New-York tribune., 1902-12-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Chicago Tribune tell. remarkable story
OF the rescue of San Bias Indian woman from
drowning a trip on the Venezuelan coast
The Carib-ribbed dugout was overturned oy
sauau and the stunned. The body was
being borne away by current. and. not daring TO
swim on account OF sharks. one of the men hurled
his fishing spear at her floating clothes The
weapon missed. and struck the woman in the thigh.
She was pulled in and saved however, and speedily
recovered.
to ho hoped that hat the following fomsuni6ad 1d
which is printed without any attempt at editorial
seentist Equipped TO settle the moot question
Here it is Dear sirs: The question nas arisen en-
when person picks up bottle whether 4 he
would put his I'M S1t to i Wss 4epy re So9a and S
explanation Of what you think or you may oIs p5lns
others Waitng reply remain gsbn yours G Ps 5auly NY
Philadelpha Record.
II fs interesting to know that the ground floor Of
John Knox's house in High-st.. Edinburgh. has
been transformed into quaint haunt OF old books
II has been in turn hsirdressers public house.
greengrocer's. restaurant and tooacconlsts g lie
house OF John Knox. which IS one OF the most
picturssaue of Edinburgh relics. was standing in
1890 surviving many vcissitudes till 1859. 1t was
then rented by the Town Council OF Edinburgh FOR
the lodging OF John Knox. when they called him
to be minister OF St. Giles In 1859. From the west
window he frequently preached' anu mere III -'o-
vember, 1872 he died
Always the Way.-Drink and the world drinks
--(MarysvilIe (Mo) Tribune
In these days of many colds that are hard TO
cure IL IS unpleasant to be reminded that influenza
and volcanic disturbances have some association,
tboDzh the relation may be only one OF coincidence.
The tendency of the complaint TO make its appear
ance with volcanic eruptions was noted in the
eighteenth century In the fourth volume OF The
New Wonderful Magazine is a statement that the
eruutOu in the Northern island
Of Iceland 1883 and the earthquakes in Calabria
were accompanied by the influenza-"a disorder
hitherto unaccounted for" states the pape--whch
spread throughout Europe.
WE SAT THE OLD YEAR OUT.
We sat the old year out and rs ri.d talked ,5.r,o.
We trod the solid path of fact
And stroled a-down the . lane a Of Of dreams
East fading f:asnsd nd the aHa, 'Ssk % WGrn tse s
oSt So oft dscussed~'The hand of Fate.''
Some secrets we exchanged and grew
Quite eontasn,aI snasa as ns as. sPed Sedrbt =, view
Some sentimental things .ci were & said;
Ana And high ign deals opine.
Before the plodding. patient clock
t;pon the rantel had struck mine"
At half-past nine-'twas '..woman.s sphere;
thought the home her mission true.
We S'a almost Sns anarrsiisd QUARREL she declared
I was like all the @ horrid n men
And we were friends again at ten
Eleven found silent. though
Some time before the hour spent.
Tpon that theme both old and new,
had grown strangely eloquent:
She reasoned 'gaiust my argument
With logic and subtitle art.
Then--twas her turn-concession made
And-it was New Year in my heart
-(Arthur ]. Burdick in Harper's Magazine
There is a pleasant story in The London Ex-
press concerning the obseauious "ouvreur'' at the
Paris Opera House Opening door for a some
what imposing Englishman. he bowed low. and
said: The door is open prince" The Englishnan
instead of fumbling for francs. in his turn bowed
low and remarked graciously. Thank you very
much, viscount'
A condensed romance from the wild West: A
Nebraska cowboy eloped with his employers
daughter the angry father shot him in the hip: q
preacher married the pair while the doctor probed
for the bullet, and then tho preacher went with
a gun and chased the father away.-(Buffalo Com
mercal.