New-York tribune., 1900-12-03

George H. Phillips. the young Corn King of
Chicago. is getting many letters from women offer
Ing to marry him at sight.
ung9s cose0S 0HsSa0d Sc o be makPs large
looking with interest at the costly array OF rare
volumes on the library shelves
difference II believe he becomes more bibulous
every day he lives."-(Chicago Tribune.
queer judicial tangle is reported from Usage
County, Kan. 1t seems that young woman sued
her husband for divorce and got it, but after the
decree had been granted it discovered that the
husband not yet Of age and therefore could
not be sued in court of law. 1t is said that the
difficulty may be overcome by appointing guard
ian for the boy and then suing through him.
Giles-when you look over family photograph
album do you ever speculate about the thoughts
Wilton-Yes. + think most Of them. If they could
hadn't-(Boston Transcript
A Baltimore dentist had IN his employ a colored
boy whom he called Chocolate. While the dentist
was alone in his Office day the boy entered and
said: Doctor. you visiting at Mount Yer
non Place last night?' The doctor was surprised
at the question. but answered that he was and
s4pplemented the answer by asking how Choc-
olate knew he there and why he had asked the
question. Chocolate grinned and replied 'I knowed
you was there because visiting a lady at
the same house"
Briggs-sterns and you are both very positive
chaps. Don't you ever quarrel when you get to
talking?
Wuzzle-Oh. dear, no. The thing is impossible.
The fact is we never disagree we never talk on
the same subject, and neither of US listens the
script
DR.. Charles F. H wilgohs. OF Akron. Ohio has just
celebrated his ninety-seventh birthday. The ven
erabe physician still attends to his patients even
visiting them at night when called upon to do so.
He was born near Kiel Germany. and came to this
country in 1885,
The mistakes man makes are generally those
he would have wagered he never could make.
Heredity gives a chance to pick the
ancestor we like best and trace our traits back
Simmer the facts down fine. there are no all
Some men are still such rabid Bryanites that
they wouldn't accept prosperity If they had
chance.-(lndianapolis Journal
statue OF Peter Henlein. who is said to have
invented the watch toward the close of the hf-
teenth century, is to be erected in Nuremberg.
Henen's pocket timepieces were oval in shape
and hence were known Nuremberg eggs" A
model of the statue which is of life size and
executed by the well known sculptor Moritz
Schultz. of Berlin, was exhibited at the Paris
Exposition.
why are you going to mover" asked the friend
"oh, this is such a disgustingi!y poor neghbqr-
why. we haven't found a soul with telephone
-(Chicago Post.
Winton-salem, N. c., is to have a negro hospital
The building is to cost $4,000. Of which r. ].
Reynolds, white citizen contributed S5.OOO while
the negroes of the community raised the re-
mainder. The hospital win be operated in connec-
ton with the Slater Industrial School
Excuse me- sir said the man in the next seat
but your cigar is burning a hole in your paper"
THAT is all right" responded the other II am
ust burning the price OF those electric seals
to-moFrow's bargain sale. You see, / take this
paper home. ."-(Philadelphia Record
The penny -the-slot system of supplying gas to
the poorer districts of London has proved so sue
eessfu that attempts being made to sup
ply electric light in the same way. The vestry of
Battersea has erected large generator station and
laid the necessary cables. The fixtures are in
stalled in each house free Of cost to the customer
who simply pays for the amount of electricity he
consumes The profit derived from this method
Of distribution is said 10 be sufficient to enable the
authorities recoup themselves the initial cost
of tine installation Of fittings in the houses
$50 the doctor won't let you smoke, eh?" said
Browne, he applied match to his weed
Sorry for you, old man. can't imagine great
er pleasure than Il good cigar after dinner"
SOP replied ToWne shifting Then why do you
deny yourself that pleasure?"-(Philadelphia Press