New-York tribune., 1906-06-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In its march 20 the Pole the drama has reached
Iceland 1t is a recent graft upon the inteIectuai
life Of the island. according to THE London GLOBE
The first theatre was founded so recently as lSs1'
and there is only one in the island-at Reik1av1k-
but 1t has taken firm root The dramatic season
opens In October and closes at the end or April
when the good folk so fishing. and the theatre Is
open about three evenings a week B1ornson ana
Ibsen are mostly drawn upon. but during the last
season one or two native poets have recited their
own compositions. which promise Weu- Inc hiu-
nicipality and the Diet each subsdize the theatre
TO the extent Of 900 crowns
Naggus-what are you going 10 do with the hero
and heroine OF that magazine story you 10 1-A--'
Borus-CeTtainly They'll be married in the last
Naggus-Tm glad of it 1t will serve them right
-Tit-Bits
The northern territory Of Australia is little de-
veloped. Its capital. Palmerston. contains more
Chinese than whites. and the Mongolians generally
are the masters and the whites the servants The
climate is very trying 70 whites. The aboriginal
blacks are of a fierce and sanguinary disposition
Vast herds OF buffaloes. the descendants OF Iew
that were experimentally liberated century ago.
roam over the plains
THE NEW MEMBER
He was a country Senator. and when ne TOOK the
The eyes of fellow members slowly turned TO look
His hair was long. his voice loud. and whis-
kers decked his chin.
He paused to gather dignity. with handkerchief in
His movements were deliberate. but very far from
And wei they knew. from former years. about
But still Ihey couldn't smile in quite the same old
way.
I'm not ready speaker. gentlemen" he slowly
"And eIoQuence has never yet through me its
But II you'l take my simple life. and it's brief
I think youu all agree that have been an honest
represent constituents in this great body here
And expect TO them faithfully from year to
He paused IN awkward silence. and stroked his
But stin they couldn't smile in quite the same old
It was his maiden effort. ard. while he strovs to
--- would squeak;
He talked against monopoly and Overreachins
They recognized in his remarks the old reforners'
He cried against corruption. It's baneful lust, and
He said they should be dealt with by true and up
They watched 5c him as with fervOr his form would
But stin they couldn't smile in quite the old
way.
1t was the old. familiar speech-,hey used to call
And used laugh within their sleeves to hear that
But somehow when this new man spoke although
he was uncouth.
They seemed 10 realize that ne dealing with
the truth
Some glanced about with furtive looks. some trem-
bled lust bit.
For well they knew those shafts az last had FOUND
They we're Of course. ridiculous. these things he
tried say.
But still they couldn't smile in quite the same old
way. Puck
Here Is an obituary note from 1.-The Grayson
Gzy) Bugle-HeraId': "Old Pet. hen that be-
longed TO Miss Ida Rutledge. died the other day
at the age Of fourteen years She was brought in
a shoebox from Nicholas County in August. 1892
with some other chickens, and has been faith
ful hen. For many years she raised three and four
broods each year. and was OF the most know
ing hens and the greatest pets the family
had"
No Faith in Hin.-'Gusss that freckled daughter
OF Thompson's must have a steady young man"
What makes you think so?'
The old man was in here yesterday TO buy one
Of these tangled contrtvances that make a big
saving IN the gas YOU burn"
Il DON believe the young man 3 Steady M IT ne
Dealer.
Here IS a new way Of putting the inadequacy Of
a beer income TO a champagne taste. a Western
paper quotes railroad as saying: "One
trouble with society is that lot OF slow freights
try 10 run on the express train schedules"
Nerve specialists IT Is said are now recommend
ing silence cure for women who suffer from
nerves l-he patients have to set apart a certain
number OF hours In which no word IS spoken. A
rious result. She herself came out in a rash but
her husband. who suffered from headaches, re-
covered.-Punch.