March

Sending a warship to Havana does not mean necessarily an immediate bombardment of the city.

Mr. John Jacob Astor picks out names for his hotels that are historically appropriate. ``Waldorf'' is the name of the German village in which the original John Jacob Astor was born, and ``Astoria,'' the name announced for his new hotel, was the name given by the original Astor to the trading post in Oregon which he established in 1809.

Ahlwardt, the Jew baiter, having returned to Berlin from New York, finds himself compelled to take up collections for himself whenever he makes his harangues, in order to get the wherewithal to live. Of course he indulges in all sorts of rhodomontade regarding his unsolicited visit to this country.

Boston seems to have a lively Armenian question of its own just now.

Senator Teller wants the navy to wipe Spain off the earth. One might suppose the navy would be accommodating enough to do just this little favor.

First league game in Boston April 19, with Philadelphia. Hi! Hi! Hi!

The crew of a German ship just arrived in New York from Japan had not seen land for 206 days. What a blessing to poor Jack the modern device of canning food is.

It really looks as if the guileless amateur might be taking photographs in colors before long by the Chassagne process. A new terror then will be added to photography.

J. Piermont Morgan is going abroad next week. Well, he can afford it.

There will be no more accidents from falling trolley wires when the trolley wires, like the rest, are underground.

Hundreds of Greeks in this country are trying to get back and join the patriot army at home, but have not the means to pay their passage. Here is a chance for men who admire patriotism enough to slip a ticket into some brave Greek's hand.

Perhaps the frozen pudding incident will figure in the next city campaign in Somerville, and then, again, perhaps not.