New-York tribune., 1902-06-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Missouri papers telling this story of
Mark Tv,aiu's recent visit to the state: y big
crowd gathered at a railway station 10 meet hHl'
\ little bov knew that somebody was coming but
he did not know Mark Twain from Bessie Francis.
This kid perched himself on top of 2 freight car
where he could what heppened The train
rolled in and as Mark stepped off the people be
came excited, and shouted, Here he Is. Here Ee
is" The Kid on the boxcar thought great Grim
inal had been caught. and shouted Git rope!
Git a rope.' Or. Clemens laughed till the tears
of his eyes.
one Of the important personages at the Woods
Hole Marine Laboratory is janitor, VINO is
Tor the brilliant coloring of his hair and for
Your hair certainly Is bright Mike one of the
students said to the janitor one dov. What on
Earth makes It SO ied?" -. ,,,o.. .,.,ou
Sure, an don't know" was Mikes answer
Sun
Among the "reminiscences of the class Of 'O2 at
Yale is the story of a stout and healthy looking
member, who told by his tutor that 'he was
better fed than taught" You teach me- l feed
myself was the retort.
y Short Trip Postponed Louis I.eech informs
going that South Dakota eXcursion.-tWest
Branch Qowa) Times
system of itnerant cooks a sugges-
ton from England toward solving the great prob
lem of domestic servants. This would give variety
the life of the household drudge. and the palate
of the employer would be relieved OF the monotony
of fare from which it suffers under the ministra-
tions of snd the same mistress of the kitchen.
The plan is that a certain number of families. OF
almost the fina ncial status. should form a
circuit around which the cooks should travel,
serving for fixed period in each family. and
then moving to the next. until the circuit is
completed. Why not reverse the arrangement and
pay due regard to the Importance of the queen of
the Kitchen Let the cook be n permanent part
of the household and let the families travel about
he circuit of homes rented owned in
There great possibilities in this system of tin-
erancy. A suggestion has been made Of itinerant
sons and daughters for i'll assorted families.
Not Rushed for Tme-In the days when the
Lynch frequently sat In place of the properly con-
stituted Solomons three wanderers Were ap-
forgivabe of crimes IN that m part n of the ~9rd rid,
were courteously given their choice of trees. the
presiding officer thinking they might have a sent-
Priis sad they lndifreFsn, :, The third ce
die E ayser n oi bez BUT hung
that
on" protested the judge -
"shure Ofm in no hurry!' airily replied the Cet
Just let's wait your-r-r honor, til II grows -
philadelphia Times.
The coming return of General Kitchener Eng
land stories of the conqueror OF the Soudan
and the Transvaal war correspondent tells of
Kitcheners dislike of the Civilian critics who write
from the front When he presented him
self to general for "A signature to his pass the
man of ice and iron" looked up with welcoming
smile II suppose you've come for your papers" ;"
he said and then. twisting the pass abodt, he
added DO you know what would like to do with
your" No: nothing severe, l hope said his
visitor Il should like 20 have you sent to the
and shot, went the autocrat, but as l can't
have my way l suppose you must have your pass"
And with stroke of his pen. he completed and
laughingly handed the license for the
spondent.
do
a handsome woman? You say you never saw her.
Griggs-No; but you should hear how the other
women talk about her.-(Boston Transcript