New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-24
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
A German who died in Missouri recently was
buried in a remarkable coffin. He was a very &c
centric old fellow. Some time ago he fenced on
piece of ground on his farm, just large enough Tor
two graves and he requested that here the bodies
Of his wife and himself be laid. Many years be-
fore he had made his coffin. 1T was truly char
acteristic OF the old gentleman who made il, and
now rests In it." says The Lamar Democrat
1T was made of hard oak. finely finished and var
nished a Jet black 1t was long, plain box. not
rudely constructed, but simply made. 1t had no
handles but was nicely lined inside. The cover
ing for this coffin really a miniature house
roof. Not only was It shaped like house roof,
with comb, caves and cornces. but II was made
OF shingles The cover, roof. OF this quaint
habitation for the body of this man was neatly
put together The shingles were made to mt very
closely, and Mr.. Glampee displayed much skill in
building Il. The cover was vanished the same as
the balance of the coffin. When the time came for
putting the mortal frame of Mr.. Glampee into his
self-made home. It found that the coffin was
several inches short. But II was recalled that
that was the way its builder had intended 1t
should be. And. in accordance with his requests,
his body was placed In the coffin with his feet
protruding out 1t the bottom end
I'm not given to fattery" drawled Mr.. Stay
larH ! DON'T MAKE pOll' 1-' n' '.'' -
TO me earlier in the evening replied Miss Bord.
with a yawn.
You remarked that you didn't have long to stay.
you Observation-Disclosures Ledger
THE Old Way Is Best"-A Springfield school
teacher received the following note from the mother
OF one of her pupils on Monday: Dear Mis-, You
writ me about whipping Sammy. herby give you
permission TO beet him up eny time It is necessary
10 learn him lesens He ts tuste like his father
Won have TO learn him with a club Pound nolege
into him. 7 wante him to sit IT, and don't pay
no atenshion 20 what his father says. I'll handle
him"-(st. Louis Post-Dspatch.
CAT weunston Somerset no. long ago. boys were in3
OF the scholars this IS ssd to have
had disastrous erectsJ
In my little Sunday school;
For my pipe is drawing nicely.
And the mixtures smoking eoo!.
Just to sit here blowing rings.
While you give US your reflections
On the Babylonian kings.
On morning In October
wsh y0s caught G ihanS@ asoS Says nappng
For you whispered to gently,
As In vain l stroye TO pass
Il have smokes for little children
Who attend their Scripture class"
Oh. teacher Pm-excuse me
For a moment. IL you will;
W am f wons 81, fis f66r RSth sim,
The bench which I'm sitting
Seems as frisky a lamb.
Am Lam l going-gong;
Am / going to-yes, / AMI
-CIondon Globe
A good story is told OF a suffering plebe at An
napolis who was accosted by an upper class man
and ordered to tell him a story and to tell IL
quick" The plebe started in as rapidly as his
excited state of mind would permit about as fol-
lows "I-I-I-I-was w-w-walking down the road
I-l-little while ago-n-n-n-u I rnet-met-met
n-upper class man, n-n-r-n he w-w-was dandy f-fel
low, n-n-n-n-he slapped the b-b-back m
said Hello. old mani n-n-n was $3.50 xited an
happy-I-I-I-I fell dead"
Foressht-"So she has married him. remarked
West on their honeymoon
Yes" replied the other, ito Dakota. She IN
residence there at once II necessary"-(PhiIadel
phia Press.
Germany's friendship toward the Sultan invites
resentful comment in the Russian press the 'vie-
domosti'' declaring that "the time has come To
complete alliance with France by one with
England. for this Is the only possible way In which
settlement OF the Balkan problem can be brought
about Both England and Russia are opposed to
the German aims. and for this reason their inter
ests lie in joint opposition to the German current"
The "Novoe Vremya" is equally hostile TO Germany
but with her. 1T includes Austria Rurnania C;reece
and the Albanians in It's list of enemies OF the
Russian Balkan provinces II SAYS that the Turk
has begun In his European provinces a preJeter-
mined determination of the Sav. with the countries
egginS them on and backing up the Turk in secret
diplomatic ways. All want the Slav wiped out
and would like TO see Bulgaria as the only organ
lied power there representing that element weak
ened, and, IL possible. shattered in pIecas The
Cars visit to Emperor Francis Josenb will no
doubt renew The long standing agreement hatvrear
Russia and Austria TO preserve the status ouo g.,
the Balkans while the political not there y,u 90
on simmering ana occasionally boiling ovar ~ q,
has done for so long time I'm the mast ,hs, ,ha
memory OF Turk Christian runneth M, 70 tha
contrary.
I'VE need breadr' shrieked the impass,opea cur,
stone orator.
Lieutenant w. e. Stafford. recently of the ,.
but now of the Department OF Agriculture has
about two hundred books from the library OF poh
ert Louis Stevenson Among them Is the R,bo
which belonged TO Stevenson's father. Iieuter,n,
SANFORD bought the books in Samoa and took Their,
90 Guam and Manila with him when he was ~,
iuty I'm those places.
An. Even Break-"she's girl after his own
heart, he says
yes. and he's man after her money"
But you know It's whispered on the quiet that
she hasn't any money
''well It's notorious fact that he hasn't any
hsar."-Qdouston Post