New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

out the entire testimony Of "Cius' and Fred On
the ground that they were not capable Of remem-
bering how they hooked the fish. Both were there
upon warned never TO 90 out fishing again with hot
coffee. and finally they were discharged
An Bnglishman who had been member Of the
organization then brought before the judges
charged with Issuing Tbellous statement. Ths
Englishman had said that In the British Museum
there was fragment OF chy which mad Iuss
been deciphered wonderful cuneiform inscription
These characters were to the effect that when
Noah was three days out from port with the ark
he caught Shem stealing the only two angle WORMS
aboard bait for porgies Noah thereupon srnofa
Shem heavily, and is said restored ths
worms to life with such difficulty that they still
bear red ring around their necks where shen
hooked them.
The statement gravely considered by fha
court, and was finally declared to be wholly free
from lbel on account Of the conclusive evidence an
tc the cause OF worms having red necks
After the justices finished their discussion a,
cuneiform inscriptions their attention was cau.s
TO a statement made Dy Harry SenpIe to the sgoc4
that the authorities OF the TyroI have prebIbtfs5
music on the lakes % that picturesque counry Tn
reason for such prohibition according to Justice
Wheedon, was that Semple visited the TvroI
lakes, and Immediately went 10 fishing in tbsr,
Near one lake vas a church with a chime Of bells
and every hour. the bells began to ring Seronrs
was astOnisbed TO see the surface OF the water
dImple with the heads and fins Of tnousaD Dss -
i0z
ashore he procured g coWbeI. BY means If this
musical instrument he was able 90 caIl the fsb ~
the surface whenever he pleased. and az he con
tinued changing the ceWbsll the hsh fairly fougbt
with each other to be hooked. Semple however
became too covetoUs Of the wealth Of the lake ANA
he sent for a set Of chimes from Vienna bv r,sarz
of which he was rapidly clearing out the lake
when discovered by a gendarme II is said that
Mr.. Semple was compelled to leave the TyroI with
such dispatch that he dropped both the covbeu
and the set OF chimes 10 the bottom the lake zo
that even now in times Of storm music can b
heard coming up from the depths OF the waters
The statement OF Mr.. Ssmple was weighed for
some time by the judges. and at last declared
wholly within the confines of the truth
By a vote OF the league Colonel MiIlikin was rs-
moved from the bench and another member s,,b-
stItuted, In order to hear statement made by The
colonel which had been somewhat severely cri,t-
csed.
The colonel then related TO the Judges the details
Of the sinking Of the schooner Golden Sheaf OF
North Brother Island some years ago. In the coz
signments Of freight aboard were several cases Of
costly bitters which had the reputation oG stinu-
lating an appetite in the most blase stomach
Divers were sent down to raise the schooner. and
in knocking open one of the matches they broke a
case of bitters into small bits. The liquor imme-
dateIy spread through the surrounding waters. and
the fish at became possessed Of the most
rapacious ap7etites- They were indeed so hungry
that they attacked the divers. who heard the
gnaHing Of teeth on their Only pTeCipltsts
action on the part Of the bOatmen above IN quickly
hauling the divers to the surface saved them from
a miserable death
ance of yeracity that tine Judges at once ordered It
entered in the Book OF Truth