New-York tribune., 1903-01-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The demand of fashion for birds plumage has led
to the creation of industry. Farmer Billings
of Brookdale. Penn, has taken a contract to fur
nish Chicago milliner with heads at % cents
apiece. 1t costs something to get a dead crow. be-
cause it is an elusive bird, and ammunition can
not be had for nothing Billings. however is an
enterprising speculator. He has devised scheme
by which maximum number OF crows heaos can De
obtained at small expense He has set up chicken
incubator in which placed as fast as laid. the
eggs of about one hun1red hen crows that have
been trapped, with perhaps dozen cock crows.
Within fifteen days the little creatures hatched
and a fortnight later they are ready TO be be-
headed 1t is understood that the head of crow
chick is worth just as much as that or the Oldest
OF the same species. At the uniform rate OF four
for ST. dead. they will pay the producer. Farmer
Billings has the only crow hatchery IN the World'
and he is justly proud of it.
BALLADE OF PROCRAsTINATIoN.
The tender young twig that we bend
In hope of it's growing Alright
At times shows quite 6nIogo crooked and tgSt tTs5a
And, were we not hopeful. we might
But nearly is better than quite
It is never too late to mend.
ogF time though too Sgs eftfn we we sPs5a sgS
And seem just about to descend
From quite respectable height
T93sEh 3sr .ss ss0s %
It is never too late to mend.
The bsaIi SLACK sI me may bleach out Of the white;
If not. to some passa@ble able blend a.. .,u,+
5ms Tna SS4s fS4tads 9s surprsng9 Ef ff gh sight
A CHEEKY tomorrow may send
Though you may consider this trite
1t is never too late to mend.
LENvoI.
Prince virtue would seem to invite;
Reforming l surely intend
But later. Though time take its flight.
- 10 -(Chcago News
Polteness distinguishes the relations between
mistresses and maids in Japan. It is inexorabe
in Japan that even the ceremony of giving no
tice' is turned into occasion Of compliments
There are no vulgar threats, or sulkings, or re-
ordinations or seedlings. or answering back
A servant will never tell her mistress that she Is
dissatisfied or has had better place offered
her. That would be unpardonably rude Instead
she asks for few days leave of absence. This Is
willingly granted, for Japanese servants have no
settled time for taking holidays. At the end OF
the given time the mistress will begin to wonder
what has become of the girl She is not left to
wonder long letter arrives couched in the most
polite and humble terms. and giving any excuse
but the real Sometimes il will be that sne
has found herself too weak for service or that i'll
ness at home detains her. Whatever it may be. the
plea is never contested. but accepted final. and
a new servant engaged Then, after some weeks
have passed. likely after taking fresh place.
the old servant will turn up one day, express her
thanks for past kndnesses and regrets at not re-
and her bundles and disappear forever So the
matter ends with the kindest semblance OF feeling
both sides. If the mistress on her part does
wish have the girl back she will not tell her
so to her face, but will send word. Even when
servants come on trial for few days they often
leave nornnally to fetch their belongings make
arrangements for their return-never because they
have any complaints" make. Any discomfort
is to be endured rather than the suspicion of bad
manners of anything leading up to scene"
out of the window and watch the trolley kill
bOdy."(The Moon.
The irresistible magnetism OF New-York to alert.
ambitious natives of other cities and towns is
shown by the great number of State. county and
similar societies which hold annual meetings and
dinners in the metropolis Vermont and Delaware
are not commemorative of large population. but
eacn of them is we'll represented here that it
has an association on Manhattan Island. Wisconsin
has similar organization in this capital, and
has Georgia. In time it is possible there may be
fraternity composed of Chicago men who have
come here to live. There is large company of
them but they have not yet hocked together
Malpractice? mol The dose caused heart fail
Il dare say After ali. the thing that saves us
sinners is that there are so many ways OF doing
Small Boy-I got two Eckings to-day. one from
pa and from Big Boy-Yes; they are
spanking team.-(Princeton Tiger.
THE report that I wrote letter containing
coarse remarks about my husband on leaving Sax
ony is totally untrue. People in rank of life
do not do such things Grown Princess OF Sax
ony
The consort of future King
Has away-a dreadful thing.
But people OF her rank don't say
A word that's coarse in any way.
There is a moral shining through it
Don't say a wicked thng-but do iti
-(London Express
An interesting story is attached to a ring which
the Kaiser always wears on the little finger OF his
left hand talisman against all personal dan
ger. 1t is said that toad one day hoped into the
room OF the wife OF Elector John OF Brandenburg
and deposited stone her bed. The creature
disappeared but the stone remained and ever
afterward jealousy guarded by the Hohensollerns
he a had he sfor In,