New-York tribune., 1905-01-15

washing up for evermors.
Punch
once, when driving Queen Anere OF Portugal
saw large crowd surrounding some one who had
fallen down. The footnan was sent to ascertain
what was the cause Of the accident and. returning.
reported that 1t was young girl who had tainted
from weakness The Queen left her carriage.
cording to THE Indiana polls News" and assisted
the girl into the privacy OF nearby shop. and then
personally attended to her professionally. The
Queen then made inquiries about the girl She was
a milliner. who having failed to get work at her
trade. had undertaken other employment for the
support of invalid mother. but with such poor
success that she was nearly starved. The Queen
is her patroness and she is at the head OF one
of Lisbon's leading bonnet shops.
The Boss-How did my wife ever come TO pick
out a nursegirl as pretty as you are?
The Nurse-I suppose she wanted to be sure that
on the street.-(Chicago Journal.
The London Chronicle relates that during the
recent fog military man. advanced in years. lost
his way completely in the nocturnal vapor. Bump
ing against stranger he explained his misfortune
and gave his address "I know 1t quite well.' said
the stranger land I will take you there" It
some distance. but the guide never hestated for
moment the whole route. This is your door,"
he said at last house ioomed dirnly before
them. "Bless my SOUL" said the old gentleman. so
it is! But how on earth have you been able to
make your way through such fogF' II know
every stick and stone in this part Of London" said
the stranger, quietly. 'for am bndr'
"And Is this the fastest train on your roadr'
growled the cranky passenger.
Yes. sir" said the conductor. This Is the lin
We'll. your company ought to raise the limit
a resident Of Tarrytown-on-Hu Hudson has paid
10000 for pink. This is species OF ''frenzied
finance which probably even Mr.. Lawson would
approve. the flower in question is off-pink OF
the famous pink for which the Boston hnancier
paid s25 600.
Household Hint.-The Visitor-Your cook is per-
The 40 %s earn anaEs wba dishes b.
likes best herself, and then we have those only
(Puck.
whittier's poem. "The Prisoner for Debt" stirred
the New England conscience to the ahrogation of
law that was disgrace TO the State of Massachu-
setts. NewYork Is In need OF another Whittier to
abolish Imprisonment for debt In this State. Mean
time. it is to be hoped legislators will reread the
concluding stanza of whitter's poem:
Down with the law that binds him thus
No pefars from Sgss@ the withefing nH1 ours.
OF God and human kind!
Open the prisoners living tomb.
And usher from It's hroodng gloom
The victims OF your savage code
To the free and o God:
The oassteHRs HhSs Of ha d5H Xnsats hand
A curious custom has Just been celebrated at
Kiln. near Moscow. All the marriageable girls in
the town lined UP in the principal street, decked
out in tnelr simple nnery, many or them also haV
ing with them tho stock OF linen household and
personal. which forms part OF their dowry. The
young men contemplating matrimony then walked
down the se-rted ranks of beauty as they moved
toward the church and selected the girls OF their
choice. A formal visit TO the parents To arrange
details was then made in each case and a date fixed
for the ceremony.
THE DoYEN
TGeorge A. Walker. Washington who has inst haen
prison at the OF declared TO be 'the
worlds oldest haotual thief He Is Oxford gradu-
ate.
George I congratulate you. though
There who think such conduct wrong:
Tn glad 10 hear that You are go
slng stTons.
feel a patriotic thrill
The States may hold you now but ohI
Twas Oxford gave YOU all your skill.
You know.
But new this side the herring pond
We look in vain for men like thee;
To hnd them we must search beyond
The sea.
.rroo old at forty 5 what we hear
on BTitain's unprogressve shore.
But YOU have reached your hundredth year
And more
Al competition still you laugh;
No modern hustle makes you Sile.
Youth will be served-bUt only ~
Ter YOU.
The moral OF this tale no doubt
Is plain to all. Don't trust To luck
Hard labor brought George from cut
The rucS- -(London Chronicle