New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

Some time ago the Missouri River changed It's
channel and passed the farm of a man named MUIR
ply on the south instead Of the north. The owner
Of the adjoining farm thereupon claimed title By
accreton. and Murphy had to bring suit to recover
his own property The Court gave verdict In
favor OF the plaintiff.
Unnecessary.-Applicant TO matrimonial asent)-
with 100000 who wants to get marr,ed?' 'A0'
AsfmtgUn now VIII such dowry as that you
-(Flegende Batter
Owing to the lack OF pure drinking water in
Philadelphia. water carriers sell water from house
TO house In that city.
5 LHyr "a Bob proposed last night did
hearing; neither did Bob. Poor BobNIYonkers
Statesman ~
Frederick Bird Of Quitman Kan is suing James
Glover, OF the same place, for IS 900 damages for
pulling chair out from under him as he was
about TO sit down. Glover's defence is that II was
only practical joke, which suggests tbs story ~,
the amateur seight-of-hand performer who said
that, II some one would END him silk hat he
wouid tramp on Il and then restore 1t TO its former
condition A silk hat given to him. and after
tranping on it vigorously. he made some passes
over It in order to undo his work but of course IN
vain. Giving up. finally he looked at the owner Of
the hat and exclaimed, "B gosh, the Jokes on me
guess" The jury ought to put the Joke on
Glover by awarding the full amount of s. 600 to
Bird
Obliging-"How dare you approach me with a
rsqn st hy 9r when there much be
~. DO you object to ben' approached' inquired
Il do. most emphatically"
We'll III anxious TO please An as long as
yon eo G get IN aea Ssa on II you'll gimme
telephone '-(Washington Star.
THE Troy Press quotes a business man who
has just been through the West as follows: The
whole West is surcharged with prosperity Imet
men from the Northwest, Southwest and far West
and they all tell the same story Thousands Of
mortgages have been liquidated, the banks have
more money than they know what to do with. and
good feeling generally prevails"
Aroused susplcon.-"I dunno" remarked Pluto
that case" W "''' uouo'iu' ABOUT
"Ye about that boss thief we tes. tended
Yes"
But he confessed"
II know it. An it wasn't tell he confessed that
had doubts. There amt no circumstances what
sonever under which I'd take his word fur any
thng."-(Washington Star.
Georgia paper says: There will be the largest
acreage planted In watermelons before known
In this section. The Sparks Moutrie and Gulf
Railroad opens up some very fine farming lands
and the farmers adjacent to this road are prepar-
ing TO plant large acreage in melons There will
also be more melons planted along the line of the
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad than ever
before. Last year the melon growers in this Sec
ton, owing to a light crop. made some money bur
this year 1t looks II they are going tn worry
much overdo the business"
Fuddy-What,s the matter? Where have you
been? You look as though you had been rolled In
an ashpit. "
Duddy-so have. slipped and fell on the Ice.
but. confound it. fell onto the ashes that some
ninnyhammer had spread there to prevent persons
from fallng.-tBoston Transcript.
A play called "Dreyfus" has been produced IN
Amsterdam. 1t is founded upon the dramatic in
cdents of the notorious case. and has had its end
ing varied from day TO dag In keeping with the
news Of the moment Thus on some nights. when
public sympathy has gone out to the prisoner Of
Devils Island the curtain has fallen upon the
union OF husband and wife after the long years OF
enforced separation; at other times when the
hekle OF public opinion veering round in
another direction the final scene has witnessed the
apotheosis Of Esterhazy.
1t Is reported that come from every direction
TO roosting place about four miles south OF town
dusk the sky Is black with moving flight OF
crows follow crows they go into the see ssd s
near Mrs Ludington's. and double UP on the limbs
weight; then there Is iiuttering. and all settle
down again We were Informed that three boys
killed more than four hundred crows-(Pulaski
Citizen.
The authorities OF the University OF Cambridge
England have dropped Paley's Evidences OF
Christianity a required theme for examina-
tion because It no longer meets and answers the
questions raised by modern unbelief.
"Oh. mamma. do Christians eat preachers just
like the cannibals do?''
why. no. my child. What put that notion Into
your head?'
b.. 81 heard Mrs Deekon say that she was going to
have her minister for lunch"-(Brooklyn Life.