New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09


do love each other.
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.
The misfortune that has driven Sir William Cor
don Macgregor into the workhOuse at the age Of
hfty-six says THE London Chronicle is IN Keep
ing with the history of this prosecuted race. In
the early years of the seventeenth century every
mans hand was raised against them, and they
could be mutilated and slain with impunity When'
in less barbarous age. they were invited to join
the Solemn League and Covenant, they replied
that vas they bore the the point of their
swords they would not fail 10 the latter in de-
fence Of the former The Macgregors were for
hidden TO their family name by James VI
The prescription removed by Charles II. only
to be again inflicted In the reign of William and
Mary Indeed it was not till 1922 that a royal IL
cense to the name was granted to Sir Charles
Macgregor, until then known as Murray" In
Debrett's notice of the new West Ham Workhouse
Inmate a blank appears against the word resi-
dence." In the next edition II will be possible TO
I'LL 1t up.
Just in Time.-"was your last book a success
edition up to my house just as we ran out of coal
Life,
well known lawyer and writer. resident Of
Oneida County. y. Y. who has long since passed
away, used tell Joke on himself says Utica
for bootjack at a country hotel at which he
stopped Now this lawyer and writer had very
large feet, and the hOstler to whom he made the
request. after casting glance at the big boots,
exclaimed: why man. IL isn't bootjack YOU
want for those You need the fork of the road"
BaxteT-I thought Miss BIumster had reputa-
Blaxter-She did have. But of late she has fallen
ir Baxt sreCfi so?
Biaxter-she has got in the habit of telling her
age.-(BrOoklyn Life.
The artificial feeding of sheep in an Australian
drouth, according to The Country Gentleman
has almost assumed the dignity OF fine In
many squatters run the stock dependent on
what Is given them. and the most approved ration
appears be half pound Of wheat and falf a
pound OF hay per dayfed ia the forenoon II posi-
BILE, with little cut scrub in the afternoon for
them to MUNICH over The distribution is done from
spring carts, the grain being shoveled out,
wide possible. The animals pick II up,
like poultry in yard. the stun being always
spread hard ground. it is rejected if mixed
with the soil. Abundance OF rock salt is strewed
about the paddocks and water is also artihcally
supplied. where other has failed. AS to cost. that
is something like Il cents week. which
mounts up where scores Of thousands go TO con-
stitute single flock
After the Discourt.-"Ef you please sub" said
the Georgia darby how much fer a marriage IL
cense en- a divorce rec, dockment? - ,-.....
%9 dat been s g6 De 9 %o s %aF aS
come cheaper!-(Atlanta Constitution.
Professor Hiprecht the Babylonian explorer
lecturing upon his discoveries al Nippur tells of
which shows that the womea of that famous
town and those of the present day are sisters
under their skim He says: Beside the collins,
In tombs that we found were jars containing jew
els trtnkets and belongings OF the dead. There
were paints In these jars. too for the dead women
For these ancients believed that the departed one
would need toilet articles to enable her to keep
up appearances on her spiritual Journey"
THE MAN HE KILLED
Scene: The settle of the Fox Inn, Stagfoot Lane
Characters: The speaker "a returned soldier. and
Had he and l but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat down TO wet
Right many a nipperkin.
But ranged as infantry
And staring face to face,
/ shot al him. he at me.
And killed him in his place
! shot him dead because
You see; my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
"
He thought he'd list perhaps
Onhand ike-just as l.
Was out of work-had sold his traps
No other reason why.
v
Yes; quaint and curious war isl
You shoot a fellow down
YOU'D treat II met where any Tar is
OF heIp 20 half crown.
-CIhomas Hardy, in Harper's Weekly
Paris is enjoying swindle now not comparable
with the Hunbert affair. but still with some I'M
usual features pretending canon, an unfrocked
priest named Rosenberg. of Jewish origin
fnancier named Malleval and some others plucked
a wealthy widow, Madame Civet Malleval IS an
interesting character His lively youth resulted in
his being disinherited. He decided to marry money
and did II. And then the day of his wedding
he went out with his wife. took cab went to a
certain gambling club on the Boulevards and told
her TO wait outside. That was. Il appears I'm the
afternoon, and at o'clock in the morning the
bride was still waiting. When he finally arrived
the bridegroom informed her that he had lost the
whole of her dot" al play According to the
Paris papers that was but typical incident of his
career!
Her Idea.-"Charley, dear" said young Mrs Tor
kins, ~ hope you Will promise me never 10 gam
BILE
''What is your idea of gambing?'
Betting your money and losing IL WINS the
prompt rsry.-tWashinst Sta,