New-York tribune., 1904-08-06

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Henry G. Davis for vice-President since learning
that he is an 'octogenarian." He saws he viii
never vote for a man who is even one-eighth negro
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
Elizabeth has given up her music and her, club.
She spends her tune between two things-her mir
The cook book and her new whist rules COW
For Lizzie has brand new fad. and practise it she
shes going to be the ioyelies, thing
Alive-lf she just lives till spring!
Wheh tells her how to breathe and loosen up her
And then then sSe grabs dumoben that weighs
Aud puts it up Just eighteen times. she has
s o's5 5s5 Rss'ss 5ss Ss,ts2 a9Wn assss saa makes
From breakfast time TIL lunch is served Elizabeth
Before her dressing table with strange instruments
with which she works her cheeks and lips mas
And ''rubs the wrinkles out again. In case some
About with smudges on her roseD
The afternoon Elizabeth divides with Jealous care
Between walk Of counted steps and putting up
She reads each day an article about the beauty
And when she ya~ns lies down TO seek little well
While mother stands on guard TO keep
Folks from disturbing Lizzies sleep.
Most Of Us think that Lizze's always been pretty
tAlthough she had freckle once. and though her
But IIzzie's found her mission. ana when spring
She'll be a .ho@lins beauty. who Will turn tn.
And mother? She'll be pleased to death
Cincinnati Times-star
Dr. Carl Snyder says in The American In
ventor." while pointing out the interior!ty OF
human organs TO the instruments 81 science.
that. whereas the human eye can see only little
more than three thousand stars in the heavens
the c,eares of nights. the Photographic plate and
the telescope can discern countless millions The
eye. II good one can perceive n measure OF
l-2o0th OF inch; the microscope makes OBJ
feet l-l0,OOOth OF inch look comparatively large
To hear the footsteps OF a fy seems incouceivable
but, assisted by the microphone the tread OF that
insect sounds like the tramp Of cavalry. The most
sensitive skin cannot detect change in tempera-
ture OF less than One-ffth OF a degree. but the
bolometer Will register a scale Increase or
decrease OF temperature OF 1-LOOO.COO Of de-
gree and can discern the difference In temperature
in room when match is lighted.
Madge-I wonder how Charlie felt when he was
proposing TO youF
feeling my cheek with one hand and my waist with
the Other.-(Town Topics
Booker T. Washington tells Of a snrewd preacher
Of his race. the Rev. Washington Johnson by name
who resorted to the following method to raise
funds: At the conclusion OF his sermon bright
I hab demonstrated abstrusedly dat de Lord hates
a thief-dat he IS not be propig3ted by no offer
Ing. thefo' beg de pusson pussons who stole
yo' pastors hog to make contribution at the
circulation of de offertory platter" The collection
Leat all previous records.
Mrs. Bixby--what do you think Of my bathing
Bixby-Its an improvement on your other tne:
this one IS visible 10 the naked eye-CTown Topics.
They tell story IN Indianapolis which goes 70
show that Thomas Taggart makes promises with
the freedom of a politician. and is never at a loss
10 get out Of them. If need be. When Taggart was
running for Mayor OF indianapolis. he made to a
| medical association promise which was absolutely
impossible for Mayor to keep. After his election
n delegation waited upon him at the City Hall in
Indianap polls and reminded him of hts obligation to
them. The spokesman told him that he had prom
ised representative of certain medical organiza-
ton that certain things would be done, and that
ne was expected to make good" Taggart ban
tered the delegation long he could but finally
when driven his corner. turned upon the spokes-
man of the delegation and said
Did make that PROMISE?
''You certainly did Mr. Mayor said a member
of the delegation You promised that you would
do this for our society. and YOU ought 10 keep your
word
well look here said Taggart. II guess did
| make that promise. Tom Taggart the individual
! and Tom Taggart this Mayor Of Indianapolis are
| two different persons. so you so back your So
ciety and tell them that the Mayor OF Indianapolis
| says that Tom Taggart Is a liar.
"slokoche thinks that offer he got is the oppor-
| YES; but he should remember that he must
| seize il during the lifetime of the opportunity
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