New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Root received a request from the people OF quincy
H. that the monitor Arkansas stop at that Town
m its way down from the Exposition ceremonies
Mr.. Root handed the telegram to the President
who repeated IL to Secretary Moody IN NaShtiis-
ton adding: Root says he has no monitor named
Arkansas but thinks you have one In your depart
ment If not he suggests that you try the foSe-
master General" and the President added lnstruc-
tions that the monitor visit every city on the
Mississippi, where it could find navigabie water
hecause he wanted the public to see one OF the
modern floating fortresses. The monitor went
aground through the falling of the waters OF tle
Mississippi. In the mean time Secretary Root ieIt
the Presidents party and returned to Washington,
wh;:, Secretary Moody joined the President, ana
on MAY Il the President sent a telegram to the.
Secretary of War, saying: Moody reports that
the monitor Arkansas has run aground IN inc
Mississippi and is likely to be laid up there IN
definitely in consequence of your recommendation
He asks that the army of the United States be
ca lied out to get her afoat and to tow, pole or
carry her to deep water
Egad. Ts True.-Mrs. Knox-Vulgar habit Mr..
Neerbye has. He's forever saying Cad! sz,.
Mr. Knox-And then there's his wife's habit Shes
forever doing it-(Philadelphia Press.
COW and young lawyer supplied of the
humorous incidents of the food at Topeka. The
COW succeeded in reaching the big Melan bridge
She wandered back and forth disconsolateIy. and
occasionally gave voice to mournful below On
Saturday the heart of a young lawyer was toucheo
by the spectacle or Sucn DISTRESS. ne gu d DO1S
and a bale of hay and started to the relief OF the
animal. On striking the current in one OF the
streets he promptly upset, and nearly drowned.
Not discouraged, he got another bale OF hay ana
another boat and for the second time herolcaily
essayed the passage This time ne succeeded He
carried the bale well up on the bridge cut the
wires. spread out the hay. and drove the COW up
to it, She gave one sniff and contemptuousiy
walked away. She had been just twelve hours
off grass, and her paunch was still full Under the
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eat hay in about week. The young lawyer now
knows more about the wants and the habits of
cattle
The New Warfare-A supply of bubonic bac
sufficient to spread death and panic in CONSTANT
readiness for long time. In the dirt of Constan-
o ad 6 a wod s1t a
flight and his palaces, built with the blood and
The plague Would demoraiize the Turkish Army
and oet; dspnerse it-(From the Sofia sophiska We
Lay the cleaning sword aside-a ploughshare let
Beat the spear into hook with which to prune
Set the cannons upon end and plant in each a vine
Make picket fence of all the muskets placed in
War has changed-its implements will go by other
Now we'll have battles fought with micro
scopc germs
Bring the good old microbe, boys we'll have
That win be the chorus as the soldiers march
streptococei culture tubes, and animalculae-
They win hurtie Ger the field throughout the bitter
Even now New-Jersey's filled with who hustle
for
Skeeters full of deadly germs, to train them all
for war.
Later on the pension rolls will show some wondrous
claims
Made by byad crippled veterans who cannot spell the
OF the weird bacilli foes who punctured them and
Savagely upon the skin at every point they lit
oh. it will be thrilling just to see a regiment
Charging on the frightened foe, on vaccination
What shout of bravery will from one and
When from far off battle lines we hear the toxin
CALL
How the scientists will leap and microscopes will
When the government demands more serum in the
But the heroes-woe for them! Alas. they'll be
And accused of fearIessness-when antiseptcizea,
-tChlcaSo Tribune.
A German paper the "Frankish Courier" " in
giving account OF the wedding of Herr Josepn
Pfefer TO Fraulein Josepha Haushofer says that
about 20 persons sat down to dinner after the cere-
nony. The guests were served with $500 pounds
of meat $50 puddings and 40 gallons of beer That
is about twenty-five pounds of meat one pudding
and two and half gallons OF beer head-a very
fair allowance even for people with such good
appetites the Germans.
SHERIFF. LEAVE MY GUN"
(Kentucky Mountaineer's Verson)
Sheriff, leave my gun;
With Ii / killed COW
To start the feud my
And have going
Twas my forefatEer who.
With that old rifle, shot
His foeman through and through
Oh Sheriff, take IL not!
That old familiar lock
My fathers hand has pressed;
The ramrod and the stock
prize Ger all the rest.
Sheriff, il must not so!
Without IL in my
How could / shoot my foe
From back behind somewhere.
-kChicaxo Recogd-Herad.