New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-08


azine." and with illuminated cover. which is In
startling contrast that of It's venerable sedate
and doubtless esteemed contemporary, Tho Yale
Literary Magazine. 1t will pay articles written
by students. but not for contributions from gradu
ates members OF the faculty, and hopes to get
advertisements enough TO live on Good luck to
bold venture
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
I've wandered to the village. Tom. and tried to
On which we carved our names one day when we
But there was nothing doing. Tom: the freed been
By the village lumber company-since twenty years
ago.
The little old red schoolhOuse. Tom that stood upon
Is gone. and in its place a sign reads' TRY a
fruit amending low.
years ago.
Do you remember Geraldine-she OF the sunny hair?
None in all the village, Tom. was half so sweet or
lost my heart completely. Tom. and tried to be
She's fat red faced-six children. Tom-snce twenty
years ago.
I wandered to the village green. where we. when
Played one-oid-cat and pull-away and knew
And. Tom. that green is on the hum: it really
To find potatoes growing there-since twenty years
boyhood knew
The school. the green. the meadows where the fra
grant blossoms grew;
And. Tom. I'm not a knocker but don't pay out
For railroad fare to visit scenes of twenty years
milwaukee Sentinel
THE London Mali tells remarkable story of
the democratic way In which Norway treats roy
atty At the end OF play by Bj6rnsterne Bjornson
at the National Theatre IN Christiana. King Haa-
kon received the venerable dranatist with the re
e,yl
Bjornson. patting the King paternally the head.
said: do not say 'naJet' (very) your majesty.
but 'meget. That's how pronounce it here. A
man in your place must take Of these little
matters. you know" King Haakon. surprised. re-
piled with as good grace as possible that he would
be careful to follow the advice. That's right"
replied B1ornson IF you take remember
what I you'll find you'll have good cause to
thank me-"
Internationally Frank.-It was a typographical
the locks OF the editor of a newly started weekly
which purported TO chronicle the doings of the
It sold out the edition and filled the readers with a
numbers. The subject OF the paragraph was a
pink luncheon given by well known matron
TSgqd 1hSt the S Genn aa lines of eg
was punk."-Qdppncott's.
Eggs OF the aptornis, recently extinct wingIess
bird bring very high prices, fine colored specimens
fetching as much $50 to $1,000 apiece The
apteryx, or NewZealand kwi, is a bird which
though still living, is becoming scarcer from dav
TO day. and its final extinction is only a question
OF years These kiwi breed very SLOWLY only ON.
or two very large eggs being laid during the sea
son. and as yet there is no record OF the success
rul raising of young in captivity.
., In Methuseah's Time.I<ind Old Lady-What ais
the baby? He looks healthy I'm sure
Inc Nurse-Oh. he is, the little dearl T2ut hs,.
peeyish to-day on account of cutting his wbiskeTs
-(Puck. 1e "4' "4'isNe'S'
1here Is one respect in which, according TO a cor
respondent, the Japanese can teach the Chinese
nothing IN military and that is I'm regard to
the cavalry. The Chinese have horses az good "a
any known In the world. and are born horsemen
who have nothing to learn from Europe or Amer
lea The Japanese notably deficient In horse
manship.
"A teacner In a public school of Boston once had
eIeat ulhculty In imparting a boy pupil ar ZEN
CERTAIN elementary principles OF grammar In csss
one 9dy the instructor experienced more than tha
uISud4 amount or trouble with the lad In desnara
uo on Ihe teacner finally blurted out the nusstion.
MARI ~ why we STUDY gram
es; ma am. returned the pupil. iva stua,,
tb" 30 mat we can laugh at the usta kes %