New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
\ WORLD SONG.

PTs,tE good wggq 4!o wheT? ws.? g6s. Twin
When you're reapin' a thorn for rosei
Pretty good world
Pretty good world
Storm II ITS heavens:
Or rainbows unfUrled!
Pretty good world. with its sorrow
The bells they ring sweet ct 81 e. ton9Trow stT.g
PTst'y PTstty good good wSTid- world
Storm In its heavens.
or rainbows unfurled!
So let sing IT forever
Dream not one life is unolest;
Grea' with its heights OF endeavcr~-
Sweet with its valleys OF rest!
Pretty good world.
Pretty good world
Storm In its heavens.
-(Atlantic Constitution.
Being imbued with the deepest faith in woman
Postmaster Mckay OF Des Mones invited num-
Der OF the women folk Of his town to enter into
the class OF competitors for the place OF letter
carriers, there being three vacancies 70 be filled
in his balliwick. The response was prompt More
than that tho women excelled the mere men in the
matter of examina aons under the rules of the Civil
Service. and the names OF three were duly for
warded 20 Washington. Not being able to dis
tinguish the sex by the initials attached 20 the
names. but being much impressed with the
markably high averages OF the three. Postmas-
ter Geneal Payne approved the appointments.
and they were made accordingly. But at that
pointer rather at the point of Des Moines-the
difficulties began to cloud the horizon and the
women to cluster around and about unhappy Post
master Mckay. The reason and the cause thereof
plain The regulations of the postal service
require letter carriers to wear gray coat gray vest
and-herc's the rub-gray trousers.
she-How is It that widows generally manage to
HeIBetauss dead men tell no tales.-(Ally sloper
In the Argentine Republic soldiers are exercised,
and coached In football No doubt their capacity
for running wrestling and rushing. for dash and
impact. and for swiftness and endurance win be
largely increased by this training. 1t might be.
however. that they made thorough masters
in japanese tiu jtsu the gain FOR them would be as
great
schooboy's Composition winter is the cold
est season OF the year. because it mostly
the summer then it isn't so worse wish Winter m
came in summer in Chicago. then we could go
setting our fingers fToze. When il SHOWS in sum
mer they call 1t rain."-tChicago News.
To supply nine persons possessed of healthy appe-
ties with sufficient sliced tomatoes from tomato
the feat performed by Mrs Joshua J. ".
Shoclley, the wife of Of the round sergeants
the Western district. last Sunday at her home in
Baltimore. and the tomato which assisted so
materially In appeasing the appetites Of Sergeant
and Mrs Shockley their family and guests was
plucked from vine I'm their yard. 1t weighed Just
over eighteen inches in circumference. The slices
numbered about thirty. and filled two good-sized
bowls The vine from which the remarkable vese-
table was plucked was set out ON June % by Mrs
Shockley, and of number that had been
cultivated earlier in the season by her husband
There still sixteen tomatoes the vine most OF
them unusually large. but so large as the
enc used last Sunday. which the first TO 10
plucked from that vine.
The Professor.--The Doctor--You have heard this
new theory, l suppose, that eating meat causes
appendicitis?
Tho Professor-Yes. Deliciously absurd isn.t tt7
II is appendicitis that keeps half you fellows eat
ing meat while the rest OF ara getting along
on substitutss.-(Chicago Tribune
naturalist has been making observations on
the toilets of certain ants, and has discovered
each insect goes through most elaborate ablution-
They are not only performed by herself but by
another who acts for the time as lady's maid The
assistant starts by washing the face OF her COM
panion, and then goes over the whols body The
attitude Of the ant that is being washed ia one
of intense satisfaction. She lies down with all
her limbs stretched loosely out: she rolls over on
her side even her back. perfect picture Of ease
The pleasure the little insect evinces In being
thus combed and spouged is really enjoyabls 20
the observer.
New Use for the Auto.-Mrs Johnson-I wish
could think or something TO keep my husband at
home nights
Mrs Smithson-Gve him an automobile.
Mrs Johnson-Hed be out more than ever
then.
Mrs Smithson-No. indeed. My husband got one
last week and the doctor saws he WON'T bs out Tor
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