New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-17
ELMER BROWN,
Born December u. 1878.
Was murdered BY Walter Hall,
July o. 1903.
VENGEANCE IS MINE,
WILL REPAY. SAITH THE LORD.

Hall was tried and acquitted the plea Of self
defence
One Good Reason-Hogg-wen I'm mighty glad
1 amt got no children.
kaustick-lts just as we'll.
Hogg-That's what
KaustIck-Yes for in these days OF free educa-
edge OF grammar. and they'd be forever correcting
you.-(Cathohc Standard.
New-Jersey at last TO be coming to the
sensible conclusion that the only way to abolish
the mosquito is to abolish the conditions which
produce il, by retaining swamp lands 10 agricult-
ural and other uses. II the State should act upon
the suggestion of its Geoogist IN the Iatter's an
nual report. 1t would not only reclaim twenty
seven thousand acres. devoted chiefly 20 rails
ing mosquitoes. but in the end the reclamation
would more than pay for Itself.
COUSIN JosEPHs SILENCE.
We'd figured on st. Louis. thought we'd have to go
The exposition wonders for a couple of weeks
We knew those hotels wasn't Just the best place
And so I wrote letter to my second cousin joe
like to know my knfolks and we never yet have
swered yet
Ana Susie, could go easy up to- say. the first of
And wrote: "of course we'd rather see the show
hope this finds you healthy. Please be sure and
answer soon"
1 underscored the last part that he would not
I've looked out for letter but he hasn't answered
yet
The Joneses and the Millers. the Thompsons and
Have written to their cousins in ST. Louis Just
I know Of twenty people in as many other towns
That's written to relations living there. and they
why none. Of them has answered; they study and
I wrote 10 cousin Joseph but he hasn't answered
yet
I hope l hear from Joseph-I don't know much
reckon, though he's busy but I've laid my plans
Bound to look up our relations. so I'll write to
That We can make visit in the early summer
Somehow I'm feeling shalsy; if it wasn't wrong I'd
That Jim's like cousin Joseph-and he hasn't
swered yet -(ChlcagO Tribune.
That singular pair OF clergymen in Texas who
have been heapng vlifcat!on upon each other for
years and finally got 10 lighting desperately Il
railroad train OF them firing two shots from
his revolver in his furious struggle TO murder his
fellow occupant OF pulpit. surely somewhat
too beIligerent members OF the church militant.
scorched-Crabbc-Yo needn't call any more
Laundryman- Why what's the matter? Weren't
your shirts and collars Wen done ,,-. -,
philadelphia Press.
There is a society OF .. Els (Which stands for
queer Eaters'0 that has monthly dinners in Lon
don. The popularity OF it's dinners consists In the
fact that every dish is unobtainable at the ordl-
nary London restaurant At a recent dinner picked
Iocusts were the hors doeuvre The soup was a Ia
grecque-a title which conceals an alleged delicious
decoction of sour milk and grease. served with
strawberry syrup. With boiled cod the - E.'S
might be suspected of returning to the common
place. but any such reproach was removed by its
conjunction with aile-the pure essence of
garlic. obtained by pounding ii with olive oil into
a Jelly For entree the O. Els enjoyed white worm
fritters. Specially imported from Provence. the
worm is friend in egg, and becomes clear crystal
line red. swapping in the fingers and melting under
the tongue like bonbon glace, The triumph OF the
banquet was chat nor rAdolphe, composed and
prepared by the president himself. STEPPED for two
days in fine vinegar. with thyme mint. rosemary
and other aromatic herbs, the black cat stewed
in white wine and dished up with tripe sausa ges
It was said to be good eating.
Escaped Punishment-A philadelphia schoolmis-
tress was giving her pupils instruction in the
ITEM that I wheneVer they moved an arm or leg n
in response TO a message from the brain The
whenever you wish to move the particular mem
At last a rnisohievous boy aroused her anger by
his apparent inattent on. TO the lesson lesson.
why don't you hold out your hand?' said the
'fm waiting for the message from my brain"
said the lad.-(Philadelphia Ledger.
A writer in 1.-The Bombay Gazette describes the
rare experience of seeing the charge of a famous
man eating tiger. which ended harmessly "A
camel with slipping load had, the writer says,
been halted not far from his lair. when with a
-wrour (once heard never TO be forgotten) the
tiger charged for the man leading the camel. The
tiger have no doubt, would have carried off
the camel man. but when he saw the long and TO
him unfamiliar neck of camel coming between
him and his intended victim dare say he thought
things were not quite as he had calculated. Any
way he paused. casually surveyed the whole party
and with tail erect. calmly walked back into the
Jungle The camel was either so frightened
or the whole thing from beginning TO end had
occupied so short n time 0ess than minute.
should judgel. that he did not stir from the place
where he was when the tiger first made his at
tack
But" expostulated Jones. IF you'd only pay
me what you owe 1 could pay Smith what
him." - 60,
II know IT," said Robinson. But Smith wouldn't
nav me what he owes me You and would merely
irnpoverish ourselves to enrich amith- grown
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