New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In Westboro Me, Percy NJ. Arnold saw a deer
the other day. The animal allowed the man to ap-
prOach it. Arnold threw his arms around the deers
neck The deer sprang off toward the woods a
great speed and the man was afraid to let go. The
deer rushed through bushes and over walls in it's
endeavor to shake off it's strange burden. At last
the deer brought up against tree. and as Mr.. Ar
mold had wind left after meeting the tree he
dropped of. Arnold will be forced to buy new
suit OF clothes replace the tattered rags which
the bushes left him-When the doctor allows him
out
A brakeman retired to a farm and started to lead
the simple R life Having piece Of new land to
lines around his waist in farmer fashion and started
to work He had gone but short distance when
ing the railroad stop" signal with both hands The
plough struck the stump and the brakeman went
ran angrtly to the mules and roared; You flop
signal?'- Atchison Globe.
A professor of English in the University of Wis
consin. according TO ''Harper's Weekly tells oe
some clever replies made by student under eX-
animation in English The candidate had been in
structed to write out examples of the Indicative the
subjunctve, the potential and the explanatory
moods. His efforts resulted follows
Il endeavoring to pass English examina-
ton. If answer twenty questions l shall pass.
If l answer twelve questions | may pass. God help
met
1T must be be. nice to be hero remarked the
Badger, After that the hero wonders at the
worlds bad memory. Milwaukee Sentinel
Grave digging is not gay business" said
grave digger but it is very old one. and many
curious su:'ers :ions surround il one Of these is
never to buy new spade. To dig a grave with
spade that is new is supposed to bring death in the
family within a twelvemonth. Hence grave dggers
buy their spades second hand. us a rule Another
superstition with some is that grave should never
stand open overnight. II should not they say be
day before. beware. There is third superstition
that if cock crows once while a grave is being
dug friend of the digger will die: if it crows
twice. will die: if thrice, three"
BIZ They say there was an actor at the theatre
last night who got hit square in the face with an
Jill was there.
Didn't you feel sorry2
Yes did. There vas woman sitting in front
strike him '-Yonkers Statesman.
Brussels has dog detective it is proud Of For
some time in the darker parts of the city cyclists
have been assaulted and their wheels stolen A
special police service was organized to stop those
crimes II happened that one of the officers
charged with this service possesses dog whose
natural intelligence has been quckened by the best
professional training which his master could give
him. The dog was pressed into the service on
Monday evening" his owner was unsuspiciOueIy
passing some piles OF masonry waste ground the
dog became restlessy alert. and. rushing among all
the ins and outs. led the officer to the hiding
place of hve of the thieves known to the
Brussels police The spectacle OF five men being
shepherded' TO Jail by one police officer and a
dog attracted much attention.
The politest man has been discovered. He was
hUrTying along the street the other night when
another man, also In violent haste, rushed out OF
doorway, and the two collided with great force
The second man looked mad. while the polite
man, taking Off his hat, said:
MY dear sir. / don't know which OF us Is 20
blame for this violent encounter. but am In too
great a hurry 90 investigate. II I ran into Won /
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