New-York tribune., 1904-09-26
A SEPTEMBER SUNDAY.


Again the temple door invites
Its summer truants home:
From sea blest shores. from sun kissed heights
With them I seek the rever.ns place
To holy memories dear.
That calls my spirit near.
bear the preachers measured tones
In sermon or IN prayer;
Tho melancholy organ drones
Through some familiar air;
whip my mind into the way
And spur Gy stiess hsaqt P6ing 3o n@av
My laggard tongue TO sing.
But far away my fancy flies
To where beneath enticing skies
The gray winged seagulf calls.
hear 81. Mary's cliff hung bell
Ana SeteR SefeR aero:s sSRs TtRRsa eRs rDpnr sw.u
The churchward sailing feet.
Fair islets blossom on the scene
Dear hills in beauty glow,
ringing Tsa b,5r Tttn nues nsss O. gray or green
"Oh for the pinions OF dover
The congregation sings:
But speed my though: to shores love
edward A Church. in The Christian Register
The phenomenon OF the changes in the level OF
the sea is one which Is well shown In the case Of
the Mediterranean 81. Phi. Negris In a recent
brochure presented to the Academy OF Sciences
furnishes interesting Information on this point
II being apparent that the sea has greatly tn
creased in depth compared 70 ancient times
Formerly a bridge 5000 feet long united Ieucads
10 the continent. To-day It Is submerged but the
foundations OF the work discovered eleven
feet beneath the surface. II may therefore be
cuded that since construction OF the bridge the
has risen at this point over nine feet. At Itea,
in the bay OF Amphssa. there has been observed
a mole that is also nine feet beneath the sur
face. At Rhenes there has been found a complete
ly submerged dock. evidently OF Roman construc-
tion the depth OF the above the dock at places
may conclude that there has taken place an i'm
portant increase IN the depth OF the sea since the
Roman period. the Mediterranean having risen at
least nine feet in about two thousand years
Absentmnded.-An old gentleman who was very
absentmnded often had to ring for his servant and
cay. lanes am locking for something and now
And then James would suggest:
Your purse. sir or spectaces or checkhookT'
and so on until the old gentleman would say az
.of course, thatt It. Thank YOU James"
One night the old gentleman had gone to his room
and al we're IN bed when James was startled BY
James, said the old gentleman. Il came up
hsTs %as ior something and now eant remember what
Wasn't It to so to bed, SIRE \
"Of course" said tho old gentleman. $50 II was
Ihank you, James-"-tLippineotts
Mrs Robert ]. Burdstte tells story about the
white ribbon which Is tho sign OF total abstinence
There are some persons said Mrs. Burdette.
VINO don't wear the white ribbon with sincerity,
Ihey wear Il. perhaps. about as hypocridcally as
X was worn by an employe of certain brewer
This employe after years OF dissipation. ap-
peared one day at the brewery with the white rib
bon on his breast Nothing was said to him, and
ne wore the ribbon for some months. Then one
day the head of the firm. happening to notice tha
mans badge approached him
-" Why Frank he said. 1t Is strange to see
you. brewer, wearing the white ribbon
Tt does look strange. STR the man admitted
WsH.' said the brewer. why do you do tr
IL is like this. said the workman 7 wear the
ribbon because II makes men like to tempt me;
and when I'm tempted succumb. sir
Mrs. Barron was one of ths nsw "sumr,er folk
and not acquainted with the yernacuIar Conse-
Cuenuy. she was somewhat slrprised upon send
Ing an order for roast of lamb to the nearest
oonteher to receive the following note in reply
ms ms week, but ! can get YOU leg on my brother
Hes full up OF what you want T sean him last |
nisht with i've legs. Yours resnectfliL George
Guntnn. Comma f~~~~~NN-