New-York tribune., 1903-07-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Here is a novel feat which can be done by
Oklahoma negro He starts wild steer on a run,
and pursuing horseback, rides alongside and
when at full speed leaps from the horse to the
back of the steer Then. taking hold of its horns,
he slides under the neck and head or the then
frantic animal and seizing it by the with his
teeth lets go the horns and leaping to the ground
throws the steer by means of his mouth hold alone.
Pickett is a medium sized. bow legged and de-
cidedly muscular negro. He has peer and no
imitator in his speciality It is a lively sport, and
ought surely to become popular IN Oklahoma
THE LICENSED BARBER.
Under a cool electric fan
The licensed barber stands,
A conversational man is he,
And the muscles of his wagging jaw
Are strong iron bands
He was examined yesterday
BY examining board,
His Rsnfh thnE x Gh5S tank f2li55ad had expiored
And they had found it, seemingly,
Sufficiently well stored.
These questions they had handed him:
M6a What i, line S OF fta talk 6Si1ass wGGid yog men?
In case man man refused to talk
And rudely snapped, Get through?"
How many times should you inquire
of each man whom you shave:
And as you deity lave, -
His raw. scraped face, do you discuss
The trust dilemma grave?
These queries and thousand
The barber answered right, o,, uou,
He's now a licensed Knight;
His talk is smooth-as for his work.
milwaukee Sentinel
The latest application Of the principle of the
penny in the slot is reported from Australia. In
the postoffces Of the commonwealth, If time or
opportunity does not permit the prompt purchase
of stamp. the person in hurry will in future be
able to drop his letter into orhce of machine
and his penny into the other, and when this
process is completed. Zone penny paid will be
found impressed the envelope as an equivalent
to the orthodox stamp. The innovation has its
advantages. Attaching the stamp to the envelope
is perhaps the greatest nuisance corrected with
letter writing. In spite of many sanitary warn
ings the practice OF licking" is still considerably.
more the rule than the exception.
Countryman docking into upholsterer's window
getting pretty bold have their bedrooms so as
everybody can see right into EN- like that?-(San
An official report the simplon railway tunnel.
which is being pierced through the Alps at their
base. shows that the extremely rapid increase of
the rock temperature in May alarmed the officials
of the undertaking, 129 degrees Fahrenheit being
reached time but the bottom of the north
ern gallery being below the eliminating point of
the mountain (the ground above is rising about
SO niles, it is almost certain that the tenn
perature will not increase any further. The in
stanations for aerating end cooling the air give
satisfactory results. the temperature varying be-
! tween degrees ana y degrees Seven and
quarter millions Of dollars has been expended
during the four years OF its construction
THE OTHER GIRL
How fair you looked that night in May.
Where you and music held joint sway!
With eager haste clasped your waist.
| To claim you for u tWirl;
And when the dancing done, 1 told
To willing ears the story old
Your soft reply was, Yes and 1
Forgot the other girl
| In lustrous silk and hlmy veil
You stood before the altar rail,
bride as sweet as one could meet.
But as turned TO face the aisle
shadow crossed your winning smile,
And In a pew in plainest vew
i saw the other girl
Dear Rose. you are charming wife!
For ten glad years you've made INV life
A happy lot, and would not
Change places with an earl;
Yet sometimes. when anTi
or wear an unbecoming gown,
Ny thoughts fly back along Times track
| To greet the other girl
-(Eric Moore in Brooklyn Life
When Tostoy was working his novel ''Resur
rection' he made several visits to the cririra1
methods Of procedure and incidents OF interest
One day in a Moscow court man was arrairnad
before the judge for having married seven women
within three years He entered no defence and tha
Judge. with some curiosity. demanded to know what
in the world had induced him to marry so often
"Oh" replied the prisoner seriously. Ito find a
good wife, II that should prove possible"
A Misnomer.-A very pompoUs woman attempted
10 leave a car while 1t was IN motion, and the little
conductor detained her with the usual: Wait until
the c-a-a-r sthops, leddy!"
Don't address as lady sir!" she said
'I beg your pardon am. but we are all liable
to mex mistakes the immediate reply.-(I4p-