New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Charleston News and Courier comments
on the fact that an index OF The Springfield Re
publican for 1893 has been prepared by that jour
nal. with the aid OF the Springfield Library The
work contains 1879 entries. THE News and Oou-
rier' says: We do not know of any other news
paper in this country which has been able TO
compli-h valuable a. work" The Tribune has
published annually. beginning ISIS. such index.
The ertr IN the last issue are about 5000
Not Ions ago the genial superintendent OF a public
school asked by one OF his youthful friends 10
there Was a reference to Atlas
DO you know who Atlas was?' asked the super
Yes. sir. He giant who Supported the
An. Supported the world did her, went the
SUI erntendent. Well. tell me who supported
The little fellow looked as though he had not
given the subject any parueGlsF, attention but but
superiuteudent stood looking trying hard to
keep back a smile; but the youngster finally bright
well. think he must have marrieda rich Wife
-UIfe.
The Indians all knew Senator QUAY their
friend few months ago a pretty Indian girl.
from somewhere away o,It West. tourneyed to
Washington to the kindly offices of Senator
Quay IN procuring n pardon for her brother He
had committed murder. Senator Quay listened
to her story and then asked:
Were there any extenHating circumstances con-
nected with the shooting?
Eyes. my brother killed at five hundred yards
said the maiden
This brought a ray OF hope TO the Senator. He
thought that any man who could kill at five hum
dred yards would appeal TO the President Attor-
ney General Knox visited. Mr.. Quay said: 81
have never asked you for anything since you have
been In office 1 want something desire
pardon for this Indian
The case was carried TO the President. and he
was told of the extenuating circumstances. There
were probably others than his fine shooting. for
the Indian pardoned
young Scotch minister. with an exalted opinion
Of his forensic powers said one morning TO his man
gown on; it's only an inounbrance though some
folk seem to think II makes a preacher more
7erger John-Aye. aye, sir. thst's bust it; IT
makes We mair impressive. an We need IT, sir. ye
need it.-(Sportng Times.
when the branch passenger train pulled out
from Mexico one afternoon this week there was an
elderly board. who asked the accom-
modating conductor to let her know when the
train reached Bryan station relates THE Aux
vase (Mo) Review" Milo said. All right.
madam. will remember you But Mr.. Reyes got
busy and forgot the old woman. and on passing
through the car the woman said to the conductor:
Haven't reached Bryan yet7'' Yes yes said
Milo, 1 forgot all about you. and we have passed
the station. but will stop the train and back up
for you This being done. and the standing
beside the platform. Keyes gently reminded the
woman to hurry up and get Off. that this was
Bryan Station. No. no. said the passenger Il do
not want TO get off, but the doctor told me tina,
when 1 reached this point that must take a pill
I'm much obliged to you for your kindness"
THESE PIPERIzING DAYS.
IA tribute to former New-YOrk Deputy Police Com
missioner IN Chicaxo.l
No matter what your work may be. be- careful how
Or how you don't. for like you soon will
A Nemesis is somewhere near. within the shadows
With busy pencil totting down your ways and
His eyes and ears and hands and feet he's paid for
For ali you Know you are the man ho'. paid for
Pperizing.
The 'Piperttus vigtlans." germ still undiscovered,
Has risen from the quiet nook wherein 1t long has
And now it bite, the young and old. the poor as
And makes US shiver at the sound of footsteps
faint and stealthy.
Who knows? The genial chat we have may merely
The quizzng OF somebody who ia up to PiperixinS
And so each OF does his work with earnsstness
All opportunities to loaf or smoke or argue shun-
A-tremble at tire slightest sound a-shivsr at tho
That says some one Is watching us to sea how much
In fancy looms the written page our efforts anaiy.
The facts and figures which are cleaned by some
ones Pipertzing
But as big bugs have little bugs upon their backs
And little bugs have lesser bugs. and SO ad in
IT'S joy to state Piperite trails each Piper
tzer,
And Piperines trail Piperites. with of them
the wiser;
And so it goes endless chain of spoilers they're
devising
Until none knows who's Piperee and who is Piper
izins.
Chicago Tribune
The Circuit Court at Carbonate. ILL.,. has recor-
nized ghosts by validating a will said TO have been
dictated to Mrs. Martha Young by the spirit of her
late husband and copied by her before her death.
BY the will farm is given TO Youngs brother
His sought to have 1t set aside.
Bills Bunco Bill up to date?
JILL should say SO. Why he came selling
the farmer . rsdium brick-(Yonksrs Statesman.