New-York tribune., 1905-02-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

France had a great wine harvest in 1904. the
best in fact. with exception. since 1875. The
total production is reported. in advance of final
official figures. at 174S.S596o0 gallons. THE Cleye
land Leader wants to know how many Ameri-
realize, even In the dinmest fashion. what
that means. II is the equivalent OF canal of
wine 10 deep, 100 feet wide and a miles long.
BACK TO THE LISTS
1.-THE reviving the old class feeling -
When fitting knights on grassy tract
wsn m haTG oT hoae %ho
The simple savoir faire of strength:
When Justices left jokes to Dagonet,
And no one kept an autowagonette-
Your villein seldom suffered loss.
But lived at peace. the while his lord
G Some oG erfant blade de Of A rthuTs d beard
Gawaine, or Lamorak or Lancelot.
And surely it were fairer now
For vsor'd cranks, who. armor clad.
Make 'isf stoiid ROSTERS leap like mad.
And thsy sss do thoT tn tn percy Te
Holding a Tournament of Cars
Feuter and foil from break of morn
Till all behed amazing stars.
While and fro with oil to penlsh all
Shunted Sir K.O2 the SeneschaI
Then might sing. like bards of yore.
How We'll Wells Sir r;t Psnhard s' fought his whack.
Sir Tete de Motomanlaque:
And sheed his brains like peas that stocked pod
-(Punch.
There are many grounding stories but this one
coming from Louisville, undoubtedly is entitled to
the prize Rudolph Harting, a druggist is proba-
bly, the first man to prove the ancient grounding
story, but he has certainly demonstrated the fact
by actual test. Harting was presented with a
grounding last fall. He made for his pet warm
house and fed him till he was fat. When the
weather became cold the hog laid himself down.
and amount OF coaxing could arouse him. A
Mr
would get Up on February q placed under him six
hens eggs. On Thursday, February g six wee
chickens broke through the eggshells and nestled
themselves about the strange incubator That day
the grounding awoke. got up, and. after playing
about for a time, viewing curiousy his companions,
laid himself down and is again fast asleep.
Well Provided For-''Whew! Transformer must
have found food for thought IN the dramatic edi-
tors article this morning"
and also his -(cathoic staSdard fVS and
Times
The excuses which children bring to school fur
nish no end Of entertainment. Here are a couple
which. according THE Troy Times were recent
ly presented to a teacher who is employed many
hundreds of miles frc Troy: please excuse Salie
from a boil on her nose" please excuse Willie
for being late He fell in puddle on his way to
school. BY doing the same you will oblige." 1t Is
unnecessary to say Sale and Willie were duly ex-
cused.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Just now through the nation a question is flying.
IT'S not the best method for dusting or dyeing.
not ivy %nat os 5ns seTGet ofe o e Is
A notion that's born of a newspaper knock:
"Oh. say, did you ever get married TO Hoch?"
No odds where they live in Dubuque or Decatur;
No odds where they lost number one. two or
Each woman who's shed her familias pater
dispersed O
That is. such haven't been led to the block.
He welded as oft as he took the fool notion
How few we will find, from New-York to Chicago.
But Johann has made them, contrary to law, go
So all % the iga nd as a nanry 5G
The innocent. care beset echoes to mock
Before 1t has stopped, poor Johann may be swing
"oh, say. did you get married to Hochr'
baltimore American.
There is still in existence the log of Nelson's nag
ship. the Victory. on the day of Trafalsar A
cerkly hand. clear and distinct wrote amid the
echoes of French and Spanish guns: 1.-THE Right
Hon. Lord Viscount Nelson. K B. commander In
chief. was wounded In the shoulder In aom" Later
on the other page: Partial firing continued until
4h. sonl.. when a victory having been reported to
the Right Hon. Lord Viseount Nelson X r. and
commander IN chief. ne then died of his wound -
And all the time IN the margin the variations OF
the wind are calmly noted
Easily RemedIed.-Auntie Ito small ,,sca ,r,o ,
not rsg,, by any means the pink OF perfection)-oh
sister and brother never be SO had s ''''
Milly (saucily)-But can teach them III an-
don Tatler. 'A-'
A lawyer. pleading the OF an intent plnIntif.
took the child suffused with tears In his arms and
presented II 10 the jury. This had a great erect
until the lawyer of the opposite side asked What
made him cry. HE pInched me-" answered. ths
little innocent.
Parvum in Multo-Stammerly-H -h-have v-vop
g-g-got c-couple OF hours TO s-s-sp-spare
T-t-thompsonf
Thompson-why. don't know-what do YOU
want?
"Id l-l-like t-t-ten m-m-mnute t-taik with
you."-( cleveland Leader