New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
TIE T4Lh OF THE DAY.

Records for the amount Of lumber sawed from
one tree from one acre and from ten acres have
been shattered by the cut made from a teh-acre
tract of land the north shore of Puget Souhn
The log scale shows that 5eo 766 feet were obtained
from sol trees in a ten-acre tract or an average
of 510GT6 feet the according to The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer' The record of the
ten yielded Just 5S5.e4S feet. compared with a
normal average % 600 feet to the On this
particular single 1r tree scaled q 15 feet or
less than $3.50 feet under the average yield of an
entire of ground.
Towne-There some hot games up at the
ball grounds these days. Why don't you take
your wife to one of them?
Recommendations! don't want to be a Widower
She's TOO tender hearted and sympat athetic.
Towne-What has that to do with it
Browne-Why, it would be just like her to sym
pathize with the umpire.-Phlladelphl fress
The fact that Alfred Soderman, of Worcester,
Mass, has succeeded in growing potatoes and
tomatoes the same vine may be looked upon
as an argument in favor of his pronunciation
theory by the who recently wrote: "If it Is
correct to pronounce the "a In tomato as it is in
large why should not the "a in potato be pro-
nounced as 1t is in barge
Come now. Pat" said Cockney tourist to an
mara: I'll give you sovereign if you tell bic
ger lie than you ever told before
Faith sir you're real gentleman" PAT re-
sponded. and the company unanimously declared
the sovereign earned.-Tit- Bits.
At its commencement exercises last week two
portraits were presented TO Amherst College One
Is of the late Galusha A. Grow class of "A former
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives The
picture Is a copy of the painting in the CAPITOL at
Washington and made by Miss Helen Cox
The other portrait is of Henry Ward Beecher, "a
the most famous alumnus of the college. 1t was
given by William H. Moore IL of New York Citv
Dr. Lyman Abbott delivered the formal preseo,.
talk President Harris accepted both portraits
for the college and said they would be hung In
Johnson Chapel.
- ARd Nd, &C. continued I the teacher, how many feet
Two thousand promptly answered Willie Me-
cOmpany.-Life.
The Tribune published last month an account of
q fair for the benefit of q charitable institution
In this city, which "a grand success. until
the bills came from heartless tradsspeopIe Then
the word failure was substituted for success"
because expenditure Of about S4Hpp left o,1,
nominal sum TO be given the worthy charity
Similar eases have been noted in various parts of
the country since then. The latest notable in
stance is in connection with the statement made
by the women under whose direction the Paint
and Powder Club, of Baltimore gave a series of
dramatic performances for the benefit of three
Baltimore charities According to The Baltimore
News only sT1 10 was realized for the Home for
lncurah hies the Hospital for Crippled Children and
the Union Protestant Infrmary. In order to oh
tam this small sum So 81 was expended
Augusta. said Mr.. Wyss. when the Quarrel
was al ITS height YOU have devised a great Iari
ETY. Of ways to call a fool" VII
Merely matter of necessity" reped Mrs
one.''-The Bohemian ~ 'Ss VI peing
Mrs. Florence kollcck Crooker recently cee-
brated the thirtysecond anniversary of her SER
vice as a minister of the Universalfst Church and
the fourth anniversary of her pastorate of St
Paurs Church. Jamaica Plain, Boston, She is the
wife Of the Rev DIR. J. II. Crooker Mrs Crooker
studied theology at ST. Lawrence University be-
ing graduated in 1876 and beginning her church
work Immediately. She has held pastorates I'm
Englewood, suburb OF Chicago and in Pasadena
cal
DO you think there is 4 sucker horn s.r,
minute?' i o'ei!
I nave never given any attention to prorniscu-
Gus statistics, answered the professional sharper
Il make my living out of wise uys.'-Louisvile