New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25

OF the late Mercier government. whereby a farm
OF government land was given to every father
of a family of that number. has developed the In
-teresting fact that the French Canadians are far
more prolific than any OF the other races of the
Dominion, though with them the number who
are qualified TO take claim under the law is small
Only about 6 per cent OF those benehting by the
act are of English Scotch Irish descent
A SONG OF COTTON PLANTING,
It's de time fer. plantin' cotton,
An about de III ia inyahd
Dere's mighty turnin 'roun'
An de turner's mighty long,
But I keeps right on a-ploughin'
An sings a III song.
Wen de mule is sorter stubborn.
An begins to rair kick.
Den I exahcises patience
IT amt no use 10 fuss an boiler
IT amt to treat him wrong;
An l sings a III song.
Wen de cotton seeds is planted.
An is kivahed up all right,
DS Ven de- He o0Hs "a atas Sdf Srisht;
An to show how I'm a-feeiin'.
Wild my hands down in my pockets,
9CThe Independent.
One Of the table deicacies Of Paris, canard a la
Rouennaise has numbered so many victims OF
ptomaine poisoning that the Partisan authorities
have placed restrictions upon the fowl dealers OF
Halle who supply the Paris markets. The fault
is said lie in the cooking. while some assert
that the fowl. fattened specially for this dish,
must be killed cooked served and eaten within
one hour The danger line being clearly drawn,
the safer plan would to be to do without the
dangerous luxury.
mense amount of useful information. Hence the
term, Wisdom while you wait"-CLondon Globe
Camille Flammarion. the noted astronomer and
scientist, in a lecture in Paris gave ac-
count OF some of the freaks Of lightning These
freaks, however. he affirmed. determined by
causes which we have yet to learn. Sometimes 1t
kills sometimes 1t merely injuries. and sometimes
IT seems to be frolicking in a which gives
rise 10 the hypothesis that 'it is thought which.
to electric current" Sometimes 1t plays the
physician, in the instance at Romaines France
when in 1888 it struck a man who had not been
able to walk without a crutch. on account OF
rheumatism. After the shock the rheumatism dis
appeared.
What have you been doing-writng a wedding
Second Composer-No. there are wedding marches
enough already. I've got brand idea
Second Composer-Tm composing a divorce
march.-(Meggendorfer Bldtter.
The group of judges of the Supreme Court of
Kansas talking the other day of a LAWYER
OF that State. One Of the judges thought the law
Judge lis the most intellectual physically l
saw"
Cautious.-First Burglar-Why not try 10 rob the
house OF that plutocrat?
Second Burglar-Never. He'll make good by get
ting the money back from the poor people Let's
conhne ourselves to the middle classes.-Q.fe
The Sunset magazine tells story of the re-
Mobilization of the character OF johnson Sides
noted Indian temperance orator of byEone DAYS.
one day he was caught in the OF drinking
glass Of whiskey and fined Neither Indians
nor whites would listen then 70 his temperance
spet~hes. Poor Johnson in despair One day
however he had inspiration. He asked Senator
Doolin. OF the Nevada Legislature to absolve his
sin by act of legislature. Senator Doon was
agreeable, and introduced and carried through
Senate Joint Concurrent Resolution No. H." which
is as follows: Resolved. by the Senate. the people
of the State of Nevada concurring. that the drink
OF whiskey taken by Johnson Sides on the nth day
OF September in the city of Virginia. County OF
Story, be and is hereby declared null and void"
Thus was Johnson Sides made good man again
He became at power among mis- people
resumed his advocacy OF the OF water and
was listened to with great respect.-(Cleveland
Leader
Goodness Knows.-Mr Nayberleigh-Judge, I
want you TO try some of my angel cake.
J1age sokem (absently)-What is 1t charged within
cleveland Leader.