New-York tribune., 1903-05-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The story Of the Indian who. sentenced to be
hanged for murder was allowed his freedom with
out bonds upon his promise to appear at the time
and place fixed In the decree for MS hanging,
promise which was faithfully kept. Is matched by
another which comes from the section. The
Territory of Oklahoma having no penitendary. its
criminals are cared for by its neighbor Kansas A
man walked into the prison at Lansing few days
ago and presented letter to the warden. which
said the bearer had been convicted OF manslaugh-
t. and sentenced for a term Of four years. As
III was known to be honest, the services OF
sheriff were dispensed with on the ground Of
economy
What interesting sermons you preachl"
yes The time should have been in a theo-
logical seminary spent in sowing my wild oats.
-(Ldfe.
In his Fast Day proclamation the Governor of
Maine said wholly contrary to good sense and
in spite of my own convictions, do now appoint
Fast Day, hoping nobody will observe 1t, feel
ing sure that 1t is a mockery and a farce. and
wishing with all my heart that it might be abol-
ished and thus enable to keep a clean con-
science" The good old Puritan day has certainly
fallen far from its ancient honor and respect when
the Governor feels impelled to speak of it in such
terms and it certainly would be well to abolish it.
THE TURTLEDovEs' CHOICE.
Amy one who has been inside a picture shop
their new home will observe that in the majority
of cases Edwin and Angelina pay more attention
the Subject or artistic merit OF tkem.I
very cosey little nest
My dearest we have made
The b fqFnturs rbUs fsve Is of ntfs the 19is best
But ere our neighbor's wife. my pet.
rxe tSis1ii Brought y you to this Shop. to get
Some pictures for the walls
That Alma-Tadema is grand,
But we want something longer. and.
Say, eighteen inches wide.
those OF IIelgltOl's,
(How well each garment drapesD
Al YES BY 6Tt sdcb I'd point 1wSpd 9q5 tSag tS you
These Cattle Grazing by the Stream
Do not appeal to me.
But they've been measured, and they seem
Although your fancy leans I know,
Just think how nicely these would go
Above the rnantelplecei
Don't take It so to heart, my own.
Let's try to find Marcus Stone
'aThe Honeymoon'' this one is named,
But here's, a ''child and Monkey framed
To match our bedroom suite
And now Wen have that colored prime
q don't don't know who % tt's bylnn.
Ny yo study n6t,re paPers Pc fb5 Just sky the TINT
we shall be really settled soon.
Our purchases this afternoon
Have been great success.
The following note recently received by
HigginsviIle (Kan) school, teacher: Respected
Miss: please excuse Willie for absents. He fell
down stairs Just before school time and we feered
his internal insides hurt at first. but they amt
The Doctor says that no part Of his anatomy was
hurt but the brewing of the eppydermis Of the out
side hide and also his hpp hurt some. But he
narrowly escaped fatal death. So kindly excuse"
Prefudfced Outsider.-"Yes." apoIogized the old
citizen "our town is pretty dirty. know. but We
have a street cleaning bureau ,
Bureau exclaimed the unsophsticated stranger
"I should think that would be about the poorest
Won could use for cleaning streets.
'FWeH, IL is.''-(Chicago Tribune
A young Maryland widow has just won strange
lawsuit She had a number OF teeth filled with
gold and after the work done she said that 1t
was not satisfactory. The dentist asked to examine
his work and while doing SO pulled out all the
teeth which he had filed with gold Tie said in
court that he could not afford 10 lose the gold II
he was not 10 get his money. but the judge
thought he had been bit hasty. and II cost him
5000
Invoved-This from an adult scholar In sun:
day school in the Athens OF the United states.
He was asked to tell what he knew about Esaa
''Esau Is the gentleman that wrote lot OF Ispies
and sold the copyright for a mess OF potash -
(Harper's Magazine.