New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Chicago Tribune" says: During the anti
Mormon agitation growing out of the Roberts case
no attention seems to have been called to old
Bishop Heber Kicks. who enjoys the distinction OF
being the head Of the largest family in Mormon
dom, II not III the world lie has twelve wives,
sixty-six children and 21s grandchildren At the
age of seventy-seven he is living in the midst OF
his descendants In the Snake Valley, the boun-
Diary of Wyoming Old Heber Kicks is giant in
stature, with long grizzled beard. and a figure
little bent by the weight OF his years He Is high
priest in the Church, and. to Mormons, he speaks
with the voice OF divine inspiration both religion
and business. Though he refuses TO talk about his
early life. it is known that he born in
foreign land, and St. Louis IN 1882,
after joining the Mormons at Independence. Mo.
Some of his sons are prominent at Alberta, Canada,
where the Mormons setting up king
dom, and at Chihuahua, Mexico, where for years
there has been fourishing Mormon colony. In
fact the name of Kicks is prominent wherever
Mormonism IS known
Strategy-"Oh. mamma" exclaimed little Arthur,
all out Of breath, I've just been playing with the
Goodwin children. and they have the measles at
their house Now. eat all the cake want
Way."-CChicago Tines-Herald.
"Outlander'' is not word. One Anthony
Ward wrote as follows as far back 1854 Coffee
was this year publicly sold at or near the Angel
within the gate OF Oxen. as also chocolate by
Outlander Jew"
The tramp who had made an unsuccessful appli-
cation for cold victuals drew his coat sleeve pen
You don't know what IT is. ma am" he said Ito
have friends"
bitterly Two Of my children have taken prizes at
baby shows!'-(Chicago Tribune.
The Rev. Father Enrght." says The Phna-
delphia Record" has class In his Sunday school
at Bernice. Sullivan County, some of whom are per-
versely slow in imbibng the teachings of the cate
chism. On late occasion he asked the first boy
How many gods are there?' The lad promptly
sponded Three. and the good father boxed his
Now said the angry urchin, I wouldn't tell
you II knew where there was a whole field funP
Father Enright hastily made his way to the other
end Of the class, where evidently something had
happened to amuse them "
Natural Question.-The boy had been looking at
the Illustrated papers for about hour, and II
was evident that something puzzled him.
Papa ne SAID at last. Isn't there anybody in
whiskers?'-C washington Star 09'' nave
The names of habitual drunkards are posted In
public places in Kenosha, Wis and the other day
the Common Council passed an ordinance providing
that habitual drunkards who have been posted
have tntypes or photographs of themselves
tached to the poster. and that unless the parties
so posted are able to pay for said photographs.
then the relatives be required stand expense
In case there relatives, then the city is
sponsibe for the cost"
Nephew-Aunt Minerva. do. you believe in the
Aunt MInerva-Indeed I do. You can't regulate
some men at all unless you scare 'em to death
indianapolis Journal
The students Of Butler College, Indianapolis gave
dance the other evening in the gymnasium and
several OF the professors were present. The fol-
lowing day Indignation meeting was held in the
chapel. led by the divinity students and after a
number of denunciatory speeches. in which dancing
was condemned on general terms and the profess
soFs who danced came in for unusual attacks a de-
mand was made that no more dances be permitted
in the college buildings.
do you know" said the man In the gray ulster
that police statistics show a total of nearly
twenty thousand persons who reported missing
every year,
I'm bet more than half of them aren't missed at
ALL they only think they are responded the pessi-
mstic man.-(Chcago Tribune.
This sign is displayed a building in a small
Georgia town: