Marble Hill press., 1905-07-06

fGHTN James may he Fl-tt III Sat Ing
that The American newspapers use
"slorry English" bur at least it can
be generally understood.
Men DO not die of hard work" says
the Boston Globe. We knew a man
once who died Of hard drink, though.
a cake Of ice fell Oh him
Fashion struck death blow to the
waiting hoopsl1irt industry when it de-
creed that only women who are over
thirty should wear the things.
Garden seed four thousand years
old have been discovered in Egypt.
but Egyptian ConSressmen are not
sending them out to their constituents.
Who knows? If RuSsla's dream of
an alliance with Japan is realized,
some day the cZar may be friendly
enough with the mikado to call him
Mix
we owe an immense debt to medi-
ca! science" says the Detroit Free
Press Same here. brother. and the
doctor is beginning to get disagreeable
about it.
We have noticed that since the re-
suit of the ocean yacht race was an
rounced. Sir Thomas Upton isn't
talking so much about taking part in
the next one.
Human nature is queer. Thousands
Of people now would like to see those
photographs with the newspaper girls
picture in them that the president has
ordered to be destroyed.
A literary critic says in painting
women, she must be made "either an
geIicaIly radiant or heroically dia-
bolic." Let us strike the golden mean
and say "angelically radiant"
"Smacks of Treason" is the caption
of an editorial in the Washington
Post. We have not read it, but pre-
sumo it treats of the kisses bestowed
by married man on the pretty house
maid.
A French engineer thinks railway
could he built around the earth, in
c!udinG n tunnel under Bering strait,
for $3.50. .000 900 Probably a few more
thinks might cause him to alter his
figures a little.
The Boston Globe invites us to
Imagine a daily newspaper written
in the style of Henry James" But if
they cannot imagine such a thing in
Boston. we don't see how We can be
expected to DO SO.
The birmingham Age-Herald SAYS:
"A Richmond pastor has induced the
women members of his congregation
10 leave their hats at home. The plan
will work all right until next April
Then thcre will be trouble
-Youne Willie Zieglcr proposes to
use his $50 600, 000 for the purpose Of
discovering the north pole. In this
cool manner probably he will be able
10 escape the accusation, when it is
all over, of having burned up his
money.
Perhaps the young English scientific
man who by putting radium and ster-
.!iZcd hoUllOn in a test tube has sue
ceedcd in producing some Of the phe-
nCmena of generation is on the verge
Of a great discovery, and perhaps he
is only enthusiastic.
The London academy says that it
knows Of at least one maa who has
no literary ability whatever and yet is
able to make moderate livelihood
out Of the construction of plots which
he sells TO professional writer's. Ques-
ton: What is literary ability?
How did the splendid word royal
ever come to be applied to the blood
in human beings veins?" asks the
Los Angeles Times. This reminds us
Of the old lady who was enthusiastic
about Adams discrimination in pick
ing out such a fit name for the hog.
Two young women wearing hoop
skirts appeared in the streets of Pitts
burg the other day and caused a
panic. Women were knocked down
and trampled, children were hurt in
the crush and business was suspend
ed; but it is not reported that strong
men Wcpt.
In spite of the fact that DR.. Osler
SAYS that girls with freckles are the
most amiable and so the most desir-
able to marry, we observe that they
are still writing to the papers asking
for recipes to take the freckles off.