New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The plan adopted by important railroad
pany in the West for the instruction of trainmen
in the most effective methods for giving first aid
the injured is highly cOmmendable, and ought
to be taken up by other railways One car in
each train this line is to have an emergency
box filed with things which may be of practical
use in accidents. Those transportation corpora
tions which take such pains for the benefit OF
their patrons ought to have a preference among
passengers as against rival lines less generous
WAR
Private Smith. of the Royals; the veldt and slate
HillocEs Of mud brick red with blood and prayer
A lung and a NIauser bullet; pink froth and half
Private Smith Of the Royals; torrent of freezing
A hail Of frost on a life half lost; despair and
And ihe drip dFio-drp of the heavens to wash out
the brand of Cain.
Private Smith. of the Royals self-sounding his
funeral knell
burning throat R that each gaspins note scrapes
A thirst like a red hot iron and a tongue Ike
patch OF hell.
Private Smith. of the Royals; the blush of a dawn
The fading mist that the has kissed-and over
The best Red Cross like an angel in the trail OF
the men who slay.
But Private Smith OF the Royals gazed I'D at the
The rose tinged morn like a babe new born and the
-r-.., sweet songed birds on high
With a heck Of red on his pallid lip and film of
-(Herbert Cadet in London Chronicle
Congressman Scott of Kansas. writes to his ..Tol,
Register Of some Of the peculiar complaints which
come to the Postoffice Department at Washington
Recently letter was received by the Postmaster
General from the Sheriff of a county In Texas 1t
appeared from this letter that postmistress of
the Sheriff's town had been ma gnifying her office
TO degree that CRATES harshy upon the democratic
sensibitties of the patrons thereof She has re-
FUSED to permit any citizen OF the town to enter
fha Of NTH ~.
been forgotten or disobeyed. matter whether
by the Sheriff the Mayor or some more humble
cltlzen the postmistress promptly presents a brace
OF Colt reVolvers to enforce the order uncover
AFTER recins the facts in the case Sheriff says:
we don't set up any claim that our manners are
all they should be, but we'd like TO he reasoned
with and helped along. The pOstmistress here Is a
worthy woman all right and there amt n thing
against her character but she certainly Is rude ana
hasty. There's another thing we don't think ia
fair The postmstress won't let niggers and greas-
in the office under any corsfdera+for, W.
amt overload of niggers and greasers ourselves
but it is sure dscommoding for the leading citiza,
to have TO go TO the postoice personally to get The
mail just because this lady don't like to see any
thing but gentleman"
No Room for Doubt.-Tomdix-yv hat ra,so, b.,,,
you for thinking you have hay fever? ~
HoJax-Beciause every time meet grass widow
l sneeze-(Chicago News
At least one of the most famous cities Of tbs
world suffers from drouth Not long ago
the waters high In the realm OF the
Queen OF the Adratc that gondolas moved to
and fro with freedom in the great Square of St
Marks. and those wonderful bronze horses which
Napoleon took TO Paris. but which were after
ward taken back to Venice. became a-horses
for the nonce. Fortunately. however, the dornn-
Ion of the Doges and the Council OF Ten is in no
peril of ever suffering a calamity like that which
overwhelmed Galveston.
OF Course.-"Au the defendants they've brought
before us Sc far said the first iuryman in tbe
able" - ' anu "''9V'-
Yes. replied the other naturally they have a
pEiched look. Philadelphia PTesa.