  margin,  “Who  tha  deuoo  is  Sam 
PhllUiis  ?  ”  Next  morning  the  article  read “  I'o- 
and  Pachinrvy 
PERSONAL  ITEMS 
V  Amoricaii 
SWITZERLAND  to 
OHIO’S  total  vote  rvas  csi.oes. 
TuE  favorite  dish  lu  Egypt. — Che-ops. 
Bovs  who  run  for  Congress—  Iho  pages. 
The  latest  novelty  lu  Paris  Is  perfumed  hats. 
Wyoming  aiiteloiie  are  being  slaughtered  solely 
for  their  hides. 
Pebuai’.s  Commodore  Vanderbilt  means  to  lec¬ 
ture  this  winter. 
Wii.iJAM  EvKiiK'n'  has  ro.slghea  his  professor¬ 
ship  in  Harvard. 
E.x-Governoii  Gaston  of  Massachusetts,  has 
gone  to  Wisconsin. 
The  Big  Bonanza  mill  consumes  30,000  pounds 
of  quicksilver  a  day. 
A  Haruagh  young  mau  wrote  a  letter  to  his 
girl  and  took  it  himself. 
Dr.  Fui-i.er/-Wai.ker  has  a  position  on  tho  edi¬ 
torial  Stan  of  the  Graphic. 
“  A.  r>.  F.”— You  are  wrong.  An  apiary  is  not  a 
place  for  kciiplng  raonkeya. 
DOM  Peuro's  hook  on  the  I'nlted  states  will  be 
published  about  January  1. 
Slade,  the  spiritualist,  Is  thin,  while  his  busi¬ 
ness  pwtii(3r,  Simmons,  Is  fat. 
IN  Paris  natural  hair  and  short  curls  wUl  come 
into  fashion  wit  h  cold  weat.hor. 
GEN,  McDowell,  who  Is  Inc.ated  at  San  Francis¬ 
co,  is  coming  F.aat  for  his  family. 
A  Cxi.iEOuNiA  man  has  cleared  SC.OOO  this  year 
from  eight  acres  of  blacdcberrles. 
GOUGH  hits  scored  his  7..'i00lh  lecture,  and  has 
never  yot  strwk  a  pin  In  ids  coat  tails. 
AMERICA,  Grcetinaf: 
July  and  assist  st  your  CKNTEN- 
same  oaportunlty  bring  you  sam- 
manufactured  by  our  country- 
C'CH'IC VOI8IEK  of  NcHchalcI, 
These  Watches  are  iiivOrubly  known 
sold  by  our  local  aitenls  In  ulnioal 
every  t;ity.  l  own  aim  >  lunac  loo  Their  rcjmiatk.n  forneeurate  porformnnee  >«  ""Iversally 
iicknowlo(*ir<*<l.  Tlmy  are  mamifurtiin*d  la  l^oUl  aii«l  .silver  fereni  aiul 
WaUhei.  hiive  supcMor  .luahty  or  McUcl  .»lovcii.eniH.  t’hronomclcr  '^*'“'‘*1:;.'  I'r .vl*. '.‘d  Jit  n 
SarSiiurwt  and  I «o<'h relinked  lor  !!•  ime*  flno  Kulj> 
f  'lmiott.  and  %%’ui  rniiird  to  ynrliit  iii  with  thr  r4‘tf iilni  il v  and  nrciirnoy  at  u  <’l*'f*»**<»”*J**^  *  • 
ytjur  Wutclminker  to  thorn  t.efore  pnpchnjinic  thoiia  of  other  innk<!ru,  as  we  hiivo  been  aalhoilKOtl  lo 
sell  thorn  at  u  ruduciloii  from  rorrufr  prices.  _ 
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of  presents 
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78  Duane  Street,  New  York  City. 
'Window  In  Phlladeipnia  ana  w.is  Kiueu,  was  a 
sister  ol  the  Ucv.  Dr.  Lorlmer  of  Boston. 
Tub  claim  of  Mary  Ann  Poster  upon  the  Singer 
estate  has  heoii  coinpi'outlaod  for  $75,000.  The 
whole  value  of  the  pi'operty  is  $14,000,000. 
Miss  Ai.eon'  calLs  the  Transceudentaltsts  in¬ 
spired  luua'Ji'S.  She  ought  to  know,  for  her 
father  was  tho  biggest  frog  1 11  that  pond. 
It  was  feared  lately  that  the  vision  of  Senator 
Conkllng’s  right  cyu  would  bo  permanently 
Injui'cd  by  the  trouble  he  has  had  with  It. 
AN  Albany  woman  sues  her  father  to  recover 
$5  000  for  causing  tho  dc.ilh  of  her  hiLshaud  by 
striking  him  a  fatal  blow  duilng  a  quarrel. 
THEY  kept  up  the  Centeimlal  Tournament  Ball 
until  long  after  luia-nlgbt.  In  tact,lt'.s  Just  as 
■well  to  admit  that  It  -was  an  alUKtilght  affair. 
WHEN  Mr.  MilVlUran  was  wanted  to  go  to  Wiish- 
Ingtou  he  was  found  In  the  bailier’s  chair.  Pos¬ 
sibly  Mr.  Blalno  may  escape  by  a  close  shave. 
HENRY  Warp  Bekchkk  says An  impudent 
clerk  can  do  almost  as  much  Injury  to  his  store 
|Hi$c«UattcottSi 
B.  T.  BABBITT’S  BABY  SOAP; 
ChUy  ihs  purest  ve@. 
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iiilnrs  to  covc>r  com-, 
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liicnidlk'iits.  Uuaiu 
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friend.und  it  pleasantly  reuiinds  therecipiebtof  the 
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friend  as  a  present,  at  our  lowest  club  rate— only 
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