New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
TINES VALENTINE.

TINES VALENTINE.
Twas St Valentines Day, and Father Time
Said, ! think TlI seriDbie BIT o rhyme.
Dd 9 the to od fe eow essee mad m ros r
He reached for his ink inkhorn m and quill M then said.
But what maiden is gentle and sweet and fine
Ebe4e Ehengh to siosI ns my sa!e9fne sr az
But hear she beats Time: so she won't do:
Bns shey sa ss M ma g whont and sh
,p pretty y, sIbwoman ,s'1a !1,I saw one perl day G
For For one "oi. Of those ss summer @ girls sI yearn ear
Rs hsy e eSeT g h in a to er
But they sweetly admit that they waste Time
While & the bqStPg n ing With manners
On the Boston maiden 1 make no claim.
To improve Time seems to be her aim.
Say. I'll Try to get get Time as soon as can .'
50 of t99se Ts whom % e b mentioned a yet
But But I've in In mind ntio maiden who
Just blushei and hung down her pretty head.
And Al, Civ, Give me TimeH was all she said
-GCaroiyn Wells in Life,
Admiral Lii Chou, of the navy OF the Chinese
Emperor, has adopted weapon of war-the
camera, less, that terror of civilized countries
Piracy is rife on the Canton River. The admiral
Of the river, impressed by his government with
the necessity Of keeping strcter eye upon the
enemy. has in consequence imported 5000 worth
of Photographic apparatus. He is spending his
time snapshottng his men in attitudes which make
them look sufficiently fierce Whether he intends
to distribute the prints among the pirates does
not appear. The other day his failed to
swer his summons to attend the camera. Finding
them busy gambling he seized a handy pole and
half killed many could not escape. While
this gallant officer is busy with his lenses and
chemicals, the military commander of Canton has
engaged young man of approved ferocity TO
take command of two cruisers manned by forty
each. to tackle the pirates The men have
double pay to stimulate their courage, and prom
Use of blood money prizes
II have doubt YOU have heard stories to
my discredit," he said
II don't like to put 1t in that way" she quietly
How. then?" he hopefully asked.
II have never heard any stories to your credit"
said she-(Cleveland Plain Dealer.
curious custom which has been in existence
for nearly two hundred and fifty years. was OBJ
served recently in the council chamber OF the
Town Hall. Guildford England when. in the pres
Of the municipal charity trustees. two domes-
tic servants threw dice for what is known as the
maids money" The fund endowed by John
How, Mayor of Guildford I'm the reign of Charles H.
His will provided that sum of fl2 12s. should be
annually presented to a servant maid who had
lived for two years and upward in employment
in the town. and who threw the highest number
with two dice. This year the two applicants
Florence Ansell. who has been nine years in her
present place and unsuccessful last year. and
Isabella Law, who has nearly eight years service
TO her credit. Ansc threw four and Law ten
latter. Anseii, however had the consolation of
ceiving Els 7s 10d apprentice money. owing to
the fact that there not youth forthcoming
who could declare that. after serving years
with freeman. and having taken up his freedom
he not worth. directly or indirectly. f2o
Jim--Would you call who steals another
mans funny stories or his plots and uses them a
literary thief?
Jams-No: would call him second story man.
Baltimore Herald.
The Minnesota legislators are wrestling with the
problem OF how to provide against accidents from
the use of kerosene and gasolene. One member
has introduced bill providing that all kerosene
or coal oil kept or intended for sale in Minnesota
must be coiored deep red by the of alkanet
or similar dyestuN. The offer for sale of oils
conforming with the requirements of the bill is
defined as a misdemeanor. punishable by fine OF
less than s25 more than slo0. or In default
of fine by Imprisonment for term of not less than
thirty more than ninety days. Other bills pro-
vide that all gasolene must be kept III red painted
He claims to have invented a camera that makes
people prettier than they are
How is that?'
by simply making the lens hatter."-(Coliege
Mercury.