New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The pupils and alumni of an academy In Chicago
have organized club known the knights and
Ladies of Courtesy, ito promote poteness and
more accurate and dlgnihed OF the mother
tongue" The club has elected an official optinist
and pessmist, who are to report upon the evil
dence of Improvement decadence in public and
private manners.
MEMORIES OF THE OLD sCHOOLHOUsR
Once more in fancy hear the drone OF the long
"Arma virumque cano." shade of suffering
HomeEs sonorcus lines. the Ten Thousands
Cultural German narrating how Tell babe the ty-
stammering accents in French. concerning the
sines and cosines and roots. and words of unknown
Then best remembered of all, the day OF the Glass
Graduation.
Parents and friends are all there. each watching
Committeeman, solemn and grave. and teachers,
Again 1 behold the proud youth the rostrum slowly
With a voice twixt squeak and croak pouring
forth the hgh-iown defamation
Union now and forever!'
Now soft rustling ] hear, the girls. decked
with ribbons and laces, .o,-.,.
Fluterng forth IKE White doves read fainty their
"A Vision or Shells "s Sy Of the Sea- or What Is the
Seen through the vista OF years. how clearly be
How fair shines each face. now, in memory's
MI sght ever youthI}midat 80 ouoo ~. ,,s.oa nov,
only in heaven
All. never more will the skies seem bright
Though the fun noontide is fair and beauteous the
glories of sunset. -. ,.. ,-
-(Eugene Barry, in The Albany Press
Swiss watchmakers have added phono-
graph to some of their wonderful watches. A
small rubber disk is put In the watch and arranged
in such way that the record Is repeated every
hour. Anything be put the record that
the owner wishes.
Towne-I thought your pastor was opposed to
lotteries IN the church.
Towne-But / understand your church gave an
oyster supper and that the one who got the oyster
Browne-6f course. The oyster was the prize
philadelphia Press.
Sir William McEwen. professor OF Glasgow
University is authority for the view that 1.-The
quick lunch" is health destroyer. In an address
to the Charing Cross medical school of London he
said that people seemed to act though food
should be thrown into the stomach q sand
witch into the pocket" He complains that "masti-
cation is not taught In schools" and says it is
time that certificates should be given in schools
for sound digestion. Instead of doing that we ap-
point royal commissions to inquire into the causes
of physical deterioration OF the race"
THE LITTLE JAPANESE.
Once I knew a Japanese.
With little blue chemise,
Socks and sandals and pretty paper fan,
Lady foot and dandy hand
MiCroscopCally planned;
And he didn't seem at all fighting man.
He was neat ard he was Clean
He spotless: he was spc and he span:
He sugar he spice:
He was everything that's nice;
And he didn't seem at all a fighting man.
He would greet you with a smile
Which would carry half mile
Sweet summer and expansive in It's plan;
LIZ Like "au poli n2a MS little Rea doI n0
And he didn't seem at all a fighting man
Which is why I'd give lot
Could l camp upon the spot
Just to watch him wading In.
With that smile above his chin;
-(Bertrand Shadwell in The Boston Transcript.
The launching OF a ship involves prosaic In
cdents and details. For tho launch of the battle
ship Georgia tons Of tallow, five barrels OF
fish oil and several barrels OF soft soap
qured. All this slippery stuff helped her down the
ways into the water.
Lyles-Dtd you ever come across a more concet-
ed fellow than Bulger? They say ne is an atheist;
Bonter-I Wouldn't like to go so far as that but
know that he doesn't recognize the existence Of
a superior being.-Crown and Country.
The steamship Argyll brought from Honolulu to
San Francisco recently the first shipment of island
frogs-l00 dozen. The demand OF San Francisco for
frogs has exhausted the local supply.
Whip 1t out of Hmm the schools OF Con-
necticut town measures were recently taken 70
each school he gave the principal list OF the
pupils whose eyes needed attention. and requested
ii One night after the opening OF the fan
little o9y SANE T s home a b mis- father
MIR =; Dear srmit becomes sI my duty to IN.
Of astigmatlsm. and his case is one that should
The next day the father sent the following an
Wear Sir: Whip It out of him. Yours truly,
-lsaltInors Herald.