Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-01-18

Some time ago Nat Goodwin had an
opportunity to witness All Hampton's
limitations Of himself In his favorite
roles. Hampton. knowing Goodwin was
present, outdid himself. but at the close
OF the seance Goodwin had never a
word to say. At last an intimate friend
ventured to ask how he liked II. "well."
replied Goodwin. "all can say is, one
Of us Is d---n bad"
Kate Field used to take daily lessons
In Latin from Walter Savage Landor,
when she was In Florence. and at her
entrance into the room his rugged ex-
preston invariably softened and he be-
came what his pupil called ''chivalry
incarnate." One day ne dropped his
spectacles, and as she picked them up
and handed them to him, he exclaimed.
'Oh. this 10 not the first time that you
have caught my eyes"
Prince Henry Of Orleans when he
travels takes with him a physician. a
scientist, an editor. historian, and a
photographer, each OF whom makes a
daily contribution to the book which
Is to describe the journey. In describ-
ing his method at Paris salon, a friend
ironically asked: "And what is the
hard work which you do for your
bookT 'vrhe hardest OF ALL" said the
Prince: ~ have the overwhelming duty
Of making the various accounts agree y
Gen. Joubert, when he was In New
York City few years ago as the guest
OF Henry George. told with modesty
(says the Sum OF his negotiations with
the British at Majuba Hill, and his eye,
sparkled us he recited his reply to tn,
British commanderIn-chlef. ut doct
not comport with these" said the Brit.
ish general, pointing TO the decoratio
on his breast. Ito accede to your terms"
To which said Joubert, pointing to his
rifemen: .And 1t does not comport
with those to offer any Others"
A colored man was before the United
States court In Philadelphia, recently,
charged with some infraction OF the
law. He had no counsel. and the Judge
assigned Hampton l.. Carson to defend
him. The government by the testimony
OF several witnesses established
strong case against the defendant. Tho
learned counsel for the prisoner said:
"Now. Sambol please take the witness
stand and give your version OF this af-
fair" The man and brother looked
wise and quizzical. and turning round
for moment said: 'Bossl In these
yeah circumstances, guess It would
be bettah for me to remain neutral"
Bob" Palmer. the comedian, had
been originally bill-sticker, a fact
pretty generally known among his col
leagues Of the stage. One evening,
when dressed for the character of Sir
Brilliant Fashion. he strutted into the
greenroom with buckles sparkling on
his shoes and fine diamond on his
finger. A brother-actor inquired II his
gems were real. ITO be sure they are:
| wear nothing but diamonds" was the
reply; whereupon Bannister remarked:
Il congratulate you. Bob, for remem-
Der when you wore nothing but paste"
Palmer did not take the Joke with be-
coming good humor, and an angry al
tercation ensued, which was only bro
ken when Mrs. Jordan cried out: "Why
don't you stick him against the wall, /
Bob2 Stick him against the wallF'
A Detroit man, whose wife was go
ing to San Francisco on visit, accom-.
panied her as far as Chicago and put
her on the overland train. Before leav.
ing her, he gave the porter half OF a
fve-dollar bill that he had torn In two,
telling the man that his wife had the
other half and would give It to him at
the end Of the Journey IL she were prop
erly looked after. When he got home
he found he had neglected to give his
wife the other half Of the torn bill, and
a few days later he received letter
from his wife reminding him OF the fact
and saying that she had torn dollar
bill in two and given half of II to the
porter. Somewhere along the line there
must be wild-eyed darkey with the
halves Of two worthless bills In his pos
session and q firm conviction that he
has been worked by some sort OF new
flmfIam game. Meanwhile, the De-
troit man is very anxious to find out
what sort Of reasoning his wife used |
when she gave that porter n half III
stead of the whole OF that one-dollar
bill.