New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-01
THE TALK or THE DAY.

At the present time there is not special course
in tho curriculum ~ the law department OF the
University OF Pennsylvania for the study OF In
ternational law regarding the foreign policy OF the
United States In Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip
pines but the faculty has under serious cons!dera-
ton the establishment OF a special course in the
graduate school or the department bearing civil
law as administered In the Disqualification coun-
tries. and It IL confidently expected that the an
nouncement OF such course OF study. open to al
students will be made before March !.
Il would advise the young man" said the Corn
fed Philosopher. ITO form his friendships among
men older than himself; by the time he IS at middle
money."-Cndianapolis Journal
A Chicago tailor the other day sent out thou
sand checks. each drawn for two cents. as an ad-
vertlsement. But the collector OF Internal reve-
has decided that he will have to put two
cent stamp on each OF them.
THE POET MADE MOVE
rve fist up &c town to make strike
Al least. thought that that was Why come
And wlsht that had stayed back there to hum
The people bump agn me r list as thoT Iacb nu.,
Oh. I'd give lot to see some one know,
And IT seems sometimes as II my heartd bust.
thought that things was slttin DUH back there
And so LETT the p ace where skies are fair
And come to show EN- how TO do It here
And ! guess that they look at !, that way. too
And oh. Ia give lot II could see
Jist some poor. homey yallow dog knew
NY handkerchief IL wet and you know why;
Ny IL shiny on the end and red,
But the people they don minldothey ,a hurry 6y
Still. even II the tears have got to come.
The folks are w1tchn' me- back there 70 hum.
And I'll stay and win cause they said I'd come
IS f. Kiser in Chicago News.
A Chicago syndicate owns ranch in Texas
which contains five thousand square miles Its
herds OF cattle aggregate 10000 head. besides 800
horses and the calf crop branded In 1897 exceeded
1900 Surprising as it may seem, all the work on
the ranch is done by l25 men. one man TO every
24GO acres.
Practically all the packages that go through the
New-York Postoiilce are examined Many persons
seem utterly unable to resist the temptation TO
or the I'D Of a box written dedication In a
book, or written greeting sqch as the CONVEX
these exceptions. any written word makes a pack.
age liable to letter postage Thes, whole fyleaf OF
any other words as, for instance, See page T."
would cause me package to De Gesse1 as @p ng
wax on the knot OF the string around the package.
s%s aH% must pay letter hn
rule applies boxes that have their lids nailed or
sufficient postage is surprising The average re-
ceipts in this department Of the Postonice are 800
christmas were slightly over s2Oo. The receipts
for the day before Christmas alone were N.OS9
-Q.es.e's Weekly.
Now, say. why do your heather rage.
Philippines, o Philippines!
You've got tho centre Of the stage.
Philippines Philippines!
For years 20 come you'll be In View
Much language will be spent on you;
You're getting more than Is your due,
Philippines. Philippines.
You may be little, but you're loud.
Philippines. O Philippines!
And you can entertain the crowd.
Philippines O Phlippinesi
You may not he quite civilized,
But they get you VnoniZed
The welkin Will be paralyzef.
Philippines. Philippinesl
baltimore American.
"The Philadelphia Record" says "A plain slab
with rude characters carved upon II, marks tho
resting place Of Charlie OFT. who was considered
the most punctunl man In Delaware County. lie
was a railroad man. and every act OF his life
timed on the minute and the second. The fol-
lowing inscription carved on the slab. tells OF tho
last trip OF tho punctua one
When William left this earthly road
For n run 20 Heavens gate,
His start was made into tho air
At fifteen minutes to eight.
Be CONFERRED. poor stricken SOUL
And do not now repine.
For on the shining tracks OF gold
10 did ~ at nine.