New-York tribune., 1901-12-07
THE TALK OF THE Day.

..I+ ts said In Oscaoosa." remarks Tine Kansas
civ Journal" that on December 10 Sheriff Newe!
will empty four hundred and nfty bottles OF Deer
into the crock In Kansas an item ike TINS Is very
,yeu understood It means that the stock of some
iointkeeper is TO be destroyed according To law.
p,,, who, tbe Kansas people ought to do is to re-
form this law In the interests Of sobriety and
temperance When vast quantities OF hquo' are
poured into creek the fish are bound 10 pecoihe
more or less intoxicated. 1t may be that there is
,,o moral obligation on the part of the Kansas
,,aor,,o IN nreserve the fish from ntemperance but
think of the deadly appetite for drink that these
fish might impart to our families by TRANSMISSION.
II NAV never occur 10 a fond father gazing on Il
fried catfish resting In its platter that III TINS re-
nosefuI form there is dynamic force for inebriety
Rut IL Is there none the less and 1T is the duty of
the fathers of Kansas to know that their catfish
are sober or have catfish at all
First Guide-I was out with dude sportsman
from the city to-day. 80
First Ciuide-Sure! Amt l home again safe and
sound ?-(Philadelphia Press
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Shaw. OF Chicago have
inst sailed for Southern Europe, where they Will
start upon the extensive automobile trip ever
undertaken, including journey through Northern
Africa in a new automobile now being constructed
for them In Paris. The tour will cover more than
three Thousand miles.
In the funeral sermon the colored par9on said
that the deceased brother was now safe on Abra-
c"ngregation mtne said to him:
How YOU know dey's room enough fer i'm dar?
49, daf whar Iathelus is?''
Well explained the parson hit hit may no be aia da.
exercse!'-(Atlanta Constitution
Professor Jones. Missouri schoolteacher has
iuet ssued his thirteth annual challenge to all the
world to spell against him. The conditions are
that ordinary English words shall be used; the
contest to last four hours: the words TO be pro
nounced by a competent person. and written by
missing words
s to get a Webster's unabridged dictionary. Pro-
fessor Joness challenge has been accepted twice
in the thirty years. and he has won both times.
yes said Mr. Cunrox, I'VE always attend the
What for?" asked the who knows nothing
but business.
tors want to be able say they have heard all the
sreat singers and think that their conscientious
neTS59n mncb }o their to credit '@(Washngton Star
Peerless-st in London. is a corruption of Per-
;ous Pool Golden Square originally Gelding
Square and the name was changed at the wish of
the inhabitants Fetter Lane has nothing to do
with fetters but only with fewtors. idle fellows.
who once loafed In the neighborhood. Gutter Lane,
IN the City, is really Gutheron's Lane. Ducks
Foot Lane near Cannon-st. should be Dukes Foot
Lane being named after the Dukes of Suffolk.
Cannon-st had nothing to do with guns. but every
thing with candles, which were made IT IL "hen 1t
passed Candlewick-st
csntankerous a silveMte he used to be?''
Worse. The fftieth anniversary of his marriage
comes next week. and he has loaded his old shot
gun and says that Il anybody tries TO ring in a
Golden wedding him there'n be bloodshed =
I-hicago Tribune.
Mexico has the smallest navy in the world in
proportion her population. Twelve million peo-
pIe are protected by fleet of two dispatch vessels
two unarmored gunboats. each carrying one 4ton
n,uzzle loading gun and four small breech leaders,
and five second class torpedo boats. This feet Is
manned by ninety officers and five hundred men.
Suspense-"Been hunting to-day?'
yes" said the amateur. with the wild, appre-
hensive look in his eye.
Have you shot anvthing?'
IT don't know yet. I'm waiting for the rest Of
the party get into camp, that We can call the
xSI.'-CWashington Star.