New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

Professor Cooley, Of the State Agricultural Col
lege at Bozeman. Mont, has returned from an in
vestigation Of the grasshopperridden district about
Forsythe. He says the insects have devoured every
thing IN strip seventy miles long and fifty miles
wide and that. as q consequence OF their raids,
range conditions are very serious. He says the
plains are dotted with cattle that have starved to
death as a result OF the grasshopper raids
Don't you know that It is wrong TO gambler
dice 4 knows e! It's wong to 9'i1 gamble but dishers
isn't gambIn': dishere IS a guessin' contest
The Centerview CNIo) Record" tells OF a young
man who had been writing girl il Minneapolis
for three years. intending some day to ask her 10
marry him. The other day he received a letter
and picture from her. The letter announced
that she had been married two years. and the
picture was Of her baby. My husband and have
enjoyed your letters very much" she wrote ''out
I guess youd better stop writing now, as I have
TO spend all my time caring for the baby" The
Record" says the words the young man used after
reading the letter would shock a field Of oats
BLUE LAKE
She wrote. Let me describe Blue Lake:
The house. I find is rather small,
The beCis-they really make ne ache.
I don't get any sleep at all
The table TOO is rather poor;
Children and nurses rule the day
No screens window in door;
The stations half a mile away
And then. ny room Is scorching hot:
50 next week dear move y. III gaks- gs5.s,
Madeline Bridges, in Brooklyn Life"
The following incident IS related in ~. C." as
having occurred IN South Africa: One OF the SOL
diers who had been reported killed in g certain
battle and against whose name IN the regimental
books a note TO that effect had been made. after
ward turned UP and reported himself Then the
sergeant made another note in the book: Died by
mistake" The man was placed IN the hospital,
and few weeks later suecumbed TO the injuries
he had received This fact was communicated 10
the sergeant through the colonel OF the regiment,
and then third note was made. "Re-died by order
Of the colonel"
that snip OF a dude that does be calm Mss
Mistress-ths idea, He doesn't call to see
Bridget know. he don't. mum; but orn afraid
-(Philadelphia Ledger
Not being satisfied with making fortunes as hand
writing experts. some men now claim that they
can tell the difference between typewriter sheets
done BY different operators. In q recent law case.
where . long typewriter document was in question.
II was alleged that one OF the pages included had
been substituted for another sheet Although 70
a casual eye all the sheets seemed 70 be the work
Of one hand, experts showed THAI the spacing was
quite different especially between the end OF one
sentence and the beginning OF another and On the
substituted sheet the new paragraphs began in
quite different position the lines. and the let
rsrs were shaEy, instead OF upright and firm And
the punctuation wholly different The experts
were unable 70 trace the person who had done the
bogus typewriting but they agreed that It was
young woman and only q beginner AZ typswrirfng;
that she was nervous. not very strong. and that
her education was only moderately good
Gosh deru. Nary said the brides father 'T
guess you'd better git married ag'fl--
Law What IS the matter. paW2'
Why, the paper says the ceremony went through
without = hitch indianapolis Sun
\ certain ofIice- II the army Is very much dis
liked BY his men. and " c. relates that one
night as he was returning 70 barracks, he slipped
into some deep water A private in hts regiment
happened 10 see the occurrence, and with great
difficulty pulled the officer out The oficer was
very profuse IN his thanks. and asked his rescuer
how he could reward him. The best way you
can reward re. sir" replied the private SIS 10
say nothing about Il" why ny good fellow"
said the astonished officer. why do you wish me
20 say nothing about it?' Because II the other
fellows knew I pulled you out they'd blooming
well chuck re tn
You see" said Farmer Corntossel. "a phrenolo-
gfst once told Us that our boy Josh had q remark
able head"
SO YOU sent him 10 colege?'
Yes. Now we'-e waiting 70 see whether his
head IS goIn' TO turn out bs congeual residencs
Ig- brains Or tes' a garden fur football hair