New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-05

passed in delcacy the reply made by an East In
dian servant OF Lord Dufer!n. when he was Viceroy
OF India Well what sort OF sport has Lord -
had7' said Dufferin one day TO his ''shtkarry. or
sporting servant who had attended young English
lord on a shooting excursion OH replied the
scrupulously polite Hindoo, the young Sahto shot
divinely. but God very merciful to the birds
saturday Evening Post
THE LEAN HUMoR1sT.
No great humorist has been corpulent.-CN \. P.
Oh, shee, of comfort journal best
On. glorious ~, Al A: r. ,-o....
AS ii you thought Of me
For Yes let tell you nat
Plead guilty TO the lack OF fat
And il the only truly great
II gives me pleasure here TO state
II lantern jaws are signs OF wit,
Why. then. have too much Of ~
All. yes the toing humorist
Who makes his fellows laugh,
Provides the grain for those who hst.
He cannot have both girth and brains
And he rejoices as he wanes
And nov tbs clear and all may know
What oft was wondered at
why thin folk shoot their arrows so
And poke such fun at fat:
-(London Chronicle.
New England sea captain named Cleveland
has created a sensation by bringing home few
hunted for oil alone. The hides said TO be
more flexible aud tougher than those Of cattle. and
a process has been invented which produces from
them a grade or leather superior to anything
hitherto known The elephants have increased
rapidly in numbers during the last of years
on account of their comparative immunity from
slaughter. Captain Cleveland's ship is the first
vessel to sail after elephant hides and pres
ent she is the only vessel after the seals for any
reason whatever.
High Alderman Doodle is a valuable
sure. understand that. he will not consider
any offer Of less than 5000 brooklyn Life.
In PENNSYLVANIA the oil OF rattlesnakes is pre-
served most carefully as Iiniment especially good
for sore joints and for rheumatism. In procuring
the oil the dead snake Is nailed head and tail to
board and cut open. The fat is taken out and laid
upon a cloth in the hot sun, from which the
filtered oil drips into jar. From fear that the
reptile may itself clear oil is tested
by dropping portion OF it into milk If it floats
I'm globule it is regarded unaffected. IT, on
the other hand, it breaks into beads and curdes
the milk. il is Judge To be poisonous and thrown
away.
The Don't , Worry CLIP opened early this morning
to whom two girls said yesterday that they
II is related that an Atchison girl spends so much
time looking Tor and reading helpful books and
helpful poems that her sisters have 70 do all the
An Atchson husband lowered at deaths door so
having his usual trouble finding the keyhole.-
CAtchison Globe
Jay Cooke. the hnancier was from his boyhood
an enthusiastic angler. The waters of Put-in-Bay
not far from Sandusky. OHIO. have often been the
scene of his exploits from his earliest 10 his latest
years. Concerning this harbor and its associations
with a notable event in naval history this
little tale is a favorite OF Mr. Cookies: An old
countryman entered a drug store in Sandusky,
holding up a handkerchief with knot In it We'll
uncle what is it?' asked the clerk ''I'n get
around 70 It pretty quick .Sow, what place is Il
Bay?' Eyes. that's It. Now. VINO was IL that put
in there?' Perhaps you mean Commodore
Perry?'' 1.-The very man. And ! want q bottle OF
Perrygoric-"
waiter, who had been an old marine watched
as long as he could bear il while his master tried TO
draw the stufing through the side OF bird. Fur
Their aft. sir. he ysntured IN an embarrassing
whisners further aft!'-(Youth's COMPANION.