New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There Is a tract OF land in Tazewe County H.,
living along the Mackinaw River which consists OF
n continuous series of abrupt and deep ras4i4e'-
Not foot of the tract could be cultivated Inc
ridges are full of fox dens wolves are occasionally
found and turkey buzzards hover over It IN large
aocks Even people familiar with the territory
have been lost in the dense forest Except Tor
few giant oaks the wood has no commercial VaIue'
The tract known the Lost Forty because
no one knows who owns II. For years IT has been
used for trading purposes. and many unWary per-
sons from 4 distance have advanced money upon II
and taken mortgages in various sums. only 10 re-
ceve a questionable title to a worthless piece OF
land on the Tazewell County tax books the
Forty appears with Owner unknown. Inc
land is watered BY innumerable springs and the
Mackinaw River which winds its way through
The peculiar conduct OF DR. G. l. FahnestocK IN
going so much about his yard with a lantern at
night is explained at last. The doctor came from
Illinois where fish worms come 10 the surface oI
the ground moonlight and deWy evenings: @ sna ma
the doctor was irving ar5irciai hgRt t on s, our
yariety-(McCook (Neb) Tribune.
In the churchyard at Bswcastle. Cumberland,
England an isolated spot about twelve miles from
any railway station, Is monument built l.So years
ago bearing the inscription: The first year OF
Eccfrith King Of this realm" l. e., A d. go. An
other Inscription CRunic) the side says that
II was set up a standard of Victory in Memory
of AIchfrith. lately King tof Northcmoria) who
played so important part in the history of the
time An interesting account OF t!t cross - Sl'tIi
in Bishop Brownies work The Conversion OF the
Heptarchy" He says that the inscriptions are
'the earliest examples known to be in existence or
English literature" and looking 10 the Importance
in the history of the world of the conversion OF
England. there historical monument in these
lands TO compare with the Bewcastle Cross The
shaft. 1t stands. is square pillar composed of
single block Of gray freestone 1412 feet high. The
cross head is gone. but when entire the monument
must have been about q feet high
How do you like your neighbors?"
Not bit" said the woman who was tying a
little boys hat on. you see, they don't like chill
dren."
They hurt Reginald's feeling dreadfully When
their window they look real cross at hm!'-(Wash-
iEgton Star
The following curious marriage notice appeared
the other day in The London Times: ION Tues
day the 18th inst BotteSield Lincolnshire, John
Kirk an occasional preacher in the Methodist
Connection. to Susanna Seaton. of birmingham.
mautua maker. The patient bride had kept COM
pany two years with a blacksmith of the
same place, and actually published with him
in the church the very Sunday preceding her mar
riage but for the best known to herself
eloped day with the preacher true is it that
we know not what day may bring forth"
Did your father to whip you when you
boy?' asked the yopngster who had been
Did he?' repeated the old gentleman. reflective
stuff. and he used to, whale with strap
The boys eyes frightened instantly +.
"Gollyt' he cried, I'D like to see him do 1t
now!"-tChicago Post.
A Philadelphia tells this story on himself:
His daughter, who is the wife of army officer in
the Philippines. is the way to join her husband
In San Francisco she remembered that her father
appreciated fine old California red wines. She
shipped him case OF a dozen bottles by express.
and that she would have to change a slOo
bill to pay the charges she had sent 1t c. o. D.
The wine arrived all right. Papa paid the express
charges, 81 so, package valued at 81 80
Local. am writing a short notice about the
pointment of townsman. Lakwtt to the po-
sition of auditor. I really can't say that he
has any fitness for the place and yet, on personal
appointment in complimentary
Editor in Chief-WEy can't you speak OF him as
man of rare good Judgment? sure there Is no
acquaintance in whom good Judgment Is
rare.-(Richmond Dispatch.
Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs, OF Kansas, who wrote a
touching poem Our Little Brown Brothers
Across the Blue Sea- is criticising President
Roosevelt in her paper for inviting Booker T.
Washington to dinner.
II have been interested in the suffrage
movement" said Miss Passay proudly, almost
from It's infancy
'Indeed?" Miss Sharp remarked. Let me see-
That movement was begun about fifty years ago. SO
that makes you'--
How ridiculous OF me! 1 meant to say almost
from my infancy "-(P Philadelph1a Press.