New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
SPRING.

The biuebird,s note her path attends.
She frees the brooks and rivers.
Sweet thrills OF Joy she broadcast sends
And also "grippy'' shlvers.
The wood and meadow whisper. 'stayr-
She stTews the way with blossoms gay
And shoe deep mire and puddlesl
She tells the sleeping world. Awaken
She bids us zest In ne to take
And Qulno-sars parillal
And while Ia not a jot detract
From any poets diction,
Meseems each line OF sober fact
OeTshadows three OF hcuonl
French economists are asserting that when a
monopoly becomes injurious It should be bought by
the State and managed In the interest OF the public.
This question has gone far beyond the theory
that NJ Rouvie-. Minister OF Finance. has seri-
ousy thought OF taking in hand the refining OF oil.
Naggus-what are you going to do with the hero
and heroine OF that magazine story you're running
Borus-Certainly. They'll be married In the last
Naggus-Tm glad Of IT 1t will serve them right
-(Ch!cago Tribune
An apparatus which makes II possible TO draw in
perspective mechanically. without previous train
Ing. Is the invention OF a Swiss. who names II the
perspcctartigraph. A telescope with hairlines TO
show it's centre and a crayon pencil are hung with
a universal joint that they move together. The
draughtsman holds the pencil in his hand and
moves 1t over the paper in such way to make
the intersection OF the marines In the telescope
follow the outline OF the object tc be copied
Little surprise.-John thnishing the evening
slon)-.Wen, dear. is 1t TO be light blue or dark
Edith-How clever you are John to know what
/ thinking about didn't to mention IT.
shod 50 81 like dark BGe @ Light S3s
very nice suits too. but dark blue Is SO
that (And John hadn't the heart to explain that
he only referred to the boat race).-Punch-
The use of potato alcohol to furnish light. heat
and motive power has been developed rapidly and
to a very high degree in Germany Germany pro-
duces about 55.OOOO0O tons OF potatoes year. and
uses for human food. stock food and starch only
about 100000 tons The remainder is converted into
alcohol. and used as a power generator for both
land and water motors. and for cooking heating
and lighting. The alcohol vapor is burned like gas
in chandeliers aud street lamps and gives a very
bright light In districts distant from mines 1t is
cheaper than coal.
THE SORROWING MOTHER
Last night I dreamed he TO me;
| held him close and wept and said.
My little child, where have you beenI
was afraid that you were dead"
Then ! awoke; it almost seemed
AS though my arms could feel him yet
had been sobbing in my sleep;
Ny tears had made the pillows wet
Isan1 not think think Of n him at at 4 all :.
But only my little child
Who may be needing me.
Do not make him grow too wise.
Angels-ye who Know;
/ duh and slow to learn.
TOiling here below.
Do not fill his heart too fun
With your heavenly Joy.
Lest the mothers place be lost
With her little boy
Last night the air mild;
The moon rose clear, though late,
And somehow then II did not seem
SO very hard to walt.
There seemed much to learn.
So much for TO DO.
Before my lessons here wero done
And was ready too.
Those may dare TO doubt who have
Their loved ones here below:
For me. | do not believe,
do not hope-I know.
-(Katharine Pyle. in Harper's Bazaar.
A door key hung outside house in Sweden is
sign the family are not at homo The custom is
more courteous to callers than the American prac-
tice Of allowing the visitor to find out by
tanning through futile bell ringing button
punching. but 1t requires a greater confidence In
your fellow man. iustihable perhaps in Sweden
You can't keep n good man down." said the
boarder who has mania for quotations
Unless" observed the fluffy haired girl who
typeWrites because she needs the money, he has