New-York tribune., 1901-02-02
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Bunker Eiill Monument is 10 have an encirciins
row Of electric lights its top al night II any
body can be induced to pay the cost estimated al
sl'HO year. The monument association refuses
TO pay the BILL and OF its members while they
will not oppose the project arc OF the opinion that
the garish lights would detract from the impressive
ness Of the historic pile
fond OF Kitty and that she has perfect trust in
Trust? Well. | guess that's right She has n
perfect monopoly OF me. Philadelphia Press
The authorities of the University Of Chicago de-
sire TO adorn the campus OF that institution with
nifty big elm trees similar 10 the one presented 10
the university by the class OF 90. and Secretary
CioOdspeed has announced that the trustees are will
ing pay 600 for the lot-slOO each. The trees
10 be placed in symmetrical arrangement, inside
the quadrangle.
Mrs Heartless-Just to think. my husband fell
and nd brekH-,and 9s1,I bro PT9ke1r W.
T.: the poor man broke his leg: it's great afiic-
Mrs. Heartless-Oh. l didn't mean that You
haven't heard the worsthe was carrying my new
Venetian vase when he fell. and he broke IT, too
COhio State Journal
An Englishman who recently died had three chill
dren. one son and two daughters and he ren-
toned all OF them in hts will. The first clause is
II leave my piano TO Mary Elizabeth when Arthur
has done with it," The other clause is. ITO Susan
Jane-she may take whatever Arthur wishes 10
give to her There is doubt of Arthurs stand
ing in the document. but the pointed question IS
raised. Are Mary Elizabeth and Susan Jane bene-
fciaries under the will?''
Poet left poem here the other day. Do you
EditOr-I have. already. II came in so handy T
simply had TO.
Poet (gasping toyfully)-Ah!
Editor-Whie ! was writing my last editorial T
Ga" Ssi SIDE the paper SS pd Rsdg mc
Catholic Standard and Times.
Noting the fact that many country bred men In
the large cities take the local paper in their old
home The Philadelphia Record" says: The head
OF large Market-st. wholesale business house.
man now advanced In years has been a regular
subscriber to OF the Bucks County papers for
fifty years He wouldn't give IL up for anything
said this mans son yesterday. He gets more real
enjoyment from IL than from anything he reads 4
daily edition has been started within the last ten
years, but he doesn't want that. He only gets the
weekly edition, which prints gossip of a personal
nature from the various towns throushout the
county. He will pore over this by the hour and
his comments on the various items OF news are
often amusing Scarcely a name is mentioned
that he doesn't say. Why, used to go TO school
with his father" II once licked his Uncle lin,
for tying my clothes up when we used to go swim
ming in the Neshaminy.'''''
ROmance.-After the joust. the vIctor,ous s,
Launfal knelt at the feet OF Clara We're de Vere '
''Oh. what a name thou hast made for thvsaif,
murmured the fair lady, shyly " "''ei'
Time had been when the knight would have
raised his eyes ardently and exclaimed ia
But now n protested. not unbitterIy:
Not for myself! For some three inch roIIart,
sion of Romance is no longer what il was-ODetrnit
Journal.