New-York tribune., 1901-11-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

For six miles through the forest in Hancock and
Wood counties. Ohio, may be seen wide swath
through the treetops the open space being
grown thick with smaller timber. It tells the story
OF General HUI and the army that blazed It's way
north TO Fort Meiss in the War of 1872 On several
farms near Finday are stnl found sections OF the
old corduroy roadway built OF the tree trunks
that were feIled 10 gain passage for the army.
The logs are well preserved and are found from
10 hvo feet under the soil It was at the close OF
that memorable campaign that Colonel Flndlay
eamped on the south side OF Blanchard's Fork OF
the Auglaze and established the old stockade
fort named after him. Fort Finday.
Two good stories come from Yesterdays law and
some some femarks which his honor did not approve.
Don 0,t Saik 10 me like that said the judge. or
u am not aware. The witness replied IN injured
In the other case n cabman was fined for obstruct-
hs me- yhe Taiic. ar on hearing the sentence ne raised
What get nned for other cabmen can do with
impurity."-tLondon Globe
Dudley Monk the boy representative OF the
Cor<rnercial Club OF Tshomingo Ind T." says
The Kansas City star" rs soliciting exhibits
from tho merchants and manufacturers OF Kansas
City for the good roads carnival to be held in
Tishomingo November Il, Y. and l3 Send
10 the merchants OF least resistance said
Dudley Monk w. P. Trckett. commissioner OF
the Kansas City Transportation Bureau who is
aiding him In his mission. The lad is only fourteen
years old but he is the fully accredited emissary
o the Tishomingo Commercial Club, which has
undertaken the prodigious task of building good
roads In the Chickasaw Nation. The boy
to St Louis. St. Joseph and Kansas City to secure
exhibits fer the carnival because ne has the ability
to them. and because all other members OF
the Tishomingo Commercial Club too busy to
leave. The boy has with success. and
good roads in the Indian Territory will result from
his efforts"
Miss Ascum-Doctor 1 read somewhere that
onions good remedy for weak nerves: is
DR. Bright don't know about that. but think
philadelphia Press.
"It Is becoming more and more common In Phla-
dephia" says The Record of that city ITO give
TO words their English rather than their American
pronunciation. When. ten years ago Pro-
fessor Lamberton coming to the University Of
Pennsylvania to teach Greek. pronounced clerk
though 1t were spelled clark people looked
another and smiled. but nowadays the pronun-
citation Is not uncommon. 1t is quite usual, too. TO
hear Berkeley pronounced in the English manner
'Barkley and derby darby while the ultra-Eng-
lish trying with good promise of success. TO
make the prevailing pronunciation OF patent pay
tent 1t is I'm London
Professor Greenwood recently visited the Attucks
school and talked to the children on adverbs and
Does Rr9fsssoS s.. Powssr E use adverhs and ad
'eStes'' YES sir, ehorqsed the little negroes
Does your teacher use them?'
Yes sir. again in chorus.
We'll. what does she use when she does not use
Finally very black little fellow waved his hand.
she generally uses ruler.'-(Kansas City Jour
nal
'In the long ago" says 1.-The Sketch" Of London.
when the then Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
were entertaining German prince, in days when
even German royal personages rarely visited this
country, the noble guest excited some amusement
disgust by solemnly announcing to his host
and atters friends that in addition bringing
1n,pr An ROY for " q hear
ily congrat tula ted. he had succeeded in wounding
eight or ten deer, OF course. remark made.
but the prince is said have afterward remarked:
How Jealous those English sportsmen are! They
even envy my little successes 4"
I'm broke, and the outooks not pleasant
Exclaimed the poor sinner;
Ill have to have dinner for nothing,
-Phiadelphia Record
In ST Louis the cracking industry gives
euployment to a considerable number of persons
There are three plants in the city. The crack
ers are driven by electricity, each nut being fed
individually into the crusher. After the shells
cracked the nuts winnowed by an air blast
and the meat picked from the cracked shells by
hand, women and girls being employed FOR this
part Of work.
Professor Longhair-I read in newspaper that
wood in this neighborhood Can you tell me where
they to be found?' -
Resident-Huml Lemme see What Is petrifed
wood? ~
Hard a rock
Wont burn, chr
THAT'S the kind
vonr right little way on you'll see Catchen &
Cheatems kndling wood yard; got load there