New-York tribune., 1903-01-20
MORE ABOUT NAN.

MORE ABOUT NAN.
There ONCE vas a man from Nantucket,
But his daughter, named Man,
--(Princetoa Tiger.
But he oqged gG fbt the s,T pair t to G sest
He was welcome to Nan
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket
--(Chicago Tribune.
Reports are current Of the existence OF a turkey
trust not the banks of the Heespopt. but In
smiling Vermont, in microscopic Rhode Island, and
in other States OF the Union celebrated for the
nurture of the naughty monarchs of the barnyard
and the roost. Whether there is trust, it is
known by melancholy experience that the most ad-
mired and appreciated of Yankee fowls has been
hard to get and deporably high in price this win
ter Canvasback ducks and terrapin, Holsters and
turkeys are becoming scarcer and costl!er
after season, and fresh salmon and shad
Ceedingiy expensive even in their seasons. The
epcures who revel in typical American viands have
a gloomy outlook
Such a Simple Way.-,"The Pilgrim" tells the
story OF w9Inan property @ holder iS, In NeToYork
her house. You'd better give me check for the
pis How How much UGH is il" she asked,
"A little more than sloo, Wait a minute and
"o6 how tiresome!" said the woman. and
stnnd ID and deduct It from what theH win % owe t me m
when the house burns down."-(Youth's Com
panion.
w A Pickering, who has travelled extensively
in China tells story which illustrates the diff
ference between the ancient civilization of the
East and the more modern growth OF the West
Describing visit to Chinese gentleman he says:
What perpexed him most about Europeans or
barbarans' he quite innocently called u.s.
was our amazing energy. Why should we trouble
ourselves so much and take so much pains about
anything earth? To the phIegmatic literary
Chinaman this was incomprehenshle. Was any
thing worth such fuss and bother? We had at
great risk and difficulty made expedition into
the interior to the aboriginal tribes What
was the good of going to see savages?
"I unfolded the mysteries of steam pro-
pelIer. l told them of machinery. They seemed
not to be impressed. Some of them had seen and
travelled on a steamer. Yes, but that was not
much; to invent these material things was that
worthy of a mans intellect? Such novelties were
merely mechanical.
"I told them somewhat of the stars. of our scien-
tifo conclusions This appealed to them
Then I quoted to them passages from their own
sacred classics. They approved of
Later. 1 lay wakeful my bed I heard
through the thin paper partitions. my host and
cronies considering their Strange visitors.
Strange creatures these barbarians!
Aye indeed they are
." That Pi-ki-ling (Pickerngl. he's a strange
barbarian. Where did he learn to speak the Ian
guage Of (Chnese):
" He's clever for barbarian. He's almost a
man.
He has not the eyes of man. They are round
like the rest of the animals, not turned up at the
corners as men have them.
Well he is clever barbarian And the dis
cussion ended"
THE NEW MOTHER GOOSE.
Sing a song of Senators.
Pockets full OF bills;
Four and twenty Legislators
Busy rolling pills.
When a bill is introduced
The house begins 10 sing
Isn't that pretty
Cooked up by the rng?'
The ring in the lobby,
Schemng after money
I ne Senators the floor,
Trying 10 be funny
And some take heed for future votes
And some FOR future glories-
And Harrington? He's taking notes
For use In future stoFiesi