New-York tribune., 1891-08-31
THE TALK or THE DAY.

student at the Nicholas Latin School at Lewiston,
Me- who is known Lewis p. Clinton, Is really
lomayou "a prince OF the Bassa tribe, In the south
western part of Africa. The tribe occupies territory
near the Kory Mountains, 500 r'iles long and 200
miles wide with a small outlet 10 the When Q
small boy LomayOu expressed strong desire to learn
English so that he might carry on trade for his peo
nile He ran away from his tribe and found HIS way ID
this country under the care of missionary Lomayou
Is not only good English scholar but has made rapid
nrocress In mastering Latin, Greek, mathematics and
other studies He intends to enter Bates College, and
after finishing his course 10 return 10 his people IN
Africa He deays his expenses at school by lecturng
.probabIy the most famous Eat man In the city 10
DR.. William n Mcyickar Of Holy Trinity Church. about
whom score Of good stories are told When IN Europe
some wears ago with Dr. Phillips BROOKS ana Henfy
Hudson Richardson the world famous architect o!
R0son he ateHdSa at eGfs' he A%erc,ns sepsS
each occupying derenS part OF the hGaSe ,s
SSSs s UoIf Ss qr travels I IN this country he had but
mall men: Nor had ne seen an hmercan % cVet nye
es sgHhe @ s IN s ssfS R junction met snd said dG that s
had listened TO the lecture with much pleasure out
he could not refrain from correcting the speaker r. a.
several inches over six feet he asked II there were
any Other Americans in the hail. wheeupon ponos'os ss
American and quite hit OF one, 100. Dr. Br2oRs
called for another American ana Arenet' he nss
six feet six inches in height, and weighed 2T3
pounds The lecturer fed.5-(Philadelphia Record
A beautiful set of cut glassware, ordered by tho
United states Government for the White House ~
now on exhibition in White Mills, Penn. The set cons;
tains 500 separate pieces. On each piece OF the se
from the large centre piece and punch-oowi 10 ths
tiny salt cellars. is engraved the coatoarms OF Inc
United states. The set cost about $4,000.
JUPITER PLUvIUs e. co. (LIMTTED).
I-Summer.
To the god Of rain, in a suppllant strain,
A vast host Of mechanics are wainlng 49, ,n.ro,,
Make an end implore, OF the Hoods you outpouss
And let Sol for season be shiningl
For next Friday we mean. or in shower or In sheen'
And pray how do you think we can tunket and ,ink
Bu Door S% apeF ns eSssy e u R2 e pe
And their tears cataclysmal in vain fall, ~-
Since the farmer, you know from the Rain,maKns Cos
Have Just purchased fortnight OF rainfall!
I-Autumn.
A demonIac light in the orbits tonce bright
or the farmers OF England is cleaning,
As they gloOmily gaze, both o. nights and o. days,
On the n-torrents cndlessly streaming
First, rejecting forlorn on their fast rottng
Then their oaths being spent take yisuous bent,
And TO Providence plead they profoundly:
On the farmers unfortunate grain fall,
For the pltles scamps, who sell greatcoats and gampe
~(London Globe.
Telegraph operators and electricians are greatly n-
tercsted in the experiments of two enerprisng New.
Englanders, who said to have invented new sys.
tenn of telegraphy. Vibrations of the air are to DO
used instead of electricity IL the new system be sue
cessful, the expensive methods Of insulation used
by the telegraph companies will no longer be necessarys
The list of graduates be voted for to fill tho three
vacancies the Board Of Trustees Of Dartmouth Col.
ege will be sent out in few days. and the votes viii
be counted on september 26. Three vacancies are 10
sets. and one from outside New England and for eac
In New.Hampshire and Massachusetts, +. streeterl
"a OF Concord n H. and the Hon. J. d. RichArison,
49, OF Boston will be selected the other names being
mt on Simply TO comply with the requirements. The
other five candidates submitted to the graduates win
probably be D. G. Rollins. '67; Horace Russell; ,es.
;63. of Chicago ana c. A. Pllsbury 63, Of Minne.,
apos. For loiiR time 1t has been the custom 10 havo
the trustees made up of seven laymen and hve cerJs
men-(Exchange. y
In Austria IL has been found that the santing ot
letters in writing causes Of the spne due to
the position maintained at the table or desk COM
mttee appointed to consider the matter has presented
a report, recommending that the school children DO
taught to make upright letters only. Doctors VIII
soon say that 1t Is dangerous to write at all.
Colonel F. N Barsdale. of the passenger depaTtmeae
Of the Pennsylvania Ralr9ad. has dog that can sGt
h:markable way Colonel Barisdale has very fro
clock that strikes only on the hour and then very
slowly The Colonel got into the way OF making the
dog tap with his foot at each stroke Of the clock.
Finally he got so lie would do so without being told;
@ eSe he the os eS'h he Tk this e you'd up
ears raise his paw and gently tap his paw at each
that when any one clucked Ike the clock he would
get into position and wait for the strikes He was i
o long time confused at not hearing the CLOCK Dns
after awhile began tapping his paw anyway. The nc.
markable point is that after awhile he remem6eed
how many strokes were due at each sncceeding hTr
so that now whenever the colonel chicks he gets h0
position and taps the number of strokes the clock
should make next time Thus at any time sfter ave
times etc some learned scientists going TO In
vestgate the matter to see whether the dog actuay
possesses reasoning faculties Colonel Barksdale VIII
not mart with the dog under any condltions(PhiIa.