April

Chicago is a center of interest again -- but not for long.

New York's snow-melting machine turned two tons of ice into water in five and one-half minutes Monday. It is expected to work even better yet next summer.

``Templeton,'' in the Hartford Courant, declares that American poetry is not what it used to be, and adds: ``It would be better if Longfellow and Whittier and Holmes and Lowell in his earlier days were oftener taken as models.'' Yes. Dead poets are the best ones, always.

Since the war the south has expended $250,000,000 of its own money for education - $75,000,000 of which has gone for the children of colored people. It is noble, even if viewed as simply the paying up of an old debt.

``Take the bird off your hat!'' is the advice given in some quarters to ladies about to attend lectures on ornithology and the humanities. It's saucy, but suggestive.

``Did the original man come from Ohio?'' is a question archeologists are asking, in view of recent mound discoveries. The original McKinley man did.

The anti-department store bills in the Illinois legislature have simply furnished the big stores with an immense amount of free advertising. What else could be expected from such foolishness?

And now malt extract has been put under the ban in Cambridge. Fortunately, it isn't far to Boston, even from the Washington elm.

New Orleans is realizing just now that there are certain disadvantages connected with a site at the mouth of the biggest river in the United States.

A day's warm sunshine after yesterday's rain ought to turn the trees into big bouquets of white and living green.

The grass is almost as green now as a new P E I servant girl.

Many a natty bicycle girl went out for a spin on her when yesterday while her mother stayed at home and did the washing.

Nobody will deny the title of Yankee to certain hunters near the northern boundary line. They have a way of taking advantage of both the Maine and the New Hampshire laws and so get double bounty upon every bear they kill. New Hampshire pays so much for each pair of ears, while Maine keeps tally by the nose.

The open cars are running again and it is noticeable that the end seat is still popular.

The new device for telegraphing 3000 words a minute could almost keep up with a sewing circle.

Opportunity knocks but once at a nation's door, Bulgaria.

As between the wheelman and fire engine driver the ``bike'' will probably have to surrender the right of way.

Over 35,000 girls, half of whom are Irish lasses, are expected at Ellis Island soon from over the water. There is always a big invoice of young women when the spring cleaning season arrives.

The Japs, having been headed off at Hawaii, are steering for this country. The commissioners should keep a sharp eye out for contract laborers.

Who says Harvard isn't enjoying a boon in athletics?