New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There Is saws The Kansas city Journal"
''one sure barometer OF financial conditions in
Kansas whenever the people feel rich they get
up schemes TO bore In the ground after oil or
gas o. other valuable productions. This pro-
pensity has given Kansas very valuable coal.
gas OK and salt fields, ard il is TO be encouraged.
deplored. To-day something like nifty towns
are boring holes in the ground. AZ one place out in
Western Kansas they are down 10 2coo feet and
s,il are cheorfully chugsng away. Al Abilene
S}oO) has just been raised by popular subscription
for the purpose CT boring. and the work Is to be
started az In Hutchinson a new salt we'll IS
going down AT the rate Of 2oo feet day. and it is
TO have around u the biggest salt plant in the
State. In Southern Kansas derricks as thick as
haystacks and they are finding things. too
\ reader OF Table Talk" writes TO say that We
did Matthew Arnold more than justice In assuming
that the story OF his recommending buckwhe4t
cakes to his wife IT an American breakfast table
as not half so nasty as they looked was an IN
ent at the breakfast. In Baltimore. where this
~ as printed The incident Is one Of historic
Importance. but 1t has certain value as an illH nus,
Arnold a man Of culture and education, son
NJ ' and light But no American of any social
grade could possibly have made such remark at
the table of his host II IS hard 10 understand be
cause It looks Ike intentional rudeness. on a par
with the custom Of some britons 81 wearing t~eeds
receptions and balls in the United States-tBut-
When jefferson Minister To France" says
"A prominent VirginIan, "he had the idea of intro
ducing silk culture into Virginia. and brought back
with him several slips of the mulberry tree. u
was his custom TO ride from Monticello over 10 the
plantation of John VI. Walker. whose property adj
joined some of his lie brought with him on
OF these trips two young mulberry shoots.
which planted In front Of Walkers door.
One Of these trees st survives. n giant what
Is my farm"
Head OF FIRM can't have you arriving late
in the morning. sir Where do you live?
New Clerk-At Lawnville-close 10 the city.
of l further
away. and come in on an express tran.-(New-
York Weekly.
Police Justice John J. Mahoney. OF Chicago gave
a good reproduction OF the Judgment of Solomon
Icing ago Two Germans had each other
rested on the charge of stealing a fine dachshund
which they both claimed. THAT dog is minei"
said one. II wouldn't take $0o for him
He's mine" sail the other. II think more OF
that dog than do Of one OF my children"
"One OF you is mistaken said the Judge. II
cannot decide this matter. will settle by letting
a policeman take the dog out and shoot him"
'All right" said of the claimants. waving
his fist in the face of the other Just so
you don't get him.
No. don't kill the dog" shouted the other man.
Hes too nice dog 10 be ruthessly shot. Let the
other man have him; only hope Your Honor. that
you will make a stipulation that he treats him
right
The dog is yours" said the judge the second
man. Take him home with you
The late Bishop OF oxford was not a man too
much wrapped up in dry studies TO be able turn
a joke The following rather mordant epigram
came from his pen at the time when Kingsley hal
resigned his professOTship OF history Cambridge
with some dispara ging remarks that study and
Froude had said In his rectorial address St An
drews that history had been corrupted by the
clergy
while Froude instructs the Scottish youth
That parsons never tell the truth.
The Reverend Canon Kingsley cries
That hstory's a pack OF lies
These strange results who shall combine?
One plain reflection solves the mystery
That Froude thinks Kingsley divine.
And Kingsley goes to Froude for history
-tIondon Chronicle
A shopkeeper in Munich Germany. is endeav-
oring attract English and American custom by
advertising in English. A specimen announce
ment quoted by THE Berlin Times concludes as
follows: Leather and fancy goods and other ar
tcles like pormanteaus, cigaretuis. lettercases
brooches. walking sticks e.sentuer. Gentlemen &
lady pockstkn!fes in the grandest selection. with