New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Troy Times celebrates it's hftieth ami
versary by the publication of handsome special
Illustrated supplement that does credit the
paper and is worthy of it's theme There is full
page portrait and biographical notice of John NJ.
Francis founder of The Times and long its
editor; portraits of the present editor, Charles S.
Francis and his assistants; series of views of
the interior of the Office, it's mechanical and other
arrangements. and facsimiles of the first issue OF
the paper and Of the latest. The account shows
forth some of the reasons why The Times is one
of the ablest and most influential Of New-York
State papers. The work of John NJ Francis has
been ittinsly carried on by his successor
preston on those New-York people Bring me the
with coal oil Mercy child what do YOU mean?..
III, my, l want en- to think we own an automo-
ohe.'-(Cleveand Plain Dealer.
'At recent celebration down in the First
Ward" says The Philadelphia Record" "a num-
Der of italian school children who had very musical
voices sang The Star Spangled Banner AS
many Of them knew but little of English the
teacher who had undertaken their drilling carefully
explained to them the meaning of each line In
the refrain they rather baked over the line Long
may IT wave The word wave puzzled Them as
they seemed 10 associate with water. But
the teacher. flag in hand. demonstrated to them
that wave meant to float in the air. Float seemed
to them much better word and when the chorus
was again tried it went this way much to the
patient teachers disgust:
The Star Spangled Banner.
Long may IL float
Ger the land OF the free
And the home of the goat
Tommy and Johnny playing doctor and pa
tient Johnny was the patient He was supposed 70
malady DR. Tommy felt his pulse. took his tenn
thumped his chest and noted his respiration What
YOU need, my dear sir" he said 'is to go and
wash your feet. Five dollars piease.'-(Chicago
Record Herald
According to the new census Greater London
the district under the metropolitan city police
has population of 6.57s7Si. of ss1 552
since 1891. Seventeen popuous suburbs having a
total OF 20n,7 Inhabitants, have been added to
London proper.
Patience-Isnt basketball very rough game?
Well. why 90 girls learn to play It, them
b my ny IL e E{s girl for society functions when
-CYonkers Statesman.
A preparatory school for railroad employees in the
Bavaran State railroad service is being estab-
lished at Munich Attendance az this school for
at least one term will be obligatory all who
wish to engage in railroad work For those candi-
dates who have successfully passed the year
army volunteer examination and who wish TO
compete for the higher executive and mechanical
branches in the railroad service, two months prac
teal experience in railroading will be allowed be-
fore taking the in the school, In order that
icaI teaching which they will sfterward receive
The candidates receive part pay for the time they
attending the school; this also includes the
telegraphic
In the year Isu when the government OF NJ
Theirs was Versailles, and before the National
Assembly had decided whether the constitu-
ton 81 France to be monarchical repub-
Ncsn, the late Comte de Paris visited the palace
Versailles
Just as he was about to enter NJ Jules Simon
met and recognized him. Bowling low NJ. Simon
said with much gravity:
IF republic, count. YOU are in my house.
and / shall he delighted 10 do the honors; but II
we are monarchy. then am in your house. and
cannot play the host"
The Comte de Paris laughed and took NJ. Simon's
arm.
'Ah. monsieur he said gayly. "let us go in
farmer named Kropfr. in Dickinson County.
Kan. declared early in the spring that God in
formed him that the wheat crop this year would
he a failure and 10 prove his belief in the revela-
ton he sold his wheat crop for 81 acre
The crop having turned out 10 be phenomsnally
large he was asked the other day to say some
thing IN regard the matter. and replied: Il take
IL as a dispensation from the Lord not to talk so
much and 10 keep to myself hereafter what He
tells me-
She-I see there's a woman I'm Chicago who Is
Offering 81 600 to find an honest
He-She's different from good many women
that I know They'd be willing 20 give all they
have TO md any old kind of man.-(Chicago Rec
ord Herald