New-York tribune., 1900-05-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Dr. John p Wood. of Coreyville Kan now in
his ninety ninth year. says he is the Oldest prac-
tisng physician In the United States, II not IN
the world. He devotes part of every day TO the
duties of his profession and takes great interest
in current events. He, walks easily without
cane reads readily without glasses. his hearing is
unmpaired, he has an excellent appetite and good
digestion He comes OF family noted for longevity.
His father lived ito the age of nnety-seven, his
mother lived to be ninety -hve OF his brothers
lacked but few days OF reaching the century
mark and two OF his sisters died at the age of
ninety-eight Among his brothers were Major
General Wood, of the Union Army. and Brigadier
General Wood, of the Confederate Army. He
up the of his long life Temperance in
all things and a common sense observance Of the
laws of health
80 "A DIS @ M Said the young woman
We'll" said Farmer Corntossel, them summer
ashy novels last YEAR Me an done the bes
we could to burn m kea em all rnn IN tine n cook soEs but
Star. Star ~ 'e"' "'' '' Wv 'S''''S %"
Several Princeton students during the summer
vacation will travel across the continent to the
Pacific Coast in modern prairie schooner" built
the plan of those used previous to the days of
railroads. but supplied with modern convenences
The wagon which has been built especially for the
journey. Is a heavy vehicle. made comfortable
with rubber tires. and fitted up with every pos
sible of comfort. Four specially selected
mules will be driven. No regular schedule has
been arranged. 1t being the intention of the stu
dents to jog along lazily and stay at one place as
long as they please.
year. the book store salesman said. handing out
another volume.
',HmIis it suitable for young persons to read?"
Well. no maam. Our most popular books you
Dr. Frank Baker, of the Smithsonian institution
has sent Elwood Hofer. a guide and hunter of
the Yellowstone Park to catch some of the monster
bears on Kadiak Island. in the Gulf of Alaska for
the National Geological Park. These bears are of
the polar breed. perfectly white. with long heavy
fur. and at full growth twice as large as the
ordinary black bear of the Rocky Mountains
weighing from 24O0 to 5000 pounds and standing
high ordinary cow-the biggest carniy-
orous animals living The tracks they leave in the
snow have often measured fifteen inches long and
ten inches wide They very savage and fight
desperately when attacked. Several have been
killed and the skins have been brought to this
country. but no Kadiak bear captured
alive. DR.. Tarleton H. Bean. the fish expert who
is in charge of the Department of Fisheries at the
Paris Exposition, while making an exploration of
the fishing resources of Kadiak Island last year
saw good many of these bears and describes
them in graphic terms. He says that while climb
ing a rocky hill one day he large drove of
them near the coast running about and playing like
SO many lambs There must have been a hundred
and fifty or two hundred in the bunch he says and
some of them were enormous
Another suspicion.-"What did the teacher tell
ABOUT today asked the boy who had away
from school.
About Samson and the his
Il don't believe 1t. It's another Of the stories
these Schley people have got up."-(Washington
Star.
soldier serving with the Sd Cavalry In the
Philippines writes to his family In st. Joseph Mo:
II think we will stay at Vigan during the rainy
season. The insurgents don't like the rainy season
any more than do. We living fine here now
Sweet potatoes grow dainty. Oranges bananas
lines. lemons, cocoanuts and pneapples are plenti-
full the year round. There several kinds of
oranges and bananas. OF oranges there is one kind
of which the outside is green, when ripe They
grow to be three and four inches in diameter
There are also the green banana the red banana the
like the pawpaw in the States. Monkeys are very
numerous. Bino is the principal intoxicant. One
drink makes a man feel good, two loco and three
will find him throwing rocks at his own funeral
The war. far the so-called tnsurgent army is
concerned. is at an end There and Will be for
time to rowing bands of insurgents
whose aim is to equal or surpass the record mada
by Jesse James and his followers
Employer have noticed Mr. Johnson that
you, of all the clerks, seem put your whole life
and soul into your work. that no detail Is small
10 escape your critical attention. no hours long
10 cause you TO repine.
Clerk 0oyfully).-Y-yes sir
Employer.-And so, Mr.. Johnson, forced to
discharge you at once II is such chaps as you
they have got the whole thing down pat-(Judge