New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-25

CAPTAIN Gordon CasserIy of the English Army.
in his book on 1.-THE Land of the Boxers. re-
cords his surprise at meeting in Chinese city
pigtailed individual who addressed him in fluent
English with a Yankee twang " DO you i've III
samchun? I asked him. in surprise. Not much
Won betr he replied Il don't belong TO this darned
country any more. I live in Frisco
.'Nawr said the head waiter that man that
jest went out amt worth nucn, , che f.,oi+a cr,s
'O ''ohi it's easy for walters to take mans
Il suppose you measure him from tip to tip eh?'
-(Phfladelphfa Press
A vfennese naturalist NJ. Werner. has been IN
1estigating the sense perceptions of reptiles ana
amphibians, and has arrived at some unexpecteo re-
eu1ts After examination OF 1856 individual animals
he has come to the conclusion that these creatures
have some power of finding water not possessed
by human beings. They seemed capable OF gong
direct to body Of water of the existence of which
thew would 1t appeared have no ordinary means
of knowing. According to NJ. Werner the sight
Of the repta is like that of fish, distinctly limited
to near objects, while their sense OF hearing is
very poor.
Mrs Viewed las husband arrives l., home from from
gem! Why, she already has the Kitchen looking
Mr.. Hewed-Humph! Expecting company to-
night, is she?-Crown and Country
It is not often that church is eaten. at least
in Southern ATTITUDES; but an Esqulmau com
rnunity has Just witnessed it's newly erected
edidce suffer this fate The church was built OF
for+I, seaIsxins and a party of dogs. more hungry
than reverent attacked the walls and finally swaI-
lowed the whole-so it is said. 1t IS probably
equally true that a church built OF pebbles IN
Rhodesia was entirely consumed in one night by a
colony Of ostr1ches
Didn't they start at once on their wedding jour
mo. There mistake about the railway
..ISba+ sort ~ a mistaken"
why it seems that her father didn't understand md
that the bridegroom expected him 10 pay Tor
them. "-(C1eveland Plain Dealer
Bob" Longdon of Grenola, Kan. recently took
A full grown dose of morphine because his sweet
heart lifted him. but the nice physicians rushed
stomach pump to the spot and pumped him out.
THE Howard Courant' tells about the case and
says: 1T TO us that the cigars are on Bob"
RICH" oh. very! It would take at least two
afford to spend at luncheon. '-(Puck
There are now on the pension rolls three widows
and three daughters of Revolutionary soldiers
survivor of the War of 1872 and 1877 widows.
The Revolutionary pensioners are Hanna Barrett,
of Boston. Mass, 102 years old. daughter of Noah
Harold, who served two years private in the
Revolutionary War.
Rhoda Augusta Thompson of Woodbury., Conn,
eghty-one years old. daughter of Thaddeus Thomp-
son, who served six years private in Colonel
John Lambs regiment of New-York troops.
Sarah C. Hurlbutt, of Littemarsh. Penn. eighty
four years old. daughter of Elijah Weeks who
served two and half years a private in a Mas
sachusetts regiment.
Ester s. Damon. Plymouth Union. Vt, eighty
eight years old. widow OF Noah Damon. who served
in various companies and regiments.
Nancy Jones Jonesboro. Tenn. eighty eight years
old widow of Darling Jones, who served as a pri-
vate in North Carolina regiment under the famous
Colonel John Sewer. the founder of Tennessee
Rebecca Mayo, of Newbern. Va eiehty-nine years
old widow OF Stephen Mayo who served as a pri-
vate in a Virginia company.
During the last year two Revolutionary pensioners
were removed from the rolls by death
Daniel F. Brakeman, died at Freedom. Cattaraueus
County. N Y. April s. 1869 100 years old.
The last survivor of the War of 1872 is Hiram,
Cronk, of Ava, Oneida County, n. Y, who was 1os
years old last month and is supposed to be sim
living At least his death has been reported %
the Pension Office
1T is amazing the number OF fellows who sr,oLa
cigarettes, said an observant man. Il had offen
noticed this on the street | stood at the rornar
or lWelith and Chestnut SITS. watching every man
ana boy who walked on the south side OF the street
The result OF this observation amazed me In Az
minutes had exhausted the papers on which
was making my rapid fire marks. and had 10 give IL
up When footed up my figures / found tFat 2iS
men and boys had passed going in both jrec
lions or that number only seventy We're not smok-
ing OF the 2iS who We're, 1873 putting rigar
cites 81 men were smoking cigars and. strange a.
1t may SEEM only three had pipes in their mouths "
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