New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
A HARVEST JINGLE.

Fodder IN de shock now,
Cotton in de gin.
Solid ez a rock now
Money comm in,
q Mister 'Possum. up in de sweet 1, re- ,, =, M.
Supper on de gridde,
Preacher sayin' grace;
Feler wild a fiddle
A-takn' or his place,
n Mfs.er 'possun do Sweetgum tree,
You lookin mighty purity, on you sinilin fsn a, mo-
-(Atlania Constitution
cantsin Peabody. Of the big Portland Packet Tam
a. Shaner brings TO port the latest tai" 81 the SEA
serpent which was sighted off Borneo. ana ACCORDING
TO the estimate Of that officer was ABOUT I'o ie' ons
II appeared in the midst Of field Of snakes covering
an extent Of about fifty miles through which the
packet made its way like the ship Of the ancient
mariner amid the serpenis Of the silent mysterious
sea OF which the poets description Is not more iuiA
than that which Captain Peabody applies 10 the
waters off Borneo The rest Of the snakes were OF
varying magnitude, but none OF them came near me
dimensions Of the greater which outran alprec-
edent making the lsgest Of those described ny
Bishop Pontopiddian seem small in comparison lts
diameter in the middle apparently about zen
feet taperng off toward both ends he head being OF
the size Of New-Oriesns molasses hOsshead ana me
tail fattened into instrument OF propulsion giving
IL any rate 0. speed which occasion req'red
II was cove with large thick scales. and lis color
above the water line a mixture OF yelio" ana
green tlending underneath in tint resembling that
of a Long Island squash IL happened along JUS N
time TO witness a conflict between gigantic Snd'N
and an equally colossal alligator when j DFousn' ~
a conclusion by selling the former ana nitns u on.
tirely in TWO. swallowing the section when 'oh'dn'n
the yanoulshed alligator and closing A competitive
dietary incident which would have attracted atteh-
tion anywhere No sucn thrilling tale Of this mar
vellous ophd,an has been rehearsef within memory
and the orlsna; Tam Shanter. whose name the 1is-
covering vessel bears, could not in his most rap'
visionary mood have bigger or more vora'ods
ore Explorers OF serpent lore ought to take snip 'o'
Borneo without delay Il they think 'nat the captain
has been telling straight story. 1t is an exciting
one at any rate and the habtual ocean snake "n'ca
appears in our water is A mere worm in comparison
Little man a: the theatre vanly trying 10 caich 2
glimpse over the shoulders Of big man IN 'front.' VI
him. al length touches him on the shoulder ,,.
Big man turning around)-cant YOU sec any
Lille man pa;hetically)- see streak OF no
stage. nj, -. r,u ,su van
what to do. Keep your eye on me- ana Iaush WIG"
do-tNuggets.
According TO ''rhe Catholic Review Of TINS e''y'
the colored Roman Catholics in some OF me la's,'
cities OF the country number as follows oH'"".
5000: Charleston. 500; Chicago, 40: Covins'oh ,"'
Galveston. so: Indian Territory. ZOO kansas '"s.
go Little Rock 100, Mobile, 800; Nash'"e' w.
Natchez. LOO Natchitoches. 1900; New-orean''
n,
1.5oO: Savannah. 200 San Antonio. l9o. "''"'"s
ton 100 Thiriy-one priests now laoo'ihs az
thirty-seven churc hes have been erected D! oo0''
Catholics
The Charitable Institutons.-"And y .pe YOU
friend" shouted the street-corner orator are 'V'
supporter Of our Ameiican inSl ti,. Lord bless
Me-" answered Weary NatkIh' upnort me-
you, mister. no, The institutions ''pf~
indianapolis journal.
one OF the features OF the flag ct''" ,,o,
Monterey. Cal. the other day was ''' .,,,s n
OF a United States flag by arrsngrs - s,rnss
appropriate costumes. The red anu "' ,,oss
OF the living flag were made OF gowns ra
colors The blue field similarly ,,.,.s
the white stars were placed on top OF ,''. IN.
nat-topped hats which the girls wore w. s,,,
200 girls lifted their voices 10 sing ,,o.s
Spanglrd Banner" the applause a"oNe I'D ,hs
Of the hills surrounding Monterey ana o'V"
music for several minutes.
Spoiled in Transmission.-ThiS = Inv VIZ
railway man heard the conundrum. =. n o'clock!
AT a quarter of ~ because "A quarter OF J. 81 hp
And this is the way be worked II Q" VI
AT what time shortly before noon Is u IA Vrlght
Al Has because ll;i5 Is 3 !, dV Ssy heard IT,
Chicago Tribune.
The Swedish American Societies of chiSaso
preparing to celebrate on September . the " sssh
anniversary OF the arrival OF the hrS' ,nc,
settlers in Chicago There are now APO" IN,
Swcdes In Chicago. They have DUH r,sy
churches colleges schools and hospitalst WV ',
have forty newspapers In Chicago. and 10 ",..
musical beneficial charitable and secret OF A..
tons or the settlers who arrived III ls"l "A
Ana Larsen is still living. She Is as 'so'o"N iii
active az IL she only sixty "thous" '
tie eighty-fou In a few weeks
Disappointed. notice began;
Mr.. T. +. Watson.
A great smile Illuminated the race Oh '"e ~
statesman -. n..,A.r,, ukp
That your assessment In the BrotnerHi, ~ y,s
Insurance Association is now que amou""s
SS71 Please remit , >.-, . Loo IN.
The smile aid OF like turtle from . 'oS-u[
' da napolis Journal