New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

''It is foolish" says assayer quoted by "The
Philadelphia Record for people pay for hav-
ing old jewelry remodelled. In many cases the
jeweller keeps the old material and gives arti-
cles in the style desired. In this business see
proofs of such instances every day. One particular
of the kind came under my notice some time
ago. A man came from Mexico and brought with
him quantity of silver and little gold ore. We
melted the silver into bar for him, and kept the
gold In payment for labor. He took the bar to
a slversmith TO have il made into vessels. which
he is now. doubt, showing TO his friends as
being made from the silver he mined himself:
whereas. in fact that same bar of silver was
brought back and sold to only few days after
1 had delivered IL to it's original owner"
The man who had gained a worldwide celebrity
by refraintng from swearing when the endgate OF
his wagon gave way and allowed a load OF apples
about at aE it IL a 'ft few years years sfterward
There's always been wrong impression about
didn't say swearing wouldn't do the subject 1us-
use?' The apples Weren't mine. and the wagon
wasn't mine. was workin by the day. didn't
Scott If ia felt ike 9S sweaPtn could have sWoTe
hole In the ground SIX feet deep & Tisht m m tnen mar, an
fuss made about it l would have done it, too.
gosh!'-(Chicago Tribune.
During the last ten years John c. Taylor Of
West Chester. Perm. has expended nearly $4,000
in the erection IN Lafayette Cemetery of hand
marble shafts some 10 the memory of his
dead relatives others to carrying out his views in
a religious way. of the latter being a monu-
ment TO Jesus Christ. the base Of which is built
OF glazed brick while the top. ncased IN glass.
is a statue Of the Saviour. His latest contrtbu-
ton TO this burial place is group consisting OF
the Virgin and cherubim. He has just be-
gun the erection Of another costly monument 1t
is TO commemorate the heroic services of Count
CasImir Pulaski who fought at birmingham In
the battle OF Brandywtne.
EvoIution-'He boasts very proudly that he's a
Il thought il was his money that made him."
But, then. II was that machine he invented tnat
''Ah then he's really 'machine-made man 1"
-Philadelphia Press
The government of Australia" says The Lon
don Spectator "is obviously resolved to prohibit
the settlement OF coIored men In It's island conti-
nent. even riskinS sharp contest with Queens
land, where the system of importing PolynesIans
has says Mr.. Barton. the Premier of the common
wealth. resulted in the establishment of slavery.
The difficulties are great as Australia must. 10
make this policy successful. keep out the Indian
subjects of the King we'll as Chinese, Japanese
and Polynesans; but her statesmen right in
keeping the blood of the nation free from ad-
mixture. At all events the point is one for Aus
tralians TO decide. and trust that neither the
Colonial Office the Foreign Office will quarrel
with them this account. We do not ask the
government quarrel for of authority
which controls and reconcies all departments, We
sorry TO confess, we can see no trace
young woman at Garden City jerked her head
back 10 keep from being kissed. and broke her
neck She did not get kissed, either. II is terri
BILE warning TO the girls not TO jerk.-(Hutchinson
(kan.) News.
a Port Jervis paper says that while getting rail-
road ties near that place ABE Morehouse was
bitten In the leg by rattlesnake \ doctor was
at once sent for. When he arrived the bandages
were taken off. and the leg barred
a swarm of mosquitoes lighted it. In few
minutes the ground covered with dead and
dying mosquitoes They had sucked the poison Of
the wound and saved Warehouses; life This is
an interesting story but nothing is said of
Abe drinking a gallon so of whiskey, il looks
very hshy The whiskey for snake bite is one
of the most cherished traditions of the
De Kicker-They should more cars on that
trolley line. Last night at least dozen went
by while l waited. and couldn't get foOthold on
Of them.
De Wicker-That so? How that?
De Kicker-Too full.
De Wicker-The deuce you were Who paid for
it?-(Philadelphia Press.