New-York tribune., 1903-06-08
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Dr. Murray IN his discourse Dictionaries.
could give some amusing instances Of definitions.
according TO The London Chronicle Ash, Tor IN
stance says that esoteric is q rnisspeIing Of ex-
oteric- Johnson defined coaxatton as the art or
coaxng' instead OF the croaking OF frogs; and pas
tern as 'the knee OF horse blunde- which was
copied by subsequent dictionary makers webster
too in his first edition. went astray IN cricket terms
Leg as verb. ne defines "to strike in the leg;
used in the game of cricket" Wicket-keeper IS
given as ''the player in cricket who stands with
bat to protect the wicket from the ball Long
stop is said to be zone who is stop balls
long distance"
A Clergyman. was once staying at the house Of an
ngsh o qb EVffHn Msry gTsndg over the
antelPece which struck & him as ncoFgTu3us sa sE I
We'll, you see, sir, it cum about this way, re-
Sally and Maria-an wusnt just sartIn which l
was to ave One day as wor s[arn ,+ in92 "a
Maria underneath it THAT came right ONE 10
% so 5s sd sBce Up me iRd gHe big 55 q Pge 20 ds ss we 6
me, an 7 bought the image to keep it in mind
-(The Wesleyan Halifax, n. 5
."The Koranta ca Becoana." a BechuanaIand
native paper has the following: "A native CORE
spondent asks the following question IN The
Kroonstad Times new bi-weekly and bi-linguaI
paper published in that town: Is Il right that a
police should come into mans house ar o'clock
in the morning and walk into his bedroom where
his wife is sleeping with him. and poke his
wife under her ribs with his little stick. and ask
them to show their passes2' Strange TO relate.
there is explanation OF this barbarous method
CT administering municipal law" In indignant sur
prise The Times terning the episode anus
ing" it calculates: Our new contemporaries
risible whim is abnominably unique" This shows
what South Africa may do to put new life into the
English tonguel
As there seems no prospect Of @ shutting out 1.-THE the
well try to make the best Of hun His uJil
tartan value is not yet established but as sport
ing proposition ne already affords some oppor-
microbes to this point has been established It is
ten days. six hours and three minutes THIS record
months ago and has not yet been broken How
Ser sSe s n9 an we ay expees r & than fha
when the bacteriologists shall have had time to
opened for savans- They can maintain stud OF
bacteria and inbred the sT1fteT ones until some
sold TO Chicago and St Louis sports, and raced
Rocks OF eouEse; the micT9be IRA race @ will lack some pine
then there will be no Jockeying, and the best bug
will win. Training quarters can be established in
public may go and study up the form OF
1avo%rtes % In the sporting port columns OF the papers
or Newport form charts Of our pet bugs Such
tail in a trial spin Yesterday morning. and may
for the Coccus Derby viii excite no extraordinary
attention. The mlcrobe race is bound TO be great
Democrat,
The musical critic Of a rural newspaper IN Kansas
referred 70 Ave Maria and the editor. who an-
norred abbreviations. promptly to read
avenue Maria"
The house had been full OF aunties come 70 spend
the holidays. and the baby's sx-year-old brother
heard morning cOufiding his woe 70 his
father: Say. papa do you know I've had to sleep
a whole week In room just full Of women
Qippincotts Magazine
Stories about the Presidents experiences IN the
West are frequent in the Western newspapers
Here Is one OF the amusing: At Sharon
Springs countrynan stepped up to Mr.. Roosevelt
and said. "Whar's the President Did you wish
to see him for anything in Particular said Mr.
Roosevelt. scenting perhaps Joke and perhaps
compliment II never seen but President IN
my life an Of course. I would like to him
gin'raI principles" replied the countryman- But
what I wants this fur mos particular
is 70 see II he's got them squirrel teeth the papers
say he has And then and there the President
displayed his squirrel teeth In the broadcast OF
grtns.
&c w" sends US the following quaint epitaph.
nh be in Crawford Churchyard. Kent.
1t strikes of the very prertiesr monuments
TO cheerfulness in all Merrie England: Here lieth
the body OF Peter Isnel (thirty years clerk or
this parishl He lived respected a pious and
mirthfu man. and died his way TO church 10
assist at wedding the slst day OF March. ISL.
aged 70 years The Inhabitants Of Crayford have
tribute 10 his long and faithful service: