New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-10

rustic audience. Men, he CRIED what want
and what going to have is free land We
want the land for the people. Free land. men, we
want, and we going to have free land" Then
there" said OF his hearers. lis bit OF Devon
shire to start with" And the candidates desire
for free land merged in his desire TO get 1t
off his shirt front.
HE HAS A DIFFICULTY.
like the comfortable life
Above all things to take my ease;
Wh um9 it S is my sy' desire eT to please
My hopes of sweet content take wing.
/ sacrifice them every day
Because 1t isn't quite the thing
like to elevate my feet
Upon a table a chair;
In times of quite excessive heat
a coat 1 always hate to wear
Some pieorust really needs knife
And TO old habit still cling.
Because it isn't quite the thing.
may not breakfast till I dress
My pipe indoors may not smoke
To which, however, confess.
Witches shs Resnt m gey % do Tn s3d broke
Some rule Of etiquette she'll spring.
And language can't relieve my mind
'0'' '>O '' -(thicago News
Holland has just celebrated an unusual Journals
tic festival HARLEM has the distinction of pos
sessing one of the oldest newspapers in the world
the "Haarlemsche Courant." founded 80 years ago.
A copy of the first issue was exhibited.
A Matter of Orthography.-After a few weeks at
Dear Father: Though I was homesick i' at first.
now that am getting acquainted like the school
roommates) and / had a nice little chang dish dish
party and 4 we invited three other girls Mayme and
CARVE Miller and Edyth Kent. l hope you are all
Ee o % suG fSns o de- With o for
areeOnste dsqghter ''n i0'S S II aSxs
To S,, which nc she RECEIVED the following reply:
letter and to know that you are enjoying YOUR
self, Uncle Jaymes came the other day. bringing
N NOn hrotb
was delighted. for he has been lonely without YOU
Byiye He matches nicely with old Freddq name M Is
much much love from us ALL am your affeetonate
The next letter from the absent daughter was
signed "Alice"-CWoman's Home Companion
In Siam the lighting of a cigar indicates a be-
trothaL In that country a person wishing TO be-
come engaged to girl OF his choice offers her a
flower or takes light from cigar or cigarette ~
she happens to have one In her mouth. and +ba-o
upon. provided there is no impediment steps are
at once taken to arrange for the payment of the
dowry- The families of the bride and bridegroom,
have each TO provide a considerable sum In
CalaDria as In many parts of India lighted taper
or lighted pipe betokens the acceptance of tho
sutton for the hand of lady in marriage In ST.
IBERIA II is the custom that when a sutton has been
accepted by girl she presents him with box of
cigars and pair OF slippers as a sign that he Is
TO be master in the house
The Wall Street Lover.-she-How much do vo
earn year! uo you
She-But can't live on tha.t
He-You asked me how much 7 aar,oa
about S00o.-(I-ife eu' make
James c. Rather and Miss Mary Short WE'VE 49,.
ried at Norman last week. The Norman To-
cript heads the story OF the wedding t.Ratha
Short, which. of course is not meant IN cat -
reflections on the grooms financial standine =,
anything OF that sort. "
Wen sPread.IMike was employed in the powder
works; one DAY. through some careessness az
explosion occurred. and poor Mike was blown 10
pieces ms remains being scattered far and near "
~, When the said news had been broken to his Wife
she sald Pathetlcally, between her sobs. AN'
"Thats Mike all over!"-(IAppincott's
Paris fiat owner has hit upon an idea which g.
popular win MS tenants On The door of every
apartment Is number. and the first of each
month the landlord draws a lottery ana tha -
eupant OF the nat the number OF which provss N
be the winning one pays no rent
A FrSoIesssonaI-First Bug-At the amateur CANA.
yestefuay george Grasshopper broke the recoTd Co.
the stahuIhe jump by two feet and six inches ~,
~ IeIused To recognize the performance
second bug,mWhy. hows that?
FIRST Gus-Ihey decided that ha tmnsd 70. .
hvtng.-CBrooklyn Life ~' "' jumped Tor