New-York tribune., 1905-02-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


ou,ry to its new law regulating divorces, passed
In 1902 tho State of Pennsylvania is likeiy 10 De-
come a rival OF the Dakotas IN the aHections oA
married people whose hearts no longer peat DIS one
and whose single thought is how TO get rld OF
tbe marriage tie BY a decision rendered the otner
dav In the first case In which the law referred 10
was cited II was decided that the laws OF fenn-
sylvania permit divorce without personal ser
vice upon the respondent when one OF the parueS
lives In another State and the grounds for divorce
also occurred another State. 1t is said this Id"
was 'snaked" through the legislature and was in
tended TO remove the obstacles from the pain
of a woman in the Philadelphia social set. Now
that attention has been called to it by this de-
csion il is probable the law VIII remain long
the statute books.
something for my nerves; 1 worked to death a
'Hm Been adding up your accounts 1or the iase
No. trying to keep a diary for the last few
weeks '-(Chicago News.
In a volume published in 1865 by John Gadsby.
Manchester publisher in which the author narrates
his wanderings in Europe and the East, occurs the
following remark in regard to Lyons which may
be commended to Borough President Ahearn as he
sits up late at night studying the complex prob
lem of how to provide street signs for New-fork;
1.-THE names of some of the streets painted on
black plates and those of others yellow. These
are excellent guides 10 strangers. as the black
plates are all in streets which run parallel with
the course of the rivers. and the yellow ones IN
those which run at right angles TO them The
two-color scheme for crosstown and longitudinal
streets in New-York probably would also be help
full TO strangers. What Mr.. Gadsby would have
said about city that does not provide signs of
color at many of its streets may be left to the
imagination.
81 would like TO go wherever 1 please"
Said the foolish virgin, who loves her ease
Said the virgin wise: Il would have you know
I would rather please wherever go"
-(Philadelphia Record.
London Society" prints this story: Little Jack
NIanley was ten years old, and when he slipped out
of the house at daylight he left note to his
saying he had left home to seek his fortune.
A discoura ging combination of circumstances, in
which hunger. WEAKNESS and fear all played part,
made him think better of It, and he returned TO the
parental roof at $50 p. He was not received with
open arms. Indeed. his fathers newspaper ratified.
his sister studied obstrusvely even his mother
didn't to whether he back not.
Nicodemus the cat not being in the secret, rose
and rubbed his soft side caressingIy against the
culprits leg. He stopped to pet him. and then. with
last desperate attempt to start the ball of
versation. he demanded, homesickly: "Is this the
same old cat you bsd when went swayf'
ABOUT JANUARY l.
The old years shades quite pulled down.
When through each village city, town,
There passed sandwich with sign
'Cut it outl''
BE more specifc!" said the man
Who plainly rushed much the
The sandwich man neer turned aside;
Only the Legend G1i a. writ t replied
pesfsd hs sss @a s1@sf ShS %has oHd all sy
But all the answer that he got
Was this laconic centre shot:
'Cut it outg'
The man whose face haggard white
ROter e know Mha 1 hnF was nsr
And got '@1s !!cut tftwSr il out!" S'0aueh';
Felt his especial fault was hit;
Their souls with new resolves I did, did fill.
Cut it out?'
So all braced up. and for three days
And followed fully up the plan
Suggested by the sandwich man
"Cut it out!'
But ere the sandwich man did trace
A four days journey from the place
All things were they were before
And no one el ever hnted ts more;
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Correspondents of 1.-THE London Academy have
been discussing the origin Of the American
preston, Great Scott!' One thought 1t arose In
some obscure way from the of General Win
field Scott Another writes: Surely the connection
OF this with General Winfield Scott, mentioned by
your correspondent is doubtful-probably a mere
volks- -etomologie story invented to account for
a word not otherwise understood. Russelrs Cur
rent Americanisms' CLondon crca 1S90) merely de-
fines II as euphemstic oath of no great force and
very uncertain origin He must have been ac-
quanted with the Winfield Scott story. and (as he
is elsewhere very hosptable to fancy derivations)
must have had reasons for rejecting this one; but
it is that he did not record the fairly obvious
corruption OF the German 'Grtiss GottP'
Time for All Things.-Mss De wisonhy-Do
YOU believe In infant damnation professor? Pro-
fessor La Tynn-Only at night.-Puck
German review contains an article on a new
edulteration of coffee The roasted beans ara
plunged in a per cent solution of borax and then
left 10 dry. The borax makes them shine ana
absorbs water. thus adding TO the weight of the
coffee The way 10 discover this ingenious fraua
is to dry the coffee. and ift loses more than ner
cent in weight there has been a fraudulent OBJ
sorption OF water
Seemed So.-He-I go TO bed at night with glove.
on keep hands soft. "N'
She-And do you wear your hat. too ?--t Hartford
Courant