The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-05-17
HERE AND THERE.

The agonizing screams OF 1o-year-
old William Lusch attracted a crowd
from radius Of several blocks to-
day to the front Of a local restaurant.
Wnere the lad had foolishly thrust his
nnger into the beak of a big Swapping
turtle. An old inhabitant solemnly
adjured the boy to be patient. for the
turtle would never let go till il thun-
dered- The lads screams were i'm
| mediately redoubled, but the turtle
held on. Finally a blacksmith. who
was in the crowd, declared he could
deal with the situation. if the boy
and the turtle would wait Il few min
utes. Going TO his shop, which was
| near by, he got two pair of tongs
and a heavy file. Two men caught
the turtles head with the tongs
| while the smith proceeded to file of
the top of the reptiles beak. The
boy was taken to a doctors office
where his lacerated finger was am
putated.-Wilkesgarr Dispatch.
In England. where the judges wear
wigs and robes, unconventional legal
proceedings are not expected. but the
papers tell of county court being held
, on train. A case before Sir Horatio
Lloyd. a county judge, was unfinish-
ed. when he had to catch a train to
J Chester. 1t was decided ID continue
the case on the train. A first-ciass
carriage was secured, and although
it was not reserved, the tribunal was
not disturbed by any gossipy travel
Ter dropping in to take part in the
conversation. The distance to Ches-
ter was cut into two equal parts, and
one barrister spoke the first seven
miles, the other having the remaining
seven.-New York Tribune.
IF we've got our information
cAr sr~klN Il.
running Il the recent fight on the
Yalu. u.'-Montgomery Advertiser That
should not create too much Japanese
confidence. There is an Appomattox
ahead for omebody.-Columbi State.
Hhe Washington Star doesn't think
Port Arthur is in line for a real estate
boom. Yet if the Russians blow UP
their great powder magazines, which
is very likely, there will be a rapid
rise in dirt.-Exchange
Did you ever sell your vote?" asked
the man who asks blunt questions.
Sell my vote!' echoed Senator Sor-
ghum scornfully. Il should say not.
I'm in the market to buy, not to SELL"
Washington Star.
Marquis Ito, the Japanese states
man, is described as an interchangeable
reader of European and American
literature. He reads not only the
standard works but the new publica-
tions and the current periodicals of
both hemispheres are devoured. He
reads German, French, English and
Chinese as easily as he reads his own
language. He has been accustomed
to give five to six hours a day TO read
ing.-Exchange.
According 10 Consul Daigoro Cob
the Japanese child calls its father
i"Ge enTpu,' which means ''strict father
while it addresses its mother as
"Jibo," that is, benevolent mother
Mr.. Ooh quotes a Japanese LAD who
perhaps in ''schoolboy composition .
classified the japanese father as one
among the -four fearful things of the
world" these four terrors being
earthquakes. thunder. confiagratior
and father. Exchange.
Fnpp-'1 hear that they use al
sorts of materials in the manufacture
of Illuminating gas, nowadays" FlopI
-''True. They even make light Of the
consumers comp! aints. s.-Chicaso
Daily News.
Mr. Newlywed-"We shall need
soms wTlitewash for the cellar" Mrs
Newlywed-"Yes, dear. Would you
mind running down to the drug store
for some Iime-water-or is it lime
ord.
William Tell was about to shoot the
apple for the youths head. IT'S q
satisfaction to know" he chuckled
that there won't be any smokeless
powder Investigation connected with
this bit of target practice.
Leader.
Il am strongly inclined to think that
your husband has Dendicitis, said
the physician. That's just like him,
answered Mrs. CumroX. he alTay
waits till anything has pretty near
gone out of stvle before he decides to
get t."-Washington Star.
Tess--"Mr. Sloman is such an ex-
citable individual, so efferveScent, as
it were" jess should think you'd
be the last person in the word to call
him 'effervescent.' . Tess-"Why? p
Jess-'I notice you haven't succeeded
in, making him pop "-PhiladeIphia
Press.