New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE TALK or THE DAY.

THE TALK or THE DAY.
Several cargoes Of lumber OF considerable inter
est from an historical point of view nave just been
/ delivered In Philadelphia. The lumber was OBJ
| taned on the wilderness battlefield. and the bills
| OF ladng show that the trees were felled and the
/ lumber sawed on the famous field where Lee and
Grant fought hercely and stubbornly for su-
premacy. In some Of the planks the mimic balls
! can be plainly seen. particularly where the bullets
! have been cut through by the saw, which seemed
! to go through the lead easily through the
pine The parts o. the wood touching the spots
where the bullets found discoored and
rotten. but enough to damage the lumber
Objectionable Observation-Disclosures feel hurt
that your brother didn't take me for san -,
he could and said he'd return for the remainder
Ethel (coldy)-But he need not return Tor me-
I'm no remnant -(Lesie's Weekly
One Of the Oldest bridges in Europe is soon TO Dis
appear under the demand for better navigation OF
the river 1t spans This is the stone bridge, with
fifteen arches and total length OF @i feet. built
across the Danube at Regensburs Ratisbon), in
Bavaria. by Duke Henry the Superb. in 1135-'i6.
The piers rest on piles protected by stone riprap
: and heavy ice breakers; the roadway is very mar
row, and the footways allow the passage OF only
one person at a time. SO far as its stability Is
concerned 1t would probably stand for another $50
years but It interferes with the passage of steam
boats.
She Knew It-Poite Passenger Madame. this is
the smoking
Old Woman (producing her ppe)-Yes tho't IT
be Great convenience amt they?-(Ohio State
Journal.
A battle with real snowballs took place in a
/ Philadelphia coalyard day or so ago. Paradox
cal as this may seem. It really a fact driver
Of one of the wagons backed up to a bin and be-
gan load up with coal dust After he had pene-
trated two or three feet into the pile. the driver
encountered a bank of pure white snow. He could
hardly credit his senses. and thought he was
dreaming until he reached down and made a snow
ball with this he peed OF the yard en-
ployes. and in short time clerks and all hands
left their work and gathered about the pile,
and INDUCED in genuine battle. The explanation
Is that the bin empty during the big blizzard
last February. and the coal dust was dumped In
on top OF the snow The dust kept the snow from
melting until It was uncovered by the driver.
Realism-First Office Boy-What's the matter?
Second Office Boy-I told the boss he thought he
a big gun.
He proved to me he was a rapid hrer"-CDetrot
Free Press.
r. II. Davis IL the name OF a Kansas City hus
band who s being sued by his divorced wife for
breach OF promise. She says that after the divorce
he began counting her again. got her 10 agree to
remarry him. and then deserted her. For such
peculiarly reprehensibe conduct as this she thinks
she deserves at least $4,000.
Per Share-Stubb-I see Smlthers has changed
his favorite BIT OF slang since he became share
holder In the Chewing Gum Trust
Penn-What was his favorite BIZ OF slang?
Stubb-By gum!
Penn-What Is II now?
Stubb-Buy gum!-(Chicago News.
At the Emporis Kan. State Normal School one
OF the girls is known her chums Postscript"
Her real name is Adeline Moore.
NATURALIZATION don't to appreciate my
Husband~rm no landscape gardener.-(Detroit
Free Press.
Bolivar the man killing circus elephant who
since December % 1855 has been q captive at the
Philadelphia Geological Gardens is said to be more
than seventy years old He presented to Phila-
dephla by the late Adam Forepaugh and has not
been freed from his chains for more than years.
No noticing his cordial manner to the small boy
feeding him peanuts would suspect that he had
killed two I'm his time. His mate. Princess
who Is very tame. Is allowed to battle every day.
and stroll around the lncosure But old Bolivar.
owing TO his irascibe temper is never permitted
have the slightest freedom.
There are lls boys at the Orphans Home and
they had only one dog to go around among them.
but he was equal to the demands made upon him.
ers that there was sincere grieving when he died
the other day. and the boys held public funeral.
Chieftan by throwing their choicest possessions
into his grave, and procession formed OF the
passed in line. One boys grief was SO sincere that
he threw away new jackknife. There are many
stories told OF Jack a favorite one being that the
boys CoaXed the supervisor to put Jacks name on
the rolls. When 1t was called out a boy would pinch
the dogs tail and the dog would bark which was
considered his way OF answering present (Atch-
Globe.
Junebugs are thick In parts of Germany this year
At once place recently the school children gathered
twenty-five and one-half hundredweight from six
teen acre field Some has ngured out that this
means 10000 bugs
First Tramp dn the road)-why don't YOU go n'
tai? " 49,
Second Tramp-Yes. and he's growing at the
same time. dunno which end 10 believe-(Tid
Bits.
The story is told OF a woman prominent In Wash
ington society who was overheard inquiring Of an
other who Omar Khayyam was and received the
information that he was "a new colored poet, like
Paul Dunbar"
Data Dcslred.-"Pfwat wud yea DO ~ Casey called
you ler7
"Pfwhich casey-the big wan or the little wanr'
-Qndanapolis journal.