New-York tribune., 1900-11-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Down in Marion County" says THE Kansas
City Journal" 'the Democrats sent important
looking fellows around in the big German settle
ments collecting the names Of all the young men,
for the purpose, they said OF getting ready for
draft of soldiers that would be made as soon as
Mckinley had been reelected Some of these fel-
lows went far represent themselves
agents of the War Department. But the game
didn't work. Every German settlement IN Marion
County increased its Republican majority"
In Plenty.-"You ought to have voting machines. "
I'VE have them. sab. said the Colonel. beaming
twenty-two to fohty-fO' caiibah sah'|dndian-
apolis Press.
An English couple Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Cham
berlain. who travelling in this country. were
recently the victims OF heartless practical joke
on the part OF American whom they met a
train in the West. He told them that II they
wished to typical frontier town they ought to
stop at Denver. Upon his advice they purchased
such luxuries would be needed in that crude
village. such a private bathtub. with alcohol
lamp for heating the water, etc The wag in
formed Mr.. Chamberlain that guests at the Denver
hotel were supposed to wash In a tin basin on a
bench in the back yard, When he saw Denver he
was astounded. and. he explained the hotel
man the reason why he brought along the private
bathtub. he unable to understand the mirth of
that gentleman or to fathom the motives OF his
informant
Lingering.-'"rhis malefactor shall meet with ex-
emplary punishment. said the Chinese official
yet"
we are submitting him to the horrors of sus-
pense- HIS shall be a lingering death 1t shall
lnger for years and years."-(Washiagton Star
DR.. Isaac L. Wood. of Plymouth. Mass. recently
visited an agricultural fair at Kamloops British
Columbia. and brought home with him two apples
as samples OF the ordinary fruit of that region.
One OF them measures fifteen and three-ouarter
inches in circumference. and weighs twenty-three
ounces The other is nearly as large. DR.. Wood
saw at Kamloops apple which weighed twenty
nine ounces. and which would have been sufficient
for pie OF the usual household size
Criticus-DAuber is certainly a genius
Palette-What's he been up to now?
Criticus-He has just sold $500 picture OF a 800
horse.-(Chicago News
A preacher in Southern Missouri. after having
announced that he would preach the following sun
day Hell and Who VIII Go There" received
several letters from parshioners threatening dirs
vengeance in case he dared to make use OF their
names.
r0t soa did a5cH y9u get 9n cunning TP oh
them bought EN- most kelv pei y0H d didnt 6a shoot
fortunately. Just as l was putting them in my bag
the farmer VINO owned them came along. g."-(PhiIa-
delphia Record.
Budapest the object OF the scheme being to sunnI,
subscribers with reports OF all the important oc-
currences which are ordinarily chronicled In the
daily papers The service has main line 1sS miles
in length and 1t is connected with private houses
and various public resorts. Between 1880 a m and
$50 p. m twenty-eight editions of news are spoken
into the transmitter by ten leather lunged indi
vduals who work in shifts of two
Getting .Along.-'Tm getting along" said Mr.
c@mTUx I'M What progressing slowly but surely,
Culture. I've been travelling around with Mrs
there's one thing don't think f aehieye d6nf BGf
believe s IN , ever 9e able TO go into antique store
junk. nk."-(Washington Star. ~