New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

man bearing the suggestive name Of Leech
made a tour Of rural Missouri last week as
soliciting representative Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
saG %fsq Pesa{ you m see means man SSsTTyns umbrella
ord. pima 1'e0-
An interesting decision OF the Supreme Court Of
Massachusetts is to the effect that the bicycle is
machine rather than carriage. that bIcyclists
injured from defects in the public roadway cannot
recover damages.
exchange editor making another vicious Iunge with
his shears the helpless paper he was dissect-
ing ing perhaps you can tell me how the water gets
Blamed vine know" replied the answers-to-cor-
n,a ,WrQpg" 3p 1s1oined ne the exchange editor They
And they didn't speak TO each other again until
one Of them wanted to borrow a match.-(Chicago
Tribune.
The movement to have "Jim Crow" street.
we'll ''Jim Crow railway cars is making
headway in Louisiana. A bill carrying out the
idea has already passed the lower house and Will
probably pass the Senate.
Husband Geading paper)-The Boer camp is In a
frightful statedead horses and cattle lying about
what IS meant by the Beers assuming the Of
fensive -(Punch.
"It costs the Government about $1,000 to buy a
good mule and ship him over here" writes Lee
Infantry
from the island Of LuZon. Filipino horses are
worth s25-the same price as Filipino women; but I
think the price of women Will go up here because
on the other islands they sell for from SO $40
Furnishing Himself with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
has an undertaken named Mccarthy who wants
He. evidently thinks he'd have a dead sure
thing. .'-(Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Franklin Penn) Leader" referring to the
first daily mail by stage coach from Pittsburg to
hat DIo Av-f1T
report in The Spectator TO show how the con-
venience viewed in those days as follows: The
daily mail brings some thousand miles nearer
the world and the rest Of mankind The Pittsburg
newspapers are now received the day following their
publication, and we can get along without tele
graph. The fare for passengers from Franklin to
Pittsburg is 81 So which includes board the way"
Beicose Fluid.-There is fighting whiskey and
fighting whiskey, but while in Norton County
Salina man claims to have found the most pug
ton brand would cause jackrabbit TO stand his
Journal
The game of golf has fallen from its high
estate" says The Philadelphia Record" IN the
window OF establishment in Market-st.. over the
entrance to which hang three gilded spheres there
reposes a leather bag containing dozen more
golf clubs There drivers and cleeks, brassies
piblicks and putters. This spectacle has drawn
tears from the eyes of many enthusiasts as they
have passed the window their way to the
Broad-st. station. Two men paused yesterday af-
ternoon and held a consultation. For the honor
of the game should get them out OF pawn said
one. Most assuredly. said the other. They went
in. but came out empty handed. The price was too
much, for the honor of the game The golf
clubs still there"
Out of the Ordinary think we ought to give
this wedding a display head the first page"
said the city editor
'Out of the ordinary is it," asked the managing
editer.
Well. should say 1T was" answered the city
editor. Why. there was no bower OF roses no
floral bell no wide spreading canopy. no 'blushing
emn strains to the wedding march. no.
Enough" cried the managing editor. Double
lead 1t and give L scare head. It's the only one
OF the ktnd."-(Chicago Post.
The Commander in Chief OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic has Issued his order informing the
various organizations that the thirty-fourth an
nual encampment will be held in Chicago during the
week beginning August q
Can't Warm Up ConsistentIy-'I suppose the
Democratic leaders will wax hot the trusts" ="
oh! think not. They'll have the New-York Ice
Trust TO keep them ol"-(Phiadephia Press.
discharged soldier recently returned from the
Philippines tells tale of a shirt which is too good
to be lost His company returning from a
long and tiresome scouting trip. in witch most Of
the men had lost the greater part OF their
wearing apparel, when he saw clothes line In
the grounds OF a residence adjoining a big stone
church two very good shirts hung out TO dry. AS
he had at the time only half shirt his back he
proceeded 10 help himself TO whole one. where
upon a woman came out OF the house and said to
him. In passable English, you will pay Tor that
on the Judgment Day" Madam" he replied. III
you give such long credit l VIII take both shirts.
which he proceeded TO do.
Nothing Serious.-Swelterlng Passenger con rail-
road train)-This window sticks so can't get It uP,
rain. ltll be all right l . few days.-lNew- York