New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Criminal trials IN this county cannot be consid-
erod dull when in courtroom a coroner's ply
sician is openly accused by Assistant District
Attorney OF selling himself for a fee, and before
another tribunal a prisoner arraigned on the
charge Of committing a revolving murder in a
dive on the edge OF Broadway tries to defeat the
ends OF justice by pretending to be a madman
and yells and and attempts violence as IL
he possessed OF devils
Miss Bostonwick-Did you 90 to the Wagner con-
Miss Bostonwtck-what was It Iike7
Mr.. Porker-Like Browning set to musc.-CTown
and Country.
A story which will go straight to the hearts OF
shooting is told OF clerical gentleman who
was invited to join shooting party In the course
Of the day tho host felt himself prodded in tho
bac ck and turning around found the amiable cleric
poking at him with the muzzle or his gun. and his
look OF interrogation met with the remark,
Can you tell how to let down these beastly
things7" alluding to the hammers OF the gun
which at full cock and loaded.
DE MINIMIs.
The law pays little heed
To Titles, II appears
The ba ndage on Justcias eyes
Quite likely interferes
Microscopy not begun
Tho Coke did write on Littleton
Hence briefs are rarely brief
Points are not points at all
lawyers feet are sometimes large.
His fees seldom small.
All these what the law expects.
Cease and Comment
In an Iowa case brought against a dead man. and
SO entitled by an attorney who was apparently alb
sent minded. the following motion was filed. as
we learn from THE Davenport Republican
DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS.
In the District Court in and for County.
Claus Knutson Morvke VS. knuteson Sofjord. De-
Now doth the shade Of
after the manner of men, but with all the
soiemnity of those long dead. objects turis-
o'f First1For the reason that it appears from the
IL that % ne rs and ths court o VIII aRe nde
knowledge that no lawyers are a9~ed low & IN that do
iese secondThe or suing Of dead man is cruel and
unusual mode of punishment unknown to theology
and forbidden by the Constitution of the United
Third-Defendant admits that the notice OF this
action (Which was by pubcation) reached him him
Of newspapers and their editors they are always re- re,
in the nd deG OF Of ns the co ca be G
to enforce any Judgment that may De rendered
nerefore he prays that he be protected, in his
grave from the prosecutions Of lawyers and be al
lowed to Rest in Peace
feature of the Christmas tree industry which
has developed in the East is the shipment of fir
and spruces from New-York to Porto Rico, Cuba,
Mexico and Brazil for use as Christmas trees.
wbereyer Americans travel they take with them
their traditions and the pine tree adorned with
ts colored candles and tinsel ornaments. will deck
the home on Christmas Eve IL the mercury stands
at 90 outside and tropic palms wave overhead in
the breeze of perpetual summer. Like the Irish
mans shamrock brought over sea carefully and
anx,ously from the old sod for each St. Patrick's
Day the Christmas tree for the American In trop-
icaI countries is welcomed with fully as much emo
ton and perhaps not thrown dishonored and dis
honorably into the ashcart after it has as
the chief figure in the worlds greatest holiday.
1t may be permitted to stand in its dark green
glory for weeks shedding its aromatic "Reminiscences
of home the water. Next to the Ameri-
can flag in a foreign land inspiration to the
exile is an American Christmas tree.
BILLVILLE INVITATION.
You're invited to a socable- =
To feast honeycomb;
Gentlemen be particular
To leave your raZorS homei
-(Atlanta Constitution.
On the east point OF the sacred Mount Athos on
the Turkish peninsula Chalkdike is a settlement
of six thousand monks, scattered among twenty
monasteries the whole forming a monastic re-
public in the dominions of the Sultan to whom
they tributary. The yearly tribute they pay to
Abdul Hamid is by a small one but the
sum is easily met by the republic. which is very
rich and counts many millionaires among It's mem
bers.
field bachelor. who was being teased by the Young
of the club for not marrying offered to
make the girl whom the club should elect his wife
just to show them that he not averse to matri-
choice on a piece OF paper. Disgusting her hand
writing There were nine members of the club and
man is stili bachelor but the club is broken 5
and It's members are all mad at another.-lkau-