New-York tribune., 1900-03-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"Mr Beecber one sav." says Major Pond. "at-
tended a match game OF billiards. ana se'erai
newspapers criticised him for so doing. Few DAYS
later, while he sitting the edge Oh ,he pat
form In his lecture room. young chuTch ohice'
said to him: don't believe there Is any harm IN
billiards. but don't you think you injured your IN
fiuence by attending the gameT
'Mr. Beecher tucked one of his legs under the
other. and nursing knee. said slowly: i've
noticed all my life that ministers who are always
taking of their influence never have much In
fiuence to take Of Very early in my ministry
/ made up my mind to take care OF my Work ana
let the Lord take of my influence. Those min
listers who keep looking b1hInd them 10 see what
has become of their influence remind me OF moth
ing so much as an old cat chasing its own tail
may act as intermediary to restore peace between
MIR. Van Braam-Then perhaps could induce
Queen Victoria President Kriiger to mediate In
the Kentucky confict.-tPittsburg Chronicle
If the one who makes two blades of grass to grow
where but grew before is to rank in the cate
CORY of public benefactors. the one who shows how
a good cup of tea may be made in place of bad
would seem entitled to equal honors. Amoas-
sador WI Ting Far g's formulary covering the
very likely carries ii to the highest stand
ard known and he renders a public service In i'm
parting 1t which should only be counted TO him
for righteousness but assure for him grateful re-
membrance long to be drunk in the fragrant cups
which ne taught us how to brew.
81 Sherlock Holmes" said the great de-
tective. Il think you can inform
Yes, sir, the man interrupted his caller III, III
youn wait until I've put the baby to sleep I'll
aow% Your and sdeon taS to ss$ Holmes smiling
Heavens! how did you guess it,. it,. -, .,,,o
it up to show 1t to II you had more th9n ,,Tg %o
yIond, be "a at your club about this time
Justice Brewer the other day told a story of an
Indiana justice of the peace who owned farm.
of hiS form he
States of Indiana and Ohio Like others in rural
districts who hold that office, he had abnormal
appreciation of the responsibility of the office, and
never lost opportunity to exercise his preroga-
tive of demanding that the peace be preserved.
One day his and his hired got to fighting
stretch of the farm the boundary line
fence. and the justice of the peace rushed out and
mounted the fence. Then. with head cooked high
and the air OF who has but to command. he
shouted, 'In the of the State of Indiana /
demand the preservation of the peace"' Just then
the fence gave way under his weight. and as he
down with the fence topping over to the Ohio
side he shouted to his SON. Give him the mischief.
Jim: I've lost jurisdlction!'
do you believe in the survival of the fttest?'
"Of course do
For what reason7''
Because I've got to. | don't know enough about
# to put up an argument to the contraTy."-(Wash-
ington Star.
Mrs H. 8. Boal, daughter Of William. F. Cody
(Buffalo BID. lives at place In Wyoming which
bears the strange name OF B. X Ranch Slack.
Among the curious questions put TO her by visitors
these:
'I suppose you have a large collection Of Indian
scalps?
Have you ever been scalped yoursef?
do you keep buffaloes domestic pets?'
Once the ranch while she entertaining
foreign stranger her father rode by, and she said:
There goes Colonel Cody now
The man looked the horseman long and anx-
iously
Are you about ft?'
Certainly; / know him very we'll indeed"
Well. declare, I never surprised In my
life Why. that man IS gentleman ard rot
Indian at ALL"
Mrs. Greene-They do say that Mr. slyder gam
bles. Isn't it awful?
Mrs. Gray-I should say 1t Why. it's almost
as bad as stealing If he wins he robs some other
man; If he loses he rohS his family
Mrs. Greene-At any rate 1t is terribly wicked.
BY the way, i forgot to tell you | won the first
prize at the whist tournament last night-a beau
tiful silver cup.
Mrs. Gray-Oh, you lucky woman! How 1 envy
you!-(Boston Transcript.