New-York tribune., 1896-12-24
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

In and around Emporia Kan. the buying and
selling OF cattle seems TO be the only industry
| which leads The Gazette" OF that town to remark
The great trouble have here is the idea We
have In this section OF the country that II fifteen
| twenty follows sit around Nit Whites stove
and lie about what they made OIL the last bunch OF
| cattle. have the world by the tail. Well we
| haven't One load OF cattle that came in on the
| Santa Fe the other day has ridden In and out OF
| ka ,sas city four times. When such a big load OF
engine coal Is fed into steer the money Is all out
| OF him Half the steers In Lyon County have been
| on tho train much that they go running up to
tho bars and below 10 he loaded every time they
| hear the whistle blow
| A job In Prospect - got chance TO go to work
II | could only git out to California. said Dismal
'Oh. yes you would work, don't think said tho
"Wcll wouldnt mind takln this here job l
hear there is pap,r wants two huncr,h msn ar 10
machine. "-tIndianapols Journal
A blacksmith In Kansas has hit upon Il novel plan
to induce his debtors to pay up. He has published
| I'm the local papers the following card: AS am
| obliged to meet the paymen. of n note. am COM
PEELED TO call upon al OF those who are indebted to
me to help me out much as they can have de-
| cldcd 10 select day. request your presence at
| my shop to pay the amount herein stated. You
| will receive IA special treat, Lunch and refresh
menis will be served from p. m. TO p. m. in my
basement and a very good time is assured. Please
present this card when you call and show the
l. amount OF your account. which Is - dollars and
- cents
Deeply Interested.-Jinks-I would have been run
| Winks who was with me. He sprang forward and
showered blows on the horses heads with an Aim-
brelIa Just as the umbrella broke the team
stopped and was puiieu out ho'h oehea'n 'he
RIinks-Did the umbrella have silver handle like
| n she crook.
~ didn't notice particularly. ard besides. he
"He borrowed mine yesterday" (New-York
Weekly.
A Spanish paper prints the following interesting
story: Twenty years ago young Malay and his
family coming from the Philippines. disembarked
at Barcelona. where they soon became public
charges There were four sons one cf whom was
named Juan Luna NorcIs. He was taken into the
home OF IA sign painter. who wished to teach the
young Malay his profession; but Juan soon showed
such ability I'm drawing and painting that he at
tracted the attention Of the authorities. The Span
ish Government placed him In the studio OF the
wel-known painter Vera. and afterward sent him
to study art for a year In Rome Later he created
a stir I'm Paris and London. where he exhibited his
paintings. The National Museum In Madrid. the
Cercle dcs Bcaux Arts in Paris and other Conti-
mental galleries possess his work. 1t appeared that
the Malay had lost all tho savage traits OF his
nature however. for he was implicated In q domes
tic tragedy in which his wife los. her life He dis
appeared and It is now learned that he has gone
TO ioin the insurgent bands In the Philippines
She-The latest poetess, il she? Well. she looks
Ike problem in Euclid. all corners and straight
lines. =.
He-I think she's like my last days fishing. all
angle and no catch-(Pick Me Up.
The census Of Atlanta. Ga Just completed. gives
II n population OF $1,000
Spats-Its delightful to listen to Count Maka-
ronni. the Italian nobeman, on account or the way
S,cartoots-Yes hc does scatter them around pro-
mlscuousy. but he dlscrminates.
Spats-Why. what do you mean? . ~
Socartoots-Iie seems to favor j. o. U.-(Ptttsburg
News.
The New England Society Of Maynower Descend
ants held It's annual meeting on Monday at the "Old
Hcmpstead House." New-London. which Is the
birthplace OF the society. This society was the first
Mayhower society to be organized In New England,
and It has grown rapidly since March 7. 1885, which
was the date of It's incorporation. There a.
large attendance Of members at the meeting. and
the following officers chosen for the ensuing
year: Governor. William Waldo Hyde Hartford.
Conn: deputy-governor. Henry Augustus Morgan
Aurora. N. Y: captain. Captain Royal Bird Brad
ford. Navy Yard. New-York; secretary. Percy Coo
Eggleston. New London. Conn; treasurer. Laurence
Waterman Miner. New-London. Conn: historian
Frances Potter. New-London Conn. Board Of As
sstants. William Molthrop Stark. Woicott Barbour
Manwaring Percy Coe Eggleston Lucy Palmer
Butler. Alice Stanton Turner Betsey lngham
Loomis whittesey Mary Lydia Boes Branch.
Bersaved-Well. doctor. now that the interval
permits my speaking calmly Of my husbands de-
mise am prompted to ask your confirmed opinion
as to the cause Of his death.
Doctor-A complication OF diseases, madam.
Bereaved-Ah That was like him. He always
was versatile In everything -(Rchmond Dspasca.