New-York tribune., 1901-03-24

a curious superstition has manifested itself IN
connection with the building in Boston OF Inoulas
W Lawson's Cup defender. the independence
Yachting enthusiasts just for luck, have thrown
considerable number of coins into the cavernous
recess of the fin keel where they will soon be
covered by the molten lead ballast. and where the
workmen cannot fish them out.
young man took his gold watch 70 fashion
10 nave the photograph OF young woman placed
in the case. He Just wanted it pasted in WY
sSh se Of 0 fhe Hs cases asked the salesman we can
have It done for you for s. and II Is so muC9 @ more
Fl He = thought il Would be we'll enough to have
pSsseu tpSese things he finally said in burst
adsnce r or can or 5aw 6n !e then are going TO
last friend of Inne had his girls picture photo
F1sPRfSa hs wSoe on thng MAS decaTed It put him
lot of trouble InoarrassnSht anp " Y0I1 I
this pasted in, '-(Phiadephia Record
German soldiers are allowed to send packages by
mail AZ the low rate OF % pfennigs Is cents) UP 20
three Kilograms 6.s pounds). regardless OF dis
lance During 1900 the German Postal Department
handled 1862 600 soldiers packages. valued at
1880 marks.
Drus clerk-Tnis remedy has cured ten Con-
Customer.-tIold on, young fellow. am none
Of them Just lay that 2Slde am1 Sh9% GsI me- Tbi
cago News.
In the Pecos Valley south from Roswell 10 BAR
stow. Tex a distance Of 10 miles. there will be
planted this year 200 acres OF cantaloupes, with
an approximate estimated yield OF 1oH carloads
of the melons or something less than carload
TO the acre. The crop will be shipped direct 10
Chicago and will have average carload net
market value OF s450-the minimum per carload
being $500 with maximum of $500 The enormous
growth OF the Pecos Valley cantaloupe industry is
readily seen in the fact that sixteen carloads Of
the melons marketed from the valley last
year.
Mrs Cacke-The Rev. Mr.. Lonsface said in
his sermon that he tempted TO throw a few
torpedoes among the sleeping members or ms
Mr. Gackle.-why doesn't he throw few into his
sermon9-(Oho State Journal
Two old farmers visited Newton. Kan the other
day. and after poking around for while each
reached down into his Jeans and produced a wad ot
money with which ne purchased business block
One paid $25O and the other little less, and both
had made their piles in Sumner County wheat
farming
The moment had come for the good fairy to show
BE quick she cried. and touched the \. d, T,
messenger boy with her magic wand. - =,
the drama the boy actually covered the distance OF
a block In less than four minutes. hereupon--tpe-
troit Journal
Allegheny College Of Meldvllie Penn. has
ceived an anonymous girt Of $60o0) condii that
$4,000 additional is raised before January. 1907
1t was evident in his swagger that he a scion
of the British aristocraCy and the most casual oh
server could not have failed to note that he was a
stranger to the city. He touched a well dressed.
auburn haired young man who was loltnS in front
of Broadway hotel on the shoulder.
Pardon me. me dear man. but could trouble
you for match?' After lighting his cigar he con
tinued: Bah Jove this IS remarkable city This
is first visit to New-York dye know? I'm
deuced stranger, but on the other side I'm person
Of importance; I am Sir Francis. paffy, knight OF
the garter knight Of the bath. knight of the double
eagle. knight of the golden fleece knight of the
iron cross Dive mind telling me your name. me
dear MANI
brogue
ME name is Michael Murphy, night before last.
night before that last night. tonight and every
night-Michael Murphy. indianapolis Sun.
James Stewart, a negro OF Sterling, Kan. who
was killed by a train the other day, the father
of twenty-seven children. At more than forty
wears of age he left widower with thirteen
children He married again, and to this second
wife fourteen children were born. the last short
time ago. when Stewart had reached his sixty
first birthday. OF the twentyseven only four have