New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The young son OF Baptist in a district near
London where there is no School Board goes TO
chapel every morning with his parent. During the
week the boy goes to the voluntary school There
is no other public elementary school in the neigh
borhood TO which he can go. Recently the Baptist
pastor met the lad.
We'll, Freddy said he. "and how are you get
ting school?''
oh nicely, thank you
That is good Stick to your lessons. my lad"
Yes. sir" but" after pause. why don't we
have Sexagesima Sundays. sir. at chapel?"
why, Freddy, what do you know about sexa-
gesima Sunday"
"Oh. don't know what they are. sir. but likes
EN-
"A An In Important p Roe.-McJigger-TIOw did you like
Thngurnbob-I thought Miss Sadie Blugore had
entirely too much to say.
McJgger-Was she in it? Why. didn't even
Thngumbob-She was in OF the boxes with
party the night 1 was there.-tPhiladelphia Press.
1t in the year 1920 and in The Edinburgh
Review that Sydney Smith made his celebrated
sneerins reference to this country. In the four
quarters Of the globe" he asked who reads an
American book? Or goes to an American play?
Or looks at an American picture or statue? What
does the world yet 10 American physicians or
surgeons! What new substances have their chem
lists discovered or what old ones have they an
aIyzed? What new consultations have been dis
covered by the telescopes OF America? What have
they done in the mathematics? Who drinks out
Of American glasses? Or eats from American
plates? Or wears American coats or gowns? Or
sleeps in American blankets?'
suspense.-The Boer wears tense. anxious look,
7 wonder II we are lickedr' he excains ever
a3o ana anon II would be quite like the terrible
In time no doubt. the killing suspense would
wear out the brave Afrikander.-CDetroit Journal
Railroad men in Atchison. Kan. are puzzled over
question of duty orders. On one of its sec
tlons near Atchison railroad has Just two men
the foreman and one hand. The printed rules OF
the company require that in case a rail should
be found broken one se.tion hand must go in one
direction and another in the other for the purpose
OF tagging trains Now. the question troubling
Atchison is. How could the rail be neuded with
the entire force away tagging trains?
Church-What do you think Of an Englishnan
coming coming over here TO tell us how to run our news
Tisban GiGhamwThe iii first thing know some darned
rid OF fog-CYoakers Statesman
In his "on the Frontier" Mr. Campion saws that
while he was crossing the Isthmus Of Panama
some years ago the conductor obligingly STONED
the train for him 70 gather some beautiful Grim
son flowers on the roadside. II refused offers Of
assistance. and went alone to pluck the flowers
After gathering handful noticed a large bed Of
plants. knee high. and OF delicate form and
beautiful green shade. 1 walked to them broke
on fine spray and placed it with the flowers To
my amazement that had gathered a with
cred shrivelled, brOwnish weed. I threw Il away
carefully selected large. bright green plant and
plucked It, Again l had in my hand bunch Of
withered leaves II flashed through my mind that
q sudden attack OF Panama fever. which was very
prevalent and much talked of. had struck me de-
irious l went of my head from fright. In a
panic threw the flowers down. and was about to
run TO the train. looked around: nothing seemed
strange. l felt my pulse-au right. I was in a
perspiration. but the heat would have made a
lizard perspire. Then I noticed that the plants
where stood seemed shrunken and wiIted Care
fully put my finger on fresh branch. Instantly
the leaves shrunk and began to change color.
had been frightened by sensitive plants"
The Last Resort.-Edtorial wrfter-But what
can we say? We don't know a thing against Smith
and his crowd
Editor-Well We at least refer to them as
Smith and others OF his ik!-(Detroit Journal