New-York tribune., 1899-08-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Firmin Mondrou, a California sea captain. Is
making his plans TO attend the Paris Exposition.
and is going to sail in the trunk Of redwood tree.
IT will build a schooner from Of the largest
trees in Humbolt County" he says. THE hull will
be solid piece-simply the trunk Of the tree
followed out and hewn into shape. will take
tree from p 10 "A feet In diameter for my boat.
She will be IS feet long, Is feet beam and 10 feet
deep and will be rgged as schooner. ] will sail
from here go around Cape Horn or through the
Strait of Magellan. cross the Atlantic and down
the Seine to Paris I want to be ready to start In
time to reach Cape Horn about the last OF Decem-
Der OF this year. that will arrive in Paris by
May Of 1900"
s9lnsE 4 E9'''sFA'h'T'' Halv''''-""A''' arc you
Don't go To that artist; heTl make you look
II know it, That's why I'm going to him. I'm
and threatens to come home."-(Detroit Free Press.
Abraham stingley an eccentric resident Of
Northwest Missouri. who died at the of ninety
three at his home. near Ravenswood. Mo.
few years ago. was most ardent Democrat, and
had voted for every Presidential candidate from
Jackson to Bryan. Among his pecuarities It is
recorded that he never gave note never paid
cent of interest. never took dose of medicine
from a physician and never lost any OF his teeth.
although they down TO the gums at the
time OF his death"
Mistaken Mercy.-"Has your master" said the
OK to the horse: done anything especially kind
Yes. and mo-" replied the horse; he has pre-
vented much suffering among the flies by docking
my an'-(Ltfe.
Nathan Tinker Draper, Of Grand Rapids, Mich,
will be 1o6 years old on September s. He born
in New-London Conn. has been married twice. but
both wives dead. The old man draws a pension
Of sl2 month because OF the killing of Of his
in the War OF the Rebellion. but
any service himself. He has been gardener
nearly all his life. and ia still able TO DO little
"fussing about the yard. but not for any length OF
time. He Gays he remembers Thomas Jefferson
very well, but never Washington. He has been
a smoker all his life. but never 10 excess He also
drank liquor In his younger days, but never to
intemperate degree.
Most successful man that whenever he has a
JOB on hand he he always ,l IS has it carried out''
AN undertakerr'-( Judy.
The Indiana watermelon harvest has begun and
It is expected that between this time and September
90 from 800 1000 carloads OF melons will be
shipped out Of the Indiana watermelon belt"
Watermelon raising has been reduced to a science
In the vicinity OF Poseyville Ind. there are more
than 1900 acres in melons. BY scientific growing
they hundreds TO the acre. and their weight
has been gradually worked up 10 a point whero
they now tip the scales at seventy and eighty
pounds
1t Was Inherited Gift-"Johnnie. you talk too
much"
see here. dad. am to blame for your marrying
into talkative familyT'-(Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In a churchyard in Flntshire. Great Britain. an
epltaph in memory Of Hugh Hughes High Sheriff
in l7iS says Of that worthy functonary that in
private life his manner WIS constantly TO attend
the Pubck Worship by Law established, heart
lily to declare against the upstart Brain
sick Cavinistc Methodist that would have taken
Men of /. n h..-
tween Neighbours ere they became exasperated.
BY which behaviour, lie valued when Living
and when Dead much lamented."
Nothing In TT from the papers that man
fell into the docks and was drowned" said Phildog.
THAT goes sT for nothing. %'s said T Phdos .Look at
me. When L was washed overheard going to the
myself afoat by keeping my head
Certainly. your head kept you up remarked
They don't speak now.-(spare Moments.
The British Government keeps eleven vessels at
work sounding and charting the ocean beds to find
out where dangers lurk. Last year ten thousand
square miles were carefully charted in different
parts of the world-Asia. Africa and the South
Pacific.
Traveller ito Irish porter labelling luggage)-
Don't you keep brush for that work. porter?
insthrumints we're allowed But-they're asy
KEEP wet Yer Honor! Giint taken.)-Punch
The skeleton OF the mastodon just dug up near
Newburg is the eleventh example OF such remains
which Orange County has furnished. the first hav-
ing been discovered In 1894 and the succeeding
at intervals during the present century. The one
found In lSi5. at the Boston Museum. Is known
as tho finest specimen In existence. the bones be-
ing nearly perfect II was eleven feet tall and
It's length seventeen feet.
Did you enjoy yourself while away?" inquired
Mrs. Cumrox.
Yes answered the visitor.
Did you 20 to many places?'
No. We attended one two symposiums."
Dear me j wish | could have been with you. |
dote on them classical compostions-(Washn
ton Star -