New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho following letter written by Big Heart. a
Sioux At the Rosebud Agency to the United States
Marshal. seems TO he capable OF two interpreta-
lions: II want to make complain; against my
brother for shooting AT my mother. He missed her
least foot"
sqrpositon wonder why Spanish sr!.to-
citizen
I suppose" replied the suspicious person. IT'S
merely to give people 10 whom they money
more trouble in making out the bills = tWaehing-
ton Star.
Tho Montreal Witness" tells Of an exciting race
between n stately stag and n Canadian Pacific loco
motive which took place near Labells Canada
last week. The stag. standing on the railroad
track. was observed by the engineer Just in time
FOR tho latter to blow warning whistle where
upon the animal turned and fed before the lo,omo-
tive For distance OF three miles the stag led by
few feet. then bounded gracefully aside and al
lowed the train 10 pass
Il think" said the Governor OF the Ladrones
dlsaaInfully. that you Americans are race OF
no" replied the captain Of the Charleston. os
he proceeded 10 raise Old Glory. we more like
q Nation OF real estate operators. "-tPhlladelpha
North American.
When the Dyaks OF Borneo wish 10 And OUT which
Of two parties Is In the right they have two Jumps
OF salt OF equal size given them TO drop into water
and he whose lump FIRST dissoves is deemed 10 be
in the wrong. Another method is put two live
shellhsh on rock. one for each lltigant. and TO
squeeze llmejuice over them. The verdict Is rem
dered according to which mans mollusk s,irs first
Frenchman applied to local otacal for A
passport 10 Visit Klatterwingschen. In Switzerland
The functionary. who was not a fellow Of any geo
graphical society, struggled In vain with the spell
fess his dificuly he bandy asked Wou iH c yo
as lief visit some other town?"-(Troy Times
The Church Times" Of London. tells A story
~ a baker who anxious to do the proper thing
for clerical tea party for which he was catering
The rural deans wife at Whlstlebury Invited the
clergy 10 tea. and ordered cakes from the local
confectioner These arrived In due time beauti-
fully iced. and each decorated with the monogram
Il II g" in icing, The confectioner evidently
thought he was doing the correct thing for ceri-
cal party. but the cakes carefully cut In
pieces before being sent to the table
A patient in an English insane asylum imagined
himself dead and nothing could drive the delusion
out OF his brain. One day the physician had a
happy thought. and said to him.
Did you q dead man bleed?'
NO" he replied
did You ever hear Of dead man bleeding"
NO"
We'll. II Won Will permit me. will try an ex
pertinent with you and II you bleed or not"
The patient gave his consent the doctor whipped
out his scslpel and drew A little blood
There he said. you that you bleed: thar
proves that you are not dead"
Not At all" the patient instantly replied. THAT
proves that dead men can bleed"
a Bangor telephone pole They mots
lots of trouble. but nobody dsturbs thswy anS
usny can sarp vor n Of py applying the pole
become suddenly sweet and there Ia said to be
small boys are wondering IL the ho ,v wire Inc
an electric flavor. -(Kennebec Journal ' '''