New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The surgeon Of an Atlantic steamship has crossed
the Atlantic times and is anxious to raise the to-
tai Of his voyages 20. But as he is now seventy
seven years old. the chances appear to be against
him
one Advantage of Barbarisn.-'But don't you
ever throw things at rewiy married coupies? asked
"ThinS how ridiculous that would be-" said the
aboriginal Austria Ian. when we haven't anything
to throw but boomeranss. "-(Chicago Tribune.
There was an Ibsen play presented In Minneapo-
lis some time ago at which many sensible. or sup
posedly sensible, people put in a miserable even
ing" SAYS The Nonpareil Man I'm 1.-THE Minneapolis
Tribune" This column urged to attend, but
no To get to an Ibsen play they would have
first to use choroform. and then TO drag US to the
door by means of two yokes OF stout oxen. We
knew what ike.
THE HOUSE WHERE 1 WAS BORN.
Round the little old deserted house the noisome
And the SHd nnhihdered wanders through the
Every Tafter beam and sash the finger marks of
And Decay is running riot DER the rubbish COW
Here a rotting pillar staggers; there an aged beam
over $onder; says the mantelpiece detected and
There is helplessness pathetic and the voice of
From each crumbiing bit of mortar in the house
where l born.
Here before the ancient fireplace. where the dust
I first saw the future pictured as 1 watched the
Here [ lay in 6oyish dreaming while the shadows.
WERE hGndyed shos Of fancy as thew wandered
Little knew Of the universe which spread itself
IN a canopy of and a sea of waving corn:
All ckildhood dreaming found me-: "He's my
I king-and my dominion the house
where was born.
They, were happy days-God rest them!-tor my feet
Where the soul is bruised and broken by the
Ne'eT the long years Of anxiety my temples had
Nor my weary form bowed earthward meath the
heavy hand OF toll
ern window gazing. '''100 TOM the east
I behed me new moon hanging like a shining
And far down upon the heavens bright the evening
Both were shining just to please me. DER the
house where was born.
1 have passed from it forever All tho wonder and
OF the little eastern win low from the world have
have seen IFS disappointment; have heard Its
And t '5s, house once thought wOnderful-how
But who knows?-Perhaps eternity may bring
OF the, things my fancy painted over chlldhood's
And. mayhap, the slit of prophecy was. after all,
In my heart whsn lay dreaming IN the house
-d1owell otus Reese. In LesIIes Weekly.
Sea level is level only in the imagination. For
Instance. the water IN the Bay Of Bengal is 200 feet
higher than the surface Of the Indian Ocean and
along the Pa ,ihc Coast of South America the sea
Is often 200 feet higher than its lowest surface
The differences result from the attractive mowers
OF great mountain ranges.
North Broad-st. man. who has q razs,,. a.,
reading the out of town NEWSPAPERS ard also for
answering many OF the advertlse he firJ, ~
them. tells this on himself: The other dev be q
sWeTeu an advertisement in one of the Nawyort,
papers staung that for 81 method Tor savirg 90
bills would be sent In two daVs ha racai,s. 3"s
printed slip by mail. which read: tecgISed
a scrapbook -tPhiladelpha Ledger i" III
tablet which has been erected In ,ha c,,,., -.
st James Garlickhythe. London IN thu .,.N
OF Sir Frank Green was unveiled recan,, ~
memorial which is OF Verona marble frso.. -,
carved alabaster and surmounted by tho IT, -,
mans crest and coat of arms. bears the foi,ou,-
inscription: "Aequam Servare Mentem 4 NJ N 20
Sir Frank Green, Bart. Born Novembor 90 60
Died December B. 1892. lie was cburcb,,ars
this church 1sSSs5. member of the Court 90 -
mon Council 1851, alderman OF the W.. -,
Vintry lSsl'o2 Sheriff OF tire city OF London sa, 200
and Lord Mayor 1901. THIS tablet was nlaoot -.
by the citizens OF the ward which he 30 lons go
worthily served. and by others. his friends a. =
token of the sincere regard In which he was h,I, "
Had a Pull,-The Hare-I hear that the badss,,
place was raided by hunting party.
Inc foN-D.d they catch himf
The Hare-No. OF the hounds tipped him az
-tbrookiyn Life ~