New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

, h1a incident occurred on the roof OF d
Iondon bus one morning recently. AS the 'eh'i1 70
was proceeding over BlackfrlafS blluse {"
took his stand on the roof, and took httie OF no
nottca of his fellow passengers. He RODE sever ebl
blocks and a young working girl opened a pafcei
containing her days food and gave the gun So'4i0
bread which it ate with avidlty.
Tho 1,rofessor-,rhey have travelled safely along
the happy journey until now their hopeS aie "''1'
70 MRS Re Maiaprop-Yes Cupid the god Of love must
Ckansas City journal
This Is an amazing era Of improvement and ex-
mansion for American railroads. and that oatte
SCARED veteran Erie is determined TO keep up
with the procession. Ten millions OF dollars Oh
bonds are to be issued promptly, and total or
-, rni1loos more will follow in due time. New
t,,pnes new tracks. rolling stock IN ABUNDANCE
a- sta+ions new ferry slips. new ferryboats-
anc,ent Erie is rubbing the lamp of Aladdin.
NO BACILLUS HUGGIBUs.
They tell us microbes lurk upon
That iae fRerce baciIn lurk. to grab
-he Mlin Inan fefr Who g't dares to take kiss
Without "a tFemPFing ttranFfn1 tSeT SeTuR have found
No microbes in a hug.
Tho germs Of every known complaint
Are in the air we breathe
Each honeyed nothing we % may near
WHO knows? The covest glance may hold
"a Rodd bad iSf915G to Know they they have not found
A micrObe in the hug
We will not lay us down and die,
Nor petulantly SneeZe.
Because of any illnesses
Contracted in squeeze
So bring the bobsled and the girls,
And tuck yourselves IN snughL5
One joy of life remains unscathed-
NO "i'VioO III -(Chicago Tribune.
rboro arc about ten million migratory sheep in
Spain which each year travel as much as two nun
dred miles from the plains to the mountains They
,faG 1T1t heir mi
reetine nIaces and behavior governed by special
regulations, dating from the fourteenth century
At certain times one may travel the same route
as the sheep which have the right to Craze on all
omen and common land on the way For this pur-
nose a road ninety yards wide must be left on all
incIosed and private property. The shepherds lead
their aocks which follow after and around. The
focks are accompanied by provision mules and by
large dogs to guard against wolves The mer1no
sheep travel four hundred miles to the mountains
and the total time spent the migration there and
back is fourteen weeks
did ne5G T63l like IL e. my Hamlet
Olde stager-Oh, it was your Hamlet was 1t?
Well. | did not recognize it as Shakespeare s.
CBrookiyn Life.
A Wednesbury O1nglandl resident in the sixteenth
century left $1,000 to provide annually on St Thorn
ass Day three gowns and three coats to INDECENT
persons of the parish. Following the custom Of
the times the money invested III land dn this
case in minerals and the original legacy has in
creased in value to 100000, Instead OF the three
gowns and three coats. the charity commissioners
who administer the funds are able TO present two
hundred gowns and sixty coats
This hshin' fever seems to he Contas22us" said
perched upon the creek bank
Yes, it's contagious. all right" said the man
but kftchin- New England Homestead
A number OF years ago suit was brought against
Of he Ran Oft Fall
cover an alleged deposit, which deposit the bank
denied. according to story in THE Green Bas."
During the trial at Eldora the defendants attor-
ney made a very convincing argument for his
client and took pains TO tell the jury of his clients
high social and religious standing and of the con-
fdence of the people which he enjoyed, and en-
deavored to impress upon the minds of the jury
that the defendant was not the kind of man to
make a mistake in the handling OF other peoples
money T. H. Miner, a witty as well as very
shrewd lawyer, represented the other side, and in
addressing the jury. said:
Gentlemen, I heartily concur In what my broth
er has said OF the defendant: 1 agree with him
in each and every statement that he has made per-
tanning TO Mr.. IS good self: but would have you
consider deeply this fact-Canada is full of just
such men"
THE FLIRTY GIRL.
The Goo-soo Girl is she who tries,
BY every subtle art.
OF making fellows trust her eyeR,
To syndicate her heart
-(Philadelphia Press.
when Custom House figures prove that a single
Arm in 1909 imported a round million bottles of
champagne into this country from France, che con-
cusion is inevitable that the increase OF expendi-
lure for luxure5 in the United States has gone to
an extent which might make The shades OF our
frugal and prudent forefathers cape aghast.
Criticislng His Own.-''But nv dear husband il
really is unjust of you to abuse mothers-in so
There are good Ones
well. WELL never mind haven't said anything
against yours it's only mino I'm grumbling about b
-lBoSton Traveller.