New-York tribune., 1903-07-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1t Is the common Impression that Governor
Dockery Of Missouri has no military record, but
| Private" John Allen, the famous story teller OF
Tupelo, Miss, says he learned when in St. Louis
attending the dedcatory exercises of the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair that this is mistake Private
Allen says he met old farmer the grounds who
| seemed especially well informed regarding Missouri
history and politics. He had record to
with or he never could have got along in Mis-
souri," suggested the Tupelo statesman. We'll"
replied the old farmer, ''he didn't have much OF
war record. Toward the end OF the war he Joined
company of home guards with the stipulation that
the company to go out of the county unless
the enemy came in.'
The tale of the American who found himself at
Portsmouth on his way to the New-zealand links
at Tonbridge Station .s excited and perplsxed y
o he fred i 1r tq6ette s 9an to
bridges tink."-(London Globe.
A dog suffering from well developed of
smallpox is confined in hospital at Newburg.
Ohio. The Health Officer of Cleveland has
amined the animal and says that the discovery
that dogs can contract smallpox will be Of great
Importance to his department In combating the
epidemic. The dog belongs TO family whose
members, FIVE in number. were all stricken with
the disease about a week ago.
FURTHER FROM Upton.
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Unless I take 1t off beIV.
However. II to lose again,
rf And ND then vT2 to LOSE toS & should be my tstei
You'll find that know how TO wVIII.
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It viii have me on Xterhooks.'
-(ChIcago Tribune
China has recognized the pre-eminent educational
purposes Of the coming Worlds Fair at st. Louis
by deciding to make feature of its display of edu-
cational exhibits. which. according to ViceCommIs
sloner Wong. will show the elaborate government
system in operation in China. The exhibit will
include displays in mines and metallurgy, agri-
culture. art and education, besides very interest
ing exhibit OF the arms costumes and other objects
connected with the civic life of the Chinese which
will be made in the Varied Industries Building
These will period of over one thousand
years in the history of the Monsoian Empire
THE LATE PANAMANIA
1.-THE New-York correspondents Of THE Daily
Telegraph and Daily Mail'' simultaneously cabIed
few days ago that Panama hats. for which there
iem $50 to $50 are no longer fashion@abie able and aPs
being replaced by ordinary b sum stray hats The
The downfall Of the Panama is attributed to cheap
raksh and peculiar methods of wearing IT.
Like a stalwart last year / resisted
Chief reason-the price that they y;'-ri listed
was hlgh-Id no money to fling;
My profile shuddered to bring!
1t was smart. it vulgar and shoppy-
And rakish before and behind:
It up, IL was down Ii was fiopDv:
In fact didn't know its mind;
In the rain il was horribly sloppy
And beastly to wear in a wind.
This year you may buy 1t leisure
BY shilling instalments each week
Worth guinea, =, they say. and to measure
No cheap imitation or freak
In fact as bargain the treasure
Had been. but last season. unique.
For now comes. by cable the fiat
1ngfea5 SuIGgnS %ith T9n9d gone out o1 Of b date
Or straw you must cover your pate
AS New York. where ii comes from Is shy ar
The idol II worshipped of late.
Though the ''Hat-wave'' has crossed the AtIa,,,
There follows slump in its train
And If hatters are said TO be frantic
The public are now and then sane
While, surviving each whimsical antc
MY ola tile 5 N Iashion again! Punch
Several years ago attention was called 70 .A
fact that the Eastern plants of America vvaro
marching Westward across the Continent keenin
step with the advance of human settlement .5
conquering the native plants as they proceeded
1t was predicted that In time there would he a 70
turn of the Western plants sweeping Eastv,ar,
and overcoming their conquerors. and. .SceDcs
Siftings' says it is noted that that return sa
already to have begun. At present Australia NJ
sents perhaps the best example Of this sDraa dtD,
and conquering tendency of those plants that foi'
low the advance OF man.
There isn't much difference between mo -,
Eve, said the little girl who was forced - , sa.tu
her big sisters CASTOR skirts - wear
How IS that! asked her chn..
wear Observation-Disclosures Record nave 10