New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A few days ago the murderer Of Engshman
who killed in Austria last July was tried con-
victed and sentenced TO twenty years imprisOn-
ment He owes his life 70 a popularity Of the
Austrian law. Premeditated murder is commonly
a capital crime there. but when the murderer has
between the commission OF his crime and his trial
been punished for some other misdeed the death
sentence cannot be passed upon him. In this case
the murderer had served weeks sentence for
some petty offence after the killing, but before his
arrest for it.
This is one of General MiIes's stories: In the
Confederate army LOngstTeet's corps was making
a night march. About or o'clock IN the morn
GEORGIA ns regiment Stopped Georgia soidisS ' put
his rife up aganst the tents e on the m % othsr E SIZE
is pretty hard-tO hght all day and march all night
lowe of y county E He V Continued Il can GO
hungry fight. If need be. die for my
f6is war is oVsT ri be boWed I'm ever oys
another country. Christian Register.
new fOghorn signal has been installed in the
lighthouse at The Needles. II consists OF reed
heard ten miles. This Is distinct advance
the existing fogbeH. the warning note from which
does not penetrate more than three miles When
a fog deseends. the new apparatus can be started
instantaneously from air vessels held in readiness
and charged at 100 pounds pressure. The dura-
tion Of the blast is hve seconds in every fifteen.
SHAKESPEARE IN OPERA
The latest things in operas in London town these
Are playful little parOdies on Mr. shakespeare's
They put on Hamlet with ghost who does a
And springs a mouldy gag or two while all the
And Hamlet ON beholding him. lifts up a lively clog
London fog?'
When old King Lear goes maundering across the
His graeeless daughter winks and says: 'Now
49,, don't don't You Lear Lear at me me; .,-,,.,, .,. -
hears his monarch shout:
ITS pretty windy: amt 1t, King, 20 take those
And when his subjects hail the king. the old man
Away with YOU! How dare you, knave. to han
when I am reigning?''
When dark Othello from the wars comes double
Iago says: 7Im scared Of him because he looks so
And DesdemOna's stifed while that villain calmly
RemaTking nhiIOsOphically the while: Il hope she
And when othelIo stabs himself Iaeo with a roar.
bound for just one Moor.
When Cesar gets the cleaning knives he's clrclea
OF show girls while lean cs9;sius mOurns: '''Tvas
=, too much Roman puneh.
Macbeth heholds the aged crones dance round thelr
And asks them, with grin of glee; 'NOw. tell
They're turning crowds away. they say. and down
his grave. Montreal Star
poor man went about in Nebraska looking FOR
work. He obtained a job IN a village saving
wood The sawyer interested his employer. and
finally confessed the OF his poverty. He
was an inventor and had spent his substance on
a device 20 keep horses Off barbed wire fences
The idea seemed promising to the NebraslEan. and
he finally paid 5000 for the right sell the device
IN his state. The sample sent later. It was
a signbOard 20 be hung the fence. and read as
follows
NOTICE TO HORSES.
DanEerous-keeD Away
With the sisnbOaTd came pair OF spectacles for |
the Of neaF-sshted horses!
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