New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.
ing up.

The growing Importance Of international trade re-
ceives emphasis from the departure taken by
R. G. Dun &, Co., who have just issued the first
monthly number Of 'Dun's Review, International
Edition." This is a handsomely printed magazine
of fifty pages, containing A Spanish and a German
supplement- as we'll as the English section. which
is naturally made most prominent Among the
articles which attract attention In the current is
sue are The Commercial Significance Of the
Venezuelan Incident" ''Transcontinental Railways
in Australia" The American Chamber of Com
merce in Paris and Conditions in Cuba
esince t tnS to p1ag give for tat man prone is)
And in most decided way
spPPoFf pp X the sSopt qtd the hex eoP ea5Pn5 make
Where eF bacilli most assemble,
And those COMPOUNDED microbes shake
Which have so often made US trembe'
Let germ infested dishes be
Exposed brisk manipulation:
For instance howsoever chaf'd
Let's make rule. and never break 1t.
To treat each oyster like a draught-
And shake it well before we take 1t!
'oThe Lancet" story so attracts
And that its somewhat "shaky" facts
Will, to the end, remain unshaken;
For thus may escape at length
The rule that detest direly,
And, having undermined its strength,
Shake off the microbes yoke entirely! .
The Tribune recently published in this column a
little verse entitled 1.-The French Lesson" by Miss
E. NJ. Kelley. 1t inadvertently credited to
"Leslie's Weekly It came from Frank Leslie 5
Popular Monthly" distinct publication which
has no connection with the weekly of similar name.
In a Western State whose laws provide for q
jury of six in suits before justices Of the peace
German was elected to that high and honorable Of
flee. The old gentleman was naturally smart. and,
being prosperous, was something of an oracle In
the neighDorhood: but law was a thing he knew as
little about as most of his predecessors and sue
cessors OF the j. +. genus ,,., IN,
reasonable attention to the evidence. but with
rapt interest to the arguments of counsel for both
When the arguments were closed he appeared
very iii at ease and not until reminded that it was
his duty to charge the jury did he offer any sug-
gcstion touching the case in hand But he came up
TO the situation that confronted him like man
isschendiemens Of der tschury'' he said "as dis
fist mein first oxberience in tschargin, tschury;
hartly knows vat do say do you But as eet list
mein tuty to tscharge you Something's will do der
''Eef you peleeves all vat der lawyer for der
your tuty to find your ferdict for de blantif und
assess hes as you dnk o rehd dt. not c DO
but eef. on der odder hant, YOU peleeves all
your tuty to int for der defendant In dot case
eexcepding der costs. vich you 1noost nod vorged,
are Fe me aPout dis madter % dond peeeVe
a tamt vordt vat elder one Off dem hat saldt, den
doan' know vot in der hell you are goin' ter do
Green Bag.
exists in Woods County, according to pipe dream
reporter OF THE Carmen (Okla) Headlight" At a
trial recently before the probate Judge in Alva a
lawyer drew gun and was prevented from killing
& witness by the bystanders, and the court never
said a word. The Sheriff OF that county goes
around and when he finds that carries a
gun tries him himself and fines him $50. man
who was arrested on a false charge in that
county and thrown into jail was drugged and
robbed and the attorneys in the district cour:
tn bayya Judge McAtea-then iudPe-pOS0ned
for s175 The story Of the sick negro being held up
by six prominent residents OF that town who wore
masks and robbed him of $11s. and the disappear
ance of Mt Thomas, deputy marshal, who was
undoubtedly murdered to throttle damaging evil
6ence, evinces the fact that around educational
institution like the Ava Normal there are men
who have noble brows, but the spirit OF Cain Is
deep in their hearts.
First Actress-I was certainly beside myself with
rage.
uuivered even in the places you were upholstered.
-(IIfe.
The automobile race from Paris to Madrid will
afford severe test for the strongest Of tho long
distance machines designed to cope with the dim
culties Of mountain climbing. To pass the
Pyrenees without disaster long delay will be no
easy task.
Mere Myth-''Welcome," cried the voice. as
Charons boat grounded on the transstygian beach
s'Who your inquired the newly arrived
mo wonder" replied the voice II never had
even a ghost Of chance 10 exist. I'm the man
under-the-bed that the old maids Still looking
r."@Phiadelphta Press.