New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

minister in Joliet. H.. has big black hen
which he prizes very highly. AS proof OF the hens
superiority, the pastor Is exhibiting four legged
"chick" and an egg measuring rs inches one way
and s.. inches the other way. The chicken lived
four days and is now preserved in alcohol.
great deal is said of the trials Of Job but his
sd ie d %n9 Hso more Globe ne
youthful graduate OF the Harvard Law School
went out West and opened an office in a small
frontier town. His first client was a man accused
OF stealing horse. The came 10 trial before
an old fudge and Jury composed Of bewhiskered
ranchers and though there doubt OF the
guilt OF the defendant. he had regiment OF friends
who swore he was forty miles away when the horse
was stolen This evidence the prosecution I'M
able TO break down. and the young lawyer plumed
himself on a certain acqulttal. The jury retired.
and five minutes later came back into court.
Have you agreed on a verdct?' asked the Judge
1--WE have" answered the foreman. he shifted
a gun he carried on his hip I'VE find the de-
PENDANT not guilty. an recommend the defendants
lawyer OWN to his youth an innocence. to the
mercy OF the court"
Not a Beauy-"They say she's worth half a
well, she needs IT in her business"
Looking for husband"-(Boston Traveller.
THE Augusta Herald" says that OF fifty six men
Ga I'm the last fifteen years only four have paid
the death penalty; nine sentenced to life i'm
prsonment. seven sentenced to from one to
twenty years. and thrty-six went free. THE Her
aid" thinks investigation anywhere In the South
would produce similar results.
A Word Misunderstood-"Don you love TO wan
der on a summers night. when the world is flooded
with moonshne?" exclaimed the rapturous and
m aWrn E"I answered Colonel stnwe with DELHI
Grafton IF there's nothn' better obtalnabe moon
shine can be made TO do very WE'LL Washington
Star
Viscount Fsher. Master OF the Rolls In the Court
OF Appeals in London. eshty-four years old was
n famous athlete in his younger days rowing in
the winning Cambridge crew at the university boat
race Of 1899. He Is college bred man, and be-
longs 10 OF the two classes into which as
writer In THE Rochester Post-Express" says al
Englishmen Of distinction seem to divide them
selves. oxford and Cambridge.
dSaw, strike" '' " ~ "'"' Jimmy
IRE Of om strikes de ole man fer a raise
walk."-(Indanapois Journal
sign over negro cabin in Liberty County.
Ga reads Il Teaches Folks TO Reed an Rite an
do hggers in their heads"
Too Particular-Larat Luke-well, how did Pill
Mexican Mike-ssy, there's a cuckoo He kicked
"A
the moose WIZ tied-sald he wanted flowers an
quartet at the funeral. an when Caylise Charley
went near to see ef he dead Pete tried to kick
him.-(Ohio State Journal
A strange story comes from New-Guinea or the
loss and recovery Of gold worth II 400 4 partv OF
miners returning from the Mambare gold field in a
cutter accidentally allowed three bags OF gold 10
fall overheard when thirty miles from port ON
their arrival at Samarai "a reward Of $50 was Of
fered. and lugger and cutter went in search OF
the lost gold. After diving for some time I'm four
fathoms without result. the owner OF the cutter
gave orders TO heave up the anchor and when the
anchor came up one Of the bags of gold was found
stuck in the nukes The other bags were then
soon located and recovered
A Record Notwithstanding Is a man ovsr
I'm that museum who has lived for forty DAYS on
water.
-Pshaw, That's nothing | have an uncle
who has lived for nearly forty years on water
Mlles--lmpossible!
Ces-Not AT an. He's sea captain.-(Chicago
News.
A Scotch farmer recently told a story OF an in
tegent horse that needs Caledonlan stodity OF
belief The animal noticed while grazing that II had
cast shoe. II at once galoped a smithy at
some distance on held up the foot I'm question was
duly shod and then galloped home again II IL a
nice question If the blacksmith will get the canny
owner OF the canny horse to pay the bill.
When She Understood.-"Can you understand all
those golf terms that your husband uses. Mrs
Far%ellTT The only ono. nan urasr.,.,, ,,...
mounds or into a sand hole, when he tears up
the sod with his club. 60 hicago Times Herald