New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Andrew Sundheimer. a butcher of Wabash, Ind.
IL deploring the loss of ten-doar bill. which he
unwittingy devoured. Mr. Sundheimer is an invet-
crate tobacco chewer, using plug exclusively He
carried his supply in the right hip pocket of his
trousers, and last week. having taken in a ten
dollar banknote. he thrust it down alongside the
plug Of tobacco. The weather warm. Sund-
heimer perspred freely, and the tobacco becoming
soft, the bill adhered closely to the plug Every
time Sundheimer took chew he bit off and masti-
Gated part Of the note. The color of the bill
sembling that of the tobacco and adhering as
closely as though 1t were part OF the leaf, Sund-
heimer Chewed up half his plug before he rene sm-
bered the money.
feel younger and happier after fifty than before
Yes; she has either got the upper hand of her
husband by that time, or has quit trying get it"
indianapolis Journal.
"The London Globe" has been collecting p ~--oz
of lost hat stories, of which the follow ~,
specimens: --,
A father and son were standing at the e.. ..
Old Chain Pier at Brighton, when the dear DID, ,le
boy tumbed into the dancing waves bystander
accoured as he plunged into the sea. and buff
feting the waves with srtfsty snews. succeeded at
last in setting the dripping child at his fathers
feet And what hae ye done wi his hat?' said
papa.
A correspondent sent the following narrative: A
festive bluejacket seen from a ship in Malta
Harbor dancing on the top Of the parapet wall at
Fort Ricasoli. First his hat blew over. and then
leaning to look for it, he lost his balance and
fell after it-a sheer drop of thirty feet
The surgeon duty landed with a party 10
bring off the remains for Identification They found
them crawling about on hands and knees and in
qured if he seriously hurt Hurt be blowedr'
his reply. ''Wherss my hat?'
woman in thousand"
quite enough, too'-Oudy.
Mexico is considering the advisabity of adopting
standard system of reckoning time. At present
Mexico has an official time, computed at the capt.
ia; and telegraphed various parts of the repub-
lie. That time differs from Greenwich six and one
half hours 1t is the time adopted by the rail-
roads and telegraph lines but in many parts of
Mexico. especially in places in telegraphic COM
munication with the rest of the world, local time
prevails
a Dubious Condition.-It is doubtful which are
the doubtful States this year-(Indianapolls News.
At recent conference in regard to the coal
crisis Professor d. Mendelier asserted that the
mines of Eskibutski. Russia. contain nearly a
billion and 4 half tons of coal But the mines
not worked up to their full capacity, owing TO
defective communication and poor machinery. In
his opinion these mines have great future.
Avoiding gRisks.-Attendant-You have to pay for
your your soda water water before fore you drink it. sir;
maxim it any more poisonous than usual, are you?
-(Chcago Record.
A statement has just been issued by the New
South Wales Government statistician of the hands
employed in the various manufactures and works
during 1899 The figures show a gratifying increase
during 1899, and the employment afforded in that
year was larger than in any preceding year and
taken in conjunction with the population figures and
the trade returns give conclusive evidence of the re-
vval OF trade. Every branch Of industry shared
more or less in this expansion. but the largest In
crease in the trades grouped under the head
ing of metal works and machinery.
Nebraskas corn crop is just now engaged in car
rying out vigorous policy of expansion.-(Om ha
Professor Herman V. Hilprecht. the Babyloniap
explorer who in the spring of this year went 70
the East to superntend the excavations I'm AS
syria and Babylon in the OF the University
of Pennsylvania, describes in letter just received
the important results OF his Journey He saws,
The results of our researches exceed everything
that has far been known about Babylon We
found the great temple library and priest school
of Nippur. which had been destroyed by the Elam-
ties 22S b. c. The library consists OF sixteen.
thousand volumes written stones and
ers the entire theological astronomical. linguistic
and mathematical knowledge OF those days. We
also unearthed collection of letters and BIZ
ographes deciphered the inscriptions OF many
newly discovered tOmbstones and monuments and
espied, finally, best OF all. five thousand official
documents of inestimable value to the student Of
Client history. The result OF our journey
consists far OF twenty-three thousand stone
writings"
Heard In the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is a
self-made man. lie wasn't born with a silver
spoon in his mouth.
Bocker-Maybe that's why he has his knife I'm IL
now.-( (Brooklyn Life.
Pawnbrokers take some curious pledges but II
is not often that they receive one from another
world London pawnshop. however exhibits in
ITS window an unredeemed pledge a magnificent
aerolte a OF fused metal that fell as II
were, from heaven TO provide a poor man with
his beer. ticket bears the statement that II
was brought from the arctic regions by a sailor.
Why He Left Her,-Mrs. Hayneld Gas daughter
dlsmounts)-Wy, Sally! tho't thet city feller
went ridin' with yew this afternoon?
Sally-He did, but met Mary Spriggins and
as she had puneture. he stayed back with her
Mrs. Hayheld-Naow. Sas. yew hev got ter go
tew town an git Sally wun NV them punkchers.
We can't aford ter have her slighted lest cause
she hain't got ez menny nxin's on her bisickle az