New-York tribune., 1906-11-19
Little whiffs of winter.
Little flakes of snow,
Make US long for weather
They have down baIo,,-

-DdtlflOrS sun
The proposed changes In the membership of the
Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Socetv
recently made public. significant as showing the
tendency of the society, and of the university in
general no longer to regard grades the sole in
dicaton of scholarship and intellectual ability The
plan Is 10 increase the number of undergraduate
menters from the senior class from thirty TO thir-
ty-fve, of whom the first eight to be elected
at present on the basis of the grades as recorded
at the college office Three of these eight are then
TO serve as membership committee and renort IN
the first eight on the qualifications of other candi-
dates AT the next regular elections twenty-two
men, instead of seventeen. as at present are to be
elected, and the choice Is be made from the
forty-four men highest IN rank already elected
instead Of the twenty-five highest. A committee of
five is then to report the qualifications of cand
dates not necessarily included in the fty-two best
scholars. and from these candidates the five "hon
orary" members 10 be chosen.
Mr.. Hewligus-Why is 1t you always break in
when am trying to say something? You never
seem to be willing to hear me talk
listen with the greatest attention when you talk in
your sleep-Chicago Tribune
Private Allen, of Mississippi while in Congress
was fond OF telling about a fine old gentleman down
in TupelO whose habit sit on a drygoods box
and talk politics. His hobby was that the office
should seek the and not the man the office
and he waxed eloquent in the discussion of his
chosen theme. Finally he determined to become a
eering tour. When his friends twitted him about
his change of front, he replied: oh yes the
office should seek the man. but the man should he
around so that the Office may find him."
Foreman (at the door}-Did Yer husband hev a
neW & suit II a. cloeS on this mornn Mrs. OMaey?
Foreman-Theyr re rooned entirely
Mrs. OMa!ley-How did ut happen?
Foreman-He blowed up be a chsrsa sy
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer. 80 a'
The New York correspondent of the "Bsrrsr
T2gehlat' writes to that paper that in June .when
called the White House. President Roo.aya1t
told me that he hoped some day TO make use of
the appointive power TO bring 10 his Cabinet SOM.
worthy German-American. You may saw. said
the President. that I dislike miss in NV inner
circle of advisers man of German origin becauss
I admire the German character l had no idea
then that in so short a time he would name two
Won Lengerke Meyer and Oscar s. Straus"
HOW COLORs CHANGE
Oh, We who nightly paint the town.
taste for red begets dark brown
Catholic Standard and Times
The Rev. DR.. Len @. Broughton of Northffeld
Conference fame. is planning a tabernacle for
Atlanta 1t is proposed to raise In cash something
like s20oNo This amount, in addition to the value
Of the present church property. will form nucleus
of quarter of a million dollars. The site p,.r-
chased is centrally located and cost sos 600 and IL
is understood that $4,000 has already been offered
for 1t. 1t has been unoficiay announced that Or.
Broughton is counting several large subscrip-
tons from outside Atlanta
"Ys," said Casey, the simple idiot sez to me:
Did he say thot ?" interrupted Cassidy
He did an seq | 10 him: II fought Cassidy
mac nad " wan drop o my piood IN MS veins Ia cut 1t
"Falx. Il had I'd let ye."-PhiladeIphia Press.