New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-02

to application There should also be three district
courts IN Alaska. With territory exceeding that
of all the States west of the Mississippi We have
but court. and We hope Congress will see the
need OF at least two more
Mabel-Why do you always buy two kinds of note
Maud-wen, you see. when I write to Tom use
Jack l uye blue paper-which means faithful and
true.-(Chicago News.
Jonathan Graves. of Burlington Junction Mo-.
who has applied for pension, has unique rec
ord. According to his story he private in
Company E. 10Th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
While in Andersonville Prison he contracted scurvy.
that caused him to lose the of his legs. While
being carried stretcher he managed to slip to
the ground without being observed. His legs being
useless, he could travel only his hands and
knees. and in this way he managed to crawl ninety
miles in seventeen days, from Goldsboro, n. c., to
Newberne n. c. where there was Union camp.
When captured he weighed 10 pounds. but after
his long crawl he weighed only ninety pounds.
Father-That man should be an example to you
my He entered q store office boy ana
worked himself up until In few years ne owned
when they have cash registers.-tJudge
The only oficeholder IN Kentucky who Is I'M
troubled by the political dispute in that State Is
Miss Margaret Ingalls,. the Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives.. She is identified with TO party.
and supported by all. She has had the tact TO
nothing to either Goebetes of Taylorites. holding
her office by merit she has remained at Frankfort
and gone ahead with her duties as if nothing had
happened She could look out for herself though
in of trouble. Born and reared IN Paris
where feuds have been fierce and many. she has
heard the crack of firearms IN the street. and can
shoot with good aim II need be-
Bulder-Dont you think IT would be good idea
to have the skylght of ground glass? -,
do for pavement. but seems to me 1t w1Yld t be
quite out of place on the top OF a house-(Boston
Transcript.
Ed Howe. the Editor of The Atchison Globe
and the author OF The Story of Country Town,
says: For several weeks newspaper men have
been wondering who suggested the scheme for the
Rev. DIR. Sheldon to Christian daily II
turns out that farmer invented the scheme a
farmer wrote to Frank p. MacI4ennan. of The
Journal the story goes. asking him why he
didn't turn his paper over TO the Rev. Dr. Sheldon
fer n week Mr.. MacIennan did not care to ac-
cept the suggestion. and told several people about
the proposition. A Capital man heard about 1t.
and offered Mr. Sheldon The Capital So news
paper didn't invent the best newspaper scheme
known in years: 1t was a farmer
Al dinner party recently dude found himself
seated between two young men VINO nad just
"I-aw-have BEEN placed between two-aw-
tailors. it seems said his dude L ..,o,, goo
beg inners, and at present can only AFFORD
one goose between us'-tChicago News.
When a Chiuaman issues Invitations 10 dinner
writes DR. Sven Hedin the traveller "he sends out,
one or two days beforehand. tiny card OF invita-
ton, contained in a huge envelope. II you accept
the invitation you supposed TO keep the card II
you have not time-that Is II you decne-you are
expected TO send II back. II the banquet is ap-
pointed for u o'clock you need not go before
p. m
Gus Schmidt tells this story in connection with
the trouble OF Senator Clark. OF Montana. VINO Is
bitterly pursued by Marcus DAILY:
The start OF this feud dates from their early
mining days when Clark was dependent on the
water from small stream for the SUCCESSION work work
ing OF his mines DAILY bought the water rlEht
for SS5 900 and compelled Clark TO pay SSo'VO Tor
its o., 1,,.,-. Ill.
or pluck IL that a prominent western SIneI'4AS
comuanv was financially embarrassed, ana as II
was al a time OF panic the company could not oo-
tain ready money. Clark examined the BOOKS.
ard finding them In good condition took $lto.."
stock In the company. In gong over me DOCKS
ne noticed a carload Of once in awhile that
was exceedingly rich and made inquiry OF the
name OF the mine from which the ore came he
was told and went the mine dressed as a miner
and hired himself 20 the four young men VINO
owned IT. and went 10 work as n miner AiSeI
seeing the wealth OF the mine ne bought II ior
500 600 and this mine is now making him rnillions
-Undanapolis Press.