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Show Capital Chat. Justice Hnrlan of the United States Supremo court hale, hearty, nnd over 70 said recently: "I suppose I nm tho only man of my nge In tho countrj who enn truthfully say I have nover eaten nnj thing that disagreed with mo." ' ' is that due," asked Secretary Hoot, "to a careful selection of jour food?" "Nil. sir," said tho Justice, "but to a cniuful and Intelligent selection of my stomach at an early date" "One ennnot tell," said .Justice. Harlan Har-lan Inter, "whero tho lightning will strike " Ho wns discussing presidential presiden-tial piobablllttes. I remember hoar-Ing hoar-Ing my fnther say after Kranklln Pierce was nominated 'John, after this, nobody Is safe.' ' "I want to protest," tho Justice con tlnmnl, "against tho golf story accredited ac-credited to mo. It goes that I saw a minister strike at n ball on the first tee and miss It bj a few feet, He stood still and looked at It nnd, so the nnccdoto builders proclaim, 1 said. "That Is tho most profano silence I over heard.' "Now, I didn't say that. Tho only foundation for It wns at tho first tee and I saw n man I didn't know then, dressed In ministerial garb, como up nnd ptrlkn six times at tho ball. He missed It each time, but hit It on tho seventh. I wntchod him. Ho said nothing, "Afterward I met htm nnd recalled the Incident. I Bald: 'You must bo n very good man.' "Somebody got hold of It nnd wrote tho Joko. I hnvo nover said anything about It until this time. Now I want to disclaim authorship.1' "Hut, Mr. Justice," said Representative Representa-tive Tawnoy, "that Is too good a Joko to spoil." "Pshaw"" replied Justice Harlan, "I wouldn't spoil It for tho world. I need tho moinl stimulation of It whon I strike at and miss a ball myself." Chicago Inter Ocean. |