New-York tribune., 1901-01-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The question whether Catholic priests shall be
permitted 10 give religious instruction IN the public
schools in the Philippines is discussed by the pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Mission In the Philip
pines in a letter to 'Zions Herald of Boston. He
says that IL is possible for the United States Gov
ernment TO make too abrupt a change from re-
ligious TO secular teaching. and that already tho
evil effects Of severing religion and education are
apparent, and that mutitudes have already been
spiritually shipwrecked and adrift the
sea of inhdelity.'' The ultra-liberaIism of this
school movement" he says. is the entering wedge
Rome cannot cope with 1t, and unless Protestant
ism can master the problem and adjust religion
of conscience and free thought TO the free school
idea the first graduates will be largely society Of
inhdes. free thinkers and anarchists" He inti-
mates too. that the character of many OF the
teachers who have gone from this country
to teach in the schools is not above suspicion.
Neighbor-You've got lovely bedroom now. with
Hostess-Yes; just through.
around the floor You ought to pick them up
before night, your husband will be stepping on
Hostess-No. let them stay. My husband is a
one he'll think of some new Joke about it, hope
carpet.-(New-York Weekly.
ITO say that news is scarce" writes the Park
hurst correspondent of The Kennebec (NIe) Jour
nal" lis putting it mild. The young folks have
all gone away for the winter. the hired girls
have gone home and hired men have gone to the
woods There has been counting, tattllng, get
ting married increase in the population since
election. The old folks that doing the chores
and running the thing going to live long as
they The pedlers and preachers have for
saken the hens won't lay; the horses are too
lazy to away and there dogs bark;
what the dickens is there TO write about?"
I notice" said Uncle Allen Sparks. "a couple
of our learned professors have found the secret OF
proonsing life. 1t is simply have plenty of salt
Ii ism n't-Lot'S wife ought be alive to-day
Which. continued Uncle Allen, rehectively, II be-
neve she is not"-(Chcago Tribune.
AT Wichita Wednesday" says THE Kansas
City Journal "a dog was buried in a fine coffin
with a satin pillow under his head and the coffin
was covered with flowers The dog was not the
smashed nose pet of wife who doesn't love
her husband, but setter belonging to a man who
hunts. and who says IT was the best dog in the
world"
Got books?" snapped the diminutive guard at
the threshold of the big office Yes Young man I
have books responded the woman with the mort
folio Just step aside; I'm going in to see your
employer "Afore yer goes" said the boy still
covering the SILL Il wants TO tell yer dat de boss
just upset his ink. He amt in no loving mood -
'Oh, he Will listen to my demonstration 'fMavba
he WILL but l wants to tell yer dat he lust ent a
@ telephone bss sa 5 Sagn S ,nt dat 9urars had carried
news just came dat his trotter run away an' %
smashed up de trap an coachman.' That is very
bad, but Just afore yer young feIIer
gshe Eas 6en IN 9n Te5 tells m de 3 dat bis naPhha launch
him and maybe2 DE boss goes 10 ionE at "in hj
watch an finds de main spring broken" ''Gracousi
But Den comes de news dat an stock