New-York tribune., 1905-02-22
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.


Consider the porous plaster. my son." remarked
the philosopher. land don't get discouraged Every
body turns his back on it, yet It hangs on and
eventually achieves success by close application"
THE ENGINES SONG.
Through city and forest and field and glen
NJ rush sran With Il the fbs gOseg s4esrB Ba N thousand
My brain is my masters brain.
I borrow the senses OF him within
Who watches sas, the gleaming line: ,..,
His courage and will are mine.
hear. as I swerve on the upland curve.
The echoing bills rejoice ,.-
The laugh OF my giant voice.
And. white in the glare OF the golden ray
, Or red in = the FIR. fprna6e &c digi15 digt5 ~ s.v
4 pillar of flame by night.
-(Arthur Guiterman in The Four-Track News.
An English newspaper says that schoolmaster
was in the habit Of Furnishing scholars who came
late to school in the morning by keeping them in
in the afternoon. One who was five minutes late
was kept in ten minutes and on IN proportion.
One morning it CHANGED that the schoolmaster was
half an hour late and a smart boy among his
pupils was not slow to remind him of the fact
Tn very sorry for being late, boys" said the
schoolmaster. with twinkle in his eye, and as
punish YOU it's only fair that you in turn should
me, so you will all stay and keep me in for an
hour this afternoon"
CONTRASTS.
Always the shadow of war. but on go the works OF
Always the shadow of death. but OF Joy life feels
The battieship plunges along, fortress aswim IN
But over the self-same waves the wind drives
the hsherman's smack.
Is it hunger that drives? Is it wit that thrivesP
Shall subtlety triumph hight?
Hunger. drives. and gumption thrives. and sub
Rut knowledge and truth shall drive out ruth,
and love, in the end. is might
-(E s. Martin in Scribners Monthly.
To Americans castles are associated with the
stored Rhine, picturesque England France and
Spain but it Is interesting TO be reminded by The
ST. John (P. L. l. News that there a number
of ancient Canadian castles still existing the chief
ones being st. Ours, RimOuski. st. Eustache.
Lotbiniere, Monticello, Ste Marie de la Beance,
VaudreiI Rouville and. most interesting OF all,
the Chateau de Ramezay al Montreal. The latter
was built in l765 by Gertrude de Ramezay. at that
time Governor of the district OF Montreal and
Knight OF the Royal and Military Order OF 81.
Louis. From him was descended the last French
Governor OF Quebec at the time OF the capitulation
in 1859. From that time to 1910 the castle remained
in the possession OF the government and was the
residence OF the French and English governors
until the capital transferred from Montreal
TO Quebec. It is now owned by the Antiquarian
Society, which has made OF It a museum for his
torical relics of the old regime and as such It
possesses much interest for visitors 10 the
time capital OF New France
There's dust the ice cream freezer, and the
lawn mower is getting rusty, but the snow shovel
looks like washboard that has been IN constant
use since the year when you got married
(Somerville Journal
curious glimpse OF English love Of the pictur-
esque is given in letter of aggrieved Londoner
10 "The Times Sixty years ago. he says. It
Of the delights of his youth in passing through
ST Janess Park ''to stop for cup Of milk and
It drawn from the cow" Presumably he has not
relinquished this pleasing rural custom in later
years one morning recently. sad TO relate, the
COWS were absent from their immemorial haunts.
banished by the 'prerogative OF his majesty" the
King OF England: hence these tears To Americans
accustomed merely to the milkman. and perhaps TO
the of condensed milk, the idea of milk drawn
from the cow" IN the pleasing scenery OF park
will like forgotten dream OF Arcadia, and
they will marvel not that the cows have been ban
ished from St. James's Park. but that the milk
trust so long endured such competition
RELIANCE.
Not to the swift. the race;
Not 10 the strong, the fight:
Not 10 the righteous, perfect grace;
Not to the wise, the light