New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A drunken Irishman one who had all the marks
OF pipe liner" fell asleep the steps OF the
Third Presbyterian Church. opposite the Public
Safety Building yesterday morning, says The
Pittsburg News" A police official saw him, and
sent couple Of negro porters across the street 10
take him to the Central police station The two
walked up TO him. seized him by either arm ana
raised him TO his feet. With some labor ne puhed
his eyes OPEN He looked the left and saw
negro in working clothes holding him. He turned
his head around slowly and looked to the right
There another negro In the same sort Oh
clothes. Then he began to struggle. He tried 10
kick the shins Of his captors. lie yelled fohce'
They rushed him through Cherry Alley and into a
cell He saw where he was after the excitement
passed and he called Sergeant William X. Nc
Shane to him.
"Ofshur." ne said gravely, vast one er TWO min
that brung me here?'
"One" replied the sergeant.
WAS he white er naygurT
white"
Have brash butns?'
yes he wore a uniform"
He was plainly alarmed at this Information. He
tried his best to think.
"Orshur" he said finally with the air Of man
who had learned the worst. sin fra docthor."
Alas what wasted talents
On every side see;
know of several well-read men
Who won't agree with me!
Captain Firmin Moindrin, Of San Francisco, an
nounces that he will go to the Paris Exposition
next wear in a dueout 81 will build" he says. "a
schooner from one OF the largest trees in Hum
boldt County. The hull shall be solid piece
simply the trunk OF the tree followed out ana
hewn into shape. l will take tree from 22 to "a
feet In diameter for my boat. She will be 4S feet
long. Is feet beam and 10 feet deep and will be
rvil ma lie m
Humboldt County where the big trees are, and
figure that II will take from two to three
months 10 make It. shall sail from here around
Cape Horn or through the Strait OF Magellan
across the Atlantic. and down the Seine TO Paris
! want to be ready to start in time to reach Cape
Horn about the last Of December Of this year so
that shall arrive In Paris by May Of 1900 shall
sail Is 900 miles in the trunk Of a tree.
THE UNBELIEvER.
He said there wasn't God high. he laughed
at the Christians hope;
He looked at the in the dotted sky. at the
rock on the mountain slope
The ponderous rock that jutted out. high over the
murmuring sea- - -, ..,
which merely happened to be;
1t was only a matter OF cooling of and condens-
The systems, with their suns and worlds. to per-
fection out OF naught
He spoke Of the sun-kissed pagans creed and the
god unto which he bowed
He spoke OF the dumb brutes fear OF death. OF the
wild kinds mother love,
And he smiled at the claim that man draws breath
through the favor Of One above;
He heard the bell Its echo spread on the peace
OF the Sabbath morn,
He listened to what the preacher said, and he
turned away in scorn.
He stood by the bay as the, tide in; he
watched the billows that broke
He saw the volcano across the plain with its sum-
war
space: ne could tell yon how how 9nd End why; WY ,,.v
But sald PdIT that f'tSe' tSe cRd Stf would S die ~ anu ~
Then the who had scoffed fell down on his
he he pended s 9ad PreysT m to peae God
''''' ''''' ~ -.(Chicago Times-Herald
Andrew Walker a veteran engineer who died re-
Gently at vandalia. Ind. at the age OF sxtyeight,
had quite a remarkable record. He began engt-
neerng In 1852 and at the throttle Of the first
engine that crossed Vandaa bridge. near Terre
Haute in 1870 He worked on his engine until
within a few days OF his death. His diary showed
that he had presided at the throttle for llo6osiS
miles, and never had a serious accident
Sinking the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is plagiar
list Uncle Chrs?'
"A plagarist? Why he is a man who never puts
forth his own opinions without tqcking some other
mans name TO them '-(Chicago Record
THE Chicago Chronicle tells story OF q re-
turned sailor from Manila who was drinking beer
the other day in a roadhouse. two tables from
the agent Of the brewing company.
II see you the cap ribbon OF the McCul-
Tough on your handle bars" said the agent. COM
ing over Were you at Manla?"
Yes"
MAY ?"
"Yes-and TO December. for the matter OF that"
We sent fifty barrels OF this beer over there TO
you fellows right after the big fight. Got there
about the lst of August. guess"
Yes I think remember.
How did you like it|'
Fine stuff, m told"
Taste good in that hot country?
"I don't know You see
DO you mean TO say you didn't get any good Of
that big shipmentT
"Oh yes | got good OF It. You see. in every bar
rel we're two pictures-lthographs OF pretty girl
sitting on earth and looking down. for she was
shamed Of her shirt waist. The officers sent one OF
those pictures forward and We enlisted men were
allowed look at IT.
The inmates OF Sing Sing print a newspaper"
We'll. is II any different from any other paperT
Yes; composed of longer sentences and the
editors are not allowed TO keep any old files
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