New-York tribune., 1901-09-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Bertram Hiles, Engshman. has become
painter in spite the fact that he lost both
in an accident when he was child. He had de-
veoped at that time q taste for drawing. and the
loss of his did not swerve him from his
determination TO become artist. He therefore
set to work holding the pencil brush with his
mouth At the age OF sixteen he exhibited water
color study at the Bristol Fine Art Academy and
a little later art scholarship valued at
100 guineas
Willie. how many times have / told you not to
Il don't know, mamma. take after papa.
What do you mean?"
HE says he never was very good at nsures ana
amt either. ."-(Chicago Record dHerald.
Jacob A. Wildner who believes himself to be the
last survivor of the followers of John Brown in his
raid into Virginia. lives in Newsbon, village of
Wisconsin
He-I am afraid my religious views are not the
She NThat need not necessarily make any differ
Glife
A seven story building IN Chicago has just been
raised with Jacks twenty-one and one-half feet
without cracking pane of glass or inJuring a wall
Miss Alma-when cid you become acquainted
with yeur wife, doctor?
Docfor-After the wedding.-(Heitere Welt
Tbree Mormon missionaries have started for
Japan To gain converts. and the creed will probably
snread IN China the Philippines and other Oriental
countries.
"so he finally proposed to you in the surf?'
Yes. ~ YOU see a heavy wave came in. and lost
my feet. and then he -
We'll then he lost his head."-(Brooklyn Life.
The Maryland State constitution contains sim
suar provision to oaths taken In court pro-
ceedings in that State. 1t is as follows; That
the manner of administering the oath or af1rma-
t,o, 10 any person ought to be such as those of
peySu profession
tion of which he is member generally esteem
tb r,ost eYectual confirmation by the attestation
OF the Divine Being.
DO yez keep an assistant to the cook?'
And do be the assistant have helper?"
the assistants heper?'
Wen n" iii give yez wakes trial '-(Brooklyn
Life.
Tennessee has lost picturesque character by the
death of Uncle Alfred Jackson, at Nashville. re-
cantl, He was the favorite body servant of An
drew Jackson and the last of the servants OF the
Hermitage farm under Its first owner Uncle
Alfred" was ninety-six years old
Lady--what is the matter with my husband ans,so,
nn,h5na be nusa snre 70"
Let me see Well. last evening, instead OF leht-
walked into the library and put on mis- smoking
Jacket. smoking cap and slippers before beginning
TO smoke.
.TIum, My, N.Y.
"And, later on. When ne wrote ietter, ne "ipeu
Tho nen on a penwiper.
..yjorrors, It's paress!"-tNew-York Weekly
-standing yellow, war chief Of the Cheyenne
1nd,ans has recently returned from trip 10 old
Mexico,' says THE Los Angeles Times where
he was sent as a delegate for number Of tribes
,r Ok,ahoma aggregating about ten thousand Ind
ians The purpose Of the old chiefs trip was
10 select new home for the reservation Indians.
n,h h,d aIuays considered Mexico nothing short
ot,a,o.nsr bappy hunting ground. where they could
ali live life OF prosperity and ease; but the report
of the old chief has upset the fancy notion these
Indians held about Mexico. and win be the means
! OF retaining the ten thousand redskins in this
country until they die"
at wonder why Il Is" said the man who is always
annoyed that children and parrots PICK up sang
so much more readily than they do sood Eng
lish?' ,.s.s -, 80, a.. IN. ~n,.,o
man with spect cles why 1t Is that grown people
ma II 90 easy. 70 remember the refrain ct a stiiy
Bong and 90 difficult to recall tne te1t OF ser
mon 49, -(Wnshihgton star.