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

rrns a,rht Of q full grown centipsde is said by
.r.vs1srS In tropical lands to be enough to anect
the strongest nerves according 70
aepublicsn." Ten to eleven inches IL the average
Ian14h although larger ones have been SEEM Lar
aaaio Hearn in 1.-TWO Years In the French west
indies" says that the vitality OF the cenu2eoe %
amazing. He kept one in bottle without 1000 OF
,voter for thirteen weeks, at the Emo OF "nlcn
.iye II remained az active and dangerous as ever
The hen attacks the csntpeds with delight anu
often swallows him. head hrst, without TAKING liio
+rouhlA To kill him. The cat hunts him. out Is
carafuI never to put her head near him. She mas a
t~1nr AZ vvnirIinx him round and round upon the
noor no quickly e. to Btupefy him; then' "nen sle
ssAv q good chance abe strikas MIN oean win HeI
oiav,a II YOU Kill q centipeds yo2 are sure 10 re-
csIva rnonsy soon and IL you dream OF killing
ona t in good luck-at least 50 local traoluon says
1oNpoNs OYSTER SCARE
last night I took my life within my and.
And some may think acted TED liks ooISS 1GGl stand
But ssos5s.S Ssns septn thst i've 90 moderate as rule
Ne oT aver not ad the Chance twice
They 'ad their opportunity At iase; -. n-,c.
FOR could not resist them RI the Prlce'
not Sa1 say s but Ss ry eaf to need
But oysters ls not easy every day. ..o,
And so my friend, ad gorgeous 1eeo'
Even suppose that DO s, not tsa s.rEiSs. SS will say
.rS isfs Iamented parient was alive
Wen oysters 50 to speak, was give away
And, as fact I'm feeling very well.
And ear no microbes at their giddy game;
And iI that is Wy, the 'orrid truth n to tel: tell;
PufpOSe s -(London Express.
The original carnAtion was nve petaleo oioom
rst,ve In the South Of Italy It was Imported into
r1relaod about the time Of the Norman Conquest
Az early as 1919 horticultural works gave minute d.
rections for the cultivation OF the mowers IN WINTER
The carnatIon industry has risen to considerable
rnoortance during the last ten years, accCronS 10
nfrTy's OF
nation plants are sold each year and florists pro-
duce an equal amount grown by themselves "hlch
are not sold the entire production OF young carNS-
tion plants approximates 100000 and upward a
wear These plants are grown under glass during
the winter time for cut flower purposes, producing
an annual average Of more than 1OoOCo'OCO blooms
What becomes Of this enormous number OF flowers
is somewhat Of mystery. They are put to innu-
merable uses.
Some Comfort.-Bigg--Yes, sir Sad case! Man
who built this house Of mine just got II nnlshed,
"Rg WieqWeIi W it might have been worse. He might
have had to live in it.-CTown and Country
There ts a story about Alaska and its people
IN which is mentioned q man who chose bride
from among some Of the Indian tribes up to-
ward the Chcoot Pass. He took her to a large
CITY Montreal, perhaps. and left her in splendid
hotel while he went out to some one about
dog She missed him sadly She sat at the window
looking out on the street four stories below. Soil
tude became tntolerable. She decided to find her
husband There was an elevator, but she didn' t
care for It. Softly as moccasins could carry her
she issued forth. When she had gone out bell
boy saw queer marks the banisters and door
castings The Indian bride had blazed her way
with a tomahawk, that she could find her way
back The Indian bride merely living up to
her education. for it Is very necessary to know how
to blaze a trail in Alaska.
Needs Of Femininity.-"Yes. ladies'" announced
the physical cuturist you will be surprised at the
miracles my system can work. II can increase
your stature and grace give you
But interrupts a fair pupil, our dressmakers
to know is how to get 23-inch waist into 16-inch
corset, and a No. foot into a No. shoe, without
taking chloroform.
Most of those OF the feet Of famous Baltimore
clippers that still exist remain coal barges One
of these, the old Baltimore and Liverpool packet
Macauley, has recently laid her bones on the
sands Of the Jersey coast. The ship 176 feet
over ALL 81 feet in BEAM had % feet depth OF hold
and was registered at 1902 TONS She was one
of the fastest packets OF the North Atlantic The
Macauley has gone the way OF the Rio Janero
trader Campanero, built at Baltimore In 1859, now
a barge abandoned on Lower Canton; the Sow
ereign Of the Seas. which cleared Ss 900 her rst
voyage. and is now a coal barge: the ship Oracle
which paid for herself twice in three years. and is
now a barge, and the ship Mary Whitridge, built
world famous China traders belonging to Thomas
Whitridge.
To Say Nothing OF Powder.-Geral Women
Gerald-That isn't so; man will put Up sign.
Look out for paint; but did you ever know &
woman to do it$-CBFooklyn Life