New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The "Katholische Schul-Zeitmg" Of Berlin tells
this story to justify its Endorsement Of the imperial
order against The use Of foreign words; AT one OF
the high schools the scholars We're ordered 10 ap-
near before a committee of ophthalmologists for
examinations with a view correcting defects in
vision ard arresting the progress of eve troubles
one scholar received from The head master a note
fer his rather which read. "To-days examination
showed that your son Fritz is predisposed to
Il3yopfa. Something must be done with HIM" Next
morning Fritz appeared with this note for the hea'
master: AS soon as l read your note OF yester.
day for which l thank You. ! gave Fritz SOUND
1brashfng which l hope. will do him good. If he
ever does the thing again let me know
The school authorities have heen instructed 10 use
.shortsighted" instead Of ''nlyopia,' hereafter
BsIdvin-rhe doctors say there. are more than
fifty kinds of headache Do You belize u y: III =,
Ram6o-T know It I've freguentiF had all OF
'err; in one morning.-Chicago Tribune
Kirby Ma!zeard Church, in Yorkshire, which was
burned down recently had good deal OF inter-
esting architecture about it, says The Manchester
Guardian" It stood Saxon site. and the old
est nart OF it dated from somewhere near the
Conquest There We're. at any rate pieces Of good
Norman and early English work. although the mass
of the building Perpendicular Perhaps the
finest thing in it is the south doorway. which IS
Norman of good period, and this, fortunately
has been saved. The church records mention Il
curious trial which took place in the church IN the
seventeenth century. A woman was tried for
etcaIfro s,,,IU ont Of the churchyard. Her de
fence was that she took the skull to put under
the pillow Of q sleepless friend ds a charm to
make her sleep. She reprimanded and or
dered TO put, the skull back.
Miss OIdun-Oh dear. I'm afraid shall have 10
Miss PertIy-Let me get it for YOU. 1 have Il
brother in the wholesale drug DISSATISFACTION
Transcript.
A list of little things which annoy published
in the Paris Figaro contains these:
from q a railway coach and
discover by the smiles of the women that they
heard you snore.
To receive slight thanks for a wedding present
which cost more than you could afford TO spend.
To be compelled TO put in a conspicuous place
an ugly object because it was a present from a
friend.
TO let a highly respectable footman help you on
with seedy coat.
To have your beautiful dinner partner stare at
you while you try decide which is tie fruit and
which the cheese knife.
They say wages going to be reduced all
aong the line" -. -,.-,.-.
army officer Life.
Writing to "The Boston Transcript" Edgar
Howe Forbush. New England agent for The Ma
tional Association OF Audubon Societies. makes a
plea for the protection OF, birds. Mr.. Forbush
saws: Sixty to seventy years ago green winged
teal were abundant in New England. Now they
are Fifty years ago blue winged teal were
plentiful. Now they few Forty years ago
the wood duck bred commonly throughout the
New England States. Now 1t Is In danger OF
determination. Already most OF the states and
provinces OF North America have awakened 10
the necessity OF protecting wild fowl in spring.
but Massachusetts and Rhode Island lag far be-
hind the leaders in this movement. Fully thirty
species OF wild fowl that normally visit these
states have practically protection under the
law The statutes are arranged allow the
shooting of some of these birds during every
month of the year. while others protected only
when they are out of the state"
What is altrust. papa7"
An altruist. my son. is n who doesn't riva
10 others what ho doesn't want himself "--Iiprin-
cotts