New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Milwaukee minister has risen to the defence OF
sappho not Daudet's heroine. but the Lesbian
poetess II is sufficiently unusual for any one for
to hold a brief for the moral character OF the
erotic poetess. but headline writer in a Western
paper puts this sentence in his caption over the
story Great Poeaess Shamefully Portrayed by
Nethersole.''
An Expensive Gitt.-Mrs. Hepsley-Mrs Hamil-
bargain stores after her husbands Christmas pres
Mrs Hixley-surey. after such sacrifice. her
husband must have given her a most elegant
Mrs HepsIey-Hs paid the doctors brl-CBrook-
lyn Life.
We have received large and handsome copy
OF the fftieth anniversary edition Of The Wash
ington Star That we'll known journal celebrated
its birthday December Is The paper contains
interesting descriptions Of Washington f. half
century ago. "reminiscences OF politics and poll
ticians the past. and story of The STAR and
It's growth. with a picture of the papers new home.
MINNESOTA WINTER
We have got dose at lest,
We are showed in good and fast,
1t has :H'fstiHs1'f faiien 'f for two days.
All is white that greets our gaze
Greatest time we've had for sieishs.
How this brings the past to view.
How i makes me think of you.
And 1t starts the briny tear
Snow six months each blessed year.
Minnesota
Always two feet deep. at least.
Constant grief to man and beast
Through the drifted cuts,
Wonder how stood it. now.
Minnesota.
And 1 suffered divers ways,
Ears were frozen stifr for days
Tied them on with rag and string
When they, thawed-that was the thing,
And shed them every spring.
1t was so for years and years
Every ,sPTias grew new ears.
Every season it was so
Bran would sprout and grow
Where they sloughed off with the snow,
-CLincoln State Journal
head is generally believed to have originated from
the days OF the tournament, when the knights filed
past the throne of the queen OF beauty, and by
way of compliment. raised their hands to their
brows to imply that her beauty was too dazzling
for unshaded eyes to gaze upon. The officers sa-
lutte with the sword has double meaning The
first position with the hilt opposite the lips, is
repetition of the crusaders action In kissing the
cross ht of his sword in token of faith and
fealty. while lowering the point afterward implies
either submission or friendship. meaning in either
case that 1t is longer necessary to stand on
guard.
Returned Traveller;-I have often thought of that
young Mr. Tease and how he used 10 torment Miss
Auburn about her hair DID she ever get
with him?
Old Friend-Long ago. She married him.-Qllus-
trated Bits.
"The Inquirer Baby" is the OF a unique pub
lication produced by members of 1.-THE Philadelphia
Inquirer staff, mainly for their own amusement
and the editor puts it, to bring closer together
the members of 'The Inquirer family. Five num-
bers in all have been issued the latest is special
Christmas issue. consisting OF sixty-four pages of
en- nearly every phase of newspaper work and
THE WINNERS PLACE
To win the matrimonial race
o all ye maids who try
You're lucky IL you get place
Resulting in tie.
philadelphia Press
chuckle the discontinue of well known re-
clubs. reports Washington correspondent This
officer has of considerable promise but OF
tender years. A few years ago. SO the story goes
the officer married fortune. and after dis
covered that he had heart disease and went on the
retired list Jack, said visitor to the son the
other day. what are you going to be when you
grow up?' WELL, said the eght-year-old with
grave deberation, I've been thinking of that for
time, and ] think that when I'm a man I'll |
get heart disease and go on the retired list just