New-York tribune., 1901-11-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

maine Woods says: The law relating 70 ac-
cIdental shooting OF human beings by hunters as
passed by the legislature. seems TO have wholly
failed in it's purpose. Instead OF there being a de-
crease of such accidents this year. the number has
increased. It Is supposed that a person who knows
how 10 handle a rife or gun could be trusted to
hunt with Il without a guardian. The entire sense
Iessress of this promiscuous shooting and this
maIady which some hunters have of thinking that
everything in the woods is game is evident even TO
the ones afflicted with the deusion. There Is no
doubt that the author of the accident Is great
sufferer on account of it, but that does not mend
the matter
sue-But you don't to say all of these people
belong to the Daughters of the American Revou-
uqn WY nn thay are are dauehters Of various
South American revolutions s-tPhtladelphia Record
President Eliot of Harvard thinks that the
school teachers spend altogether too much time
trying teach arithmetic to young children. In a
recent lecture he told of naughty boy who was
informed by his mother that he must either do
she told him leave the room. The boy thought
for moment, and then remarked. That's fair.
'I would give more for that judicial comment
for its effect on the boys later life. said Presi-
dent Eliot, than for any amount of accurate
fgurng.'
been very often robbed caught a boy up one of his
Come down. you young rascal" shouted the
owner ,,s A., b,
N99 e FIJI m 4at sna y2q m yoG do Fepeo the "F'
''Verra weel," said the lad.
They had waited about an hour, when an idea
occurred to the boy. snatching. an apple, he took
steady aim and hit the old fellow on the head
:'Haiio. what's up now"
apples off the tree unless ye promise not lick
me. for If I'm gaqn to get hidin I'm saun TO nae
The old fellow had to agree--Oondon Answers
physician writing to THE London Times"
says: Everything eat anu drink and wear
runs the gantet of germs to an extent which
nervous people had better not contemplate. Far
too much fuss is made OF them. If we listened TO
all these scares there would nothing left do
get into bath of carbolic acid and stay there
until starvation freed from the dangers of life"
Stupid Doctor.-Tess-Has she been vaccinated?
Jess-Yes; but she was awfuily disappointed.
Tess-Why? Didn't it t@ke?
Jess-Oh. yes; but The doctor believe neglected
arm.-Philadephia Press.
An English clergyman was addressing congre-
CATION of fishermen. and in order to appeal the
more to his hearers he introduced a number of
nautical SMILES He pictured captain navigating
his craft through dangerous passage surrounded
with rocks and currents and he described the
voyage in detail. AT last he reached his climax
when 1t seemed inevitable that the ship should be
lost. "And what shall do now?' he made his
captain cry. BLESS your SOUL guvnori" replied a
voice at the back. THAT captain o. yours can't
do nothr'. He's sailir his ship starn foremost
winston Churchill tells an excellent story of
chaplain who quarrelled with the captain of "A ship
on the way to South Africa because the captain
refused let him hold service in the saloon.
The captain regarded himself as the priest of his
own ship, Mr.. Churchill found the chaplain
ira nping the deck in anger
And what did you say to him?' kaSked Mr.
Churchill sympathetcally when he Fhad heard
the story.
lain with splendid show of self-command. but
/ may tell you that any other clergyman in the
Church Of England would have told him to go
to -."-(Manchester Guardian
1.-THE Kennebec Journal says: Undoubtedly
the champion woman deer slayer of Maine is Miss
Lena Morrison sixteen years Old daughter of A
J. Morrison of Sherman's selectmen. She
started from home the first morning of the
Storm with her rifle and in short time several
reports of IL heard by her father. who i'm
mediately started for her, and met her coming for
help and in and a half hours from the time
she left the house two fine deer were brought in
Weighing respectively 195 and 105 pounds
The Judge Knew Him. Magistrate-You have
heen behind the bars several times, haven't you!
Prisoner-Well-er-f have been
Maeistrate-I thought Your face is very Ia
miliar. <n,,,
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