New-York tribune., 1901-05-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

wealthy landowner near Smolensk. Russia.
died long ago. and after the funeral his heirs
looked vainly for the will, but without success.
few days later 4 young man. seeing graphic
phone on the table in the library. put into 1t
ord which he supposed was that of popular Rus
sian song To his amazement and terror. instead
OF a song he heard the dead mans voice recite the
words OF the missing will.
The heirs were notified of the discovery, lawyers
were summoned, and they lost no time in examin-
ing the record containing the Will II was found
TO be hawless. and the question then whether
Il will left graphophone cylinder would be
deemed valid by the This question Is now
before the Supreme Court of St. Petersburg.
las you went out" whispered the observing
boarder, II you pick UP something from the
floor. tear it in dozen pieces and throw it in the
range. Was it love letter.
a little booklet telling how to prepare prunes in
nnety-nine different ways. was afraid It might
fall into the hands of our landlady philadelphia
Record.
Some time ago there was n shipwreck at St.
Margarets Bay. England. and tho lifeline brought
sailor after sailor shore amid the cheers the
rescuers. At last only the captain remained on
board. The line was ready; the signal given:
but the answering jerk did not come. Again and
again for quarter of an hour the question passed
along the rope without reply. At last. when hope
nearly dead. the signal came, and the captain
hauled dripping ashore. He picked himself
up, drew Il small. wet quivering dog from his
breast pocket. and II tenderly down. Then he
looked round and said in simple apology: II
couldn't find the little brute anywhere!"
mo" said Mr. Meddergrass. 1.-The Consolidated
Combined, Colossal Megatherium and Mastodonic
Monarchs of the Minstrel World didn't do we'll in
They didn't tell a single joke that any
of could remember an didn't get the funny
points fggered out until two weeks after they had
left town. which was, of course. and consequently
too late for applause. Give us a joke that we
reco'nize such from old acquaintance an we'll
do our parts as an audience but when any o these
to us. we got TO study over 'em first before in
more American.
A local paper OF Toledo says that the evangeli-
cal churches of that city are TO form a trust The
plan has been approved by the Pastors Union and
will be submitted to the various congregations to-
morrow The object is to concentrate force econo-
mize effort and afford solid front against munich
pal public and private evil. There in the city
1O2 religious gathering places for population of
135OCO. The erection of unnecessary churches will
be opposed. A prime idea of the federation will be
10 stand unit for Sunday observance and for
tile abolition of gambling and other evils. The
opinion now is that every evangelical church in
the city will enter the federation
Mrs. De Good-Why aren't you going to church?
Mr. De Good-I4ast Sunday the roof leaked, and
three or four drops went down my back
Mrs. De Good-The roof has been repaired since
Mr. De Good-Huhi Then they'll he wanting
money TO pay for the repairs.-(New-Y York Weekly.
The Fourth OF July this year will be the 25Oth
anniversary of the founding of the town of Natick
Mass. by John Eliot, the famous apostle to the
Indians. and July 9. the day before the ceebra-
tion. there is TO be a grand gathering OF the
descendants OF John Eliot himself. who have scat
tered into many different and widely separated
parts Of the country, and call themselves indif-
ferently Eliot. Elliot Elliott This will be the
second reunion of this kind for the members OF the
Eliot family and number of New-Yorkers are