New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The fact Is recalled that five years ago Andrew
Carnegie who is violently opposed TO expan-
sion. wrote magazine article entitled a Looh
Ahead" advocating the union OF England, Scotland.
Wales Ireland and Canada with the United States
In urging such union he said: "Thc American
people are favorable to the extension OF National
boundaries No evil, but great good, has come
from every succeeding addition to their Union
Therefore proposition to reunite Britain ana the
Republic would not seem anything mover I" them
They are used 10 territorial expansion. We observe
in the history OF the world that patriotism Is ever
expansive Centuries ago the peop.e of Perugia ana
Assist fifteen miles apart, were deadly enemies.
The patriotism OF the Perugian and Asssian couid
not embrace area so great as hfteen miles 10
day patriotism stretches over hundreds OF miles
I'm some cases thousands of mes-and does not
lose. but gains. In intensity as 1t covers "iuer
area There is more be patriotic about
The Probable Reason.-"Ma." said Tommy as he
laid aside the pictorial Bible end looked up; -,
What Is it?" asked his mother lowering her
crocheilng. ,... ,.,,rs-
"Why. Tommy" ~ . sou.,r,
Cause the streets in hed SeH d dr they'd get
their feet stlcky."-Detroit Free Press
Save "Tbe Philadelphia Record: The first ma
,er,aI evidence OF the intention to build the I'M
mense battc-shp Maine. which is to replace 'he
famous namesake destroyed IN havana fid'po'.
CAM. ia hand last week 1t was the arrival OF
several
shinvards. which will be used In the construction
- - ,,rdations Of the ways in which the huge
fighting machine will rest. The timhers nave peer"
living I'm the Boston Navy Yard for over nan
century They originally cut IN the H'e-oan
,or.s,s ~ Delaware and shipped to Boston for the
nurnose Of using In the construction OF "'o''''
shlps When the Government gave OUT the con.'a''
>, h,,ud the Maine Secretary of the Navy Long
was apprlsei OF the fact that TINS use'u' un'oe'
was living useless in the Boston Navy fard' Know
ing the value OF it for the construction OF WAYS o
had f. loaded on natcars and shipped 10 Inc
Cramps
Additional ,ysa.lue.-"iTave you seen a stray dog 2"
.Hln@k and tan Round spot under his ear, rs
capped from his kennel about odn't loss hin
'o .\ Xity t' do you value him atg'
.Ivon hns worth more than that now saw MN
going likety-sp down that alley nve Ii'iu!es aso
sp.b ioos, In cents worth OF tnware II hlcas'
Tribune.
"rho uoutzdaie PENN Journal says: the
~ n Of the Houtzdalc girls are slender anu ue"-
cato,v tinted; their are like ~ ana thcy are
without In this or any other Ihe'r lro" ns a.
ute ~ and thei- 1880 excite .. of pleasure ana
I nn.,-. ., ~ them. Read this closely and do
not It's veracity
wear for pennies" said the collector Of one OF the
Industries that is alleged to have made MiiwauK Sse
rhiIdrea meet on my collecting tours ana my
rm pays for them Willingly II Is Only pu so1 r S
! children don't drink beer now, but thcy are sem
to buy pitchers of the Ur thev get
nrnnias II is never too early 70 peglli uai , ,
Young IDEAS to shoot, find. '-'Miiwaukee sentinel
",rbo SYRACUSE Courier" has been consolidated
with THE Evening Telegram" of that city.
Sudden Display Of warmth.-"'The bookkeeper: "
said the TYPEWRITER girl. came "'"' '''''"@ "
me yesterday afternoon
.Mc ', asked me TO hold out my finger ! dl d,- so.
and he blew ring OF smoke on It,
une.
AT my time OF lfe." says clergyman III Inc
Interior OF Chicago Il ought not 10 be stunned
by ANYTHING but after service good "oth"h u
my oock did manage TO take my breath away.
wos preaching about the Fathers tender wisdom
in caring for US ALL and illustrated by saying
TINT the Father knows which OF us grows pest III
sunlight and which or us must have shade You
| know YOU pam roses in the sunshine s"lu
Cold coffee Is apt to make the boardors hot.
The smaller mans mind IS the less he seems
For a mercilcss critic commend us to tho unsuc-
The man who is in love with himself has no fear
The ro5ster Is a tidy bird He invariably carries
Men vo sometimes worship women because they arc
una able to understand them.
culture doesn't always make gentleman. Some
very large bcots are cultured, -, -,
The water shark bites "a mnns leg on, but the
land shark merely pulls it.-(Chicago News.
"A Caribou man" says THE Kennebcc Journal
"la,ely wandered into n remote hotel that doesn't
keep a dictionary and on coming down In the morn
ing was asked by the landlord how he rested
Oh replied the gentleman I suffered nearly al
night with insomnia The landlord was mad In
minute and roared FIl bet you 81 there amt one
IN my house""
Just tho Thing.-Mrs. Bingo-1 want to send my
cousin Al Christmas present as remembrance
something that has no vnluc
Unc,-Why don't you send her that proEross...
eG hire prize you won the other nisht?-(Drookiyr