New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mrs Caroline Scott of Frankford, Penn, has the
reputation Of being the greatest lover Of animals
in that town. yet she kills from 500 to LOCO animals
every year Mrs. Scott began her grewsome occu-
patton thirty-fve years ago, when her interest In
dumb animals brought many cases to her atten-
ton in which nothing could be done but to put the
animal as painlessly as possible to death Inc
work gradually, extended, until now Mrs. Scott Is
called upon whenever any animal In Frankrord Is
i'll with an incurable disease or wounded beyond
hope of recovery. She kills them by putting them
into a box and filing it with gas
The winter had been unusually severe. and the
lake from which the ice company gathered its crop
was 0s TO one remarked Citizen to the
president of the company one cold morning. that
Tner as you did last. You're getting tremendous
croR [2a NAV have 70 charge more" stiafv replied
the president 'HThink of the trouble and expense
involved in cutting Ice three feet thickF-fouth's
Companion.
The luxury OF grief is indulged in by all ages.
but it is doubtful If it is ever again much
toyed as in childhood according to THE Boston
Transcript" Perhaps. if our memories could take
back to the very earliest days of infancy, we
should find that were often revellns In delight
when sympatheticaliy supposed to be
writhng with stomach ache
and with no language but cry
A little girl of most angelic DISPOSITION has Just
given the whole thing away. She had fallen
brick walk and barked her knees and bumped her
chin To her next door neishbor. who inquired
from the window time afterward If she had
hurt herself very badly. the sufferer replied with
a quivering lip: "oh. yes; ought to be in the
house crying now!"
I'VE women" she was saying again. suffer IN
4 can readily believe that you do suffer d in ST.
ure in taik"-P philadelphia Press.
A Eufaula dnd. IT, paper has a full blooded
Fus Fixico He has been having fun with the
recent Statehood convention there. and this IS an
example of his hunor, which has provoked all the
members OF the Five Nations into spasms OF
laughter at the expense Of the paleface brother
and halfbreed leaders Of the Indians. His last
letter follows:
We'll. so Hotgun he say he for double
Statehood, cause they was too much long tailed
cyclones out in Oklahoma and people was mad to
live right close 70 hole in the ground like prairie
dogs to keep out they way. Hotgun, he say he
not used to that kind of living and get too
old learn to act like prairie dog. Then he say
some time the people what had hole in the ground
not out danger cause the rivers out IN
Oklahoma had no banks TO and was spread out
all over the country when they get up, like maple
syrup a hot fapjack. He say ne druther
he where he was had show for his life"
7 would advise You 10 take him 10 a pa!pnist and
learn something OF his life and character
evening when were out driving, and / per-
fectly satished-(Washingto Star.
The Rock Island Railroad is probably the only
road in the country which employs as a
boss of a section gang. This road finds that she
make the men work hard. II would be inter-
esting to know how much her husband weighs
A new application of the rule of proportion be-
tween labor and wages is illustrated in a little
story told by representative of the house OF Wit
wark- The leader of certain band. who was re-
hearsing one of their publications stopped the
music abruptly and frowned stout little fellow
who putting all the other musicians out.
Say. Herman" he demanded what do you
mean by playing a lot OF half notes where there
should be whole notes."
Herman lowered his instrument
Well" he said. Il make explanations by you.
You cut down my wages to haf brice don'd you -
The leader stared i'm amazement. He had done
so. but;
strumend but dey viii be haf nodes until der wages
is put back to whole brice. Vat ist fair ist fair
aindt id2'-tBaltimore Telegram.