New-York tribune., 1906-11-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Peabody Museum at Yale Is soon TO place Oh
exhibition series OF fossils upon which PROFESSOR
Iull has been at work for several months Ahes
represent a series of the changes in the evolution
of the horse covering six geological perlooS anu
tracing the animal from the period when IL was d
foot high up to the present horse, these changes
being indicated by the head, teeth ana feet' the
last named originally showing a three anu louI
toed horse The collection was originally mace oy
Professor n c Marsh who showed II to the late
Professor Huxley when he came 10 lecture IN
America thirty years ago, and who as result oI
his investigation changed his opinion as to l.i'
origin of the horse from Europe TO America Inc
series includes nearly one hundred specimens
MANY stories are told relative TO the shreW dness @
of Columbus He thought America was India ou'
otherwise he not to be defeiye @ snec,ous tales
of the natives at glance 50. ., sweat
dca decared y these Children Of forest "a
native copper is not seldom round zb.., obsarvad
Native hut Of Irish descent. no douot; ooser'eu
Columbus aside, his entourage-Puck'
All Of the furniture and fixtures in the office Of
Francis f. Leupp Commissioner of Indian Affairs
We're made by Indians His desk. tables portieres
and bric-a -brac came from various tribes Of red
men. and Mr.. Leupp knows the makers OF many
Of tba articles His home in Washington abounds
in fine specimens of Indian handiwork
THE OPTIMIsT
There was an optmist who owned
horse that thieves drove off one night;
fS &nd Siw sad fde wS GPSn III I'o eonceaed delight
Some "f day Inn might t'4 have Wooed and
a lady, gentle. loving. fair. 80
Who might have blessed me with son.
And If ! still possessed that steed
He might in time have run run, away WAY,
And crippled UP my wife and chlld; ,n
Chicago Record Herald
That the camera reveals much that the eye fails
n discover is indicated by the case of Chicago
woman who recently sat for her photograph On
receiving the proof she took It back 10 the photog-
ranher and complained of number of small spots
on the face which marred otherwise perfect
picture. The photographer at a loss TO ac-
count for this an examination Of the negative fall
ing 70 give the slightest Clew TO the source OF
trouble. Several days later eruption Of spots
broke out on the wOmans face, which proved TO
be the first outward symptoms OF severe attack
Of smallpox.
Why don't YOU get up and give that seat 70 your
father. Bobby reprimarded the woman. Doesn't
il pam you to see him reaching for q strap
Not a tran.' chuckled Bobby.-Phtladelphta
inquirer.
The eldest son OF the Prince of Wales, Prince
Edward will this year begin his naval education
the Royal Naval College. Osborne. The sec
ond of the Prince Of Wales may also go 10
Osborne Such a of joint education OF two
princes would he parallel the training OF the
Prince of Wales and the late Prince Albert Victor
at Dartmouth. The young princes will probably
signalize their entry into the navy by a special
cruise probably under the flag Of the Prince of
Wales himself. For some time Prince Edward and
his brothers have had old brig moored on Vir-
ginia Water, and here some early naval education
has been impaired by tutors
He-Now my dear, when had better speak to
your father about engagement? ~
She-Co in now. The dreSSnaker has inst lar,
Ilie "H Tor my new spring clothes.-Cardiff Times