New-York tribune., 1907-04-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho internal machine which sent 20 Com
missioner Bingham recalls Il similar occurrences
at Police Headquarters some years ago A package
cylindrical In form and mysterious in appearance
received there addressed TO Commissioner
Theodore Roosevelt. It's harmless character was
soon discovered and Mr.. Roosevelt amused
when tho dismembered bomb" laid before
him. Later in the day visitor at headquarters
met the Commissioner as he was entering the little
elevator. and asked him about the bomb"
Come and III show II 20 you and you will see
what a dreadful thing II was
lie gave the visitor piece OF the coarse twine
and scrap Of tho brown paper which were parts
OF tho fake bomb. and these. fastened 10 piece OF
cardboard hung IN the mans Office for a long time
labelled Part Of a bomb with which a fool hoped
To silence a man who had something 70 say.
Tho stranEer-Hi. mister! Look sharp-your
The Lion Tsmer-Oh, dear! He'll get himself run
there's a good chap--PIok Me Up.
After four two-inch boards had been taken of an
oak log at James Wsbbs sawmiIl. IN Greenfield.
Ind. a walnut peg. inch IN diameter was found.
where II had been driven into tho log The peg
foot long and reached 20 the heart OF the big
log where It IS estimated, IT had been driven
seventy five years ago. Al tine end OF the peg
"a coil OF black hair. long and sken Mr.. Webb
endeavored learn the history OF the log, but 10
no avail Old people OF the neighborhood are Of the
opinion that the coil of hair was placed there In
accordance with a prevalent custom OF pioneer
times. This custom provided that when a man and
wife could not get along agree. instead OF sepa-
rating as In these days. the neighboTs cut lock
Of hair from the head OF each A hole was then
bored in a thrifty tree and the locks OF hair were
driven 20 the heart by a walnut pin. After this It
was believed the couple could live happily.
The Magistrate-Are you guilty or not?
The Prisoner-Well. your honor, i think am. but
I'd like 10 be- tried to make sure.-Sketch
A card sharp who is known to the stewards
OF the great ocean liners well the profess
sional gamblers known to the Tenderloin de-
tectives passenger on a ship which arrived
here last week He received line at Queenstown
which had the effect OF keeping him out OF the
large games in the smoking room. He cOntented
himself with pinochle and bridge at % cents Aun-
dred points On the evening before landing. one
of his bridge party. mono OF whom knew that hO
was a professional with a bad record. proposed
changing the game TO poker. Its bad practice"
said the card sharp, Ito play poker with strangers
There's too much risk. but It's all right In tdis
case" The others said there was no risk II
man had good sense and kept his eyes open. The
deal fell to tho professional. and when cards had
been drawn by each man he said Now I'll show
YOU how much you know. Mr. A. you Aave the
winning hand: Mr B. your three queens look good,
but what show have they against Mr.. C's four
hves? And what good arc they against AS four
| kings? Does 1T talIy2"
1t did and A said. We'll. It's my pot"
''I was afraid that might happen. SO dealt
his chair and said: "Givo the steward what put
IN This was an object lessOn-don't play poker
with strangers"
.Do the experts in trials ever agree anything?''
Certainly; on the size of their bills."-Baltmors
American.
In a letter. published April 9-the forty-seoond
anniversary Of General Lees surrender-a corre-
spondent OF THE Indianapolis News says: ''NOw
here is a bit OF unwritten history. Hanging on the
wall in the home the writer. In this CITY, neatly
framed under glass; is a small pieco OF white cot
ton towelling, about two inches long and an inch
wide. Il Is a piece Of the white towel used as a
flag OF truce in announcing General Lees readiness
to surrender. Clean towels not abundant IN
either army in those days. but this
gency that required a white flag. and was
found The flag of truce received midway
between the two armies by General Custer the
cavalry commander, and was retained by him as a
souvenir A day or two after the surrender no
sent Il to his wife who then In Washington.
and she gave the writer the piece he now has cut
ting It from one corner. Several years after the
war the flag OF truce loaned by Mrs Custer
FOR exhibition at a charity fair in Boston, and at
traoted much attention. There We're many In
quiries about the missing piece in the corner OF
/ Boston paper that It was cut out by Mrs Custer
and given 20 a friend, day or two altar tho nag
| came Into her possession"
Socialism has some good points"
For instance2'
| Well, II ali money were equally divided. nobody
! would have enough 70 own an autoUoeuA '-JudSs~