New-York tribune., 1906-04-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Some one is plying the nuck-rake in Norway, g
country which one would hardly suspect Of having
already acquired the evil ways OF old America. 1t
the members OF the Storthing receive u
kronen Cabout 50 a day. In the strain Of
their duties proves too much for the members the
state provides gratuitously certain soothing and
refreshing remedies. For that tired feeling there
is cognao at the public charge This involves nice
questions. Some members, victims Of time and
tide which wait for to grow his third set
of teeth. remembering that toothless they in
audible and inefficient councillors, have acquired
handmade teeth at the states expense. The Nor
wegian press denounces them. 1.-THE teething of
the Storthing' is exciting issue IN the youthful
addition to the family Of nations.
DISQUALIFIED.
I cherished hopes in Youths ambitious prime,
When burning thoughts set all my heart afame,
That wedding wisdom with responsive rhyme.
might accomplish Fame.
I would interpret voices all men hear
AS sounds they love, yet do not understand.
And give meaning apposite and clear
To Natures feathered band;
And I would take the scales from off the eyes
OF those who look. but learn to see.
And show the hidden mystery that lies
In plant and herb and tree.
But oh! 1 failed for, though I felt the spell
That Natures orchestra upon me threw,
And fed my eye with fowrs. could not tell
The little that knew.
For never could learn which Joyous note
(Ben now confession starts manly bush)
Came yelling from the blackbirds mellow throat.
And which came from the thrush
1 could distinguish the forget-me-not
And tell primrose from a scabous;
But knew not what celandne, and what
The true ranuncuus.
And though sufficiently informed to state
aI e6Sd II no Se Mb in the early fd spring.
When cuckoos ought to sing!
And since such ignorance dare not TODAY
It's darkness l,,.,n In enSghtened places shed.
Must all remain unsald.
London Globs
Here is an editor who finds a good word to saw
for the loose lid" He remarks In 'crhe Kelton
CNyo) Gazette: "One Of delinquent sub
scribers got drunk yesterday and paid us "a on
subscription. few orderly saloons are good things
for town" Sobriety ceases to be a virtue when
it is accompanied by delinquenoe on the subscrip-
ton list.
tatng2-R1ow do sDs,fSa yEu spell % e5pPedienSy|
the simphed form.-Chicago Tribune.
Some Boston editor intimated that Back Bay but
lers made love to the housemaids. One of them has
replied in defence of his class, incidentally he
shows how far culture has got down the backstairs
of Boston society. He writes
do not fiirt with any of the female members Of
the household and It is no exaggeraton TO say that
Back Bay so far far as morals are concerned have
now giving him 9ost- graduate course at an Amer
lean college; Our feelings have been hurt by the
great deal of mental suffering from the annoyance
unwittingly caused
Some person Indifferent to truth circulated a re-
port that Theodore Becker. of Geneseo Ill a
plumber. about TO abandon that trade for
banking Preposterous the face OF II Mr.
Becker has yet felt compelled deny this ma
lcious rumor."
II regret" he says that should have per-
in midst who attend to other peoples bust
ness when their own affairs suffering for want
of attention"
Their affairs are obviously out of plumb and
Mr. Becker should plumb them. He has no inten
ton. of OF choosing business in which peo-
pie leave their money with him temporarily in place
of one in which they leave IL with him permanent
Iy He would be plumb daft do
One Dry Spot. Anyhow.-This is an editorial IL
is written To conform with streets The streets
are sloppy and the editorial may Do sloppy hut
there is bright consolation-it Amt sloppy over
hsad-Bgker Cry Herald.