New-York tribune., 1900-11-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho first deed conveying property the pro-
pretor of Pennsylvania. William Penn, is written
In old Dutch and is now preserved in the City
Hall. The property what is now known as
Lemon HILL including the mansion and the Schuyl-
XIII River front. where the old Fairmount water
work are located. There Penn kept his barge
and rowboats. the barge carrying an Ad-
mirars pennant 1t said that there is only
man Philadelphia who now read this deed
THE shipping of dogs by express has assumed
such proportions that crates especially designed for
this purpose are now on the market. said a Ninth
them have peaked roofs 50 that other boxes and
may not not be PLACED sdy on TOP top Of them
supplied with cup for water. so constructed that
leading to the top, so that the supply may be
plenished without opening the crate. Attached to
pens Where the dogs food is placed In this way
With the expenditure of fee to the man in charge
comfort philadelphia Record.
German inventor has patented device to take
the place of the warning bell which now announces
the entrance of a customer into many small shops
1t is called the musical doorkeeper' As it's name
implies. IT announces the coming OF visitor by
sounding a the door is opened. Another
tune is sounded when the door is closed. so that
one can always tell whether II has been opened or
shut One can also tell by the quick or slow sue
cession OF the sounds whether the door has been
opened or shut rapidly slowly In addition IL is
possible change the device that fresh tunes
may be substituted when desired.
In a recent issue of the "Journa, drs Debats.. II
Is told how Sir Edwin Landseer, when salmon fish
ing in Norway. landed salmon: but the lad who
carried his basket being absent for a moment Sir
Edwin placed the fish the ground, and covered II
with a handful OF grass. When the lad returned
the place where the fish had been laid was fndi-
Gated and he told to get II. but IL could NOT
be found: the other hand. the prints of cattle
hoofs found on the spot where IL had beon
mony of peasant. who said that OF the cows
feeding In the meadow had devoured the Ash a
similar is mentioned in The London Field"
Cows il appears. have most accommodating appe-
and digestion. When. in the sixties an Oxf0r6
credited with swallowing a macintosh II
Osborn Gordon, then the well knnugr
witty censor OF Christ Church, the expression Of a
hope that its milk would now be waterproof
In the Grand Encampment, in Wyoming: We
found It, and we claim 1t by the right OF founding
it. Its ourn. It's 80 feet in every direction ex-
cept southwest and northeast and there is 300
feet each side OF this wrtin. It's called the
Bay Horse, and we claim the spurs and We
don't want nobody jumping this Bay Horse
that's what's these trees is around here for and
We've got the same piece OF rope that We had down
in old Missouri"
Hoax-Newpop is perfectly square and above
JoaH-Well guess that's right. II he wants 10
pore you win a story about his baby he comes
Record, ~ " '''''u0'pii"
The widow OF John c. Heenan the pugIist is stiIl
the stage. where she is known as MISS Sara
Stevens.
I'm Oh' uonI know. exclaimed the sponge boast
IuliS u guess can hold more LIQUOR than YOU
Is that so; retorted the pocket flask sarcasti-
than cupful OF plain water "-CPhIladeiphia Press