New-York tribune., 1901-02-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The fury in a recent trial in Wales comprised one
man named Hughes and eleven named Jones.
Seven OF the latter bore the Christian name OF
John. The prisoners the same that
o seven OF the jurors-John Jones.
Church-You say your boy at college writes for
Gotham-Yes: he's written several articles for
them
u don't suppose he's professional writer
What do you mean?"
why he doesn't write for money"
Doesn't her You ought 70 see some OF the let
he writes to me,"-(Y Yonkers Statesman
A Grundy County dlanl physician recently sent
10 the address OF OF his patients n bill FOR
professional services. and within ten days
ceived the following letter written the back OF
his memorandum: Deer Sur this noat put in
my box by mistake han't the man hee's dead and
ant any relation OF mine anyway. don't see how
your conshens wih let you dun the dead. Why
don't you live a better crston live and let live and
try TO meat that who dide In heaven which is
worth moar than forty dollars to emmy doctor
Mrs BiIkins-oh. goodie. Here's a letter from
Mr. BiIkins-Hmhi Who cares for him;
one Of n. most delightful suhurbs-Austin-and II 3
the very place for US 10 go next summer | wrote
him and his lovely family. wonder what he says.
Mr. BiIiins (reading)-"AIy Dear Cousin: You
will soon have a chance TO see US all once more
a good long visit next summer."-(New-York
Weekly.
At the annual dinner OF the Connecticut Ty-
pothetae which took place recently in New-Haven
W. II. Marigold. of Bridgeport in responding TO a
toast THE Typothete' told story Of an
attempt to explain the meaning of the term. Mr.
Marigold Is a member of the School Board of
Bridgeport and when day a teacher said to
him that IL was her custom to put unfamiliar words
on the blackboard each day for her scholars TO
define. and asked him for a contribution he gave
her the word "Typothete." She wrote the word
where all could 1t. and asked for explanations
of Its meaning. There was reply for consid-
cradle time. but finally little girl in the rear of
the room put up her hand and said Please
ma'am it's the name of the Greek nobleman that
married Mrs. p t. Barnum"
..I, II saw you y9qr r, boss to-day:
''Yes. and IL seemed TO me he looked miserable
He always is miserable In February He paws
all US fellows by the month. yot. know.'-(Phila-
delpha Press.
OF the sixteen thousand people belonging to the
Creek Nation. according to the latest report No
less than six thousand are negroes These negroas
are among the most progressive members of the
tribe, and are said almost cont.ol its policv i'm
important matters. So influential In fact are ths
former slaves OF the Creek Nation that one Of the
most prominent of its head chiefs was T. q
Perryman. man of negro descent and appearance
In the Choctaw Nation. on the other hand :, a
death for an Indian to marry a negro.
Modern Mothers Diary.-To-nght Clifford has
Mamma. are the stars holes in the sky to let
/ cannot sleep. such is my agitation
cording to the best pedagogical authorities Marin
Luther did not ask this question until he was
seven and Alexander the Great. in all probability
not until he was nine.
know not what TO think.
One moment feel assured that Clifford il evinc-
ing an unaffected humor only in the next moment
bidding for newspaper notoriety merely-(Detrot
Journal