New-York tribune., 1905-11-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An old minister IN Weston, Mass, tells how i'm
pcitly the people Of generation ago trusted the
weather predictions Of the Farmers Almanac"
One of his flock had died. and the pastor was
consoling his widow. The subject of the funeral
came up, and ne asked when it was to be. Wait.
doctor" said she; we must have 1t on a pleasant
day She hurredly searched the almanac and
the day set.
Don't you think. Miss Sharp" said the clergy
man that since marriage Is such holy thing
,,s Perhaps, Sir. replied the young woman, 1T is
Transcript.
woman once told Lord Palmerston that her
maid, who had been with her in the Isle of Wight
objected to going thither again because climate
not embracing" enough. What L
do with such a woman?' she asked You mad
better take her to the Isle of Man next time,''
said Lord Palm erston.
AT THE END OF Already
At the uttermost end of Already
There lies a garden fair.
And two and two the lovers be
And Love who walked with them debonair
Through the pathways intricate:
And yawns and is glad of *
At the uttermost end of Already
A quiet garden lies.
Peaceful and fair and still to
Under it's cloudless skies.
There comes no danger to rouse surprise.
But little Love rubs his dropping eyes
At the uttermost end Of Already
Is the goal of settled things
Strange they walk in 1t soberly
Who strove for the peace it brings.
The stin night goes and the fun swings
HIS lamp Ger the silent lawns.
But little Love sits with listess wings
And stretches his arms and yawns
-CTheodosia Garrison, in Life
4 railroad man who has been down in Guatemala
tells of the unusual baggage transported by the
railroads down there. Al the station OF Retaihueu.
in Western Guatemala. he the following articles
checked as baggage: One cage of chickens. basket
Of ducks bundle Of dried fish, crate Of live igua-
mas various empty baskets. crate of fighting
cocks baskets eggs, baskets of fruit, silver in
sacks a bundle of soled clothes that some woman
was taking down to the river TO wash furniture
hides in packages. smoked crabs that smeiled to
the next station baskets of bread, small alliga-
tor and live pigs.
Tough-..You should have heard Bangs roasting
Words. 'sYes. but they didn't seem so hard to
do You rnean?" He had to eat them this morn
ing"-(Philadelphia Press
\ story or Russian tape is told by w T.
stead General IAnevitch, when in supreme com
unand of the Russian army IN Manchura had
rubber stamp ready with which to sign orders for
small supplies. such forage for his own horses
The conlmissary returned the stamp signed orders
as irregular. and the commander of half million
men had to sign his autograph TO requlsltlon Tor
his horses oats.
break his spirit
ne might as well have it broken now! I Answers
4 curious story of love and diplomacy is cur
rent in RIO Janiero. Relations between Peru and
F3razn were strained account of boundary dis
putes and the Peruvian Minister Rio
dered 70 reach a better understan nding Whether
AS 2 means to the end by accident. in
of his negotiations the Peruvian Minister fell in
love with the daughter of Brazrs Minister of For
egn Affairs. After this relations between Peru and
Rrazu became harmonious in the extreme until the
Peruvian proposed and rejected. Then he pro
caeded TO pen a series of official notes of such
acerbitv that communication had TO he broken off
altogether ana a Peruvian Minister is neces-
sary in Rio
Ee.
If | were only twice my size
might with hope aspire
To that supremely glorious prize
That sets my heart afre
She:
Oh, for my disastrous height
Which daunts the little dear.
I'm he'd speak this very night
The words long TO hear.
Moral:
So Natures equaliZng plan
Controls lopgings plant.
hir giri little