New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-20
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

All the tran1Hay car vestibuIes of Denver Col.
are to be fitted with mirrors fast as they can be
placed upon the cars. This does not mean that the
motormen going into the beauty culture fad
The mirrors. which are of heavy plate glass. in
closed in solid cast iron frames, are hung out at
side of the vestibue at just such angle that
without turning his head the motorman can see
exactly the condition of affairs the steps. He
thus watch the platform. and there will
be less danger OF the being accidentally started
up again while passenger is getting on or off.
The cigarette cough is the hack which precedes
the characterization Tiger.
Half the citizens of Nome and the other Far
North Alaskan cities have lost parts of their bodies
by freezing. according a returned miner The
gold seekers have paid heavy price for the metal
secured. They minus either fingers, toes, noses,
feet legs. the heads and trunks being the only
parts Of body left unintured. The prospector In
question is of the opinion that there is hardly
entirely able bodied in tho whole northern
country He has experienced 50 degrees below zero
THE NEW TONIC.
ct is stated that the best way OF preserving the
digestion is to laugh frequently and heartily dur
ing a meal)
Laugh" say, the faddists, when you feed.
That is the hygienic system.
The merits Of he scheme w What at need iced
wiz To sa s h l9 on fbe1 cr S emf
10 cure dyspepsia make you hearty"
Was giving such dinner party
nT Thes Rsd not sc seorn eas my Irritation
Women I IF II title lie tit titled -i men nation
And round footmen, undismayed.
Frsked like young lambs. cared penny.
And e en- my butler, once so stald,
ROllicked-oh. horror-worse than any.
His eye. were bright: I marked them roll.
His ways were unrestrained and merry.
So Reed rt haaGd as sqH s oc & or aF9 Sherry
Anon he cracked the jovlal pun,
- Or babe me guess the latest Ia EST riddle
with jocund thumb my waistcoats middle
The footmen. too. did all they could
To emulate his gleesome eapers.
Nc Now W qu ate' from the comic papers.
Anon our aching sides they split IT.,
And, when tired of verbal W.T.
Inauguraed lively rallies.
And 50 with quip and prank and Jest.
Increasingly with laughter shaking,
Through this strange elmer We progressed
But even now l do not feel
That I have solved the burning question.
Whether or no this type of meal
london Chronicle
The right to wear male attire in France is con-
ferred by the government a great
privilege, for which, in addition, each must pay
SO a year as a tax. The only TO whom
the right to male attire has been given
George Sand. Rosa Bofheur, Nine Dieulafoy. the
Persian archaologst; Nine. Faucalt. the bearded
woman. and Nine. Fourreau and Nine. de Jean
nette. both sculDtors.
Launched on LIES Billowy Sea-About seventy
five people gathered at Hotel Paisley last Thurs
together the lives of Mr. John Simmons and Ida
Hamilton Rev Stark ot1ctated il an able and i'm
me attred in white silk dress trimmed in white
applique and carrying bouquet Of pretty flowers.
The groom looked at his best in a suit of black;
The sacred cerem9ng was besHn pursued o AMI
JOY prevailed that the happy moments seemed to
chatter and merry laughter gave evidence Of su-
Preme happiness. = Following IS the list n
shaving mug Michael and Pearl Suit. syrup
pg Nh osa ana @ luz smd T s5T4 and Mrs and Fd
Light syrup jug Nj and and, Mrs 81 J. j. Moore pocket
10 groom.-(Chewaucan CWis) Post
An intrepid explorer OF the queer island Of Fer
nando Pc reports that eccentric natives known
as Boobies" wear clothes upon their bodies
but cover their heads with odd straw bonnets.
They seem resemble the famous African poten-
tate whose royal attire on state occasions was
limited to a stoveppe hat and a paper collar
relics Of an unfortunate missionary, who had been
the chief object OF interest at a banquet given
IN honor of the cannibal kings birthday and the
anniversary of his accession to the throne.
SHOOTS AND SPROUTS
To teach the young idea to shoot"
No wise instructor doubts.
The proper way is just to put
through a course Of sprouts
philadelphia Press.
At the annual meeting OF the Association Of
American Universities, in this city, statements
we're read concerning the number Of students
enrolled in the best known institutions OF learn
ing in this country which may unsettIe some
former Impressions. Harvard. course leads
with a list 546s students. Columbia is second
with 8 sG7 The University of Chicago is third with
2gs But Cornell is not in the first half dozen
with its total OF 32sl. Yale is tenth with only
ssoa. and Princeton seventeenth. with 1875 May
not these figures possibly some searching
of hearts,
There's No Telling History Profossor-Why
wasn't Martin Luther adjusted To his environment?
Student-Because the Diet of Worms didn't suit
his taste l suppose--(Columba Jester.