New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Aunt Cherry Mallory says a Tennessee paper
! "uas recen,lv nut on the wl,ness-stand 70 tell
| what she knew about the anahilation OF hos ny
] a railway locomotive After being sworn she was
asked by the lawyer II she saw the train XIII the
! hog.
'Ycs' she said I seed H.
'WoH' said the lawyer. tell the Court IN az
fov, words as possIble all you know about It,.
81 kin do dat in a mighty few words said
Aunt cherry. clearing her throat. and, with one
rye on the Judge and one on the lawyer she SAID
lit jus footed ana tuck I'm
what You want" said the doctor. zig He va
rioty. amusement. What's your business! re-
piled The patient With a hollow careworn sigh -
philadelphia North American
Two Engshmen who were recently guests Of
Admiral kirkland at tho Mare Island Navy yard.
were halted evening by sentry on tneir re-
turn to quarters.
Tho password that night was Idaho" but the
visitors had neglected to post themselves on this
point, So they were a. a loss when the magic
word was demanded
"Whatr tho countersign?" repeated the sentry.
II dunno" admitted one OF the Londoners. hope
lcssy.
"Procccd"' said the condcscending marine. who
though the admission sounded like Idaho"
In tho Same Boat-The Earnes, Worker-My
friend nv conscience would NOT allow me 70 take
drink OF rum. ! would rather die than DO So
The IurefOrmsd-Nell. II had n conscience OF
any other complaint that would not let me TAKE
drink I'd want to die. too-(Cincnnau Enquirer
The trumpet which sounded the order for the
charge OF tho SIX Hundred into the Jaws Of death
at Balakavn has been sold at auction IN London
for 40 Euinsas
man who wen, away from home some time ago
20 attend convention Of church people was struck
with tho beauty OF the little town IN which ne
gathering WIS hell lie had plenty OF time and
while wandering about walked into the village
cemetery. X was a beautiful place. and the dele
gate WALKED around among the sraves hs saw 81,
read Yin TgT6 6 re Ms Inscription On ~
hts head and looked the monument again. lie
read the inscription over and over. Then he walked
all around The monument and examined the grave
closely Another man IN the cemetery approached
and asked him "Iiav" You found The grave OF an
old friend no" said he delegate. but was
lows ln che sravc."-'S' Joseph News.
The Philadelphia Press quotes this description
ot he Chlkoot Pass from private letter: The
elevation Of Chllkoot Pass Is ihirty-fve hundred
feet. and nearly twenty-five hundred feet OF this
occurs at one place. Here must use both
hands and feet 10 ascend and before II IL possible
- reach n place with sufilcen, room 70 resi. the
weight Of the pack seems bent on crushing ont
onos Ne The summit IL glacier. and FOR four
or five miles down this side Of 1t We travelled over
tee. The tran is dotted with hastily dug graves.
some with names roughly carved on wood. and
others with no sign save a rude OF sticks.
which the frs, winters snow Will obliterate. Some
died from sheer exposure and exhaustion. some
through accident and few from desperation put
an end 20 their torment with n bullet"
II never saw such an enthusiast as that young
McMsy. OF the Naval Reserves"
what has he done nOw7'
WHY he insists that all the new recruits shall
eat navel oranges three times day"-tCieycland
Palm Dealer