New-York tribune., 1901-06-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

..Practicaly" SAYS an undertaken quoted by "The
Philadelphia Record" every corpse nowadays Is
embalmed. Perhaps not one body In a hundred is
buried without having the fluid injected, and that
settles it. You won't read your obituary notices
then People are coming to realize this more and
more and old dread of being buried alive is fast
diving out. But these nervous individuals have
got to have some sort OF post-mortem bugaboo TO
worry them If 1t isn't thing it's another. and
as soon as you convince them that they are not
going 10 he buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now making a
speciality of burglar proof caskcts. Fact. assure
you"
tion the things Sharp has had TO contend against.
think his success as a lawyer has been remark
Why. what did he ever have to contend
Everything. He came of a wealthy family. He
didn't have work his way through college He
never studied by the light of a pine torch, never
had TO drive a dray walked six miles to
school and wasn't compelled to borrow his books.
lie had every possible facility and yet he has done
well from the very start rt'-(Chicago Tribune.
The name of the postofice Half Rock in Mis-
souri, is said have been derived from the saying
that proprietor the first grocery erected
there sold sugar bad that his customers de-
cared 1t to he half rock
1t will be difficult to deceive any more girls in
that neighhorhood where young woman married
How they tell about t?'
with a Few Jabs OF hatpin '-(Cleveland Plain
Dealer
THE Chicago News points that the use of
the word kick in the of protesting or COM
planning has the authority of the Bible. In I Sam
uel ii. 10 Jehovah is made to say: Wherefore kick
We at my sacrifice and at mine offering. which I
have commanded in mine habtation?"
Morren-Nature has it's compensations for ALL
Lightning you know. never strikes twice in the
same place
rell-That's small comfort for the man WHO
is struck in the first Observation-Disclosures Press
''On the infinitesimaI provocation' writes
a correspondent of The Boston Transcript " .tba
drummer will seek your acquaintance, and without
condescenslon recognize you one of his own kind
And not infrequently this charming trait makes
you giggle in your sleeve | we'll remember for in
Kansas hotel began the converse ton at breakfast
by 'syliabng' thus: Selling goods? Yes said I
thinking TO head off further inquiries. But the
drummer not to be halted What Iine? he In
aured. 1 thought quick and answered .NIas.
zine articles, oh. writer. you? cried the drum,
mer 'How's business? Say, wish you'd met that
man that's just gone out. He's a writer-a fine
writer-I may say. very fine writer sir, You.a
have a whole lot in common with him He wrote
How TO Make Money with Race Horse" Eve,
read it?' D."
I'VE readers apology" saws "The
Rowersviile Clarion" for falling to annear nn
time this week. But the festive goat belonging 10
our genial liveryman Patrick Casey, got into onr
pressroom Tuesday night after our entire ed,tio
had been printed and ate the papers all UP C,onsa
luently. the entire resources OF our editorial and
mechanical forces have been called into play In =
strenuous effort TO get another edition TO re-
place the one that was eaten While admire the
after keep the pressroom Observation-Disclosures
American.