New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-01-21
GRApATToNs.

Since she was twenty tits proven well
The way that the scales Will jump;
Described by her friends as plump
She came to thirty. as mortals will.
And after those years had HoWh
She weighed one hundred and sixty pounds.
AS 'embonpoint' she was known.
1t then developed as time went on.
She came TO forty whereat
She weighed one hundred and sixty pounds.
Described by her friends as fat ~
Chief Campion, OF Chicaso's Fire Department, is
aiding In the movement in that city for safe
and sane Fourth Of July by urging proper re-
strictions upon the sale of fireworks. Chief Cam
pion classes fireworks as good and bad, and In the
latter class he places dynamite caps. giant fire.
crackers blank cartridges, toy pistols and toy can
non Any city that succeeds in banishing this class
of fireworks from its Fourth OF July celebration
will be reasonably safe regards fires and serious
ar fatal accidents such as present noisy Fourth
usually entails.
Did my diamonds call forth any commentT'
as .Yes indeed answered Miss Cayenne. IT heard
several people refer TO you as the human chan
deler." -(Washington Star.
Many readers have no doubt struggled over the
pronunciation OF the Japanese physical training
system 'jiu- jtsu the correct form of which Is as
II spelled "iew-its. 1t months ago that II was
proposed to adopt the system at the Naval Acad-
envy, and though the proposition fingered 1t was
bound to come, and Japanese instructor mas been
secured 20 teach it to the midshipmen- Announcer
system of physical training in Japan is ken-1tsu,
to-handed sword play, and it is probable that this
may be made feature of the training system at
the Naval Academy. Still another is known as
botori. game in which two sides try to drag down
a pole that their opponents have planted.
~ D. 600.
Give me spoon of cleo. ma.
And the sodium alkal.
For I'm going to make pie. mamma;
I'm going to make a pie.
For John win be hungry and tired ma.
So give me a gram Of p phosphate
Now give me a chunk OF caseine. ma.
To shorten the thermic fat;
And give me the oxygen bottle. ma
And look at the tnermostat
And If the electric oven Is cold,
Just turn It on halt an ohm, Ohm, .,,,.
AS soon as John comes home
A collapsible theatre hat which may be folded
into minute space and when necessary will
sumo its former symmetry has been invented by
London milliner for the benefit of her sex. The
hat. which has been patented. is made on an in
genious framework. which can be covered with
pliable straw. chiffon, lace or cloth-indeed, any
material save velvet. which would crush too much
TO be of service. 1t can also be modelled in any
shape to suit any style OF beauty.
South stored up in his memory, and most of them
are snort and TO the point. One OF the best and
who was Just dressing in the mornins in his bache-
stairs to his servant go out and NOW some
mint for breakfast. "-(Argonaut.
Methuen Mass. Is being made so rich by the
gifts of OF its tOwnsmen that the citizens are
finding it difficult to pay their tax bills This
queer state OF affairs has been brought about by
the gifts of Edward f. Searles Mr.. searles is
Metnuen's richest man, and, being childless and
without heirs. he has intmated on several occa-
sons that he will leave his entire estate amount
ing TO many millions. to the town In the mean
time merely as a foretaste OF his bounty he has
given the town. which has only eighty-fve punils
In its schools, A,0OOOo0 high school building and
a library building costing $Joo0oo. These buildings
OF course must be maintained, and II is said ,ba,,
burn more coal. for one item. than all the rest OF
the town combined. AS one citizen rather ruef,Ilv
expresses it. when the town receives All Nr
searless fortune 1--WE shall be so rich that we
shall be poverty stricken 10 keep up appearances"
Homelike.-" Mamma" said the little girl WIN
was having her first experience of riding in a
sleeper.
Hush, dear" whispered mamma. you win
waken the others"
but, mamma. only want TO ask one question. .
We'll what is t?''
srIJrlo has tha fat ahova