New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mas Bird in her book entitled 'Unbeaten Tracks
I'm Japan" published nearly twenty-five years ago.
described tho men she saw az small ~ily' kindLy
looking. shrivelled. banty-lesSed rounishouldered.
concave chested, pin looking beings while the
women ARE. as a rule, small. and very small
Russians. however who have had occasion TO see
the Japanese do not agree with Miss Bird
4 roRETAsTE OF SPRING.
Tn first warm day that comes. Ike TO potter
1,,o7s,i. INT s5t 10 do mighty lot O. chores
But RELY It's to get a taste o south wind on my
The soa,h wind. fau O. blossom breath and honey
Ont o. tt aavSre somewhere else. There amt no
Than rSttSr.n around outdoors til FRS, warm day
ga spring.
I Ike TO- climb tn hill an see III meddeTs fast
An know. a'roady. all tn grass waits for tn word
ID to N. an an daisies. too-theyre ready, every
To wake am climb an vovo their hands a how
An 'vay ont mere acrost III fields where MiileTs
woods commence .-, -,.,..
I zee a certain sign o. spring-a stretch o white
A VA',ewashod fenced common 'hinE to warm
I, niu't nowis, a puty thlng. nor yet work o
But done you see. irs just rs II tn farm had up
An. azel itseic ror spring. with its best bib an
Then f1etre there's a robin come to ehirp an
A woman robin on tn move. house huntn ,or
nest
tn. erich IS brrn-lin' full-it wants to climb its
tn l.E.s Jhat springs a-cornin'. on It's Jolly as
An then. acrost m meaae-s comes a song hats
4 soas jhatg ring 50 sar away you can't mako
But stu. you sS-so ~ reason why somebody
II you c1n potte- round outdoors N drst. warm
day in spring -lcncaEo tribune
According TO statistics collected by Chicago on
Gals IN twelve OF the principal cities ~ the United
states foreign born residents constitute 261 per
cent % the urban population. and they furnish -
per cent Of the prisoners arrested FOR al causes In
view % the fact that many foreigners offend
against the laws through ignorance the common
assumption that there are more criminals among
the foreign horn than among the native born popu-
latlou is difficult OF proof.
A Eosemhlauce.-'~Thatd 90 you think Of my his
"It resembles some OF the most successful works
OF its kind answered Miss Cayenne.
IN being neither novel nor historic."-Cyashing-
ton Star.
THE Essex County Republican" published with
Port Henry and Keescvi.ls editions. is about TO
change ownership through the exercise Of an option
held by q Mr. Hatch. OF this city. and resident Of
Wiushoro Point. Tho management and editorshlp
VIII be IN the hands OF well known newspaper
man. whose IN health has obliged him 20 give up
his work IN this city
WI? :, that man inside l Tai.ins such raaket7
asked the platiorEite. is De a stockhotder'
holder'-CChicaEo Daily News.
State Chemist Walker. Of Nebraska. after spend
ing several weeks in analyzinG tomato catsup and
strawberry jam, states that only one brand OF
catsup was found which made from toma-
toes ard was not artifci3ly Co!ored. Pumpkin was
found TO form the basis Of an the others and the
t. fsslFr %.
legged strawberry Jam II number OF cases he found
was made chiefly from pumpkin. coloreI with coal
tar dyes and containing preservutive IN the form
OF benzoic. Timothy seed was also found TO be an
ingredient in some cases.
Mike IS married mana very much married
man re mas married ne ie"er ran -FOUR times.
70 Michael account at the Dublin Asszes,
his experiences have not been altogether satsfac-
tory. the iudge' in gassns sentence expressed
ened villain az to delude so many women. yer
thryiu 20 set "a good one an It's not aisy!''-(Chi-
cago Rec0rd-IIcra!d
It IS rather curious that Lord Roberts who has
Just retired only the eighteenth commander
IN chief that the British Army has had since the
Office was created IN 1914. This gives an average
tenure OF nearly thirteen years. which is a Icing
time for any TO serve after working his yyav
Up to lofty position. But at times the or1ce
has been vacant. and not all of the ircumbents
put their feet on all the rounds or the ladder. In
earlier times the Office was perqUisite of the
great. Charles II appointed his son. the Duke OF
Monmouth. who was later beheaded. RE was fol-
lowed by the Duke OF Marlborough. Lord Yelling
ton the fifteenth in succession. II reappoInt-
ments be counted.
An ssion.-"The japanese are wonderfully
briEht people"
Yes answered the Flooding person. Il should
think they would have TO be, in order to spell and
pronounce their own names.'-CHashington star
Deputy Sheriff David Dean. or Taunton. Mass
has a pair Of handouts with history They were
presented to him by Major Jones In 1879 when the
latter was at the head Of the State police Since
that time the Sheriff says, they have been on the
wrists Of every man on trial for murder or man
slaughter in Plymouth County.
You can't eat your cake and have It. too" re-
marked the cheerful man.
You can't ehg" grosned the dyspeptfc as he
swallowed n couple of tablets. That's all YOU
know about Il. '-LPhiladellhia Record