New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

o. G. Sgworth, Indiana man, In catching a
blacksnake recently. grabbed 1t back OF the head,
when it wrapped around him and squeezed his
close to his body. He unable for some
time to get the reptile uncoiled. but finally re-
ceived assistance from little girl. who was with
him. who grasped the snakes tail and walked
around Mr.. Sigworth and uncoiled 1t. Mr. Sgworth
says the bravery of the little girl no doubt saved
his life. the snake slowly but surely
squeezing the wind out OF him.
The luck of Thomas Dunn is certainly a poor
brand He came out of the Denitentary Sat
the seventh time when he met four Canadian vol
fbT69r bf t4e in GaP at M 8nnn
being a Fenian and survivor of Ridgeway, had
natural result of being transferred presently from
the gutter back to his cell In the penitentiary.-
The latest arrival at the Philadelphia Geological
Gardens is alligator measuring eight feet IN
length and weighing hundred and thirty
five pounds The big saurian is native of Santiago,
Cuba and was consigned to the Gardens by Major
Scott an aid the staff of Governor-General
Wood OF Cuba.
In a Quandary-"She certainly had me guessing"
How sop asked his chum.
Why, she asked me what was my favorite flower.
her name was Daisy. Violet or Rose must take
up the study of mnemonics and no mistake "-(Chi-
cago Post.
resident of lola, Kan. named McCleland re-
paying attention to Mrs McCleand there would
be a murder and a funeral Sharp thereupon caused
McCleand TO be lodged in jail the charge of
having made homicidal threats. and then proceeded
to elope with the prisoners wife.
Why We wink.---scientists are so tiresomely prac-
here Is The h. PGRuiaT Science monthly with an
satisfactory determination has been made Of the
wink
Doesn't that tire you?
But of course. it is quite probable that friend
g PTgfy s fTe e TSmders by popular
The building at Guthrie Okla, In which most of
the Territorial offices located. is infested with
scorpions. Two Of the poisonous reptiles were re-
Gently killed in the rooms occupied by the School
Land Department. One of the scorpions stung
Charles Cunningham, clerk. in three places on
his body, but the injuries did not prove serious.
Hes IN hard luck. He's had stiff, neck for
Jaw, g'on! Wat yer givin US p
OATS OATS, right nj . Yer see he got JOB as butler on
tate de real NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
A Missouri boy found a railroad torpedo and hit
1t with a Ratchet The Ratchet has not been re-
covered and the recovery Of the boy is doubtful
May Be Too Efectve.-The farmers of Ness
County have dubbed together and bought 1000
pounds OF bisuphide of carbon 10 be used in driving
the prairie dogs out There is no doubt about il
that the popua ton may have 10 go with them Is
Kansas City Journal
Topeka primary teacher. in giving a class OF
small boys instruction in arithmetic used the
regulation Topeka beefsteak for object lesson
Now. children" she said IF cut this steak In
two. what will each part be?' "A half" came the
chorus Of answers. IF cut II into four pieces?"
Quarters" fewer Of them said. And if l cut It
into five pieces?" All dropped out but one boy who
had sold enough papers 10 buy meal at one OF the
restaurants, and ne jumped up and yelled out:
HASH
His Nature.-"You never can believe what the
India Rubber Man says" confided the Circassian
Princess TO the Wild Man from Borneo.
WHY asked the latter
oh he is always stretching things" giggled the
lady with the upright hair.-(Batimore American
Mrs. c. D. Harmon, OF Emporia, Kan is the
possessor OF lock OF Abraham Lincoln's hair cut
from his head just before the Presidents death
The lock was given by Mrs Lincoln to her sister
and in turn by the sister TO Mrs Harmon whose
husband was an associate OF the martyred Presi-
dent when both were young lawyers in Illinois
The lock is long and straight and black with here
and there gray hair
story about little Prince Edward of York ap-
pears In The British Weekly" Not long ago he
mpch Interested In a large, heavily built chest
which was shown him What does that hoid?''
he asked the tall officer who ACCOMPANIED him
Powder the reply. The little boy looked
sympathetically at the stalwart figure and OBJ
served. Then do you take powders. tooT'