New-York tribune., 1904-09-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Many people are killed. In gathering edeweiss on
the Alps. The belief has been that It is a rare
plant that grows only I'm inaccessible or nearly In
accessible places the snow line. But a writer
to The London Times" says 1t can he grown
easily in any back yard cents worth OF
seed being the only necessary outfit.
Turned Down.-"Pardon me-" said the masher
but YOU look like young lady l know
I2SS Ffss. like ma" don't kno","-(Fhiladslphla
James Gill Of Toledo Ohio. has married a girl
whose father insisted on having her full name of
Missouri Arkansas Napoleon Four Hundred Miles
Below the Mouth Of the Ohio Absher' placed on
the records when the license obtained. Henry
Absher the man guilty of inflicting such dread
full combination of lords upon his daughter. ex-
planned that she named I'm honor OF an aunt
who lived at Napoleon, on the Mississippi River
in Arkansas, 800 miles below the mouth Of the
Ohio.
THE SIZE OF COAL.
Here's another alleged humorous article about
coai by that new funny man. said the editors
What size is it?' asked the editor
"ohl chestnut size of course. ."-(Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
Persia las no dstillerieS. hreweries or saloons
only homemade wine and it is hard 20 get drunk
there. though some do It and are punished by hav-
ing their cars nailed to the sidewalk People who
along spit them and kick them till thev
sobered up when they would no doubt be
ready TO go and sign the pledge only that there
temperance societies there But the coun-
try is quite abstemious without them though the
Prophets interdict of wine Is not universally OBJ
served. Perhaps if they drank more OF it they
would not be so cruel. They cut off the arms and
legs OF suspected people. and put one eye out and
sometimes the other. to make them confess: their
jails are dark cellars. with no furniture: no food
Is given to the prisoners. except what is supplied
by their friends outside and that is generally
he For Ttuhf
penalty is hanging with the head downward and
weight tied around the neck. but murders unless
an individual perpetrates too many of them may
be compounded by a small money fine Women
delinqusnts are turned into room and scratched
TO death by mad cats. In view of these severe
punishments the appointed for drunkenness
seems rather mild in the comparison though hare
the most uncompronlising member of the Wouan.s
Christian Temperance Union would hesitate long
before she would agree to any such thing.
Nothing to show,--Young rlallow-You guaranteed
mat en1ir you sofa me 10 raise beard and mus
tache In six weeks time.
barefaced iie.--(Philadelphia Press N' -
Judge w. George Reilly. formerly in the consular
service and a we'll known character about wash
stroke, died recently from the effects of n heat
stroke suffered some time ago He was a native of
Virginia, and was Judge OF the Southern Claims
Commission for that State. Twice he was one OF
the United states eonsuls in Venezuela and was
also consul 10 Zanzibar A story is told Of him
when flins the latter Office 10 the effect that he
had shot the queen OF Zanzibar with salt and pep-
per because she persisted in bathing in the al
together in front OF the American consulate each
afternoon. He resigned after holding the once
year.
His wish.-Fond Mother-You will be ive years
old tomorrow. Nliile. and I want 20 give you
better than anything else -
Willie after thinking earnestly for five min
utes}-BFing, me a whole box OF chocolate creams,
mother. and ask Tommy Smith 10 come In and