New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

4 deal SOBER
advertises that he has in stock large variety Oh
s.r,ireIiaious parrots the most profane only
5000" That's odd way of appealing 10 PUBIC
patronage II the most profane parrot is hela Tor
sale at $500 what would be the price of paroauet
that could only Good gracious
The manager Of a concert given in a small
tickets posted notice on the door. mo gentle
man admitted unless he comes himsef-1ouths
Companion
Has the ornithorhynchus migrated from Aus
traIia to Maryland? dauntless hunter in Chesa-
peake Bay says that he has captured a puzzins
and abnormal creature with duck bill. a crocodile
mouth and a mermaid tail This enterprising dis
coverer took the pledge in early infancy and al
ways carries blue ribbon the front OF his coat
If his prize is not the authentic ornithorhynchus,
may it not prove to be the genuine, unquestion-
able jabberwock?
IN MEDICINE HAT.
oh Medicine Hat is away out there
Where the words all freeze in the stifened air.
And the a1 R7bafd 1ba aoered haf far
It's bleak and i'd bare and IH,isa1 barren M spot
And the summer time in that frozen cline is sea-
of rampant gloom-thats WHAT
In Medicine Hat;
Old Medicine Hat
The Mbs4a ylags sSe so Sd fray Syorth ahd wind sn%
Has the zephyr skinned
And all of cold comes from!
The sun goes down on the stroke , Of the noon
Psesg os on to the the bree ses when
the folks put up fly screens In June
they att St the sb big ns fTsns x faf b
frozen to- just as sure as fate
In Medicine Hat:
Fond lovers could never part;
1t would raise the deuce
To thaw them loose
Where all of the cold waves start
Thermometers there are I,rsss all rsysrsed-
It's only way one ne ina ybtiag asn dRs thsy say the
And the railroad engines never toot
Nor send up steam in glad satutei, saiuti ,,o.,- 5
blocks the tracks where it falls. to boot
In Medicine Hat:
TRs Mhdla shillfst ths lse%sn slaSs teas esishs IS
Till he pines and dies.
And the blizzard learns to biz!
The folks up there backslide each year
And the weather man does the best he can. but
Tbev send ghoe oHe loads o R of cold to U.s.
And And easa tSey sn and rfp while and
wheeze in the clutch of cold that's tremen-
dous!
Old Medicine Hat
The place where the northers hum'
Whfle WhHFe the feeX iioWeTs vngyes grow. sf1S"
And M'iii all Of Of our r" cold Comes from!
-(Chcago Tribune
recently examined. showed evidences OF having
died of appendictis so that the disease is not by
any means new Four hundred cases were oper-
ated on in London hospitals last year. all but ten
successfully Sir Francis Treves has operated with
success on one hundred consecutive cases lt is
said that the modern fine -four is Of its causes.
The increasing occurrence of the trouble mas
opened a new field for insurance in England one
of the most prominent firms in Lloyds has made
new departure in the form of policies insur1ng
against appendicitis For premium of five shil-
lings the insured, should he undergo an operation,
will have all his direct expenses paid to $1,000.
In the event of his death under result of
the operation a total sum of $1,000 will be paid
Personal.-Editor-You must try and cultivate
a vein of satire.
Contribrtor-How can that be done?
We'll study yourself. .'-tLife
From Canyon Ferry. on the Missouri River,
near Helena, power is sent by wire the
main range of the Rocky Mountains to Butte,
Mont. a distance of sixty-ive miles During the
past year nearly all the larger mining companies
have abandoned their engines and boilers and
now hosting by means of the power which is
brought from the Missouri River by the Missouri
River Power Company The substitution of power
from the Missouri River for steam is OF the
greatest triumphs achieved for electricity. The
first long distance transmission line OF electrical
power in the United States established In
California but to Montana belongs the credit OF
having the first transmission line OF a high po-
tential-that of hftg thousand volts. The company
is the first place that potential in operation.
THE USUAL THING.
An heiress who lived in Dubuque
Was courted and wed by duque
Hut this nobleman gay
Made hsr wealth fade away.
So she had to go out as cuque
-lPhiiadeRhia Prees.