New-York tribune., 1902-05-26
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Barbados Agricultural Reporter has sent
this office a specimen of the volcanic dust which
fell that island May T. and .. Borne from
St Vincent" II says. in the upper strata of the
air and there suspended this stuff obscured the
sunlight and produced the phenomenon OF dark
In color and consistency IL resembles Port
land cement II quotes the following description
of the dust by w. C. Freeman OF the local De-
partment OF Agriculture
From the calculated results of a series Of OBJ
servations made In Strathclyde the fall of vol
canic ASH It would seem that at a low estimate.
about thirteen ounces fell per square foot between
the hours OF . y, IN. on Wednesday and a. m.
on Thursday. This perhaps may appear a
large amount; but look at 1t from another point
Of view. Thirteen ounces per square foot means
III ounces per square yard or. to express II in
familiar terms I'm agricultural community no
less than 1872 tons per
Leaving for the while minor units such as
acres, we find that 1O2i0 of volcanic ash
rained on 20 every square mile of this island
during the last twelve hours OF darkness. Suppos-
ing the fall to have been approximately equal in
amount Of $40 tons of solid matter was added
TO Barbados last night"
Mrs Younsbride-Ive come to complain of that
flour you sent me.
Cirocer-What the matter with it,
Mrs Younsbride-lt was tough. | made pie
do TO cut it.--Philadelphia Press.
from North Carolina who was visiting in
Philadelphia the other day during the cold snap
expressed surprise that nothing said about
the dogwood winter What do you mean by dog
wood winter?' asked his host. Don't you really
know what dogwood winter is?" demanded the
from Hickory. n. c. why we've been hav-
ing II for the last three four days. There Is
always a spell OF 1t in May. when the dogwood
tree is in bloom. For several days there Is cold
dsagreeabe, cloudy weather. and often "a touch
of frost Down way II never fails and we
call II dogwood winter. l thought the phrase was
general"
Echo OF an old slander-"Who is your valedic-
sent do up the commen cement exercises Oe'"
AlIway Hanasse replied the sophomore with
singular. name calculated the new reporter.
Tribune.
A fve-year- old boy OF Baltimore who had for
several months been a regular attendant at Sun
day school, had manv questions to ask of his
mother the recent circus parade passed When
the wagon containing the rhinoceros came along
the beast opened its mouth. and he observed :.
Mamma, did God make that?' Yes. dear" was
the reply. We'll, 1 amt going TO Sunday school
any more"
exclaimed they at breakfast Isn't it i5e toe
eq C%ts' cbi ssd d he after
Times. ''''O"'u anu
A little girl of Duluth. who is noted for her
slangy conversation and has besides the sublime
faith OF childhood in the providence of God
startled the household the other evening by her
irreverent speech which, of course she didn't mean
In the way she put IT,
After she retired her mother heard her calling
God God" several times. and hastened to her
crib to learn what wanted. The child asked
petuantly as her mother arrived:
Mamma, can't God hear?"
Yes dear" replied her mother. Why"
We'll. I've been calling for Him for half an
hour and He hasn't made sound"
she-Im delighted to know YOU but I'm sur-
prised TO find you tall; your brother. the poet is
unusually short.
Nor