New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An experiment IN sending balloon across the
Desert of Sahara is be tried. and the only pas
sengers are to be pigeons. plan OF that sort is
Infinitely more sensible than insane attempts to
reach the North Pole to cross broad oceans with
air ships carrying human beings,
You say you have new idea for story
Something original in pIot?"
We'll. I hadn't thought mu>h about the plot
fortune for any book. "-(Washngton Star.
The United States Department Of Agriculture has
investigated the and prevention of moulds
cigars The mouds do not grow on the leaf until
after the application of the thin film OF tragacanth
paste used for fastening the wrapper in place The
cure consists In sterziRg the paste by using a
urated solution of boracic acid in making it up.
space-That correspondent must have been re-
fecting too much on the swell! Newport society
space-In describing naval mannuvre he wrote
champagne" Instead Of campaign!-(Baltimore
Herald
Mexico. Mo, presents the unusual spectacle Just
Of a without a council Five members
of its Board of Aldermen have resigned because
the CITY marshal insisted vigorously enforcing
the law requiring ali business places to be closed
on Sunday and another is threatening to. Mayor
Jones intimates that he intends to do likewise
They refuse to assume any responsibility for the
government OF place in which the laws
ecuted.
THAT poet says he worships truth and truth
alone. SAID, the mPre,s9sonaabie ,9to girl s,,,o,
gets angry what the critics say about his work.
-(Washington Star
The famous choristers of the Papal Sistine Chapel
are according to the "Frankfurter Zeitung.' about
to make a musical tour of Germany. Mustapha.
the famous precentor, is too old and infirm
accompany them
He-she holds her age, well. doesn't she?
doesn't older
says she is-tPhiladelphla Record
James Cahill. a notorious Fenian, died recently
from pneumonia at Lawrence. Mass. CahH
one OF the comrades of Allen and Larkin. who
executed at Stafford in November. 1867 Cahill
escaped from England with the aid of sympathizers
two months after the murder of Policeman Brett
who was shot for refusing to give up his keys
when Deasy and Kelly were rescued from the prs-
oners' van near Manchester, In September. 1867.
1t has been said that Cahiu the actual mur-
derer but his son denies this, and says that the
name Of the man who fired the shot will not be
divulged until all the members of the gang are
dead.
at understand Senator" said the influential citi-
pronose To- keep in mind the public interest?''
Yes. sah!" enpha aIly replied the OPTIMISTIC
interest, sah!"-(Baltimore News
Maxim Cork the celebrated Russian novelist
was for years little better than a tramp. says
American Tft-Bits." At fifteen he away from.
home. and up the age OF twenty-five he scarcely
had sufficient food to keep him alive. He worked
alternately as day laborer a sawyer a cook and
a Fisherman Then ne heard that free instruction
could be obtained Kazan. and having no money
TO pay for his journey, he walked there-a distance
of six hundred miles. He there worked for a
salary of six shngs a month, studying hard
during the evenings Then he became e clerk in
lawyers office where his literary was discov-
cred. and he eventually made his mark.
Ploddng Pete-What makes Weary Willie so |
chesty this morning?
Trotting Tim-Oh. ne read In a paper last night 7
that the volume of the worlds commerce is two
ana half three times as great it thirty |
years aso.-(Yoakers Statesman