New-York tribune., 1899-01-02
THE TALK or The DAY.

This Ntt,s story n II Clay Trumbui.s recent
book war Memories ot q Chaplain" shows how
The soldiers faced priYstion and hunger. While
bet0r. Petersburg doing siege work in the summer
@, 80 our men had wormy hardtack served out
10 them Il was q severe trial 20 the men Break
Ing open the biscuits and finding live worms In
them they would throw the pieces In the irenches.
although the orders were 10 keep the irenches
clean \ brigade officer o the day. seeing some
o: these scraps a.ong front, called out sharply
70 our mem Throw that harttack OF; Of the
trenches Then. the men promptly gathered
II ID hs adaed "Dor't you know that you've no
business 70 throw hardtack in tie trenches Oui
from the Injured soldier heart there came the rea-
sonable explanation. We've thrown Il out two or
three times. s.r but i; crawls back
Ills Argument.-"You viii 70, Be able to sleep
vel IL you cat any more cake, "Alis' sail MS
That that will Be a good excuse .or sitting Up
aTeeverthe,ess IS he reached for the caks-hasket
again s9meih.ng a.i MS kDsches 80 sha'ps 'N-' &c
cried "Ouch.-tChicego posi-
.rha original piar prepared BY George Stephenson
and his son for me first lire of railway from Birm-
!ngham 20 London was sold the o,ner day In the
latter city II bears the autograph Signature of
Roher. Stephenson. 2 p :. ". P. president OF the
Institute of Civil Engineers who died in lsSs and
vas buried IN Westminster Abbey Ine pan
which j. drawn 20 the sca.e of four inches 10 tne
mile i All EalIabe seeing -Aal tltr kyri-e
of T.. whicl were duly deposited in the Private Bill
Cfce ~ the time we're destroyed in tho disastrous
FIRE which broke out at the Palace @, Wes;minster
,- "a. TIE bills relating this great undertaking
we're uassei on May :. $50 during the reign o.
william " and the work was begun on June II
the following year.
Betrayed.-"Yss. We went away and le'' tie gas
htirriu-. stayed TWO weeks
Was your bill any higher 49,, .A ~ss
"Yes TIE FOOL night watchman ,oii the gas
company about it'-'indiana2olis ''"'ns"
A Congressman IS thus quoted BY The Washing
ton star. ..,...
q, my defeat by ess than Afty majority. and Il ons
y. my friends had not been TOO zeaols wou.c
hav. been elected. There was precinct where
evu.c,ed 70 receive hundred votes. and feared
there would be fraud IN the pEecinct thei "o-'
ir.,ire ne: 20 l cot an old man VINO haa never
rs--i,,ns,ot in politics but who had almost para
,or,,, f,avence in The district 20 take charge OF
rrv Interests there instructing him 20 see mat
every friend % mine voted and that the votes we're
oo,,-.sS When The returns came in had not re-
ceived slngl. vote n that precinct ana tAe next
dav bulky envelope was handed me containing
or. hundred and twenty ballots. together With
e,ter from the man had LEFT in charge saying
,ha he had seen every friend OF mine and taken Up
.halr ballots 50 that none would Be missed, and az
he wouldn't trust The judges OF elections ne had
sem them 20 me himself 50 would b sure 20 s.t
/
cS.rr. Of my interests were not only honest. but
knew something abou; politics
r.aekinr-"You really don, mean TO tell ne you
d1-'. consider Ri:em genius asked the once
a;rsat IS Just What mean TO tel you" said n.
a. h comes !n-sornetimes with as many as tnIee
words nisspened in one poem '-tClneihhau hh-
quirer.
Saw. ..Ths Philadelphia Record That al the
not
hv our country cousins was demonstrated At 4 re-
cont stylish noon wedding where were present t"o
r,ifdle-assd women and man. evidently invited
because q business relations between the man IN
question and The bridegroom. Properly enough TIE
other men present wore frock coats but not so this
one. who vas respendsnt IN dress suit. He looked
sisdainfuuv az the other men present and finally
whispered 20 one q his female friends Say.
don't think this f. very swel-;neres not another
dress sui, IN the whole crowd. His companions
agreed with him. and they soon leii win seorn
plainly depleted IN their faces"
The Best Il Pfoot.-"And you say you gave ne no
ENCOURAGEMENT
That is What said.
No eacourassmer': Why. even your father
M ;a,her' What proof have you OF your eS-
Proof The best ot proof. He borroNs money
from mel Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eebert Davidson. prominsnt citizen Of Meckien-
h,-.. COUNTY y c. is on trial in the Federal Cour,
Oh n UNIQUE charge \ mail-carrier had been sieAl-
,n- ais melons He had stopped the carrier In the
road and whipped him. The carrier missed the
mail connection. and Davidson is being tried for
delaying the mails
Feminine Diplomacy. y.-Hat,ie-wouid you cal
<eii nr.utrt
Ela-We. that depends.
Depends on what.
Whether w. conye'slns with her or some one
else ."-l chicago News.
The o.t-tlme poet. according 10 The Indianapolis
Journal" had long hair. while the modern poet has
"A Ion. head
4 Comparison-'Iy Quit talking siaiesrAnship.
said the man with the sad blue eyes l reshihi
ms self of accordion. . .
@B.cause you utter dscordan, notes. suppose.
suggested the joco-e friend - -
NO I'm too susceptible 20 pressure IN any
direction one minute I'm an expsnsionst 10 TIE
llrri, and the next come nat the other way.
NNakhlrxfnn Staf