New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
BALLADE OF FICKLENEss

! contain monthly records OF the progress made IN
the utilization OF the costly new substance
BALLADE OF FICKLENEss
within the Book Of Lovers have read
| Yet with small knowledge have crowned my head
And with scant oil my lamps Of wisdom ei21f, IT. vi.
Finding the tale hundred times retod
The ht' new love is as lovely as the old.
The old love is the love We, d. not wed.
| The old love IS the lover l0sj or gut
| And few the faithful who beside them s i ere.
The 9g na new hand H0i' Se SiT and the old is cd
And straight we and-,oh wonder iHfnite!-
! The new love is tender as the old.
For RosaIind had lips where roses hled,
But Juiiets eyes were both Tor J gWel5 Ned
Yst ee tf@5f laughter %g1T Rea dd hd bit by BIT
| Loves web Of gold uuravels. yet Is knit
ThTGe st stT S5 s6 9y s9fH he" often b
| The love is as mighty as the old.
! LENVOI.
Old loves Of mine for this ye s clare no S,l Thi'
/ Not one but sings this song and JOYS IN It
The new love is thrice dearar than the old''
! The name OF Fashoda Is to vanish from the map.
This IS in consideration for French susceptibties
| This is an official decree. and henceforward Ia
shoda is Fashoda no more. The province OF that
| name becomes tho Upper Nile Province. the Tort
| and outskirts become Kodok and the village which
had also been known Fashoda. IS renamed Dab
war. These changes are TO take effect in all fut-
Ure map Official reports and recognized books oi
| referc-.
! The Legal Frne.-"who was It said. Eternal
| vigilance is the price Of liberty
! FOUNDER Couldn't have been any q our police
! plain ana tel you It's s. 50.-PhHadeIphia Ledger
wireless telerraphy is rapidly coming into com
i mercial utility IN Germany. and large numbers Of
| spark messages" as such kilograms are called
are transmitted daily. There IS service IN opera
/ ton between Denmark and Prussia. while two
/ o. 9 and Enr-
| seer are equipped with instruments. and maintain
! continuous communication with both German and
! Danish land stations. The system employed IS the
! sla5y-Arco. Private messages are accepted at the
two ofIiccs-at Bulk. near KEEL. and on the Isle OF
| Fehmarn. a fec Of Il cents IS charged for every
| message transmitted from station TO the other
irrespective or the number Of words It contains. and
It is thence dispatched 20 any part OF Germany or
! Denmark at a cent a word.
| Classihed.-"she says she's very fond OF music
/ Well. lis Instrumental IN making the neghbors
f Fzs.a when she gets at the piano 'rA'ade'Pna
| An adaptation Of the Pingree potato patch idea
IS said 10 have met with success ia Philadelphia
IL IS In charge or the superintendent Of vacant lot
farming" His annual report just presented. shows
that the utilization Of vacant lots by partly dis
ablcd and dec-epit. by otherwise idle people. has
/ brought good returns over tbirty-slx hundred
people. including a hundred and forty orphan chill
dren. were viven employment on these vacant lots
| last year ana brought return OF 800 on each
quarter acre garden NJ nominal expense OF s. 0oo
each dollar invested In instruction. tools and seeds
| yielding a return Of from s. TO s.. The usual OBJ
staclo in the way OF success OF this scheme has
been to find people who willing 20 make Use
Of the opportunities offered
A HOPEFUL INDICATION.
No matter II the mercury goes down
And STAYS below the zero mark all night;
No matter II your flannel dressing gown
No matter If the little tickling hand
Around the dial OF the meter speeds;
We cannot have much more of IL 10 stand.
Already they are advertising seeds
The blizzard through our streets may hercey howl
And paralyze us with its icy grip;
Particularly when We chance 20 slip.
The streetcars may be-nay they are too cold;
But we FOR these discoInforts are consoiedI
Already they advertising seeds
The robin Is not now upon the wing,
But all the same We have one sign OF spring
To comfort us when were inclined to fret.
or winter will all Of vs. agree
We've had about sq q. 1 FOR our needs;
-(Chicago News.
Hudson Bav / the third largest inclosed marine
sea in the world. being next IN size the Medlter-
ranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea, and a bill IL
now before tho ottawa Parliament to change IT'S
name TO the Canadian Sea, FOR good political and
national reasons and to assert Canadian supremacy
the waters OF the bay and the adjoining terri
tory" American whalers from New-Bedford
Mass. are practically the only people who have
frequented the bay for the last thirty years
Mortified to Death-"Of course. doctor. German
measles never serious"
Il never met but one fatal case"
.rs5 Ra E German %ea Ssd b w9en he
set in-'-CPhadelphia Press.
Representative Grlggs. Of Georgia. is a raconteur
who doesn't mind telling Joke on himself
when 1 was Prosecuting Attorney of Bartlett
County" said Mr.. Griggs. according to "The Wash
ington POST IAN old fellow. not or much account
but n great friend OF mine indicted for larceny
He came me and protested. but l told him 7
must do my duty TO the State.
We'll the came 20 trial and Jim had no
counsel The judge looked him severely over his
spectacles. and said:
Mr. Brown. you charged with a very grave
offence I think you had best secure an attorney.
'OId Jim got up with a preternaturaI gravity
and addressed the court and me.
Your honor. he said. love the old State Of
Georg1. on of these old red hills first seen
the light OF day. and when die I hope 10 lay my
tired old bones down right here For no consdera-
ton would take advantage q the good old State
Here he looked hard at me- the States attorney.
so. your honor. until the State of Georgy gets a
lawyer don't expect TO hire one he added. and
sat down.
Needless to say rewarded Browns patriotism
with freedom"
Soup on the Hoof-And the Russians at Port
Arthur are laying In supplies against siege. In
ponies" says Reuter- the military authorities are
taking measures 10 secure an adequate supply
T'2unch-