New-York tribune., 1903-03-23
TIE TALK OF TIE D1Y.

daughter Of the famous Sioux chief. American
Horse has applied for appointment teacher
matron in of the Indian schools and has
passed an excellent examination. Her name has
been placed upon the list of eligbes, and she will
be appointed to fr one Of the earliest vacancies
She is full bIooded, perfect specimen of her race
and graduate of the Indian School at Carlisle
where she made excellent record. both in her
books and In domestic economy During the two
years since her graduation she has been living In
the family of q Quaker farmer in Bucks County,
Penn. where she will remain until her appoint
ment.
American Horse, her father. one Of the heredi-
tary chiefs of the Sioux Nation. was a great war
rfor and orator and a fine type OF his race. He IS
now living at the Pine Ridge Agency.
AID INFINITUM.
OR. Dempwoln of Berlin. announces that he
has found aquatic insect which preys upon the
anoPheles mosquito He is cultivating the creature
MOSQUITO and the host OF germs which inhaoit its
body)
They've found the bug
That eats the bug
r5aH!ta That bites tssces gs; the germ
That Kills the germ
That cheWs the germ
That smites US.
That knifes the bug
That staps the bug
They've seen the germ
That hates the germ
That biffs the germ
That nRbs US
They've struck the bug
That fays the bug
That sticks us:
They've Jailed the germ
That TRst sansht E%1sfs the the germ germ
To fix us.
But still these bugs
Microbic thugs
In spite of drugs
T5ascr,bad had sfja these h .srm5 ge5m'-
Inspiring squrms-
-OV. D. Nesbit IN Life.
The Editor Of the 'Neosho Falls (Kansasp Post"
retires behind the editorial we in dignhed ac
count of a recent incident in the streets OF his
town. He writes: Last Monday had the mis-
fortune to become mixed in street fight with one
of the tough characters in this town by the name
of McClannahan We heartily ashamed to
have been compelled to with such character,
and hardly made effort to protect ourselves, as
the Mayor had called upon to maintain the
peace and endeavored to do So In our doing
so protection offered US, and in conse-
quence the tide against us The next time We
are attacked in such manner we shall endeavor
to furnish our own protection in the matter and
shall defend ourselves to the hest OF our ability.
Both parties pleaded guilty and fined 81 30 and
costs which were 81 90. There Is a class OF in
this town who encourage such acts. and in doing
so place a premium crime. Their influence is
always for the worst condition OF riotous conduct.
and this influence predominates the best interests
of this town. We understand this class Clipped in
to pay the bullys fine"
Clerk-There Is a woman outside who says you
have robbed her of all she had.
Trust PRESIDENT wonder which one II ls.-(Iife.
The appointment of the Rev. William A. spooner
as warden of New College Oxford has caused
food Of "spoonerisms' in the English press. Mr..
spoorer Is an ahsentmlnded scholar, who frequent
ly transposes the initial consonants or syllabes of
words In speaking. In his earlier life he in
charge Of a church near Oxford and it at
this church that those curious transpostions OF let
tefs or words now so generally known as Spoon
erisms" first came into fame. Many are doubtless
assigned to him that are fictitious the blunders
Of Others-such there came up graSSpillars and
caterhoppers innumera be''-but 1t Is fact that in
one of his first sermons he spoke of Showing
leopard instead OF lowing shepherd" and that
very early in his clerical career he preached from
the text. And now see through a dark CLASSIFY"
One of the best of these curious transpositions.
which is but little known led Mr.. Spooner, III his
absentminded way. into much waste of time Once
when in town he is said to have gone by appoint
ment 10 meet a friend at Greenwich. Arriving
there he proceeded to inquire for The Dull Man.
which he conceived to be the name of the hostlery
where they were TO meet. But after traversng the
town from end to end and inquiring everywhere he
had to return disappointed man. Meanwhile his
friend was IN vain awaiting him at the Green Man,
Dulwlch.
TQurtst--say, my good fellow. am on the right
road to the town?
Native (after a pause)-Ya-as, stranger, but
reckon you're soin' in the wrong direcshun-(TAp
pincotts.
The following epitaph is from monument in a
cemetery IN Newark. n. j.
Here lies the body OF
John Black.
Aged IS
That cherry tree of luscious fruit
BeSuIed him up too high,
The branch did break and down he fell