New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Bananas and pIantans." writes Honduras cor
respondent of 1.-The Boston Herald" ''are of course
grown almost everywhere. and while in camp it
was my custom to purchase bananas for orr party.
And such bananas. of red yellow variety, just
might select but in every case large punches.
almost as high a man. and Weighing a
hundred pounds each. One of the many purchased
was of the red variety. and contained by actual
count S2 bananas. and was FIVE feet in height
Some of the bananas measured Sk inches long and
inches round. They were brought from the plan
tation of an Indian who travelled with the bunch
ON his back and held TO his head by leather
strap. He crossed the ChiquilIa River five times
ana his price for this bunch 10 cents In
money Our custom was to eat raw when ripe. or
fry them. Our cooks way to roll them In
flour so as to avoid their sticking to the pan.''
Thinking of Baby.-Tom-I didn't know he had
it's at least year old
S wsn was tas h KID hts oce yesterday
afked u he had 9 any T ice water and he sad oas as
'ims?"-CPhiladelphia Press
A correspondent of 'The Chicago Record Her.
add tells this story about Carter's Grove old
manor house near Yorktown. Va: 1T is one of
the customs OF Carter's Grove. old as the man
sion itself. to have bowl of mint julep always
standing upon the sideboard. and people from
Williamsburg or Yorktown and the neighboring
panters who passed that way never failed TO stop
for refreshment DR. Booth, the present owner.
says OF one of the former proprietors. who had
the gout so badly that he could not walk and used
10 lie all day long on couch in the corner of the
dining room and growI about the pain he suffered:
He had Shetland pony. trained to lie down on
the floor beside him. When he felt thirsty he
climbed upon the pony's back, rode over to the
punch bowl. drank freely of the beverage that
always could be found there. and then returned to
his corner and rolled upon his couch. while tie
patient pony would lie down beside him until his
services were needed again
Important Omisson.-'"what did your trip
through Europe and and the Holy Land cost you?
Why. thought the company that got up the
bills guides drives shore excursions railway fares
They did but they forgot TO figure in the tips"
-(Chicago Tribune.
The following dramatic criticism appeared re-
Gently in a Norwegian paper: The travelling the
atrical company at present visiting this town gave
one night a representation of play styled The
Merry Wives OF Windsor by a person called
Shakespeare The play is said 10 be comedy. but
is terribly monotonous In its effect. especially the
two first acts. An uncouth and besotted cavalier,
who hirts and spoons with a bevy of demi-nOn-
dalnes but who becomes a victim TO their absurd
intrigues-such is the total OF the plot. We
only say that such play is poor fare TO invite
educated public IL relief when the
curtain dropped. and we had an opportunity of
listening to selection of humorous songs"
1T mro-morrow:' unused she. gazing with her deep
Goals crumbled at the touch OF the flame. divers
and sundry fantastic forms seemed 20 gather. only
TO disperse again. Tomorrow / shall be seven
Moreover. have been reared in the strictest
OF New England homes Why should NOT then.
write novel dealing frankly with the sex prob
lem?"
OF course there was no reason why not. except
that she extremely indOlent girl; and this
told her.-(Detroit Journal
John Thompson. OF Ottawa had a finger ampu-
tated the other day the result OF putting chem
icals a wart." says The Kansas City Journal
And there will but little public sympathy with
Mr.. Thompson. The idea OF putting chemicals on
a wart. when everybody knows that the scientific
way remove warts Is TO touch them with giz-
zard Of chicken and then bury the gtzzard at the
left hand corner OF the grave OF a politician. say
ing: Like loves like: come like. take like! "
The stranger rode up 10 the gate in front of a
farmhouse in the Kentucky mountains and ad-
dressed man on the porch
Good morning. he said. pleasantly, for there IS
no good in rlng mountaineer unless you happen
10 be revenoo ana are there for that purpose
How d'y?'' responded the party the porch.
Il want TO see the man Of the house" continued
the stranger
Thar amt any" was the gentle answer that
turn eth away wrath. Il reckon it's my wife you
wanter see but she's down TO the meeting house
and won't be home Ter two hours -tDetroit Free
Press.
ord when young scientist brought mongoose
here from Jamaica. he politely requested by
the government officials 10 kill IT, as Uncle Sam
had desire to add this species his collection of
animals. The young scientist thereupon did. ac-
cording to report. kill the pet
Did you ever notice what a supercIous express
sion Upnose has,
Yes. He looks like a Chicago man visiting the