New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

.Tha Medical Record" saws: "Out Of o22 pupils in
| the grammar schools OF Chicago who attained
| certain percentage OF efficiency only twenty-five
| were boys This would indicate that girls are about
| ten times as brigh, boys II Is hard 10 under
stand these things and stralghten up the rules Of
hercdity II is we believe, the accepted rule that
boys take after their mothers and the girls after
their fathers II they the women. are the smarter
the boys taking after their mothers, should also
| be tho smarter. II the men the smarter. then
| tho girls taking after their fathers should be
| smarter. II is difficult riddle to unravel"
| C,zobon q, tho Mar.eu,es Theatre relates that
ne learned In two hours and played the same even
| Ing the part OF Buridan In la Tour de Ncsle."
"Prodgious' says bysiander ITO" eou'd W"
'iIo. I just read II carefully and then ! tied
t 1RIS !n my "'"'"F''"''' 10 ''''
When Lawson TAFT the English surgeon. and his
wife were driving through the city OF Montreal
one hot summer morning, Mrs. TAFT. observing
large blocks OF Ice standing opposite each door.
remarked: See what novel plan they have of
keeping tho air nice and cool by exposing smaH
lcebergs opposite each door
From Paris paper we take the following con-
versaton In police court: The presldent-it APP
pears from your record that you have been THIRTY
(sententiously)-"Ma is not pcrfect"-(London
Globe.
The Agricultural Board OF Michigan has asked
the Land Commissioner OF that State hereafter 10
sell college lands which arc timbercd for cash
only. Many purchasers are said 10 have made part
payments as 10 secure possession OF the lands.
and after stripping them OF timber they make no
further payment but let them revert TO the State
How old are your" was asked OF a little Eng
ltrh girl who. is visiting in Allegheny
And how old is your cousin7"
He Is SIX too but he has been so longer than
l."
Tho boy was few months the oder.-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
SAYS THE Kansas City Journal": ~ peculiar
feature OF the apples grown in this section the
last season IL that they will not cook properly
Many n housewife has been surprised that the best
varieties OF cooking apples cannot be cooked as
usual They tough and sringy and when sliced
for cooking retain their shape. no matter how
long they may be kept on the stove. instead OF
cooking to pieces as they should. Grocers and
applemen have been flooded with complaints about
the apples they sell. The unusual condition OF the
fruit, explained old apple grower and handler
yesterday. Is due to the dry weather that came
Just when the fruit Auing and maturing"
gentleman with long hair and a shiny coat
aborlously climbed the stairs to the editorial
sanctum. ,, 90. Fam ,,,os .,
verse which offer at regular rates for publication
IN T hour mssn"snE editor took the manuscript and
after gazing on IT Tor few moments remarkea
w ea Sann iSe@ %'S 'ss try to dispose Of them
believe they can be used for goIf hose" o, .,v
you deem my lines available for use as golf hose?'
They have no feet A., a.,
whereupon tho poet took hot-foot down the
editorial stnrs.-tOmaha World-Herah.
"rbo Springfield Republican" tells Of a clerk in
n Springfield store who had sweet revenge the
other day on a woman who had annoyed him. She
wanted to look at baskets and for that purpose
the clerk took from the shelves Il large assortment
until all but two were scattered over the counter
The woman did not want to buy. so she turned
-
for one OF nv friends" The clerk felt rather ex-
asneratcd and replied: Madam, II you have the |
slightest idea that your friends are In either Of |
these two baskets tho shelves shall be pleased
to take them down for you to examine"
A little year.old girl was saying n her prayers y
the other night. and after her Now lay Sn me Of
her brothers and sisters and Mr.. and Mrs Black
. Snshsr %as very who
With the family that night. Her wise Older sister
to The sn neca nd
pray for any oHs oS Sop Mr. and Mrs BACK
Cod COD might get so many names mixed up.-don-
don Figaro.
.r,. nos,on Transcript says: ''The members
OF the Methodist Episcopal Society In Agawam
uere somewhat surprised Sunday morning to see
conducting services in place OF the regular pastor.
the Rev Charles j. Hatch, the latter's sixteen
voor did daughter Mabel. The same day she also
o,ed tho pupit al the Central Church. near Ware
ham Centre Miss Hatch's explanation was that
her father was taken suddenly III. which pre-
vented him occupying the pulpit or arranging for
substitute. His daughters offer to take his
place was readily accepted by Mr.. Hatch"
A Schemer.-Iittle Freddie-Mamma, / met the
minister little while ago, and told him you
wanted him to and take dinner with US this
Mamm,-why child what do you mean? l
haven't said anything about wanting the minister
Little Freddie-I know, but seen you bakin
pies to-day. and never darn pie hungry
In my lfe.--(Cleveand Leader.