New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


teacher at Buckport. Ne. is feeling bit dis
couraged just at present The other day she
trying TO get a bit OF knowledge into the class in
erIthmetic. and boy IN particular would do
nothing that he was asked to. Finally the teacher.
IN desperation. turned on him and asked him what
he intended 10 bs II by any chance he per-
mlued to grow up. The youth replied that he
thought he would be teacher. and have his schol-
Rrs TO GO his figuring for him.
You know Jessie. the good book says. Love
your nelghhors. spoke the mother to her little
the days OF hais."-(Yonkers Statesman.
7, came out recently that Andrew Carnegie might
put In application for injuries received In SER
vice IN the Civil War. The ironmaste- met Com
missioner Ware during the recent international ar
filtration conference in Washington Mr. Carnegie
said he thought he might get pension II shall
be delighted 10 pass on your case said Colonel
Ware. who was unable 70 make out what Mr. Car
nege was driving at at was this way" said Mr.
Carnegie. In April. 1861. the 18th It was on
train between Baltimore and Annapolis. That
was while was an operator. too. l noticed that
rebels had cut the telegraph wires and had attached
them 10 a stake which they had driven into the
ground The wires effectively grounded and
I knew that business could be done on that
line until tho wires were freed from the stake
the boy TO DO Il. I jumped Off the train q
could jump in those days. too. and hastily seized
the wires. They were drawn taut. so that when one
was freed It new up and caught mo here under the
nose N4len i was dD4e 10 get UP my race
from ear to and bleeding profusely When
L got TO Baltimore the doctors said 1t was serious
cut. That day the mob assaulted tho 9Th
Massachusetts, and wounded several men. figured
ii out that was the third man wounded during
the Civil War"
WHEN DOROTHY GOES SKATING
When Dorothy goes out 10 skate it is a busy time
Through snowdrlfts deep her lovers wade and
While Billy Tugs a canvas chair. Jim drags along
On which q basket full Of lunch is held by pa
For skating much. you know. will mako
The heaIthiest appetite awake.
Arrived upon tho festive scene. she calmly takes
Then George kneels at her little feet and works
To fasten on her shining skates-how very small
Bob sweeps the ice and watches her. lost in a
While twenty other willing SWANS
To help her somehow rack their brains
AT last eSe s sfae start is mad'' upon tho sharp
Fair Dorothy gdes off with ease crowd close
About the pond she circles once and then gives
Spread out the lunch and make the teal want
But ere they finish. clumsy men.
It's timo to start back home againi
When Dorothy goes out to skate. the people who
May think the sport is but farce. with all the
But none of those who so with her seem put
She wastes their tlIne-in fact. it is privilege.
they say
when they desire to skate know
They don't ask Dorothy TO GOD
Cincinnati Tmes-Star
Newspaper work in Russia is a pleasant sort of
life, and the government spends more money on
its press censors than on its schools. Last year
elghty-three papers were suspended for various
periods. and twenty-six were forbidden to accent
all advertisements. while 259 editors were told
they could have a short vacation In Siberia If
they continued their methods OF reviving various
public questions. Russian paper is a valuable
thing fSm q news standpoint.
schoolboy in Jewell City, Mo-. was assigned
to prepare an essay on the subject OF Ducks" and
this is what he wrote: The duck IS low. heavy
lie is mighty poor singer, having a hoarse voice
caused by getting many frogs In his neck He
stomach to keep him from sinking The duck has
only two legs and they far back on lis
missing his BODY some ducks When heS set hs S
have curls on their tails and are called brakes
brakes don't have to set or hatch. but Just leaf,
rather be q drake every time
well known Englishman has Just returned
from trip into the jungles OF India after bic
game. He had of the most expert guides I'm
the world with him. and of the sportsman,s
friends asked this guide how his EMPLOYER shot
while on the trip. The guide replied: He shot
divinely. but God was very mercifuI to the ami
mails
Faith Cure Exercise.-"Aren't you ashamed of
.Indeed am" answered Meandering Nike
WHAT"
i've been tak1n' de faith cure I've been chop
CWashinaton Star.