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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
5
In a Boston Transcript reprint the author contrasts the elephant’s famed patience and genius with real limitations. The essay recounts training quirks from juggling logs to stepping over bodies, and a sensitive elephant who loved a keeper’s baby before dying, then destroying the circus after its loss.
A train pulled away as a man shouting Smith rushed along the platform and struck a passenger who looked from a carriage window. The attendant asked the man to identify himself and the passenger denied being Smith.
The piece traces old customs from white hearse and crape for child funerals to white bands for royal mourning in England. It notes the "white queen" label for Mary Stuart, explains the black flag and judge's cap as ancient regalia, and mentions black draperies in Shakespearean tragedy.
A regu lar army officer argues that with weeks of practice any man with ordinary nerve can become a fair revolver shot from horseback. He claims 9 out of 100 shots can be made and emphasizes instinct over precision aiming.
A household expert cites a landlord’s view that prompt tenants are not always the best bets. He notes a reliable payer who is two to three months delinquent yet never asks for improvements, while a timely payer could trigger costly upgrades. The piece reflects cautious landlord prudence from a New York Tribune quote.
The London Standard notes the extensive trade in artificial eyes due to many needing them and their short one year lifespan from eye secretions. Eight fabrication steps require artistry from enamel fusion to polishing, with women especially suited to the delicate work. The finished lenses reproduce coral veins and iris detail to near perfection, detectable only in strong emotion.
1773 account notes Lord Villiers in pale purple velvet turned up with lemon trim and pearl S embroidery. Walpole cites a Commons scene where fashionable MPs voted against their views to hasten adjournment due to heat, fearing rouge and nosegays would melt.
The passage explains how many religious sects began as nicknames coined in derision and later became honorable terms. It cites Methodism as an undergraduate nickname for Wesley and followers who lived by rule, and notes that Quaker and ranter evolved toward respectable usage as time passed.
In a Philadelphia Ledger item a militia captain boasts of securing a valuable revolver in his office safe after compliments from his wife. The dialogue implies relief at guarding against burglars infesting the neighborhood.
The National Magazine recalls Grants cigars as he meditated, noting they were cast aside and never relighted, contrasting with Sherman and Meade whose air was said to be blown blue with expletives.
A humorous note attributed to the Philadelphia Press recalls Mrs. marrying wisdom, saying she earned a higher degree MA in the school of life two years after her BA, illustrating practical learning beyond formal schooling.
A San Antonio Express line challenges belief in proof by action. The speaker urges to “give me the pudding and Pil prove it,” suggesting a test of claims through demonstration. The phrase references the saying the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Clara refers to George as her intended, prompting Ada to ask if they are engaged. Alice replies that they are not yet engaged but she expects they shall be.
A young woman argues that imitating money’s jingling sound is exceptionally difficult. Her companion fails to reproduce it and they discuss the limits of human vocal imitation compared to animals and birds, praising anyone who can mimic the money’s silver tone.
The wandering albatross, a giant seabird with wingspans up to seventeen feet, follows ships for days and even weeks. Victors of ancient superstition connect it to Diomedes. sailors see it as a loyal companion and a warning against its slaughter. In Siberia's Kamehatka, natives eat it despite poor flesh, suggesting the legend’s cautionary reach.
The seven wise men of Greece discuss ideal governance. Bias favors laws with no superior authority, Thales seeks economic balance, Anacharsis praises virtue, Pittacus rewards virtue, Cleobalus fears blame, Chilo trusts laws over orators, and Solon asserts that harming the lowest citizen insults all.
A man reports initial relief from new glasses then retrogression after a month. His oculist replaces them with a cleaned pair and the patient sees as well as when first worn, revealing the trade secret.
An inventor credits his wife with shaping his ingenuity through strict questioning and late nights at the club. He explains that inventing fresh excuses became a developed faculty, enabling him to build a fortune in business.
A reflective aphorism notes that men die from worry and overindulgence rather than hard labor or starvation, claiming many meet death by accident at home rather than during great feats. The author credited is G. H. Lorimer.
A light exchange shows a husband noting a loud talker is often ignorant. The wife retorts about loudness and asserts she is not Geaf, hinting at a humorous domestic squabble in everyday speech.
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