New-York tribune., 1905-12-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Justice Wills, who has just retired from the Brit
ish High Court of Justice. once made decision
which he afterward concluded not fair He
sent the unsuccessful liigant his personal check
for the amount involved in the decision.
Grace-They say that Miss Fortyodde was vas, named
after her aunt GeOrgiana. Gwendolyn-She looks
If she named before her aunt Georgiana.
Judge.
The Choctaw Nation is humiiated because one of
their number has broken his word A Choctaw's
word has been good white mans bond.
This honorable tradition Of the tribe has. however.
been violated. Robert l. Folsom. a fu-blooded
Choctaw was charged with murder and the time
for his trial fixed. Then he released, and
when the trial day came ne did not appear. lie
was finally arrested in Utah and taken to Durant,
in Indian Territory. where he will be tried. Fol-
som is said to the first man of his tribe to fee
from Justice
They ssees the in b things org TGR bam help
Young man said. There's nothing like force of
make his way n the world, He's will Of his
But Brown has something better in his favor
aTg%Hd .sWbat'5 his tbaf?9 fFif@9
"A win of his uncIes."-CTit Bits
Jack London, the author who was recently in
Boston recalls an earlier visit eleven years ago
when he arrived the truck of freight car. He
lost his way IN the tortuous streets OF the city.
unique experience for him. although he has tramped
periences as a tramp have not made him open
handed and hosptable. On the door Of the Lon
don home in San Francisco is a sign reading:
mo Admission Except Business; No Business
Transacted Here" while the back door is
other sign reading: please Do Not Enter With
out Knocking: Please Do Not Knock"
MEASURE OF MAN.
I've been by matrons often told
The man who's worth his weight in gold
As husband, lover. must. in truth,
VaEaripS
That men can't reach perfection's stage
or r''tI thirtyzfv 1Fyy I've at at least but I 90
Another standard measure by.
gauge no man by rule so fiat
And say he must this age that
Have reached ere he give evidence
Ia not require he should be
Past age of scribbling poetry
To CHERRY cheeks or 'sun-kissed hair
I'd scarcely set my standard there.
He need not cen past past blushlng be
To win ripe 5of m bdTe had GTown Tgs from me-
or been accounted rather fast"
Of manhoods s. statGTe t bs Strength dGf and size
Who's past the age of swearing of.
puck.
OF condolences in names correspondent of a
London paper instances the following examples
There was household in Clifton in which there
were in domestic service Mrs. Pidgeon (cooD Mrs
Partridge 0ady's maid) and Mrs Hawke (char-
woman But that is trifing compared to the case
of the old chapel at Faversham where the Rev
H. j. Rook used to offciate Sparrow and Cuckoo
the names of the deacons in his time Mrs
Martin was the chapelkeeper. Mr.. Lark Miss Crow
and Miss Nightingale members of the congre-
cation and the chapel was and is, situated in Par
fridge Lane.
Over the Transom.-Two we'll known Portland
(Mel men. L. ]. Carney and Thomas L. King
roomed together at the Preble house, in that city
One evening Mr.. Carney retired before Mr. King
and the latter. arriving rather late at the room
found the door locked the key the inside and his
friend snoring loudly. After repeatedly pounding on
he OnF md ha al hGF
ceeded In arousing his roommate. Mr. Carney
jumped Of bed. and after climbing on to a
chair managed after considerable trouble to force
open the transom Then he passed the key out to
King. but sleepily said he was awfully sorry for
locking him But King felt more than salts
fed he roared at the ridiculous performance OF
his half awake roommate.-(Chicago Intsr Ocean