New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Sir Harry Rawson was welcomed as Governor OF
New South Wales with the greatest enthusiasm.
One port greeted him In a novel and interesting
way. There were no guns big enough 10 salute him
with. enterprising loyalist hit on the happy
Idea of utilizing kerosene tins With the assistance
Of plugs of dynamite and fuse the salute was duly
given. resulting In q round dozen of loud bangs
the same number Of flying kerosene tins, and dis
tracted natives fleeing for their lives in all dreo-
lions.
That Musical Standardization perhaps
wouldn't think il. but De Founder, the musician
so iSrge?-(Tit Bits.
over four hundred and eighty-eght million piet-
ure postal cards handled by the British Post
office last year. boy twenty-five years old con-
trolls the output Of these cards. and is making a
fairly comfortable living from the business. which
he established himself four years ago.
THE SERIOUS DRAMA.
cut .eioas ANA VIII never be serious enough until
ceases 70 con with the relations between men
and womenI
Twas held Of yore dramatic art
should raise-if you ignore mere farees-
Thereby effecting their katharsls.
This scheme the stagirite devised
Allowing for our modernized
Emotions.
The maid Of Athens when zen she S,l heard
P2 Asd s a. Ink tU% hat regoHs daughter
The matron. when the double blow
Had snenced Clyt9mnestra's groanins
Suffered her own maternal woe
Unmoaning.
Ellzabethan wives turned white
TO see the Moor with ruthless pillows
Stay Desdemona for her quite
Imaginary peccadtl os.
And overawed by such disasters.
They gladly bore their jealous lords
And masters
To-day we see the playwrights ring
n The changes on the old. old story:
They tank that love Is stu the thing.
Ard vet gaze with calOus eye
on dramas that used TO care for
And whereforer
Is y that love has P passed away;
Are relics Of byrone dav.
Survivals of faded fashion
II YOU would touch heart tonight
Give us no more your sweets and honey
Give us our ruling passion Write
or money!
The last s"G quotations Sf FROM The cts
These are to-day the only things
That rouse our terror and pity
To pocket anything substantial
Financial
For when we see the millionaire
Engaged In mighty speculations.
Financing cotton corners there.
And here tobacco combinations:
An the concerns oTSrn IT the rui hero TnT Soyse,
At once we shall forget our own
Small losses
The Journal des Debats" recites experirrsn+-
with formic acid secretion of ants. Eight to ten
drops of the acid taken three or four times a dav
had marked effect In stimulating muscular activ-
lily. which might be continued long time without
resultant fatigue. That tired feeling also disap
pears under the influence OF the acid II was per-
haps this scientific fact the paleolIthic man had in
mind when he gave the famous advice. go TO the
ant. thou sluggsrd."
-, 4 Humane Ipstinet.-snob twho has been making
Host-Give my friends what they want. and sand
snoh-Ah. sen it, do your With my game. don't
yerSnow. ! give my friends some. and send the rest
~, Host5Ali very, natural and proper. Tn sure.
beater!-Pupch. ~ :"
Superintendent Tittran. Of the Coast s,,rvov g.,
a recent description of his work stated that ba
had since its inception made about 5000 SQUARE
mics or Topographic surveys sounded infinitely
nearly 10000 square miles OF water and made assr
sea soundings little less than million s,,,ars
miles. according TO "Scrbner's Magazine Tn.
Coast Survey has completed e first survey Of the
Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts of the rrnt,os
States md its tr'anRuatons cover between sno ooo
L over
charts besides the Coast Pilot volumes OF the At
lantic and Pacific coasts and carefl y studied tba
laws OF the earth's magnetism these latter beIns
now investigated through magnetic observa tories
in cooperation with foreign goveraments) and N.
geodetic work Is also being carried on with inter
national cooperation.
Advanced.-'You say that Lord Fucash's .oc,a,
position has improved since he married a r,cb
American girl?' Yes Indeed. FormerIv he ne /. !.
only nob,enan. but row he belongs 10 our hsirsss
tocracy. "-(Washington Star. w.
The Coreans. who have lately recalled that ,,,-
lister in Washington. attract attention for one raa
son If for no other. Their peculiar flag adorns
their legation building The body of the nag "a
white and in the centre is design about the s,za
Of a football in red and blue. looking very much
like huge entwined comma marks On the ton
bottom, and sides short lines of dots ana
dashes. reminding one OF the Morse code aIphabe,
QUITS
Love me. love my dogi Is well
Adapted for girls quotation:
But love me, love my doggerel,
Goes better with my occupation.
So when Nv-tlla lids me share
My love with her young. pampered puppet
offer each OF them eouplet.
Both dog and doggereI would be
Much better of tf one could chain 'ern.
But then, what matters it7 Says she;
cave canentein. cave canem!