New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-29
THE FIREsIDE ELEPHANT.

THE FTRESIDE ELEPHANT.
All me- how frequently pant
To be a stately elephant!
With skin SO thick and strength so great
He scorns the puny tricks of fate
A really untold weight Of care.
All, were he I will aver
I'd be model householder!
'Tis possible. I grant you that.
He is not suited to fat:
Yet you'll admit at that he
Is buided for economy.
He need not stooP to pick things uD:
His hand Is spoon and fork and cup
And cen straw for lemonade.
And when the tcebox hoard has shrunk
To puny size in fourth floor rears.
He takes shower bath from his trunk
And sits attaining with his
And windows must the air exclude.
He leaves his across the sill
While folks below prepare their food
Show me the man who would not pant
TO be a gentle ELEPHANT
-(Burges Johnson, in Harpers Magazine
BY the terms of fund to be administered in con-
nection with the Philadelphia School for Nurses
Witherspoon Building. Philadelphia number OF
young women from country places will receive free
training in nursing The object is to disseminate
the knowledge of the care of the sick to districts
which have no hospitals. The young women wilt
receive rooms. board and uniforms free The
of training is two years.
According to Dorothy.-Dorothy is a sweet little
maid of two and half Her father never carries
day. she was observed standing before it rapt in
We'll Dorothy" said her mother what's that?''
Dorothy looked up with puzzled expression.
"Umbwella. wivout any clothes on said she.--
Nippmcott's Magazine.
The politeness of children is only skin deep One
cannot help sympathzing with the little London
girl who said sleepily TO her hostess al a party
she had been old enough to enjoy. please,
will you tell me which is lady what's giving this
party, cause 1 promised mummy to say, 'Goodby,
thank you very much for the nice party and I
can't so home till I've said 1t; and-and do so
want to get away from this horrible pIace" But
ones whole heart goes out 10 the little boy who,
having greatly enjoyed small insufficient choco-
late. was asked sharply, We'll. Johnny, what do
you say More answered Johnny
A BOOKBUYER
My friend loves books but not as I;
lie sets-I single volumes buy.
With loves score he keeps fond tryst.
This biblio- polysamist!
An archaeological discovery was made recently at
Agen. France, that is interesting European scien-
lists. Soil, sinking under the weight OF a team of
oxen. disclosed cavern, whose floor were
found some exceedingly rare animal footprints.
Among them were those OF the Felis spelea, pre-
historic cave lion From plaster casts this petri-
fed footprint has been measured 10 be ga inches
long by 81. inches broad. and the claws "a.
inches long These footprints are now being close
~ studied by experts.
PROVERBS OF NETWORK STREETS.
A new Broome streets clean,
The Broadway Ieadeth TO destruction
stone Wall streets do not prison make.
How old is Ann street?
A Bowling Green gathers no moss.
Never say Dey street.
o! Liberty street. what crimes arc committed in
thy name!
Division street is bad
A Pose street by any other name would smell as
sweet
Better Laight street than never
He asked for bread and they gave him Stone
street. Ai ctr opolitan Magazine