The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29


flung the damaged chair into a corner of
the room. and. getting another chair,
calmly resumed his work as if nothing
had happened.
The junior clerk. on leaving his work
that afternoon, ventured, with the hest
tation of a novice, to ask another clerk
who had been witness of the scene
what it meant us Mr.. x. subject to at
tacks of this kind?" he asked.
MI. X.r' was the response. There
was nothing the matter with him. You
see one of the casters had come off his
chair, and the treasury won't replace
casters; they will repair nothing less Sc
rious than broken leg. So he broke one
of the legs, and now he will get the cas-
ter put on again"
A Japanese troupe of acrobats visited
the White house the other day, under
charge of r. Yoshmalc. who introduced
them to the president. One of Mr.. Yosh-
mates charges, Master K. Yarkietri. is
less than seven years old. This little fell
low. the Boston Journal says hid him
self behind the manager until the men,
bers of the troupe were retiring, when
the president noticed him and asked him
his name.
Master Yarkietri, not knowing it was
the president answered promptly. He
then proceeded to interview his excel
lncy thus:
'I want to see George Washington, the
father of this country"
The president escorted the little chap
to the picture of Washington. and eX-
planned that the original was dead.
''Well, what is your name?" persisted
Master Yarkietri
my name is William Mckinley" was
the smiling answer
''What do YOU do here?
al am the successor of George Wash
ington and president of the United
States replied the president, looking
kindly at the little chap, who collapsed.
A Shelby county justice of the peace,
whose residence and civil district adj
join the Mississippi state line, had an alb
normal appreciation of the responsibility
of the office, and never lost an opportu-
nifty to exercise his prerogative OF de-
nanding that peace be preserved, says the
Argonaut. One day his son and a hired
man got to fighting on q stretch OF the
farm near the fence which separated the
two states. The old gentleman mounted
tie fence, and, with an air of authority.
commanded: 'In the name of the state
CT Tennessee I demand peace" Just then
the fence gave way. and as he went down
with the fence topping to the MiSsiSsip-
pi side, he yelled to his son:
Give 'em h-ll Billy! I've lost my ju-
risdictioni
Mgr Calino. the Supplemented and in
genious Frenchman. happened to be riding
in a train in the same compartment with
lady who was in constant fear Of a
smash-up, says London Tit-Bits.
At every sudden stop, every jar, every
sound of the bell or whistle, she cried out,
ooh! oh! Have we run off the track ?
Is it collision? Are we going to be
killed."
Calino paid no attention. but remained
wrapt in solemn silence
Presently the lady said to him: "And you.
sir, aren't you afraid of railroad acct
dents?".
Not I, madam" answered Caliuo. reas-
suringly. at has been foretold that I am
to die on the scaffeIGH'
The nervous woman went into mysteries,
and had to be removed from the train a
the next station.
A farmer in a nearby town, says the
Ripley (O.) Bee. was in a store the other
day and some one asked him to listen to
a photograph on exhibition there The
operator handed him the ear tubes, fixed
them N shape and started the machine.
The farmer dropped the tubes hurriedly
saying: Gosh, there comes brass band
and left the mules united