New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


his cook had stuck up in her kitchen a map of
South Africa, with the British possessions colored
red the TransvaaI brown, the Orange Free State
yellow. and Portuguese territory green. DO you
take interest in the war. Mary?' he asked.
mo. sir" replied the cook. but I mean to ave
skirt ike that brown bit. and blouses like them
other colors; and I'm just keepin the map to match
the patterns with when get a hevenin' hon. sir!
Taken for Granted--"on which side is your wife's
sympathy, the Boer or the Brtish?,
The British answered Mr. Meekton.
When did she say so?
but can see for myself that She wouldn't sym:
Pathize with the Beers It's common tax t9sr
the housework while he goes out and keeps an eye
on the lighting. "-(Washington Star
There is an old church in waukegan Wis. which
has no steeple because of court mandate for
bidding such construction. In 1852 a severe
storm swept over the town, hurting the original
splre against the house next door and wrecking it.
The owner of the house got out injunction
straining the trustees of the church from building
another spire. and this order has held for thirty
eight years.
Winter weather which forbds outdoor pastimes
has led to the invention of an indoor amusement
known window whist which for the time has
simplicity itself in its rules and modes OF playing
Al that Is required is window fronting on n1Sy
given i've minutes each TO tabulate the number and
given to the one Seeing the Greatest number and
also to the one who is favored by the most unique
procession during the period OF watching. The
prize for the latter feature went last week TO
mobiles NOBLE Ave hanson cabs a wagon for the re-
moyal OF dead animals. florists wagon built like
and a load of farm Observation-Disclosures Record.
The borough of HopeweIl. Penn. hasn't enough
I'LL all the offices. and IT wants to have its
charter annulled.
And scrooned the trencherloon;
And trekked the busy day along
And yelled the wtntry moon
The kopje caught it in the Mex
And froOmed the laagers all;
Then calmly fiimmed a quart Of sec
And lodged the lancers tall.
The kopje is a frumous sight
That's rarely by
It's here at dawn It's gone at night
cleveland Plain Dealer
Another deprivation that always be sadly
| felt writes an American woman in Manila. rs
the lack of fresh fruit and sweet milk There is
| not such a thing berry of any sort cherry or
any small fruit, The insipid banana. the mango
apple and mango stems plentiful it is true and
in the way of vegetables lettuce tomatoes cucum-
bers and poor quality Of sweet corn may be had,
| and. a matter of course. anything and every
thing that is canned, but what woman who herself
puts up her fruit supervises It, will
timed denominations or is willing condensed
milk? Nearly all tales OF foreign countries leave
| one in the same frame of mind that characterized
| the Scotchman from PEBBLES. who. after visiting
| Glasgow and Edinburgh said: They may be gran
| yon cities; dnna doot it-but PEBBLES for me-"
An exchange prints the following interesting an
/ nounCement Of "A Literary Evening:
I'VE pleased 10 announce that a Literary
| Evening Will be given Wednesday for the
/ benefit of the school bell. which has Just
| arrived by freight, which duly paid by the
/ trustees The new bell. which is thing of beauty
1 and noise forever, is certainly worthy OF a
| Literary Evening-the best that get UP.
! There will be hot supper and recitatons from
Byron; ice cream and Tennyson. at 10 cents plate
| selections from Bill Apps writings and baked
| band, which has recovered from the pneumonia.
| A large attendance is ed."-(Atlanta Con-
stitution.
| 1.-The British Board OF Trade Journal says that
| in recent years nette fibre has come greatly into
favor in the manufacture OF fine yarns and tissues
| Many factories in Germany these fbres for
| spinning and other purposes. Nettle fibre pro-
duces of the finest tissues Obtanable from any
known kind of vegetable fibre In view OF the
| Importance which this likely attain in
| connection with the weaving industries, IL
| tended to introduce the cultivation OF nettes II
| possible into the Cameroons. The idea is TO pre-
pare the products OF this experimental culture az
| the place where they obtained and test them
| in German factories. Should favorable results
| follow from these experiments. it is intended 90
| organize nettle growing enterprises extensive
| scale
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