New-York tribune., 1905-02-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The ice was broken around Nantucket the other
day for the first time in weeks. The islanders.
however had prepared in advance for a hard win
ter which should cut them off from the mainland.
Last winters experience taught them to do that
for last winter they long time without many
of the commodities of life This year the only thing
they lacked was yeast cakes. Somebody blundered-
and the yeast cakes forgotten in provisioning
the forces Still, there must have been many women
among the oldest inhabitants who could make po-
tato cake yeast-the sort their grandmothers made
before the modern yeast cake dreamed OF.
again" he sighed IT shall never love again
oh. yes, you will rejoined the heartess beauty.
Never again. he repeated. I'm going 10 turn
over new leaf and save money. ."-(Chicago News.
man went into the general reading room of the
Congressional Library at Washington the other
day to get some specific data for paper he was
writing according to The Troy Times" He told
an attendant he wanted to find out something about
some papal bulls. and asked II they had any record
of anything of the kind. He had never been in the
reading room before. he did not know the Iimi-
tations of some of its attendants He selected
desk and sat down. AT the end OF half an hour
the attendant returned. II think sir" he said
you may fad what you want here" and he laid
before him an Agricultural Department report
opened at an article cattle.
HARRYs MARRIED
Harry once was popuIl;ar the life Of every party:
AioitS t5ieS were HStehed TO- HarFy'S JeStS
Harrys laugh infectious was considered bright and
Everybody watched for him until he had ap-
Now the girls avoid IN Just as If bore they
Now they find him stupid and his conversation
Now the eyes are lstless to the face they once
Harry's married.
Harry once could count upon half a dozen letters
Harry was Imprisoned in dozen dai1tV fetts2s sg IN
Harry wasn't quite so good as Harry might have
Now his plate is empty. and his correspondence
The postman now is missing many missives that
Harrys face at breakfast lacks its customary
Harry's married.
Harry. once was telephoned to gay, impromptu
AIways room for Harry and another extra chair
Harry found an open door and welcome every
Now he's got wife at home, there's no one
All his old advances now are mercilessy parried Z
Harryd like to call again. but Harry doesn't
Harry's married.
Harry once. on Christmas Day. had many pretty
Pillows. pipes and photographs. cigarettes and
Every girl who knew him tried to make his birth
Slippers. soap and shaving sets. conehas by the
Now he smiles sardonic when the pitying postman
a
Greetings to Yourself and Wife" his old adorer
Harry's married.
Harry. to the married women once was interest
There he told his troubles. and they called him
eany yusser} ofheF 5ih' 'heY SAID were not OF his re-
Now they fail to find in him comfort and toy.
Now the maid who trusted him has grown little
All the little love affairs with which her soul is
Now are secret sorrows, and they're not to be
Harry's married.
metropolitan Magazine.
The French telephone service has gust accorded
to the public Of those little amenities OF civil
izaton which might, with obvious advantage be
extended throughout the world. In every public
office there will heneeforward be hung a white
linen handkerchief. treated with a chemical solu-
tion with which every person can cleanse and dis
irfect the plate tube before using it. If he
will only do so also after breathing into 1t HIM
self for several minutes. much the better These
handkerchiefs renewed daily.
Her cuse-Mstress-Dont deny IT, Bridget;
saw you permit that policeman to kiss YOU last
locked up for resistin officer would yeF-(Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Notwithstanding the so-caled armor trust and
the alleged evils OF protective tariff it is inter-
estin to learn the United States pays for
France pays s473 for special plates and $3.50 2
for hard-faced armor plate of the heaviest kind
and Germany pays from s52S TO S547 a ton. and
Japan and Italy still more. the United States by
the recent bid of the Bethlehem and Carnegie
plants can secure it's plate at s454, a sum
which also includes the royalties paid for the Krupp
process An even lower bid made by the Mid
vale arnor plant but there is doubt whether the
latter can supply the armor In quantities such as
may be required and promptly as may be neees-
sary.
Very Likely -Frend-How do you suppose your
baby caught the whooping cough? He hasn't been
near any other children.
Mother-He probably inherited IL from I
had it when Just his age.-(Detroit Free
Press.
The National Civil Service Commissions report
contradicts the famous saying that few die and
none resign in the federal service II shows that
out of every 1000 employees seventy resigned volun-
tarily last year. That is per cent OF the whole
number similar rate of voluntary Withdrawals
from the service OF great railroad company would
mean from 1900 TO 1900 or 200 changes in a year
She-No Mr. Lytely. never be your vaIep-
tine honor and respect you. i am sure Won uyould
He-Wel~-er-will you give a letter of rec-
ommendation to my next plaee?-(Illustrated Bits
Asked why Canforna's two unlversities--stata
losophy degrees-only twenty-five In seven wears
President Jordan of Stanford said: by wider in.
PRODUCTION of the trading stamp principle in higher
education the number or degrees could be Increased
but with no gains 10 science and art