New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Senator Lodge is interesting his Boston friends in
the restoration Of Faneun Hall which has fallen
into 90 dapidated a condition that a guard has
stationed the second floor 10 visitors from
weak spots In the flooring and to keep them from
leaning against the rotten posts supporting the
gallery.
Short round and Jolly Bishop Johnson OF the
Episcopal Church Of Southern California is a type
OF the well,nurtured preate. He is esteemed wit
talty he enjoys He not only makes but takes jokes
from the humbeSt OF the clergy and aity
thor nGg' IN the ie'S' i'rO'F'"F MS ePs'op' ""-
The Bishops hostess In Southern parish re-
Gently remarked that the reverend father in God
looked better since he had come into the diocese
Yes" frankly acknowledged the Bishop. whose
elevation TO the eplscopate was very gratifying 20
him. the air OF the see agrees with me"-(LOs
Angeles Times.
An important discovery has recently been made
In the Vatican Library OF hitherto unknown
manuscript OF Calico Galile about the tides II
is all in the handwriting Of the great investigator.
and at the end are the words, Written in Rome in
the Medici Gardens. January 49, 1916" Calico dedi-
eated the treatise to his adnlrer and patron. Car
dinsl Orsino. The Pope has displayed great in
terest In the discovery. and Is having the work
published IN q handsome volume at ;he expense Of
the Vatican. The discovery is considered all the
more important since It shows essential diver
gence In Gallleo's views the subject OF tides
from those previously derived from his other
writings.
The principal OF a boys school wrote as follows
TO the editor OF n magazine
II inclose n poem OF mine, and trust il will find
place In your pages. | have what may he called a
'poetical schoo-every scholar writes good verse 4"
pear Sir: Your poem is not available Please
let us see the good verse written by your scholars
-(Atlanta Constitution.
An English farm laborer recently went to a small
store kept by an old woman. and asked for "a
pahnd O bacon
Oh no hocO nd
could not ind the pound weight
"Oh never mind L pahnd weight" said he MA
fist Just weighs pahnd 80 put Their bacon
scales"
The woman confidently placed the bacon into one
side OF the scales. while the put his fist into
the other side. and OF course took good care to
have good weight.
While the woman was wrapping the bacon up the
pound weight was found. and on seeing It. the
man said:
Nah. you see II my fist don't just weigh
pahnd"
The pound weight accordingly put into one
scale and the mans fist into the other. this time
only just TO balance.
The old woman. seeing this. said.
VIVA nlver seed aught near afore' Here's
a red herrin for thee honesty, ma lad
More Fact Than Fiction-Miss worth.-Irs con-
sidered impoe give jewery to a girl 10 whom
you're not engaged:
Miss Worth-By all the other girls-CThe Jewel
lers Weekly.
Iowa College at Grinne, Il in state OF turmoil
over Professor George II. Heron who holds the
chair OF Applied Christianity. A number or the
trustees are opposed TO his continuance In his place
because they consider his teachings unsouhd' WIS
ionary and pernicious, and because the Institution
is losing friends students and endowments In con-
sequence OF the aforesaid teachings
The Exception 10 the Rule-Hasted- queer thlhs
happened over on the West Side last night
Wabash-What was II? -
Halsted-A young man playfuHy snaPPeu an un-
loa ded pistol at his sWe etheart. and
Wabash-And the funeral takes place to-morto"
OF course? -. .
In The weapon failed to 20 of-lChlcaso News.