New-York tribune., 1905-03-08

arbitration was about one-third in both the years
named In appealing to the law the initiation
taken eighty-nine times by workmen three times
by masters and twice by the masters and
conointy. In fty-eight justices OF the peace
used their authority. and attempts at conciiation
were found unavailing In about one-tenth OF the
whole number Of the strikes In 122 OF them the
men were successful in 22S a settlement
reached by compromise. and the number which
failed 223.
GOODNIGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
Deserted by the waning moon.
When stars proclaim nights & eheerless noon:
IN The 'G@st sentry y walks his weary round.
Goodnight. my comrades dear.-gOOd-nisht-
Around me evening 5 changeful light
Spreads soft an Eastern glow;-,
While rising from the Orient hills
The moon attracts my sight r-
To, shimmering waves and and CLINT, gliRting ris-
My comrades DEAR goodnight!
Here once again beneath this sky
We rest from battle strife.
So weary that we long to ny
But this deep hours for .watchful men
My comrades dear. goodnight
Yet in this calm and solemn hour
My soul finds rest once more
Ae oPes So1 vide vide % enchan tment's door
And lights each fairy haunted spot
On Cloud cio ' and feld~o'er tent and cot
My comrades DEAR gg02d1 gg09q2qd11nig5t! rr,rr,r,rr,,
New-York. March /. 1906.
That the sentiment against fads in public schools
is widespread is shown by this. Council Bluffs
mother called up principal the other day by tele-
phone She was very angry. Her little girl hadn't
passed and they wouldn't let her go with her
class She read the principal the riot act in eighty
two sections and some clauses
You have too many fads in the schools" she de-
clared MY little girl would be all right if 1T wasn't
for the fads"
what fads?' asked the principal. mildly as
tonished.
why those bubblng cups, for instance" shouted
the exasperated mother Whats the use OF teach
ing the children to blow bubbles, I'd like to know
I can teach that to my girl at home"
HE doesn't look well at ALL What's the matter
i think he's got the jiu 1tsu."
ITS new kind of grip that is hard to shake off"
cleveland Plain Dealer
Portland Ore. is beginning to demonstrate that
Il has advertising genius. and the demonstration.
if completed proposed. will be great drawing
card to the coming exposition. What is proposed
is to establish a searchlght on the summit OF
Mount Hood. which, although forty-sx miles away
seems to be at hand. and whose snow crowned
summit 11.225 feet high. is always the chief at
traction tourists. In addition to the searchlght
station the light Of which will be thrown one hun
dred miles and be visible from the peaks of Rainier
Adams and st. Helena. the entire mountain will
he Illuminated by arc lights and redfire at night.
SOME WHO ARE WORTH WHILE
It is easy enough to be cheerful
II you cling to strap inside,
But the man worth while
Is the one who can smile
When he hasn't the price OF ride
ANY aa cam sno 9hsfTtpiy btT ysFss al right
VINE" But Ents thew the Woman ma nSS Worth While
Is the one who can smile
When she sits alone waiting, at night.
1t is easy to give up your money
But the worth while
Is the who smile
As he hands out hts watch in the dark,
Chicago Record.
DIR Henner. a German chemist has been expert
menting with cocoanut oil. and finds that it makes
very satisfactory article of butter. 1t contains
per cent of soluble acids. namely. butyric acid and
capric or decyclIc acid, which gives the butter a
pleasant aroma and SAVIOR. making II taste some
thing like hazelnut. This butter will keep fifteen
or twenty days before showing any acid reaction
and sustains many OF the tests of true butter for
which Il is better substitute than oleomargarne
and can be produced much more cheapIy Posterity
win face a scarcity OF milk and the butter made
therefrom so rapid is the increase OF population
and so restricted in comparison the available area
for pasturage. and perhaps the cocoa tree NAV
come in the most useful auxiliary of the cow
anywhere to be found. Much may be hoped from,
DIR. Henner's experiments, as leading the way TO
others and possibly to final success thus utilizing
a substance which be produced practically
without limit, and which is of known wholesome
ness and purity.
Car Laws and Rules.--"There is a law against ex
pectoratng In the cars In NewYork Is there not ?'
"Oh. yes"
And is there not law against standing on the
platforms?''
Certainly there is
II suppose, OF course there's a rule against ret
ting Off a while IL is in rnotion?' .
oh yes: there are laws and rules against doing
everything in the cars except standing up!f
-YonksxA Statesman.