New-York tribune., 1908-06-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mckinley Garry and Hanna Garry will be two or
the pages at the Republican National Convention
this week They black twins and their names
which won them their official disttnction-were
conferred upon them not long after the St Louis
convention of 1896 They the sons of Profes-
D. ". Garry. president Of the Alcorn Agricuit-
ural and Mechanical Institute, of Alcorn. MISS.
a negro institution modelled after the plans of
Booker T. Washington
Husband-But why did you dismiss the cook this
morning, when the Higgses are coming 10 dinner
enough dishes left to set the table.~Judge.
Recently a London firm of clockrakers dfscov-
cred that a rival German company was doing a
large business in cheap clocks on the West Coast
of South Africa. After examining one OF the
clocks they determined to give the native better
article than the German and felt sure Of sue
cess. The sales were slow while the German arti-
Gle went off freely. At last the puzzle was ex-
planned. The clocks were too quiet. Those
supplied by the Germans had a particularly ag-
gressive tick which satisfied the savage's love Of
noise. The noiseless clock was better time
piece, but the savages would have none of IT At
the next shipment this changed. Worth gave
place to sound, and the German product became
drug the market.
she-Do you believe the good die young?
He-I did when I was boy-but not now.-chi-
News.
Probably owner had such persistent
of bad luck King Edward IN the early years
of his racing career. At his first modest appear
ance a racecourse. thfrty-seven years ago. his
horse Champion had the misfortune fall early
in the race and although he made a game effort
to recover lost ground. he could finish only sec
ond SIX years later-at his second appearance-at
the Newmarket July meeting his horse. Alep was
badly beaten by Lord Strathnairn's Avowal: and
it was not until 1850 that Leonidas II. ridden by
Captain Wentworth Hope-Johnstone. scored his
first victory in the Aldershot Cup. Six years more
elapsed making fifteen years in from racing
fore the royal colors were carried to victory for
the first time in fat racing, when. amid scene of
great enthusiasm Counterpart. ridden by Archer.
won maiden plate at Sandown.
Dun1ley-say, do you know anything about golf?
Dunnley-Whats bunker do you know?
& IL, sqPpofs tP s 99s Of fh6Ee that
japanese typos have their troubles K Sugf-
n1ura literary editor of the Toxic "Asah Shin
bun" says that he especially admires typesetting
machines. but adds: Unfortunately are unable
to them in Japan, for our language has forty
seven letters. we'll more than three thousand
Chinese characters. and such number of types is
of course, beyond the capabilities Of any machine
yet invented. In the printing office of newspaper
in Toxic the Compostor must often walk the whole
length of tne room to fetch character. instead
of standing in place before single case. the
English or American compostor can do"
wiggs-My wife gets off joke very much as
Waggs-Hows that?
ggs-Backward-Chfcago News.
A cat accused of killing chicken found
guilty the grounds of self defence by jury
in Justices court Maryville, ILL., recently The
cat not the actual defendant in the case. but
the jury decided that it really ought to have been.
The animal had killed the pet chicken belonging to
Or. Julius Goldberg, and the doctor caused the
arrest of John Rosi, whom he charged with own
ing the cat. Rosi denied the ownership Of the
animal and demanded jury trial When two
three witnesses had testified to seeing the bird
drive some inquisitive quadruped out of the doc
tors yard. the jury decided that perhaps the
had been forced to save Its life and returned
the following verdict: we. the jury. find that the
chicken TO its death at the hands of the said
cat in the manner and form charged but that tho
cat acted in self defence"
TN goin' to stop ben' kind and helpful to peo- |
pie said little Johnny
How is that?' asked his mother.
well, it's this way At school to-day / saw 1
Tommy Jones putting pin in the masters chair |
just the master about sit down I |
pulled away the chair This master down on |
the floor. and when he got up he licked me for |
pulling away the chair. and then Tommy Jones |
licked fer interfering Yes; I'm gofn' to stop |
helpin people now."-Tft- Bits.