New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In the old civic docket recently brought to light
In the courthouse at Greensburs' PENN .r.e'e '
several cases recorded against George Washins-
ton In the course os the year 1887 three claims
were entered against him to compel MIN 10 pay
taxes The humorous clerk of that time has writ
ten the following under the claims: George WASH
ington Esq. appeareth not to like taxes
startling development, in gunmakIng Is the e, new sG
automatic Hotchkss mitraieuse hrrs rS,s %" title
marvel Of mechanism performs the most as'out.u. as @
Ing fHne@ns s wh Of tgrs human fhf nRssnse
gun. closes the breeeh fres opens tne ;rodca
ANEW new eartridge' exactly as soldier would de-
barrel Of extra strength n Is conan the IN
ing mechanism Running on parallel Inc ,,no beiow
this barrel hollow cynaer Of Tn'n" a oTGce per
forated at short distance from the NOUN h ,nt IN
's IS rsd as soon as the bali has passed the oriace
communicating between the barre and the GYM
Chamber in front Of the piston and push It back to
a position where IL Is held by eaten wren tif
and the liberated piston flies back TO It's initial po-
stion by means of 4 spring-(Philadelphia Press
Major McCIaughry. superintendent OF the state
Peni;entary at Joliet. H. who started school IN
the prison for the benefit Of convict women some
time ago. Is delighted at the success OF the nho-
yation Women. IL is said who have been a terror
to society in Chicago likely TO be regenerated
BY the safe pencil and the spellng-bcok
THAT man Nibley isn't to be trusted He'd take
advantage of YOU quicker than wink, II he saw
chance to do SO; o
Il overheard him and his wife in an argument
last night and when he saw that she was gettnS
mouse mouse "-Ccleveiand Leader
The benuests mao to the British Museum by Sir
Augustus Woastor Franks. It appears are OF
greater Importance than had been generally sup
posed They include according to THE Boston
Budget" "a large collection or japanese hetsuke
and magnificent assortment Of Continental porce-
lain English pottery. Italian majolica ana German
and Dutch wares The collection OF rings ana per-
sonal ornaments Is perhaps the finest III the world
Among the Greek specimens are several OF the
finest classical work. and there is the ring ol
Persian king Of The fourth century t. c. whose
name is inscribed upon it. The Roman list IN
cludes severa, OF the heavy gold rings worn py
fons NJ Martars lime These of great weight.
neorlv two ounces In one instance, and ara set
with stones innocent Of engraving. Inc TING oi
EtheIpwtha the sister OF Alfred the Great Is an
example belonging to later times ot historic''
rings there are many. especially of the Stuarts
Cbares I IL represented by half dozen nearly
contemporary portraits set In rings ana the JACOB
ties executed In l746 are recorded on minuteiy
enameled ring of which there Is an exact duplicate
already in the museum. An object OF considerable
rarity apart from It's historic interest. Is cameo
por,rait of Mmo de Maintenon on ruby about
OF the approved pigeons blood tint
safe.-"May kiss you Miss Tenspot?' asked
Have ~ YOU ever kissed girl before?" asked the
"Never,; asseverated the young man
who kiss and te.'-ti1ife
Preparations on a broad scale are being made In
Philadelphia for the celebration on September 10
and "a of the sem-centennial OF the Great Coun-
OrSar of Members OF
order from every State will be present
d,strict. being asked to name the best ten poems
IN the English ianguage sent K the following list;
Punk "Pgnkn'ss ,ss GGTe Green nls is On the Melon"
The old Red Hills Of Georgia
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"Polard's Leetle Gal" ,
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| Constitution
II Is now asserted that a Frenchman has dis
o,,area n method OF making silk OF fine quality
| from the webs OF ordinary spiders. His name Is
| NJ Cachot and 1t is probable that he VIII claim
| the reward OF $4,000 offered by manufacturers OF
| Creat Britain to any one who would accomplish
| this feat
Gold exists IL larger r-a r m1ss hs seea oned IN IN
almost every State OF the Union: In Devopshlre.
| cornwall Wales and Scotland, IN Great Britain:
! ON the sands OF the Rhine the Reuss, the Rhone
and the Aar Saizburg. In the Tyro and at Zell'
in the valleys of Toppa. Sesia and Novard In Pied
mont; at Percheria. in Lombardy on the Tagus.
In Spain; in the rivers OF Provence; in Southern
| and Eastern Siberia; In fourteen or the nineteen
| PROVINCES OF China; in the island OF Yesso. IN
Japan; In odd srots IN India rhbet, and The . Isl
| fan and the Soudan generally: In North Africn
| and the region watered by the Iambesi and Lin,
| popo In South Africa: In Australia. New Zealand
| and Canada Bat. as general rule, the precious
metal Is found In such small quantities that 1t VIII
| not pay 10 work the mines or placers. II IL only
now md inen tha n occnrs d Isolated localities In