New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Oklaho wants Statehood for the following rea-
The Territory 3S.T15 square miles and
exceeds in total the States of Vermont New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. New
Jersey and Delaware. 1t has 700 miles of railroad
and 400 miles under construction. Last year Okla
homa produced than 25O00.O00 bushels of
wheat and more than 10000 bales of cotton. The
corn oats and fruit CROP together with the cattle
and hogs raised, were OF far greater value than
the combined wheat and cotton crop. The enrol
of the school children in 1890 was 1Ol 4Ti In
1.936 school Districts a larger number than has
either of fifteen other States in the Union The
schools have most liberal appropriations of land
from which the revenues are now in excess of
100000 each year. The Territory maintains uni
versty. two normal schools and agricultural
college. All have good buildings amply
endowed. Free education is provided for every
child in the Territory. ard the methods of educa-
ton most modern.
Papa. said little Percy, why doesn't mamma
Why Mr.. Henpeck asked What could she
She might be the strong woman. 1 heard her
telling grandma the other day that she could wind
ing" g."-(Chicago Times Herald.
Each infant robin. IT is estimated requires for its
proper maintenance about fourteen inches of ten
der angle worm every day AS robin family aver
ages four. the mother is obliged to provide ffty-sx
inches of worm daily Considering the difficulties
and dangers of getting worms. these statistics
throw an interesting light the industry and
courage of the mother robin.
II will ask you now the attorney for the prose-
eutfon said 20 the witness 'ff the defendant in
this case confessed to you his motive in shooting
Hold Pug' intsrposed the attorney for the de-
y u 0R,go oR,g Want oa7 to f1a out whstheI I~
he witness sa a9 %5Ee OF ro haf sa Se Gd 90hF
not GS pncr Sfe E con T S SH v6 yGq m sgn DID Id o. did
i'!' .'Fe !eiV did. :"
What was IT,"
"He wanted kill him "-fChicago Tribune
The Phiade,?hlo Record SAYS: THE proud
beast OF Postmaster Diehl of Lansdale that he
has record breaking set of hens twelve of whom
recertly l1id ffty-nine egg- orc week is not to
be allowed 20 so unchG lenSed. Charles B. Hellings
of Church LanN. Germantown. who takes great
pride IN his heuuCry, steps forward say he
has fourteen hens. ten Of them brown Leghorns
and four Just plain common hens. which lately
laid seventy eggs in week. This Is a week
l. average OF five eggs apiece and one to spare
while the average of Postmaster Diehls birds was
one egg short of i've apiece. Conshohockeu. Ham
morton. Doycst1wn and other centres of this great
ndustry still to be heard from
why not p her cfum asked sue ueo'a'eu'
When We were at that concert the other nigh,
l WOULD saiTt. and he would have to carry me
away
e,tE WSI @ yond a., have W thomsnt his life depended
Times Herald.
Not long ago Sir William Vernon Harcourt dned
on an English h-n of war. and storm coming up
the captain. who was very small man. persuaded
him to occupy his stateroom for the night The
stewards was not notified OF the arrangement and
the following morning at o'clock he brought a
cup of coffee to the captains door Knocking
twice without receiving a reply most unusual
so ne hastily pushed open the door and inquired:
Don't you wish your coffee this morning sir?''
Sir William gave snore. and the steward was
amazed to see huge figure turn under the |
bedclothes. Smash went the cup and saucer and |
the frightened sailor off the surgeons office
For heavens sake. sir" he gasped: come to the
captain! He's speechless and swollen to ten times
his natural sze,'
No sir. said the Sultan. as he wrathfully waved
the hose of the water pipe which he smoking
I'm no; going to pay the United States cent
There's no use in trying to persuade me. am !
the fbell9us manner IN which they are alluding
some of the wares sold by tobacconists Turkish
cigarettes. washington Star.
At certain cloth factory in Scotland il was the
custom to fine the workpeople for turning out bad |
work One day a workman brought a piece of
cloth to be examined. and the manager found two |
little holes about an inch apart He then showed !
these TO the man and demanded two shilings fine
II shilling for each hole.
rs it shilling for each hoIe?' asked the man |
Yes said the manager
And is it the same for every hole. big Iittle?"
Yes exactly the same" said the manager
"Well. then I'll shilling" and putting his I
fingers in the holes. he quickly made the two into |
one.
Henry she said. did you get those shoe but
tons for me to-day?'
Yep he replied.
What did You do with them?'
He felt in his pocket, and presently fshed out /
little round box. Then scared look overspread l
his countenance and the lady wanted to know
what was the matter.
Did you take any of those complexion pills YOU /
asked me TO bring home for you?' he asked.
Yes, one she answered. ''Why?'
That was shoe button Here the pills. |
(Chicago Times Herald.
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