New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-20

At various times in recent years distressfui re-
ports have obtained currency that peanut trust
was to be formed and that the price OF goooers
would be raised beyond reason. The threatened
calamity has not to pass yet. but o1ninous
rumors indicate that it may possibly be close at
hand. How could the circuses. menager1es ana
geological gardens possibly flourish without plentl-
full supplies of cheap peanutst
Baptized and spanked.-There was "baptizing
in the creek near Fredonia, the other day. One OF
the candidates a girl Of twelve years. As
she went under the water she had her mouth open,
haif-choked people will. Then she was led crying
her and spanked her before the whole crowd And
cannot help wondering how nuch OF tne geILale
choking and spankng.-(Kansas City Journal
A National Guard organization is being formed
at Manila according to The Manila Gable News
The ranks will be made up of meI each and every
one of whom is a veteran OF the Philippine war.
THE value of such a regiment IN case of emer-
gency cannot be overestinated," says THE Cable
News" There would be question of unframed
and undiscipilined volunteers, for the time their
services would be needed in these islands they
would be a more experienced body of men IN the
game of Philippine warfare than the average resu-
lar regiment
The visitor-How is the baby?
Trained Nurse-First rate He is getting so now
can occasionally leave him with his MOTHER
(Harpers Bazaar
A curious action for compensation. in which. for
of SANDER has Just been tried at Milan. The par
ties were a Signor Venturni. a chemist and Signor
Ciuanbarotto. barrister, who had acted as counsel
for the former. and mis- fee had not been paid,
continually called up by telephone his former client
at his place of business to demand payment, in
language declared to be abusive. When Signor
ventlrini happened absent. other persons fire.
quently had listen to the barrster's angry Ian
guage The court condemned the unwary lawyer
in damages.
I'd like to tell her something if I dared:
I'd like to whisper something in her ear;
I'll do it. too, some day, II am spared
I'd ike To WHISPER ISL something yes would
But fear-I fear her scornfu glance to brook.
But still mayhap 'twould do her lots of good,
To tell her how my mother used to cook.
(Houston Post
lawsuit which may probably be claimed the
oldest in the world Is reported from the Trentina.
The two communes of Gallo and Foza have been
for four centuries in litigation for the possession of
an extensive tract of woodland, which has assumed
the character of virgin forest with trees Of
colossal size, which no man dares to touch Spots
are still pointed out where two hundred years ago
the two communes fought pitched battles for the
disputed wood. Apparently the homeric struggle Is
far from closing as ever.
Judge-Do you soIemnIy swear to tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Judge~What is your occupation?
WitnesS-I was employed IN the Weath Bureau
The English papers tell an anecdOte of kubelik's
performance at lunatic asylum. The doctor in
charge held, with Congreve, that music hath
charms to sooth the savage breast and the dis
traught mind. So he asked the great violinist to
play something something lively" request to
which Kubelik responded by playing a brilliant
/ SIav composition The patients, who were seated
about the platform in chairs, all seemed deeply
! interested in the music. LAS I finished" saws
Kubelik, "a very pretty young woman rose and
beckoned to me. Artstlike thought she wanted
an encore, and said to the doctor, Ask her what
desires He his feet. and was about to
question her when she exclaimed, To think of the
likes of being in here and he being at large in
the wur-r-ld' This the first and last perform
ance I gave at a lunatic asylum"
True Gratitude.-At Wichita a woman passing
dropped her purse containing $3.50 A gentleman
| found the purse and returned II her ''Oh how
grateful I am" she exclaimed. And then She i'm
pulsively opened one OF her packages and said
Wont you have cooke?'-(Eansas City Jour
nal
There is at least lighthouse In the world that
is not placed on any mariners chart 1t is away
out the Arizona Desert. and marks the spot
where a well supplies pure, fresh water TO tray
oilers. Is the only place where water may be had
for at least thirty miles in any direction The
house" consists of a tall cottonwood pole. to the
top Of which lantern is hoisted every night The
light can be seen for miles the plain every
direction.
II suppose colonel" remarked a citizen TO the
president OF the ice company cold morning last
winter that you won't charge us SO much for our
tremendous crop" 1--WE may have charge more ;"
stify replied the president. Think of the trouble
and expense involved IN cutting Ice three feet
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