New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
THE TALK OF THE Day.

THE Buffalo Commercial' records that a Gus
toner asked Of the women at the counter in d
Main-st drug store this week If he could take
home some toothbrushes ''on approval The some
what astonshed young woman answered that she
did not believe that the firm would allow it. Now.
possibly. that strikes you improbable said the
man in charge of the pharmacy counter. but only
last week I personally sold to a woman a tooth
brush: yesterday she brought it back and said 1t
hurt mouth, and asked if we would be willing
TO exchange it
THE COUNTRY STORE.
I'd know it by the sight of it, Id know it by the
I'd know it by the sound of it, and know it mighty
I'd know it if you down midnight. mid
OF coffee bags and sugar bins and country butter
With eyes shut can smell again the prints upon
Amid the hickory shirting-you could do the same
II you had , lived among them in the days when life
And ali you saw. was in the town-say. every other
week.
On that side is the candy can see it now and oh.
How good those striped sticks used to look in days
On this side is the muslin with blue trademarks
here's some sleazy lawn
And dimity that wouldn't sell they'd bought 1t by
Some blacking. fans and currycombs with hoe
We used to carry in the eggs ard butter and we'd
Our sugar tea and blung and tho concentrated I've.
We used to wander back into the small room where
The coal OH and the axle grease-'twas hardly
But there it was we found the scales and weighed
1t wasn't like the steelyards out in our old wagon
Twas there that in the springtime pa would buy
-, MS all straw hats
In fall we got or footgear that last the win
For pa said "1hem..s winter boots-yeve got
( make 'em do
I've been in houses mercantile that covered blocks
I've seen the clerks that swarmed around in bevies
I've seen the elevators: but cannot make it seem
Like anything substantial, for it's nothing but a
To me the real store will be- long life shall
That smelly country village place knew there in
With just clerk to sell you things-some fellow
Though sometimes on circus day thered be as
No fun to do tn tradin' like I used to- any
How clear is memory's picture of that ,,genral
Tie Australian eucalyptus tree is being grown
on large scale in Southern Europe and Northern
Africa because of its tendency to drain swamps
This formerly supposed to be due TO abundant
exhalation of watery vapor from its leaves but
it has been shown that actually the transpira ton
of the eucalyptus is only one-half One-third
that OF willows birches and other trees and 1t is
therefore assumed that the phenomenon in Gues-
ton is due simply to the rapid growth of the
eucalyptus.
The leading member was told prepare an
on the ye2% p s6S did SO and the
trying to most compilations "
-(washington Star.
The Vienna police about to experiment with
a monograph in taking a prisoners answers To
m ini
that when the actual trial takes place there will
be dispute as to what was said.
What is your idea of quiet Iife?"
"A deaf-and-dumb couple marrying and going
TO Philadelphia to live-tTown Topics.
The Prussian authorities are taking steps to pre-.
vent the unlawful of the prefix won" The
police have been ordered to send in lists of all
persons who prefix won" to their names. These
will he carefully gone over by the heralds and all
persons found using this highly priced addition but
not entitled to do So will be informed that unless
they discontinue Its they will be punished.
THE "UsONA' NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Suggested by the remarks Of Sir Edward Clarke at The
recent Thanksgiving dinner in London)
Usona; It's Of thee
Al W ,n,n 1r hays us b sing;
All this pronounced eclat
great America
Bothers the king
Hint that American
been?
on such honored name
Spelling renown and fame,
We haven't got claim
Not a look in
t'sonans all We,
sonan liberty
That Is song.
ont with the pencil blue
Paste pot and shears and glue
Write history's page anew
All OF it's wrong
Therefore Usonas praise
chant we through endless days
Long may thy fame
Shine bright and pure,
Great may land endure.
Nictry is for sure!
j what's in "a name?
-(Philadslphia Record