New-York tribune., 1903-02-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The government buildings at Fort Gibson Ind
r are advertised for sale on March T. Here are a
few ashes from THE Muskogee Phoenix
''These buildings and the ground on which tney
are located are to the Territory what Monticello
and Mount Vernon are to Virginia: what Canton
is to Ohio what the Hermitage is to Tennessee
what the Alamo is to Texas, what Bunker Hill Is
to Massachusetts and what Osawatomie is to
Kansas.
."Tbere it was old Rough and Ready 'Zack' Tay-
Ior as post commander, first his spurs and
laid the foundation for a career which enheo oniy
in the White House. Here the Plurned hhishC
James G. Blaine, batted for weeks with the grim
monster, and by the most narrow margin won
victory over death Here Henry NJ. Stanley, the
worlds greatest explorer, dreamed of Darkest
Africa and a seat in Parliament, and here Generai
Samuel Houston had his first vision or the empire
of Texas as living with the Indians, he conceived
the idea and plans for the Lone Star Repuphc-
Here washington Irving wrote his name on the
tablets of American literature in undying letters
when he planned the Tales of a Traveller Here
Mrs George Dewey lived and reigned the belle OF
the frontier post in the land of the red man.
"A place so rich in historic memories should not
he sacrificed A place so ntertwined with the
polItcs wars literature and love OF a nation
should not be destroyed"
What is the man with the hoe doing in the
.:Nofhing much You see his last friend died a
few DAYS ago. he's trying to scrape up an ac-
quaintance. ."-(Cornell Widow.
Tooth oF ALL kinds have been worshipped, and
are in fact venerated as relics in religious
shrines Buddhas tooth is preserved in an Indian
temple; the Cingalese worship the tooth OF a mon
KEY while an elephants and q sharks tooth serve
similar purpose among the Malabar and Tonga ISL
ands respectively. The Siamese were formerly the
possessors of the tooth of a sacred monkey, which
they valued very highly. but In war with the
Portuguese they lost the holy grinder, and had to
pay $3 coo to get it back again. 1t is now kept
IN a small gold box, nclosed in six other boxes, in
one of the many temples of the siamese capital.
little Tioga boy was looking at a drop of water
under a microscope. and seemed much impressed
by the presence of microbes. Now l know what
bites you when you drink soda water, he re-
marked.-( Philadelphia Record.
The engineers digging the wonderful tunnel that
rurs through the great Simpon Mountain to con-
meet Switzerland with Italy experiencing great
in the mountain The water comes from the top of
the mountain, and is heated almost to boiling
point by friction and pressure Of its percoation
through the limestone beds of the mountain. Be
fore tunnel had been dug far on the Italian
side the heat became intense that it i'm
possible to live in it. The mountain piped,
and soon 1900 gallons of steaming hot water was
flowing out of the south end of the tunnel every
minute of the day and night. The immense flow
was harnessed and made to drive refrigeratng
plants and cold air blowers. To-day the tempera-
ture of the tunnel has been reduced from height
that would have roasted a man in minute or two.
and the atmosphere has the pleasant warmth
of June day The hot water also drives pneu-
to dig the tunnel well. When completed the
Smplon tunnel will be the biggest in the world
fourteen miles long, with a of nearly 81 900
mile.