New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE TALK or THE DAY.


sion OF frightful tropical storms. and lost one man
overheard Arrived IN Alaska. they found no goio
to speak OF. had the scurvy lost their snip On
sandbar In Resurrection Bay. and the survivors
are now coming home broke The Thirteen Clup
ought to welcome them back with dinner.
Kentucky does not have monopoly or ran fanny y
feuds There Is right here in Detrot anu ~ ~
a section where such state OF affairs Wouid De
IT tell You how 1t s" said the man Of all work IN
one OF the families Blanks had one or them par
ros some Of the soldiers brought back with tnsi snd
EVERYBODY in the neghborhood most scand lous
Our folks had big pet cat One morhin d o eve1
heerd It sounded like whole :nenagerie naa G,nr
broke loose and was nghtn' fr,e-fur-ail After er
no parrot and the cat set the fence a-grinnin
Blanks folks made bouts much russ as ,h, ehe
that II they couldn't keep pets we couldn't neither
That very night the cat disappeared ana we d nr" Il
one OF them Blanks git on side O. the fence to
throw him right back agn ana TheYeyeI Yom lest ~ say
we're Twin in powder ma yazne right round
here"-(Detrot Free Press.
On one OF the recent hot nights young woman
OF Manayunk was suffering from violent mead
ache, which made sleeping Impossible says 'he
Philadelphia Record" To avoid the neat anu
thinking the fresh air might ease her head she
sat out on the front doorstep. using a bottle OF
ammonia frequently as smelling salts. willy po-
uceman Of German extraction espied the woman at
an unseemly hour Of the morning, ana ifhasneu
that she was drinking heavily from bottle OF e'se
intending to commit suicide. After watching ne,
awhile he emerged from his hiding place "aheu
I'm TO the supposed suicide and asked ner why sne
slept on the steps She replied she was not sieep-
ing and answered truthfuly as to what she was
doing with the bottle. Still the willy oiuecoat was
not satisfied and insisted on examining the oo''ie
He took long, stiff Whit at the ammonia, ana
was nearly knocked down He spluttered ana theh
swore. The young woman laughed so nara her
headache was cured.
Bill-And you say that they won't ALLOW fenow i
Bridge? Jili-Thats what | said. 1t seems 10 be the
only kind OF dive that the police interfere with
around observation-disclosures Statesman
In the course OF a speech in the House OF Com
mons about week ago Mr.. Augustine Birrel told
the members that II they looked into Russell on
Crimes" they would not find "a single crime, how
ever outrageous; a single felony. however shame
full: a single msdemeanor. however dlscreditable
and disgusting that had not at one time or another
been committed by member Of that House"
She (at the depoD-It must be awfully hard for
these poor foreigners who come to this country 10
He-Oh, they don't mind It. You see they are
used to IT, having been born and raised In foreign
she-True; 1 never thought OF that.-(Chcago
Record.
A curious old custom is building up remarkable
collection OF horseshoes at Oakham Castle. In
Rutlandshire England. At this place whenever
a peer of the realm rides by he is required by the
constable to contribute a horseshoe in lieu Of
fee These are then hung upon the walls OF
room in the CASTLE which is thought to have been
formerly used as a chapel The custom still OBJ
tains, though nowadays noblemen who pass
through the town generally contribute shoes or
some precious metal. richly decorated and bearing
their coats OF arms. Quite lately the Earl OF Onsow
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Oakham Castle a new horseshoe. richly decorated.
bearing the inscription. william Hitler. fourth
Earl OF Onslow" Another nobleman. who was driv-
ing a tandem through the town short time ago,
was called upon for the customary shoe. When IT
arrived II was found to be OF pure gold and beaut-
fully chased It is one the most interesting
objects In the collection.
The outlook in Kansas is for phenomena, ,n corn
crop nH Hs yser since the Organization Of the State
and II the favorable conditions continue ~ Is
product in the neighborhood Of 100000 bushels
And this reminds US of most remarkaDIe c2,nS1 ToI
dence in the history Of Kansas corn crops FROM
the very beginning the years ending In the figure
80" have been good corn years whne me ne Yeas ths
poorest. Probably the greatest corn yield per
acre the State has ever had was in SS and and thl
1869 there was another good corn crop, with great
falling Off in 1870 In 1879 and 1850 this coincidence
greatest corn crop record The total yield OF that
Year was 273 SSs, ,3N bushels. as against only OIL
SIs ooo bushels in 1890 To find this coincidence re
cmrTing throughout Ave successive decades is. to
ray na the 'eaS'' '''''' '' ~
The natives Of Foula one OF the Shetland ISL
onds make a business Of rearing skau guls III
order TO rid the island Of the eagles that commit
90 many depredations. The magnificent red sand
stone cliffs that skirt the northwestern coast oe-
came a favorite haunt Of the eagles, and IN this
they became a terror TO the farmers and fisher
men who dwell on this Isolated spot The skau
ruls are also strong and fierce. and the hVetera.e
foe of the eagle. In battle the suls are Nearly
ALWAYS victorious and so the inhabitants OF Fouia
hit upon the novel plan OF feeding and caring Tor
skau eulls which, though formidable to their
feathered enemies. are very peaceful ana ooc'ie
when brought in contact with man.
t,,s Mot,vs Made Cear-Judge-So hunger led
you to steal this mans satchel! .r Lrow T
Prisoner-Yes Yer Honor: yer anW Ufef O. them wild
iookin' pink shirts OF hisn.-(Chicago hecoru
When the Royal Geographical Society asked the
British Government for pecunary aid 70 the pro-
posed Antarctic expedition. the sum specified was
100000 Pledges for 10000 had previously been
secured from other sources and the society wanted
enough more to raise the total TO $4,000 the
nrecise amount which the First Lord or the Treas
urv now promises TO seek from Parliament Is only
s225 600 and even this is made conditional upon 'he
society raising similar sum. Between the present
time and next winter the society ought to have
little difficulty IN making up the deficiency
Tucked away in quaint Old World corners We find
some OF the most odd personages. Such is the
great artificial eye maker and painter A. Miller
Hipper. In quaint Lauscha. In the very heart of
old Th1rngens dense forests and high mountains
he sits and works away day in and day out sur
rounded by his family. the male members OF which
all experts In this delicate work. and have been
such since the days OF his great grandfather who
first started the work at Paris. but who owing TO
the strong anti-German feeling, forced TO re-
turn to his native mountain land They have
grown rich but lead simple. quiet lives While the
writer sat In front OF Mr. Hpper he deftly mixed
different colored glasses his gas lamp and
within half an hour brought forth perfect repro
ducton in everything but real sight OF the writer 4
eye. Every year thousands OF eyes made by this
old World family And their way to America.-U.es-
lies Weekly.
A chief OF the Omaha Indians died recently In
whose career wound up a romantic and Won
derful story. He traced his lineage on his fathers