New-York tribune., 1902-02-04
THE talk OF THE DAY.

I'VE should not mourn over the fortified lega-
tons or even over the garrisons retained on our
soil" says the "Sn Wan Pao," Of Picking. Our
greatest cause for anxiety is our own ignorant
popuIace Most OF patriots groan over out
side woes but they are of the track Our chief
woes are internal. The outside woes are the re-
suit Of internal disorders Internal disorders are
fomented by the unemployed and ignorant. So
We come back to the point we began with viz
the Importance OF education and support Of the
people Hence we welcome the establishment of
Industrial schools. agricultural and commercial
schools in various places This s attacking the
evil in the right way; not by the executioncrs s
axe nor by weak and aimless pity. but by remov-
ing the root.
Both ways-"Do you think that's the way for a
Christian to talk-that you'd like TO skin and
hang my hide. on your barn door, -, 49,.
miracles recorded in the Bible as being merely
wen Why can't yor consider what said about
you hguratiyey e?'-(ChicaEo Tribune.
It is said that more than two million cigars are
now on the way from the Philippines TO this coun-
try. II is thought that before the end OF Febru-
airy. by the middle OF March at the latest there
will be ten times that number consigned to Ameri-
can tobacconists from the quarter of the
world II is also said that the different factories
I'm the islands working night and day.
7 see where a fellow Is going to pay $500 for
poem"
Yes, he cut It out OF paper in the cqngrss-
philadelphia Record
Recent statistics show that the Church OF Eng
land provides IN England and Wales about 100000
sittines IN places OF worship against over SOoOO00
provided by the Nonconformists The church
communicates are said TO number LH4.629. as
against 1882 in Nonconformist congregations,
but the church communicates are not enrolled as
exactly as those in the chapels
One Of tho heroes OF the golf traditions Of St.
Andrews a certain named Mathte
Gorum. whose inyariable remark after a poor shot
by the person he was serving was. 1t micht hae
been waUr' which meant to be consolatory
%cared with tits well meaning atteTy' mac Accord
mgly 20 make sure that he would squash the
ri6e dream the night before. ''AIathie. my man.
% S' ~2 % ~ he e rtcbsd pG %Gr1 & Snt - TiTHfn
they swimming in lake of boiling pitch.
thrust in their faces by demons" He halted
minute with his tongue tons & IN his cheek when with
that was a bad dream list awful; but II micht
that be- 'it micht hae been frue'"NCBunaio
Commercial.
An ant-snitch campaign is going in Kansas
City. A "snitch" according TO one OF the papers,
'Is a cheap lawyer. very frequently young law
yer. man Of small practice and precarious in
come which would probably dwindle to nothing
ne not excessively active in drumming up
trade. His speciality is the individuals who have
suffered supposed real injury to feelings char
acter person. and his method Is to induce such
individuals bring damage suits, TO threaten
suits. with the object of extracting money from
the person, firm corporation upon whom lies
the alleged blame"
'If you're hungry" said the charitable house.
wife. come in and win give you something to
eat"
t'NIa'am," replied Weary Willy the diplomat
there amt nothn' Ia like better. but I'm afeerd."
wy ma am If I was to eat yer fine cookin' an
victuals I'd eddycate stummick up SOS il
wouldn't stand fer wot has to give 1t reglar an
I'd starve death. Thank ye kindly. ma'an
but IF you'll Jest give quarter instead 1t won't be
gettIn me stummick into bad habits. .''-(C'hIcago
Post
A French barber recently opened a shop In
Duluth, and the first thing he did TO write
letter 10 his parents in Canada, inclosing one OF
his business cards. The printing like this:
John Jones. barber. No. West street
Everything clean. Fresh towels every Gus
TONER"
The letter written in the French language
that the only thing the cid folks could
read. In answering the letter the BARRIERS little
sister called upon to address the envelope
While she could not read English. she printed as
best she could, the letters the card and here
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