New-York tribune., 1900-09-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Down IN Guatemala" saws a man quoted by
''The New-OrIeans Times-Democrat.' the favorlte
weapon of the native bandits and desperadoes Is
sawed off muzzle loading shotgun or the oluhoeI
buss pattern and when they run short OF buck
shot they sally to the railroad and steal rev
dozen seals, which are simply disks OF soIt leau
about the size Of quarters. Pounded Into roush
balls. they make projectiles by the SIDE OF WHICH
a Dumdum Is angel OF mercy. and wnen one
of their blunderbusses goes of 1t generally KlHs
everything in sight except the man directly De
hind 1t. 1t handful Of seal sluss that lald
out Major All Lalande, the GuatemaIan ChleI Vi
Police who came here for surgical treatment about
a year ago. He got five Of them In the back. ana
how he survived is a mystery. The scars were the
most horrible looking things I ever saw One OF
the slugs had lodged under his collar bone and was
cut out by DR.. Matas. When Lalande got out OF
the hospital he had gold ring put in one lump OF
lead and wore IL watch charm The other
four he carried around in his vest pocket ana
when I asked him what he was going to do with
the collection he said he intended to hand them
back to Sehor Rosa when he returned home Sehor
Rosa the who perforated him. Lalande
killed him with q sawed of shotgun about a month
afterward."
here Wsz 0TIstsa hear css lot club Of you young
You are the fourth man to spring mat E rernaTa s
0 DONE is to eui s toge9Ssr to DO our cooking
while wives are away"-QndianaPois Press
Alvinza Hayward, the California millionaire and
mining king. still wears the style Of beaver silk
century he has had mis- hats made over the same
block.
OLD ESTABLISHED.
Omar Khayyam's favorite whiskey is the latest
drug in the market)
s attend dug unto f0qa his sIee: iies; at Jones
Customers must besiege the doors
OF those who advertise.
Our pills all human pains remove,
Ten pounds we forfeit II you prove
They were not used by Homer
This tropio heat may be dehed.
Identical with those supplied
To old Methuselah
Or would you be a sportsman bold.
Fierce Nimrods iercer son,
And oust the partridge from its hold2
Use Agamemnon's gun.
whate'er whtsate We sell. from vines vines to bibs.
The @IaHdie pGblic throat Tat viii SfGsa sWaliow
London Globe.
A Chinese rice merchant OF Annoy recently gave
81 to the Christian mission in that city.
II saw Madge to-day before she saw me. so she
had to treat me to ice cream soda"
Yes and We both saw Maud before she saw US
and she had to treat"
mo; Madge and Maud were both out Of money
so had to pay the streetcar fares hone."-Qn-
dianapois Press.
IAN interesting incident" says THE Atlanta
Constitution" has just taken place in the noun
tain home of A. X. Wood IN Pickens County. The
sword WORT by Ensign Wood at the time he
killed in the Philippines delivered to his
father, A x Wood, by Congressman Tate. This
sword was recovered from the body Of a Filipino
captain killed by troops some time after Wood
and his gallant crew met their death. The sword
sent to the Navy Department at Washington
and forwarded from there to Congressman
Tate. to be delivered to the father OF Ensign
Wood. A considerable sum OF money has
been raised for the purpose OF erecting a monu-
ment in memory OF Ensign Wood The brave
boys sword will be an incentive to heroic duty
among the young OF upper Georgia who are
ever ready to fight for the flag and for what Il
means"
I'VE just holding love feast" said young
Mr.. Linger, audactously, to Mr.. Frisbie when that
father Of an engaged daughter put his head in the
parlor doorway at n:S5 p m.
'I thought IL must be protracted meeting"
said the old gentleman. as he withdrew.-(Harper's