New-York tribune., 1901-12-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Chinese girls are to be employed in San Fran
cisco as telephone operators. There are so many
Chinese Inhabitants using the telephone that opera
tors who speak the language are In demand
plough straight s. oYs5 ESssh igfh
man, VINO had never been in Kansas oeo[e SnIfo tho
naTaeis of efS latitude and the merdians OF iOng
tude."-(Chtcago Tribune
A Philadelphia philosopher thus explains the
general preference for wall table In restaurant
primitive man ate in peril. The cave oear' the
sabre tooth tiger. even some warrior OF MS own
kind was ant at any moment to leap upon hin
and to devour his food and perhaps hlnlsel-
Therefore he took his meals with his back aeaihs.
n cliff or in the corner OF two adjoining GINS, Il
nossible and with the open country before hiIn-
That YOU see was the safest way for him 10 eat
He could not then be surprised. And We still nave
in us that memory OF the primitive man. ana we
still unconsciously. when we sit down 10 our re-
pasts choose places that give us wall TOT our
protection That and not desire to see Things. Is
what causes us to pick out walls and corners You
can see as we'll from the middle OF a room or from
any other place, you know
Mrs De style-wasnt the performance just de-
lightful? ;. nos .oou,, . great
pleasure for Just to sit beside you
Mrs De styie.-Indeed? How gallant: ss 80 .,t ho-
hind you.-(Philadelphia Press.
A man named Carpenter in Philadelphia is the
recipient OF a queer missive from his old chum
NJ d. Gleeson, employed as q mason on a
sugar refinery erected at Guayabal Santa Cruz del
Sur Cuba. This point is forty miles from the
nearest postofTice. and stationery Is naturally
scarce Having one white shirt. Gleeson came to
the conclusion that the cuffs were superhuous. and
In lieu OF writing paper he scriobled message 10
Carpenter on the inside of one of them Then he
folded II over, fastened the ends with celluloid
hutton and wrote the address the outside. This
UNIQUE letter was intrusted to native runner. and
with a two cent stamp Uncle Sam did the rest. 1t
was delivered to Carpenter in good condition
A certain Paris biscuit maker has taken to ad-
vertising his wares in a novel way He sends men
stills through the streets distributing pam
phlets and samples Advertisements are generally
famous for their howery nature but this @ must & be
the imputation OF being stilted-(London Globe
An English officer in South Africa who recently
asked permission TO take his wife with him to
Bloemronten had his letter returned to him by the
general in command with blue pencil comment on
the back: Officers upon active service Cunder the
rules) are not allowed animated comforts
DO YOU regard football as a dangerous gamer
None {" answered Bronco Bob. "'Tain't as dan
gerous as poker. AS understand the rules
shootin irons is barred in football"-(Washington
Star.
chusetts was with the Rivers and Harbors Com
mttee last summer on the trip to the Pacific Coast
he made speech at Whatcom. Wash. where the
people working earnestly for appropriation
to deepen waterway called Swinomish Slough
An address of welcome made by the Mayor.
and Mr.. Lawrence responded. He called attention
the public spirit of citizen of Portland. Ore.
who such enthusiast In promoting the con-
struction of ietties at the mouth of the Columbia
River that he had named his girl baby "Jetty
Columbia" Mr.. Lawrence said he hoped that
there might be similar display OF public spirit
Whatcom. He felt that IL some citizen would
have the nerve and patriotism and self-sacrhce to
name a boy baby "Swinomsh Slough" il could not
fail to impress the committee. Mr.. Lawrence re-
Gently received this telegram: "A boy has been
named 'Swinomish Slough per your suggestion.
Photograph will be sent by mall
A Guilford. Me, young man, who has been in
the way of writing large number of letters for a
special purpose within a short period of time and
had been in the habit of signing them Yours truly
George p Jenks'' Uhe is changed for obvious
reasons). was called upon to make prayer in a
social meeting. He made eloquent appeal TO
the throne of grace and closed with instead of the
customary Amen Yours truly. George p.
Jenks."
Grant Hallett, OF Rush County, has marketed
On commencing this feed Mr.. Hallett weighed the
hogs, as he did again when he marketed them
The difference in weight showed that he received
/ exactly 81 a bushei for the wheat which they had
consumed.-(Kansas City Journal