New-York tribune., 1901-10-25
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

New-Zealand has just decided 20 teach swimming
and life saving In its public schools. The Life
Saving Societys method having been adopted, two
thousand handbooks and charts have been sent by
order OF the government for the use of school
masters.
y need a new razor said the man who shaves
''Bct.er let me get It for you suggested the re-
conductor regards himself as a distinguished mem
Der of society. "All cutlery stores are fled with
a barber buys razor he takes 1t with the under
sosa6 a6ps woa a' we ns he to I SSek SSS anS and e
another one, keeping this up until he gets one
lottery in Which the PRICES are few and far be-
tween. When the ordinary citizen goes to cut,
razor, pays for II and takes his chances He picks
BARRIERS have tried and found wanting That's why
] advise you 10 let me get II for YOU Then. IL you
aori good one They needn't know I've quit the b9si.
ness. philadelphia Record.
"A letter" says THE Washington Star" "was
delivered at Arthur School. Arthur Place. Miranda
Steele. principal yesterday morning. addressed as
follows: The Top Boy the State School nearest the
Capitol, WASHINGTON, United States of America
II was as follows: st. Andrews Street Board
School. Clapham, London. England September 10.
1901. To the Top Boy of the Chief State School:
We are only boys attending an elementary school
in poor locality in the Wandsworth Road, Lon
don Southwest. but we thought among ourselves
that you would be pleased 70 hear of a little event
that happened to-day in school. Considering
the marks OF respect shown by all Americans to
our Queen II is but slight token of feel
ings toward the deceased President. We assem-
bled in the hall (in classes) and sang Nearer. My
God. Thee president McKiney's favorite
hymn; repeated the Lords prayer and then
saluted the Stars and Stripes. II was only very
slight mark OF respect but it was solemnly carried
out, showing that the boys had their hearts in IT,
After this, head master Mr.. Penna. gave us a
short lecture on the President, whose portrait
before u.s. telling that he was loved and re-
spected for his spotless integrity and his beautiful
domestic life
His Loving Spouse (who has been talking for FIVE
what you've got to say for yourself When you
went downtown told you you exactly the kind Of bath
you bring me this miserable ptiful. good for moth
a fOrP are you throwing 'na' sponge up in the
Mr. Meeker-My dear. it's the only thing can do
An effort is to be made to remove a large red oak
tree from the widest section of Arkansas to Forest
Park ST. Louis. without injuring IT, The tree is 100
feet high and IL feet in diameter the base.
double tramway will be built from the tree to the
river. where it will be hoated and towed to St
Louis. L, is estimated that this will occupy six
months.
A Juvenile Philanthropist.-'I like that boy of
isn't he a little obstinate? The day called his
would recite pieces for the women and men
THAT isn't obstinacy. That's moral courage"
-(Chicago Record Herald.
A novel condition in railroad engineering was
presented recently by the sinking of the roadbed
the Monon Railway. in Lake County. Ill. About
500 feet of bed settled. and in a little over two
months the depression had reached an estimated
depth of 100 feet For months the company has
been filling the hole. 1900 carloads of rubble
and timber having been dumped in 1t. The bottom
seems to have been reached. Exhaustion OF natu-
raj gas is said to have caused the phenomenon.
Tommy (six years old)-Papa. is 1t proper call
a born in Poland a Pole?
Papa-Certainly. my son.
Tommy-Then | suppose man born in Holland
is a Hole isn't he?-(Chicago News.
The loneliest missionary in all the world is said
to be the Rev. ]. o. Springer. whose station is
Herschel Island. the month Of the Mackenzie
River. we'll within the arctic circle. No ship has
been at the island for two winters. and the mis-
sionarys white neghbors at Peel River. $50
miles away.
Bridegroom don't anything of your fathers
$4,000 check. He promised IL, didn't her
Bride-Yes. but he that your father had al
ready given us one, and he knew we didn't care TO
have any duplicate presents-tPhiladeiphia Record.
James Meridy, of Barbourville. KY. says that the
number 'l3 is unlucky than any other
number. He divorced from his thirteenth wife
on October i6 and married his fourteenth one hour
later Four of his wives dead. nine have
been divorced and the fourteenth was widow.
big, ablebodied man like you should be begging
for living.
Trsmp-To tell yeh tn truth num- folks is be-
eomin SO hsrdnearted that gent has got ter be