New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The father of NJ Casimr- Perier called On Corot
one day and found him in the act of finishing a
picture. "A masterpiece exclaimed the visitor
Il must have it, 1T is yours" promptly replied
Corot. "if you will agree to pay the butcher and
baker bills of ilustrious but poor friend. Jean
FRANCOIS Millet." Agreed" said the patron. we'll
pleased. The bills were presented to him. and
they amounted to nearly $1,000 neither butcher nor
baker having been paid for twelve years.
THE HEALTH CULTURE NOVEL.
The rivals are man named Snigg
Fat. lazy, smooth and wealthy.
And Amos Tibbles. brown and big,
And poor and wise and healthy.
The heroine, fair 1mogene.
Hr f Tst 6 SeenS PTos SWANS s2 Between
Not knowing which to favor.
Fair Imogene is hale and strong
For since she finished teething
She has been taught that IL is wrong
To overlook deep breathing.
And at that she nibbles
She the double suit
Pressed by both Smgg and Tfboles-
In chapter third smigg comes to call;
He pops the tender question:
He mentions his ancestral hall
A very sage suggestion.
But Tibbles has convinced the maid
That outdoor sunshine. breeze ana shaoe
The house has superseded
stiII. undismayed, su,igg comes to WOO:
He mentions now his tahie.
And quotes tempting menu through
~ Uu;S az toN-~
He's f0iisd aE1n fG Ion lnf tgtien.
Believes the wheat grain and the bean
Are richest in nutrition.
Once more Smigg comes TO seek her hand -
This time he talks Of dresses;
While he his love confesses:
I'm fine attire, no girl on eart n,,- b.a,,tv"
Now. Ti6bies flouts the work OF Worth
Says rough garb is our duty
But smIgs the crafty. begs that she
And hands her still on Bonded knee,
A fashion advertisement
Poor Amos Tibbles keeps ms heattn
But thinks more OF nl2rrlage,1.,,
Smtpg has to work TO keep his wealth
She has mousse gowns E(Chicago Tribune.
r-aa ,an,stvos are elective provincial assemblies
which pretend TO represent the land owners
burghers villagers. peasants and WORKING people'
and after their fashion they have done so since
+bAir foundation after the serf emancipation by
Car Alexander II about forty years ago fhey I'M
nose local taxes look after education. health high
ways and the like. but are forbidden 10 take any
political action In 1897 zemstvoS existed III 'hrty-
four provinces and S6l districts Of European Russia
assembling all told. about thirteen thousand elected
members of which 81 per cent belonged To the no
hfitv or land owning class 10 per cent to the mer
chants and IS per cent to the peasants They have
never so far been adequately heard from, but bid
fair row 10 be.
Lucky stars.-'Tve had a very successful SEA
son" said the prosperous looking theatrical man
T7'Vou. YOU can thank your stars for that" 70
v''"d the secdy looking anager.-tGOnkers states
man.
Earl Grey. the new Governor General OF C2nada.
expects that within a generation the population OF
that province will be equal to that of the Cnl'ed
Kingdom. The forecast expressed In the
speech which he made at a farewell dinner gwen
to him on the eve OF his departure to take up the
duties of his post and IS supported by fair cal
culation OF the proba billties.
Grimes-I suppose you tell scar Wife everything
when you get home?
Grmes-Of course not. but the things she wants
Grant-My dear fellow those are the things
don't tell her. | use up much time telling her
the things she doesn't care to know mat there -
things she does want to know.-(Soston Trans
script
Never Touched Him-The old paused at the
parlor door his way upstsirs
Don't forget. young man" he said that 'he
lights in this house all out at 10 o'clock
Thanks" rejoined the young man. who was help-
ing the fair maid to hold the sofa down "out-eT-
couldn't you make an exception tonight ana put
'em out an hour earlier?'-(Chcago News
Lady-Did YOU ever feel though you'd like
work? -. ,,. g
Tramp-Yes'm. wouldn't mind being hneman Tor
4 wireless telegraph company
THE American Mechanic says that in railroad
building the crosstles now cost twice as much IS
the rails. Something viii have to be done about it.
but nobody yet seems to know what il will De.
The ties tend to grow more expensive instead OF
cheaper with the smallest possible prospect OF their
turning the other way
Not Using It-Mr Green-Mss Passay says she
has prescription for perpetual youth!
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