New-York tribune., 1906-10-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The editor OF "Ths Neosho CIo) Democrat pavx
this tribute 70 a local character: I'VE knew tha
dead man on and on for thirty years He was al
ways would-be bad man. although In later years
as peace officer he had to hold In check his nat
uraly vianous disposition but Just how he ESCAPED
the killers bullet or the penitentary so many years
we can't Just figure out He never a gun
hghter, but as rough and tumble scrapper he was
hard to beat. He would gouge and bite and he
always carried brass knucks and shot billy so In
making gun play and getting killed he simply
got his little later in life than those OF Us who
knew him best expected"
THE SPARROW AND THE LINNET.
Can't sing one blessed little Bit,
But, when he tries TO air his Voice.
With Envy keen regarded long
Pan Pan Lnnss dnssS ,bU sweet ds and tEnefgl sqng
Who'd not bestowed a Voice on him.
wjtS 91s Ssy: SSsy a9GE a0d a. FGwlsr S1, cane game
And went through all his artful Tricks
Il SRlsh p:slEn1:s9 s S34FTrE FTash Pi6ts 70 9sn-
For. ere he'd SPREAD his Ii' Set seS a Minu..
Our Friends, the Sparrow and the Linnet,
Ten f6sth from hs %hn # springs
The Fellow (whence he'd pulled the strings).
Then prompt the tunefui Bird ENGAGED.
his sf Head 6S omer F6 he 'S26 sRook
BAH you're no good; can't sing" said hsi
so set ms tuneless Captive free.
Redante5p rasn s5paTG2 gTts a, Ss @%ay fST he vfs few
And blessed the Gods benignant Whim.
Who'd not bestowed a Vocs on him
Moral
Good. Coed Looks, 1sS too too Oft. to Maiden fair
And her to Peris dire expose
That her plain Sister never knows
london Truth
A couple In Sheldon CAio) had planned 10 hs
married recent Tuesday When the dav ar
rived the bridegroom was busy sowing wheat and
failed to appear for the ceremony The evening"
having completed his work. the bridegroom came
about fba hrff1 TO ba b,a
the night She arose. donned her wedding gar
ments. and the twain were made one. THE Shell
don Enterprise" adds The kittenIsh conduct OF
the pair may be attributed TO the not unnatural
bashfulness Of extreme youth-each owning 10 a
modest seventy-One years.
Gentleman a good friend of YOUR late hus-
could have as "a a memento OF him?
Figaro 'u ''''"N u "io'
Chief Gabriel Godfrey, the last of the Miami
Indians, has just become a member of the Horse
Thief Detective Association. He is seventy-four
years old While in Kokomo. Ind. recently he un-
dertook to locate the grave Of the Miami chief
Kokomo in order that the residents Of the city
might erect 4 monument in memory OF the noted
chief for whom the town was named. Godfrey had
a number of relies. including dress I25 years old
that was worn by Frances SlOcum. who was stolen
when child from Susquehanna Penn. and was
known as The White Rose of the Miamis'
tAhHsils OF q SJulet NelEahOrhOOd-- sOn-Dt1
your four LOts have good time when they were
up in the country this summer?
DAWSON don't know I guess so. And I un-
derstand it was great relief to tho neighbors-
Somervile Journal
Gabrielle d'Annunzio has erected a monument TO
his dog The inscription is long, beginning: Sacred
TO the imperishable memory Of my greatest and
most faithful friend" The dog was killed by a
peasant some months ago. The novelist prosecuted
the man. who at the trial. at Florence said that
he Killed the dog because 1t worried his hens The
author had engaged tho services OF two notable
oounsellors. at an expense of 1890 to prosecute
days imprisonment
Miss De Plain-Doctor. what is the secret OF
Family Physician (conhdentany)-Be pretty
Illustrated Bits.
The near completion OF the Pennsylvania tunnel
reminds The American Israehte'' OF the oldest
known tunnel in the world. that OF Siloah. near
Jerusalem. 1t used aqreduct- The ia
nous inscription. discovered few years ago. cele-
brates tho first meeting Of the diggers from both
sides. Newspapers did not appear in those days
and the event cannot be exactly dated. but It
most probably took place under King Hezekiah.
about 700 B. -. and interesting testimony TO
the high Of civilization among the Jews at \
time when Europe was inhabited by savages
Out OF Dangsr-Dr. whipPs. long Bishop OF
near Indian village IN one or the Western
states, and before going 20 the place OF meeting
asked the CHIEF who was ms noSS r,Srdd - was
Lodge: 49,. rad man ..,Jo u,D,,.