New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

preaching completion. Tung-Cho is to be the edu-
cational centrs for American board missions in
that part of China. and already four missionary
residents have built there within the last year
The work is progressing rapidly. and this insti-
tuition is to be re-established in full v1gor, ana
the work, so badly broken in upon by the de-
structon that attended the Boxer raid OF 800. Is
heing re-established under better conditions than
formerly.
Young politician, "er-Maude, love you. r
"Oh, this is so sudden" she exclaimed . b,o,
calling ing hRare's here 50 Sn much ei Of Iate
tboAF yoGr Snf Ss sRee Refe zSithoaf
(Philadelphta Press.
Mature" tells of an indoor snoWstorm on very
clear. cold evening at party given in Stockholm
Sweden. Many people were gathered IN a single
room which became so warm as to be insufferable
The window sashes were found frozen and pane
of glass was smashed out A cold air current
rushed in, and at the same instant fakes Of snow
were seen fall to the floor in all parts OF the
room The atmosphere was so saturated with
moisture that the sudden fall In temperature pro-
duced snowfall indoors.
LIKE ALL THE REST.
Qt is reported that the Standard OH COMPANY has
of the extinct Mexican Volcano)
In the land of myths. and metals.
Towers PopocatepetTs
Head above the realms of man.
He. a king among volcanoes,
Thro' the nostrils of his gray
Breaks no longer fury red
Mercifully ouetzalcuatl
stiiled his hot breath ere he
Cortez with his greedy cattle
Trample down the ancient law
FRI. the sad night Of the he T9esin1: ad1.:
Ere heroic Guatimocsin
Smiled upon his bed OF Goals
crunonled are the teocallis
& Of the grim .eS gods h1he1d ipt9 dTss' tba An,es
Huitopochtlis bloody lust.
Suddenly. as falls the chat or
WE VIE is tom aFGtyFn5mPddrfSisgd GsyatbE5Pd ied
Cities that the gods had cherished
Even Quetzal's mother town.
No more trace left as they peris@hed shed
Less enduring than the nette
and AND aet tie cactus tt brush their pail;
Serves as gravestone for them all,
For the hate of the hidalgos
Still. at the first he went.
But like most things in creation
LANDS that yield: and men who who toiD-
Now the gravestSone Of 4 na1I.9 1atl9n
-(New-Orieans Tmes-Democrat
The buzzards that have long infested Vera Cruz
and served a useful purpose winged scavengers
are doomed. London firm is putting in a modern
sewer and water system. The birds have become
so numerous that they pest The protection
of the municipality has been removed, and when
the new drainage system is completed the city will
be rid of this pest, the numbers of which have al
ready been reduced somewhat by catching the buzz
cards, placing them in wooden cages to be taken
to sea and drowned.
My brother-in-law also inveteFate and
clever story teller, and of course occasionally
made a slip, as, for instance, on railway journey
a stranger. The stranger in conversation happened
to ask my relative, casually, II he were fond OF
travelling? should rather think So" he re-
plied. airily: and. imagining he was impressiRg
some one who was something in the city he con-
tinued: Yes sir. I'm pretty experienced traveller
Been most round the world and all that kind OF
thing, you know and had my share OF adventures.
Alter ? BIT. he, gaiped more. confidence and
It of Ss aa r.
that hunters Of big game. such as tigers, watch
their eyes Not bit Of il; What you have got to
do is to watch the tail, That's the thing! 1t mes
merzss the animal, 50 to speak. and You have him
on arriving at the hatel he found that his travel
visitors book. II was Richard F. Burton one of
the greatest travellers Of the age! Ny brother-Ip
IaH hastened to apologize TO Sir Richard for his
absurd tales; he bad no idea, os eourse' to whom
hf Trton was seIsS iauEhsd m WY dear SIR not word
please. I was more entertained than / can tell
You You really might have traYelled-you lie so
we'll -(Harry FuFniss's Confessions of carica-
turIst."