New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Kansas CITY Journal Indignantly retutes
a charge that religious and metaphysical studies
have altogether displaced utilitarian branches at
Baker University in Kansas. It points out that
the leading literary society OF the institution de-
batcd the other day the following important propo
sition: Resolved. That half grown Langshan
rooster car roost better on smooth pine roost
than a square. rough roost"
Uncle David FirGh gave up his box at the post st:.
once satnFday' ne saSS 49, Sla - ~ % poIas s
and have their mail delivered az their doors. while
and leg after their mail It isn't fair DEAL
(GeneseO Ql) News
In order 10 interest the public school children IN
the campaign against the browntan moth the
Board OF Trade Of Lynn Mass. has offered prize
70 the grammar school in that city collecting the
largest number OF nests. and another prize 10 the
room in the school with the highest average
pupil The trees in Lynn badly infested by the
moths and ten men employed all the year
round in removing and burning the nests.
The Test of Expertness-''Is he really such an
@Expertness Is no name for IT! Why. just for
practice ne actually took down a church sewing
circle discussion without missing a word"-(Chi-
cago Post.
THE Atlanta Constitution" the other day re-
ccived the following letter:
Sur an Friend: Do the Carnage liberrary lend
Books teechin Mathematics to Outside your
Cite? ] want Onlie Books Matthewmattcs as
! all right on spelhn an am a purity good Gram
matican if l do say it Miself. kin Spell
Grammarze but Matthewmattcs is one too Much
for Me-
"AT THE SIGN OF THE DOUGHNUT"
No 170l Fine Arts Building.
GG Suitable oPP or weddns breakas in ee
Of wedding cake. Miss Ellen ElienborGugh offers
dscke edge hand Powde%Ted % & by SaRtess Gr2yTS
packed in limp chamois inclosed in Watteil
paper box, and @ t@led win a silk , cord by hand.
"A young friend Of NINE" says Englishman
charged with the repair of telegraph wires in the
rear of Lord Roberts's army when the Beers were
particularly active on the line Of communications
had one two black boys sick. and decided to
ask Basuto chief who In charge Of some
hundreds of his tribesmen repairing the permanent
way TO supply them. The Basuto. with a bycock
hat on his head sitting with his back against
the corner of a truck. smoking short pipe To
him our engineer. speaking very loud and clear in
words Of one syllable. said: 'We-want-two-boys-
telegraphers,' the time holding up two fin
gers and pointing with the other hand to certain
boys The Basuto swell took his pipe out OF
his mouth and slowly repeated the request. You
want-two- -boys-and'--. So our engineer friend
said il all over again. The Basuto, without chang
ing his expression in the least replied in incisve
and rapid parliamentary English: don't know
how far my instructions authorize me to detach
two boys from the repair of the permanent way to
assist you in the telegraph department. However
will stretch point and do my best TO accommo-
date YOU
Mr., Monk told good story at the Corbv demon
stratlon, lie said that he had been accused Of "a
Vorlng the abolition of the French language lie
attended political meeting shortly afterN,arI Iie
where he was asked If the story We're true ~
gentlelnen,. he SAID Il in favor of tbe go
Piete abolition OF the French language: and 10 Na,,
nKe me- had gone home yesterday nornine a. -;
O'Clock. and found a French Canadian viz Ss,.
Of the abolition Of the French ToI9 1so be in favor
Globe. u orohto
mass meeting of Irishmen was recently hold
In Kimberley, South Africa. to protest against
ISLANDERS on the British army.
An Irishman entered one of the leading drveoods
CHASING couple of handkerchief He toId ~ ~
young woman who was waiting that counter ~
ne wanted two red bananas The young H,orlaIo
told MIN they didn't sell fruit there WhersuoCr' a.
but wanted two red banana handkerchiefs . ud,.
necessary 10 call another clerk before matters co5
be understood.-CTroy Press. N'uiu
Professor AgassIz. OF Harvard has had ro--
trait Of himself painted by the French artist Tras
Lafvre. which shows him in his red satin robes
as member OF the French Academy NJ Scts,oa
He will present the portrait to Harvard AZ the go
of June. ~ '''e emu
You" sighed the rejected lover "vouIa find
my heart could you but look "h'dcterS III
80: nHrinured the fair young thing who u-as
aware OF the fact that the swain had hser f,,',sts
aNoIneo al the seaside for something like twsrtsS
years 30! Then you must have a heart Iilse .
motel directory by this time."-(Baltimore Ameri n