New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-11


out the usual certificate but. being in doubt as TO
the day OF the month. he asked; This is the eth.
Is It not?'
why, parson" said the blushng bride. you do
all my marrying. and you ought TO remember that
this is only the fourth"
IT'S CANDLE TIME.
IT'S candle time; the day has grayed
To dusk; the low tea tables laid.
Discuss their World. and sip their tea
From curious cups OF priceless jade.
IT'S now. each calls spade a spade.
For II there is one hour made
For gossip most most ssps1SGiai ,fso,
''Mabella's gowns a horrid shade;
Whatever made her choose brocadeT
She'll soon win Jack from poor Mariel"-
Alas! I'm very much afraid
-(Caroline Mischka Roberts. in The Smart Set.
Congressman Broussard. OF Louisiana, is. as his
name indicates. OF French descent. He never
spoke English until he went TO Georgetown Uni
verslty. 1T is curious" says Mr.. Broussard, chow
the French language has remained the dominant
tongue I'm my part OF the country. Brought there
by Arcadians OF Nova Scotia In the eighteenth
century II prevails to-day. and I believe always
will Curiously enough. you will find plenty of
men in my district with such Enthusiastically Eng
lish names Jones and Hayes who can't read.
speak or write a word OF English. Still funnier Is
the talk OF the black people. Their negro French
would be uninteligible in Paris. and yet IL is the
softest. sweetest most musical speech ever heard
from human lips. It knows no grammar, but II Is
the very essence OF euphony and melody"
To THE GIRL OF THE HOUR.
Men toast maidens sweet, and fair.
With raven locks, and golden hair.
I6 e SSsT 1h Skilled eyHs k S faP
But BUT o one with whom they can't compars
Though neither belle nor scholar.
Is frgid. fair Miss Liberty
Who beams alike on you and me
From the round hard silver dollar.
-(Brooklyn Life.
Keratry. who could boast that his grandfather.
born in 16s9 was page in the household OF Louis
XIV. The former page married his second wife at
seventy years OF age. and had son. who was
Emie's father. lie was born In 1871. and lived till
1852 Three lives bridge 205 years.
Said the Reverend Jabex MCotten;
Said Jones to Miss BLY,:
To the pure almost everythins's Rottenr..
-CIAfe
School histories have given the South no end OF
trouble in the past. but IL not supposed that
anything so nonpartisan as an arithmetic could
wound the sensbilities of any section. But the
children Of Richmond. Va have found this "sum'
in an arithmetic recently adopted by the city's
School Board:
In a schoolroom containing SGT white children
every tenth child Is colored. How many children
in the SCHOOL,"
Great Indignation is expressed that an arithmetic
should encourage the idea OF mixed schools and
social equality. deep laid plot is limited. for the
School Board says strips OF blank paper were
pasted over the problem in the samples of the
offending book submitted to them for inspection
What the Custards Are Doing.-w. II Custard
was a pleasant caller in our burg Sunday.
N. Custard Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Custard.
Henry Custard is working for Bart Sholes.
Miss Nettio Custard went TO Laurel Saturday,
Peter w. Custard drove to jamestown Monday
Mrs Harry Woodruff spent last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Custard
VIII Custard is down from the drive-Nash cor
respondenos In Hilton (Wis) Messenger
Professor ]. Laurence Laughlin. OF tho Uni
versity OF Chicago. has been authorised by a Chi
cago business firm to offer four prizes for the best
topics relating TO commerce and industry.
Tho first prize will be $1,000. the second $500. the
third 500 and the fourth $50. and any person who
has received the degree OF Baohelor OF Arts from
an American college since 1893 is eligible to COM
pete.
Young Autro--when 7 write far into the night
ind great iii; u''y ~ Getting to sleep
HriAnd-Why don't you read over what you have
ten7-lPrfnoeton Tiger.