New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-16
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The faculty OF the Episcopal University OF the
South at Sewanee, Tenn, has adopted rule fof-
bidding a student who falls below n certain stand
ard of scholarship from becoming member OF
any athletic team.
His Regret guess have made mistake k; ;.
remarked the correspondent gloomy. MY
methods are too od-fashioned."
But you of the very first to reach the
That's where of my competitors got the
better of me. | ought to have stayed close 10 the
nome oban hnt Of the kind Of news the other
fellows composing. "-(washington Star.
The Department; of Agriculture has detailed Pro-
fessor II. J. Weber. Of Eustis. Fla, to make an
investigation OF the plant known as the water hya-
cinth. which has come 80 near blocking naviSa-
ton in the ST. Johns River tributaries. Until last
September little attention had been paid to the
steady increase In the growth OF the water hya-
cinths on the St Johns River At that time a
member of The Jacksonville Times-Cnion stan
made trip up the river, and at once began call
ing attention the obstruction to navigation OF
the river by the hyacinths. Since that time the
matter has been taken up by the War Department
and the Agricultural Department, and Ii now looks
as though something might be done to rid the river
of the plants.
Here lies a poor woman who always was busy
She belonged to ten clubs and read Browning by
Showed at luncheons and teas. and would vote If
She served on school board with courage and
She gofcd and she kcdaked and rode on a wheel ell
She read Tolsto and Ibsen, knew microbes by
Approved OF Delsarte was daughter and
Her children went In for the top education;
Her husband went seward for nervous prostra-
Ono da o on her tablets she found hour free
The shock was too great, and she died nstanrlee'
colony OF immigrants from Illinois has bought
n large tract OF land six miles south OF Washing
ton Ga The coionsts pleased with their new
home. and. as they pay cash for everything, their
neighbors are very much pleased with them.
Were your theatrical entertainments for charity
YES indeed! We got slo7 25,"
NO aaee3 We took in SIS at the ticket Once; and
father gave 500 never to do 1t again'-tWash-
ington Star.
DIR. f. J. Sem. OF Chicago. is thus quoted in
THE Chicago Times Herald: II do not believe
that physicians should wear bushy boards. In
fact think will all have to come to the sacri-
fee and 60 cleanly shaven hereafter believe that
the conventional doctor Of the future will have a
smooth face instead OF a beard My father is
bitterly opposed to boards for physicians and does
not allow his nternes to them. think 1t is
possible to be too radical in the matter. and per-
haps he is wear a closely cropped beard. and ]
do not see how II can aid at all in spreading con-
tagion. With long beard. and especially IN sur
gcal cases 1t Is different Careful physicians who
have boards protect them with gauze guards. OF
course and do not allow them to come In contact
with or distribute disease germs In wound. IL Is
better. perhaps for all physicians to be clean
shaved and certainly believe We will all have to
come to it,.
Tho stocky man with the cinnamon colored
beard who was enjoying his first view OF Span
ish bul-fght turned TO the guide and interpreter.
whom he had hired by the day to show him the
sights and said: "Who is that chap that sticks
the animal with the sword and kills him."
10 toreador. 49,
How much does he make day at such work."
"Oh, feefty-seexty dolla.
Great Scott. I've got men in my packing house
I'm the United States that do that trick we'll
"a he can and they're mighty glad to get $50 a
week "-(Chicago Tribune.
A correspondent OF The New Haven Journal
and Courier" informs 1t that a society is being
ganized in New Haven. to consist OF those whose
ancestors came from Great Britain and
titled TO display coat armor. according TO the
ords of the Heralds College In London.
Somebody suggests that the boys OF the Electo-
raj College should have yell How would this do:
'Bill Mckinley. Rah. Rah. Rah.
Bin Mckinley, Rah! Rail- Rah
Hip Ho Bart!
Hip lilo Bart.