New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-28

The Teachers Federation of Belgium has COM
piled some statistics on the effect of school at
tendance on the growth of children. These go to
show that boys OF from six to seven years of age
who do not attend school both increase in stature
and In weight in higher ratio than the boys of
the same age in school. The Same fact is said
to be commonly observed in girls.
Colonel John H George, of Concord NJ H. was
aggressive Democrat and a popular popular speaker
farmer who was an old acquaintance. The farmer
said, How is IT that you retain your youthful APP
pearance?" TO WHICH Colonel George replied face,
ousy y drink NewEngland rum and vote tn
ICES tother,' said the farmer.-(Christian Register
Ex-senator Blair. of New-Hampshire, in recent
letter to ]. T. Coleman. of Ardmore. suggests that
the new State to be formed of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory be called Minerva. IF you must have
a new to unite upon" says the ex-senator
go further back and higher up than both Indian
and white man-to the gods themselves-for your
great commonwealth will be born no sucking into
the Union but full grown. his greatest daughter
sprang from the brain of Jove. Call her Minerva
The good old days when it was the custom TO get
the names of towns and counties out Of classical
mythology and geology past. The state Will
hardly be named after the goddess
Even in crime system is everything. -Four in
nocent young children. it is alleged arrested "a. at
Lambeth for shoplftlng, locked sweetly up INTO the
do this every Saturday, in an explanatory tone.
The age OF inno2ence-Qondon Globe
Two colored preachers were in a pulpit in
Southern town. one who was preaching happened
10 say When Abraham built the ark" The other
strove to correct him by saying aloud, Aoraham
warn't thar" But the speaker pushed on, heed
less of the interruption. and took occasion 10 re-
peat still more decidedly. Il say when Abraham
built the ark" And I say" cried out the other,
abraham warn't thar" fWell, l bet said the
other. with indignation. ''he was thar or thar
abouts."
An Important Point-Daughter-I do wish papa'd
MotherEAre You so fond of riding in them?
Daughter-It isn't that, but II we qoh { &c. one
people may think we can llA'' " ''o'
A naturalist. according to the Dundee Adver-
tiser" has been making observations on the toilets
NJ ants Of genus alta" and has discovered each
insect goes through a cleaning process as elaborate
as that of cat not only performed by herself.
but by another. who acts for the time as ladys
maid The assistant starts by washing the face of
her companion and from there goes over the whole
body The attitude of the cleansed is one OF in
tense satisfaction resembling that or dog or cat
when his head is being scratched. The pleasure
the creature takes In being thus comhed and
sponged is really enjoyable to the observer
Everything Limited-The old farmer went 10
end of the swaying coach 10 WASH n,s na p re
dr. awled there don't seem be much soap here?'
No sah chueed the porter er, E United iow dis is
Then the old tried to fill a glass from the
water cooler He could force out only few drops.
Not much water sab Dat am limited. too"
Presently the porter brushed the old FARMER down
why. boss" protested the porter 20 glib de
porter on de udder train quarter , -. -
know that ehuekied the the s,a taDsT b hp
be Umitsd-"-lChicago News