New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-10

| was captured by General Joe Wheeler's cavalry
and Libby Prison. The man who would
have prophesed that Wheeler would be serving
under shafter thirty-six years later would have
been considered daft"
When n man becomes hero all the world is stand
In waiting for a chance TO share his glory.
From shore to shore innumerable voices will re-
sound.
An eager to add something 70 the story.
I'VE used to know him In his youth"
We said he wonder"
He was a genius: that's the truth
You couldn't keep him under"
'IIe tho catcher on our nine"
His sharpness beat the wcaseps."
! That six foot oldest boy OF mine
From him once caught the measles.
And the anecdotes came rushing. IN bewdering
From folk OF every station and complexion.
For there's always ambition. which no wisdom
To rovc in some brllIan, mans reflection.
His family we've visited"
we were his ncxt-door neIghborsI'
| To cheer him at his labors!'
on our folks to assist HIM"
we are the girls whove kissed him
Herald" recently announced his marriage: MT.
+ A. Mccarthy CHATS us) and Miss Mamie Fisher
CHATS more OF were united In marriage Wednes-
day July -. ut 10 n. m. Tho ceremony was fol-
lowed by n sunptuous repast which we have only
n faint recollection Of. Some way events seemed to
crowd on each other then. And God has given us
tho best earthly thing within his gift The Joy in
sweet wife Is great TO be described-too sacred
TO be spoken Of"
The Rest Of It-"What do you think about the
propriety Of n round robin? % asked one officer.
IT'S all right" replied the other. IT'S in accord
nishcd the large. cold bottle. And the small hot bird
should not be entirely omitted -tWashington star
1t Is possible that the Rev w. II. II. Murray.
better known Adirondack Murray. may bring
"A libel suit against the paper which recently as
serted that he is running disreputable saloon In
Texas This ignorance" says The Springfield
Republican," would not be expected In Connect
cut seeing that Mr.. Murray has been for several
years living his ancestral farm in Guilford. and
is now spending much OF his time in this city SUI
pervisng the publication Of his selected works. Of
which the fourth volume is almost ready
In one OF his campaigns Frederick the Great of
travcd to tRe enomy' ordered ali lights to be ex-
tinquished Mt certain hour The penalty OF dis
obedience was to he death. The King occasionally
passed through the camp at night to ascertain
whether his order was strictly attended to;
and. entering it. found officer sitting table
closing letter asked how he dared thus disre.
ne had been writing letter to his wife. The King
% dS b n% sS h s s ana
hands shall have been shot for dsooeyng an order
OF the KIM.
The sentence was harsh. but the crime was great
rsklrg It did tho lives % thousands. Frederick's
orders were ever afierward strictly obeyed-(Spare
Moments
Some time ago" says San Paolo (BraziD paper.
"a General sent to one OF the northern States
to investigate the management OF a government
railroad lie belonged to the set OF men who had
made themselves obnoxious by their endeavors I'm
the service Of reform and here OF his ex-
perencos The very first day he found In one Of
the rooms OF railroad station a strong young man
who doing nothing. Thinking the young fellow
had come to see him, he asked: DO you wish any
thing my friend? NO. sir: employed here
So What your dutics?' have 10 M the
water jugs In the office every day The General
was little astonishcd. In the next room he dis
covered another abc-bodied young man smoking a
cigarette. Are you an employee he asked. Yes
sir am the assistant OF the gentleman In the
next room But that was nothing to what was TO
come. The General had already been informed that
the road employed eighteen engineers. while only
eight working. He ordered that In future |
these men should at least take turn about. The !
next day one OF these engineers' a bea riless
youth. came to him and told him that he could not
locomotive to save his life. Then how did |
you get on the payroll We'll. you see. General |
It's this way: My family are poor. but wanted TO
study law. We've got some pull. so manageable |
get an appointment az honorary engineer to make |
a living while pursue my studies"
More Heroes Needed.-"Jaggs has named one OF |
his twins"
What does he call it?'
dewey Shafter Iobson Schley.'
why doesn't he name the other one?"
He's waiting to hear from Miles. "-(CleveIand |
Plain Dealer.
Two young Irishmen were walking through the
Bronx Park the other day. when one of them picked
n flower. Don't do that. Mike exclaimed his
don't you know that this Is a bo-tar
i-cal garden" pronouncing the 20" In botanical
long and empha sizing strongly the third syllable of
the word. "Ah. Pat" the reply but It's the
great antiquarian ye are"
II was in t6e Army. The boys had meal Of beef
that had been corned by bath In a salthorse bar.
rel 1t was quite treat. They all thought so until
one oN,,,S OF the party remarked: "A little mustard
other You just wait few minutes" quarter
OF an hour later he returned and. producing a |
screw Of paper. he said: "Oh, yes: here's that
mustard. Where did you get ~" said the others
IN chorus up at the surgeons The sick call |
you remember, sounded we were talking about
the mustard 1t occurred to me that a little mus.
tqr Ara, Tor TOR my lame back would be Just the thing
got the mustaTd."-(Philadelphta Press ~'S