New-York tribune., 1900-05-19
- THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A Southern delegate to the Methodist General
Conference said the other day: "One of the most
striking things in connection with the present Con-
ference is the great advance which has been made
In recent years by the colored members OF the
Church. Some of them now able to make most
eloquent and telling speeches. and almost all OF
them men of good education. How different 1t
was in the days when first went South! shortly
after my arrival l attended a colored Conference
the representative CT my college. 1 had made
a speech, and a good colored brother got up to
reply. We has a most splendiforous college,, he
said, with corosal corpse OF teachers, ub Which
our brother heah is faih sample AS he pointed
to me. sitting like mere ghost in my chair, and
called a 'fah sample Of the corpse ub teachers.
the humor of the situation almost overcame me-
He speaking more truly than he realized
And yet the who made that speech persevered
in his ministry, got good education. and Is to-
day a scholarly and most efficient pastor.
when marry" said the young woman of ad,
taking my name" II would. too" replied the
get that sort of a man.'-(Chicago Post.
rare map of the Federal territory in 1855 has
just been presented TO the MASSACHUSETTS, Historical
Society. 1t belonged 10 Thomas Blake, who was
Revolutionary officer and served through the war.
was in the battle of Saratoga, and died in Boston
fifty years ago at the age of ninetytwo. 1t repre-
sents the assignment OF the public territory lying
beyond the Ohio River. and shows what land was
granted to the Army and what was reserved by
allotted to the Wyandotte and Delaware nations
TO live and hunt in." 1t is described in a
pamphlet. written by Manasseh Cutler. but it is
excessively scarce that writer's have
doubted whether a copy was now extant,
II suppose you've, read about that breach of
careful about the letters he writes
made all kinds of trouble for me-
Yes; they were L O. u U.'"-(Philadelphia Record
I'VE have for many years past" says THE New
Orleans States' been protesting against the prac-
tce only of the Northern, but of the
Southern press, whose editors should know better,
of speaking Of the dogs used In pursuing criminals
runaway slaves before the war-as blood
hounds 1t is extremely doubtful If any of these
wIseacres ever saw a bloodhound but the term Is
so bloodcurdling, you know. The dogs used for
this purpose are the common fox or deer hound.
probably the most timid CT all dogs, and
markable for their keenness of scent. Their owner
trainer simply follows their cry. and thus comes
up with the fugitive. The latter when overtaken
has difficulty in keeping off the dogs, which bay
around him, but keep at safe distance from knife
stick until the hunter comes up.
One of the most remarkable documents that have
eyer come under our observation is to be found in
scogg!n, was under Indictment for the murder of
e % book n @ IAN dr and
found near the body, ran as follows: w
AS this may Sss the las, psnsing @ 'Rs that z may
ever DO on Cartn May heaven Bless and the
man that am going to fte for have been
travng to geather some time and have fell out
bought the sum of S25. and have agreed 10 fight a
dewel this Butifu night OF our lord and as one of
has to die May heven bless this is the last
half hour on earth with one of u.s. heven Preserve
me now and forever-written by Jesse Scog- Bornd
and rased in Tx Sined by William Jrod, Bornd in
Illinois"
Mr.. Scoggins piety apparently brought victory 10
him in the "dewel.' for his adversary when found
appeared to have been struck behind the ear nv q
13-inch shel.-(Law Notes
The London Financial News estimates that tho
fame which attaches to Stratford-on- Avon because
of the fact that Shakespeare was born there Is
worth 5000 COO to that The charges for ad-
mission to the poets house. to Anne Hathaway's
cottage. to the church. to the memorial and to the
grammar school net sl50GO0 yearly-a sum which is
equivalent income of per cent on the
s. 000,000 capital This calculation does not take
into account the income to the railways from the
pilgrims the Warwickshire Mecca, and there Is
estimate OF the profits OF the Stra tford trades
men. who do a good business In photographs
pamphlets and trinkets relating to the town and
the great bard
Mrs. Youngove-Oh, dear! Such is life, Before
me all the time | couldn't get away from him
for a minute. That was three months ago
Her Dearest Friend-Poor child, What has the
wretch done?
He said last night that he thought we'd move
next spring to some place where he can have a
den SO as to get by himself once IN while."-(Ch-
cago Times-Herald.