New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An American who in Peking recently says
that nobody made any suggestions TO General
Chaffee about picking up bits of plunder
in that city after the unpleasant experience Of a
wealthy American who thought it well TO get
share Of the treasures for America. This gentle
intimated to the general that he would gladly
bear the expense of transporting two magnificent
temple bronzes TO this city a gift TO the Metro
politan Museum of Art If the general would over
look their removal The answer he got was con-
elusive: The American caught looting will be shot
the spot,''
lice court that no has any right TO force his
Pstrice-Perfectiy right man has no business
In any public conveyance when he Is In that con-
ditiOn.-(Yonkers Statesman
At the May meeting Of the London city Mission
a missionary reported that in his district within
thirty minutes he seventy-four persons enter
a public house for drink. OF these sixty-fve were
women and nine men. Most OF the women
had children with them. These charity workers
also report that not only does the drinking habit
increase among the women of the metropolis, but
also the habit of gambling. which has been enOr-
mously promoted by the mania for athletic contests
In England. one hears that families deposit some
thing with the boOkmaker on bets more regularly
than in the savings bank-more regularly than they
can be depended upon pay their rent. Indeed.
they intend TO pay their rent If by good chance
they win. \ speaker at the mission meeting alluded
10 told Of a street bookmaker who sometimes col
Bookmaking is open business as pawnbroking.
and perhaps more lucrative. There about
twenty thousand OF these bookmakers in Great
Britain.
There was novel combat the other day at an
Illinois high hs co9r Gy pnG tbS ,9v
juniors said they shouldnt-so there! Whereupo1
they came to blows-or rather 10 the scratch-and
strings and buttons few. and hair came down, and
tender faces were sadly marred and even delicate
other all over the campus, and only gave up the
And the lady sophomores as they pinned them
selves up. hotly declared that the victory
scars, were equally certain that the sophomores
had been ingloriously routed.-(Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
\ business man of Honolulu visiting in ST. Louis
says of Hawaii: There is a great deal OF pros
perty there now. There is frequently O scarcity of
ships with which TO send our products to the Pa
cfc Coast Since the United States has acquired
the Philippines the carrying trade is constantly
increasing. The acquisition of the Hawaiian ISL
ands and of the Philippines has been great thing
commercially for the western coast of the United
States"
THE EGOTIsT.
When am glum and feeling blue
Why does all earth seem that way. too?
When am feeling blithe and gay
Why does the whole world seem at play?
When was touched with love divine
Why did the stars more brightly shine?
When jealousy or hate controlled
Why did the stars grow cold?
I sometimes fear to hurdened be
With such responsibility.
For good or better bad or worse
l regulate the universe!
-(Washngton Star.
1t is evident that few besides ordnance experts
know the effective range of one OF the modern
breechloadng rifles Proof of this lies in the fire.
Quency that newspapers asked TO in their
columns the distance that shot shell may he
fired. the thickness of metal il will pierce The
new 16-inch breechloading rifle recently finished
at the Watervliet Arsenal. and which is TO re-
main with the army exhibit the Pan-American
Exposition, will no doubt excite the question among
lay people as TO whether such guns could do much
damage Manhattan If mounted on an eneny's
ship off the harbor. y table of ranges and muzzle
velocities OF this gun. prepared by Lieutenant
Colonel t. NJ. Ingalls, shows what II is capable OF
doing. With As degrees elevation and projectile
weighing 2310 pounds. given muzzle velocity of /
1000 feet per second, its effective range would be
1+9 miles; while with muzzle velocity of 2600 /
foot seconds its range would be twenty-four miles.
The table also shows distances of travel with /
other velocities. and governed by weight charge
OF powder. but sufficient has been stated TO prove
that with the maximum muzzle velocity pro1ectile
Hook 10 the Battery e..st
Work Ahead.-Citrnan-I suppose YOU fellows I'm :
the country glad this rain.
Subhubs-Not muchi
Citiman-Why it will make things grow quickly (
Subbubs-Thats just 1t. 1T will make the infer Z
philadelphia Press.