New-York tribune., 1901-03-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Gunner Joseph A Mitchell. Of the cruiser New
ark is his way from San Francisco to Phila-
delphia TO visit his mother. During the recent
Chinese trouble" says The Philadelphia Press
Mitchell was stationed at Peking. and for a
month. when the trouble at it's worst and
Peking hotbed of revolt. he defended the
legations with old gun resurrected from Chi
junk shop The gun afterward became
famous Betsy, the international gun 1t was
mounted Austrian gun carriage and Italian
wheels. with the trail made from beam taken
from the British Legation 1t fred Russian car
tridges and Chinese balls. moulded in the ground
by British smith. 1t cared for and loaded by
an American gunner. The very first shot splint-
cred Boxer barrtcade- AS a Mitchell moved
the gun from place to place giving the impression
that half dozen guns were in action He oper-
ated the gun up 10 the very day Peking was re-
lieved, and escaped unscathed until the troops
in sight OF the city. when he was wounded In the
by a chance bullet
Have you ever read An Englishwoman's Love
NO; the only girl ever corresponded with regu-
iar!y was horn in Indiana. ."-tChtcago Times
Herald
Smith County CKan) Pioneer and enthusiastic
Populst. has just become very wealthy through an
oil speculation in Southern California He says he
can't now understand the PopUistic howl against
wealth.
Brigss-The Dudleys seem TO think great deal
Griggs-Naturaly: he is something they never
quarrel about as they 40 their children, When the
that he took ii from the other-(Boston Transcript
The Topeka State Journal publishes this curious
information: Something scandalous is always COM
ing out about the State House The latest
plant is that the custodian time ago removed
two carloads of fertilizer from Kansas City pack
ing house and stored il in a vacant room in the
basement of the Capitol All the members OF the
legislature and State officers have been suffering
from the unspeakabIe odor 1t is also made known
that Topeka thieves have been stripping the cop
per from the roof. The other day boys
found tearing up the copper, and it was seen that
sheets Of that metal had been carried away. Is il
impossible 10 take proper care of the main public
building in the State?"
Trimmed-"PIain drunk. I presume?" said the
wit deIirum trimmins yer amer said the
oftcer--(Detroit Journal
Chief Justice Webster Street Of Arizona was the
orator at the dedication of the Territorys Cap
itol In Phoenix February %, the thirty-eighth
anniversary of the establishment of a Territorial
government there. The Capitol is built entirely
OF Arizona products and the people say that II is
the best public building in the United States for the
money The first legislature OF Arizona held it's
sessions in log cabin in Prescott The Territory
now claims a population of 10000
Pa-Johnny. your mother says you came home to-
day with wet feet, and she wants TO know how
sidewalks are all so dry.
Johnny-It's funny how ignorant women
about such things amt it. pa ?-(Boston Transcript.
Congressman Brick, Of Indiana. has constituent
who thinks he should have a pension because he
a substitute to the Civil War. Il old and
feeble he wrote 20 Mr.. Brick, and don't sup
pose shall live great while but 1 need money
while l do live. l think the government owes me
something. I paid $500 10 take my place in
the when was drafted and he killed in
action. Now. think l entitled 70 a pension or
should get the $500 back Will you please see that
/ do"
There something like 165.OOo church ediices
in this country, many ot them large and costly
modern structures on expensive sites. Yet so far
can learn not church in America avaiIs it.
self of the elevator
The business advantage of the elevator is obvious
Where land is expensive it pays for itself many
times by making practical a repetition of floors
otherwise out OF the question. Instead of spread
ing out the modern structure shoots up.
Elevators in churches could be used for two pur-
poses: First. to increase the value of a gallery
Where church has gallery this Is generally the
neglected and unpopular part. An elevator might
easily raise pew rents sufficiently make il a
very profitable investment Office and apartment
rentals have been thus revoutOniZed. And.
ond. the social facilities of church could be fur
nished without the expense of additional lots and
a separate construction. This might be done with
out mpairing the churchly character of the archi-
tecture.-(Church Economist.