A few pages back we had the death of Barnum; now we have the birth of Barnum. Was he really that important?

On the 21st, Chancey Olcott celebreated a birthday - or would have, if he hadn't died five years earlier. Actor and singer of the sentimental Oirishman school.

In this month's constipation news, Mrs. Armand Hamel of Pawling NY feels great, now that elimination has become regular, instead of a fortnightly ordeal.