New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The project of cutting canal through the north
island OF New-Zealand Is again revived. Tine
city OF Auckland" says a correspondent Of The
Cleveland Plain Dealer" rs situated the
coast Of the island. but exceedingly
isthmus and has large trade connections. both
east and west At the narrowest point the isthmus
is only some three-quarters OF a mile broad. but
both sides of this the water is shallow. and the
canal. in consequence. would be work OF some
magnitude 1t is however, Of great Importance.
and would bring Auckland hundred miles
nearer sydney than at present"
Wragson Tatters-Yer a disgrace ter de perfesh
Weary walkes-G'on. Wat fur?
Wragson Tatters-I Just heard yer tellin' dat lady
yer'd saw some wood fer her If she'd give yer some
sssy Wsssy lS7 asf s y Rp
-(Philadelphia Press.
The Charleston News and Courier says: The
New-York Tribune illustrated Monday morning
another development in scientific research and
the disposition of the modern newspaper to keep
pace with II by publishing picture OF President
Mckinley, transmitted by wire from Washington.
distance Of $50 miles. and reproduced by another
machine. the whole operation requiring less than
minutes The picture Is fairly good. but it's
importance lies in the advance IL demonstrates
upon the original service the telegraph was ex-
pected to perform and the field of possibilities 1t
opens up"
Customer-Ddn't tell this horse
Icaler-ThatS Just what said.
Why. he shies at his own shadow"
anybIr fn6% Is 9SSG5 9s near Ws 1GthnE as
John T widener. of Topeka" says "The Kansas
City Journal" lis the possessor of some interest
ing relics of George Washington among them being
six solid silver tablespoons. a solid silver soup
ladle and a pocketbook. The spoons and ladle are
engraved with Washingtons initials. and the
pOcketbook has the Washington monogram worked
its These relics came in direct line from
Mr.. Widener's great-granduncle. William Graham.
who landlord Of the Philadelphia hotel in
which Washington lived when the of govern
ment in that city. The President admitted
Landlord Graham Into an intimate acquaintance
which lasted until the death of the first named and
the spoons and lade bearing Washnstons initials
present from him to the latter
Excuse me- said the citizen of the plains. but
didn't We ride you out of this town on rail some
Relieve You did, responded the fearless barn
st9TmSr' 9TT"n ,oo, o,, this t,r,o,.
oh. used 10 travelling by rail-
THAT may he. stranger. but only have barb
wire fences out here now" philadelphia Record
Arthur Grimths, of Richmond, Ind. is said to oe
a mathematical prodigy. He has eight different
methods of his own for addition, ten for division
and sixty-four for multiplication. He take any
number. II is said. between $40 and 1900, and raise
It to the fifth power in thrtynine seconds without
the use of either pencil or paper.
Griffith add mentally three columns at a
time 1t Is asserted; divide any set of figures or
seconds and extract square and cube roots in from
three to fifteen seconds. He remembers every
problem that he works. The hardest test which he
has yet experienced. he says is to stand and
see freight train pass with twenty or thirty cars
and then tell the number of each car In their
der and specify what road each belonged
Besides being a wonder IN mathematics Griffith
is fairly we'll educated in the school stud
les He can read write and spell. and can carry
on an intelligent and interesting conversation. He
knows the name and length of every railroad in
the country.
Ground Plan Completed.-Naggus Oiterary editor)
How is your new society novel getting on,
Rorus struggling enthusiastically. I've got
the French phrases | am going 10 use In the story
In the English and divide it into chapters,-(Chi-
Cago Tribune
The boys department of the Northheld. Mass
school founded by the late d. L. Moody recently
! celebrated its twentieth anniversary and IT was
the occasion of much rejoicing. The school was
never In a more prosperous condition so the re-
ports showed and 1t is gaining in the confidence of
the Christian public in its purposes and methods
More than one hundred of the old students assem-
bled and many them-journalists. ministers. doc
tors lawyers and mssionarles-gave testimony as
to the value of the school TO them. Colonel N p.
Pond. of Rochester. has given fine telescope and
a scholarship TO the institution. The summer
sion opened May l. with enrolment Of two
hundred students.
family. The son smokes and the daughter
scorches." How about the father and mother?'
"well. the old fumes and the old
blazes out at all hours-"-tChcago News