New-York tribune., 1905-03-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

John C. Carlisle has discovered down in the fast
nes5es of Setauket, long Island. with
new attribute. Mr.. Carlisle spends his summers
there and takes more or less interest in the farm
ing operations. NO" said the head farmland
10 Mr.. Carlisle In discussing the hiring Of
man, 'I wouldn't bother to take Frank He
wouldn't suit Why nct~' Well. because you
coulant place no dependence his stickin' to the
job, He's such a predetermined he never
stays at any string"
The spots on the sun may possibly be advertise
puck.
Some one has taken the trouble to ascertain who
DO the most talking in the British Parliament and
the results curious and interesting. BY resort
TO "Hansard' It found that Mr.. Balfour Is
premier talker. his speeches occupying columns OF
'T{ansard," while Austin Chamberlain comes next
with record of 2S7 columns his ere lit Sir
Henry Campbell -Bannerman has 200 columns, Mr.
Wyndham lS6. while Lord Hugh Cecil. regarded
by many the coming man. spoke only 50 coll
AS contrasted with this record the lords
seem to have preferred silence tn loQuacty as be-
comes their dignity. Lord Lansdowne. who head.
the list in that chamber, shown by "Hansard"
did only about third as much talking as Pre-
mer Balfour, his record being 1Os columns. Thirty
i've of the peers credited with only one column
or one and three-quarters EACH while cf the mem.
bers of the House of Commons 800 contented thera-
selves with less than one-haIf hour each in
course OF she session.
HAPPINESS.
followed far DER heaIn and desert land
The fairy cleaning of distant light
y shining lure, that becKoned n hand.
And with fair promise pierced the hostile night.
Ger rugged stones, and rHarsA, and Shiny clay.
And clngng tauglings of the thorny brier;
But still the dancing light snone tar away
And at my feet lay stasnant and mirs.
Weary, ! paused. and turning In the track
Glanced where the long. bleak. barren hills de-
And lo! athwart the trailing. ragged wrack.
Inc wizard beacon sAmmered far behind
-fLoudon Daily News
The London correspondent of Brooklyn Life"
gives the following story of the Countess of War
wick This reminds of the shop which tho
Countess of Warwick used to own In Bond st coma
Years ago she waited on q customer one day-a raw
boned AustrsIan-and when he bought heavily of
the goods offered him the titled shoukeeocr said,
Thank you. my friend The next day the man
called at Lady Warwicks house and sent up hi.
name. She did not recognize 1t and sent the servant
to ask the strangers business. Tell her iadyshtp'
The Australian replied. that its her friend Sim
mons Still bewidered, hor ladyship anxious to
for herself, asked that her frieud he SAINT nm
and she had long ct OF laughter when hs sx.
planned to her that he had taken her at her xora
ana had called as friend. 6he treated him very
nicely. az she does everybody, and shf, h.s lost
nothing by her courtesy. for her friend Simmons
died at Perth two years ago. leaving a coupls of
miIions OF pounds IN gold mines In West AustraIla
and among other things he left 10000 70 my friend
uhe countess OF Warwick. who alone among the
Kindness -
" IN The heat OF family quarrel the angry vvifa
n.3kes move 70 pick Up a fgtircn 6v NO nnsa1s is
Lungs over.-CThe New-Yorker - sAi'o'a
Glass hives for the observation OF bees at work
rave been in use for many years and recently ans,
nests nave been on view at the Crystal Palace Lon
don; now. firm In London has actuaIIv mn, or
ssle eonriVance called The Lubbock Formi-
oariuTn' which Is really portable snts, ~,
"hioh can be moved anywhere without tro,.bl. or
Inconvenience and which, 1t is claimed win Ia =, o.,
upward OF six years with ordinary care The sneo,ss
selected is the small yellow ant Forp1los ,tavs
ahu the hest Is inciossd In a frame ten inches
square, resembling picture frame, except that a,
must OF course be laid fat. and the cover must
be Kept over it, except when the ants ara u,osr 81,
servation. W.
Expert Testimony.-"what does the first s.nsr,
He says the prisoner 10 guilty"
..SAnd the second expert?"
Not guilty
fheres a third expert isn't thereY'
= es ne says both the other sxn.r,s sr~ u-,