New-York tribune., 1907-05-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Bowdoin College has received reports from 1872 stu
dents resident the college of whom ISL have
earned part all of their college expenses. The
amounts reported include scholarships prizes and
the income OF the vacations. These 1ST men earned
In the year 1S06O7 total of S37709 IS. average
OF SOS In the senior class twenty earned In the
year $3.50 26 the average being S2S3 81 These
men earned m their college course SlSO45 So Thus
there are at least twenty men in single class who
in their four years at Bowdoin. earned an average
s9o2 81 One senior reports his earnings for each
year follows: $37. s264 $500 s54s. Another who
ceved scholarships prizes reports his
ings as Slsa. $3.50 $685. SisS Still another earned
from sAo to $500 each year, working for daily
newspaper.
You women" complained Mr. Knox, are for
discussing the faults OF your neighbors. II
you'd only gossip about their good points 1t would
Perhaps repiied his wife. but who'd care 10
listen 10 us@"-Catholic Standard and Times.
People in Tien-T are congratuIating themselves
having enjoyed comparative immunity from
beggars in the last winter. owing the preventive
measures taken by the Viceroy, who has given
opportunities for work and ordered the streets TO
be kept free from mendicapts In former years tho
place was infested with besgars. most OF when
came from great distances in the south. They
closed up their doors and windows in the early
winter and started out on begging campaign I'M
Ill the spring opened. and did thriving business.
Children. bedding and often cooking kit ~
wheeharrow we're taken with them.
Look at that messenger boy crawling along
Yes. and with the inevitable dime novel in his
hand | wonder why they publish those things,
Probably that they who ought to run may read"
Philadelphia Press.
Iiang Tung Yen. the new Chinese Minister 10
the. United States. is pretty good business man.
according to the stories of of his old class
mates at Yale When he was in college he was
~r,.
in ALL who had about the same allowance each
month. SlGo All the checks once and
after "a day every member of the set was
strapped" Lang finally solved the difficulty. The
checks We're all pooled. and each 500 to last
the coterie three days. For exactly three days
Thereafter. every able 10 get through
the month without being in danger of starvation.
First Ruldog-This is the worst spring I've ever
Second Bulldog-It is backward. So far 1 haven't
had a chance at single tramp. and this time last
year had the seats of four pairs of trousers In
my kenneL-Detroit Free Press
Paper wood fibre is now made into yarn and
woven into cloth, the Saxon inventor. Emil Caviez
having perfected the process. United States Con-
sui Hurst. of Plauen tells of some of the uses of
this cloth. which is called ''xyolin." The thread
Is not brittle. does not have hard finish, and
neither shrnks nor stretches to any appreciabie
extent II Is said to be servlceable substitute for
cotton linen, Jute and silk. Carpets rugs and
mats made from IL are elastic, do not retain dust
readily and are easily cleaned by beating or wash
ing without fear OF injury. Moths will not eat the
new cloth. Canvas" shoes and slippers have been
made of II at nominal cost and 1t is said that last
year seven million pieces of toweIllng were made
OF 1t and sold. wholesaling "A cents a dozen
medium size. 1t IS said TO make warm and sanitary
garments.
Minister 0neetlng small boy on Sunday after
noon CARRYING string of hsh)-Johnny Johnny do
these belong to you? ~
Johnny-Y-e-s sir You see, that's what thew got
FOR chasing worms u Sunday-Philsdelphis In