New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1t is told Of King Frederick VI OF Denmark that
while travelling through Jutand one day he en-
tered village school and found the children lively
and intelligent and quite ready to his ques
lions.
We'll. youngsters" he said "wha, the names
ot the greatest Kings OF Denmark"
With one accord they cried out: "Canute the
Great Waldemar and Christian W
Just then a little girl to whom the schoolmaster
had whispered something, stood up and raised h-r
hand.
DO you know another" asked the King.
YES Frederick W.
What great act did he PERFORM
The girl hung her head and stammered out: Il
don't know.
BE comforted. my child" said the King; II don't
know either
Teacher-In this stanza. what Is meant by the
line The shades of night were falling fast?'
Bright Scholar-The people were pulling down the
binds-tIit-Bits.
The class in French history at the University Of
Chicago the other day was discussing the char
acter and fate OF Marie Antonette. Every member
of the class showing a deep interest In the
subject except a handsome young fellow in gray
suit. sitting on OF the back seats.
On his face the professor noticed sweet and far
away look that showed his thoughts were with Il
fair woman OF rather more recent date than the
one under discussion After "A number of the stu
dents had given their opinions concerning the I'M
fortunate Queen seeing his opportunity 10 catch a
student mapping the professor suddenly wheeled his
chair and looked straight at the dreamer
And now. Mr. Harris. will you please tell US
what you think about her.
The young man suddenly awakened from MS
dream with a start
"IIcr? Why" he instantly replied. with a certain
unexpected enthusiasm. she's the dearest, sweet
est little girl in the university
Il learn" she said reproachfully. mat you were
devoted 10 no fewer than nyye girls before YOU
didn't MAKE desperate love to all OF them
+ did, he replied promptly.
"tcT,ainly.'' ne returned. You don't suppose
for a minute ! would be foolhardy enough to try
for such prize as you are without practising
little at first, do you"'-tChicaso Post.
Scottish paper tells story OF Sandy Nc
a Forfarshire farmer who had been spending an
hour or two In the evening with friend "A couple
OF miles away. II was moonlight nlght' ana
Sandy after partakng freely OF his friends hospi-
,oliv was riding quietly home across the sheep
PASTURES on his "guid aud mare" when they cams
to an open ditch. which his mare refused to cross
"IIoot ava Maggie said the rider. this Wilma
dac Ye mann jist gang over.
lie turned back about hundred yards, wheeled
round and gave the mare n touch OF MS WHIP. On
she went at brisk canter; but as they reached
the edge OF the ditch she stopped dead ana shot
Sandy clean to the other side
Gathering himself up, Sandy looked his mare
straight In the face and said.
vera weel pitched, indeed ma lass BIZ hoo are
We goin to get over yersel ehY'
Nora-Ah. Pat. Oh can't fond worruds 70 tell yez
how much OF am indebted TO yez for THIS loVey
Pas Sure. Nora. an rs mesf that is in debt for
it dape enough for both av us.-'Ihe 'e"ene's
Weekly.
The New-Zealand Assembly has just passed an
Old Age Pension bill which applies to all persons
over slxty-nve years old The pension amounts
20 nm, 500 a year or about 81 20 a week and no
or who has an income of $ week or
uroperty worth more than g. Will be entitled
to II, Twenty years residence in the colony ana
ten years exemplary conduct are among the otner
onalIacations. the vagrant and the drunkard be-
ing thus shut on
Family Secret Out-Teacher-Yo don't know
vhat h.u.n-t spells? What does your father
do when his collar button IS lost?
Johnny (slyly)--Iie says things.-CThe Jewellers
Weekly.
..r,a Atlanta Journal says: We would have
had CARPET mills and many manufactures OF wool
len fabrics in Georgia but for the fact that we
nro,ected several thousand worthless ours and
make profitable sheep-raisng almost impossible In
this State When come 10 the conclusion that
a sheep is worth more than yellow dog Georgia
will be great wool producer.
To tho same effect The New Orleans States
observes: There is finer country for raising
sheen on this continent than the parishes OF Tangi
pohoa ST Tammany and Washington. but, un-
fortunately II seems 10 .e the pride OF every
small farmer 10 own pack OF worthless cur dogs
which prey upon the sheep more voraciously than
wolves. consequently to invest any money In sheep
raising means certain loss. Several years ago there
were ten thousand head OF sheep In Tangipahoa
Parish alone. DIt the number has been reduced 10
four or i've hundred. simply because the sheep
have been killed off by worthless dogs"
We'll are you going to get II >? was asked or
the rural statesman just back from Wellington.
where he had been with view 10 securing an APP
pointiye position.
our'n was too burned perlite to me"-(Detroit Free
Press