New-York tribune., 1903-06-10
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

II the remarkable specimen Of Australian opal
which has been brought to light only turns out as
we'll in the cutting is hoped, the result VIII Do
solid mass of beautiful stone fully eight inches
long hy FIVE inches wide, and will probably De the
largest piece of good opal known in the World.
At present the biggest gem is that in possession Oh
the Queen of the Belgians, and Is included IN the
Crown jewels. 1t is valued at something over
$50 60 and weighs close upon sixteen ounces The
new specimen from the White Cliff fields has been
christened Big Ben" 1t is said that the pur-
chaser of the specimen bought it for trifins sum-
PLANT OF THE PLUToCRAT.
have bought everything can buy;
have tried everything can try:
beaten each beatabie;
have eyed everything can eye
have sold sold eysrything sysrything cam cam ssI ss
have seized all the seizable.
Soueezed all the squeezable.
Till they've shelled everything they can she'll
have ridden each n tPing tRing cam can hide Ftes
have have joked ok "a all .th the E 16kaOle' 6Is
have slid everywhere could slide.
have have taiked Wdsaeo eveTywhere could talk
Hssed haed aiISip ali the hi hissa sab ble i'|'s'
have baked everything I can balk.
have crushed every one ! could crush
I have hushed every one I could hush:
thought every e,rtsr thinkabie;
have rushed everywhere L could rush
I have been everything 1 can be-
And the scheme Of things will not agree;
Still it's not endable,
-(Chicago Tribune.
There has lust been started on the island of
Santa Catalina. off Southern California, the first
daily newspaper depending on wireless telegraphy
for all its news The Avalon Wireless (Avalon
is the capital of the island) publishes every
~ Nf,
sent across the Channel during the night from the
mainland installation at San Pedro. thirty miles
away. The system used is new one controlled
by the Pacific Wireless Telegraph Company. For
twenty-four hours Santa Catalina is without COM
munication with the mainland. there being cable
and only one steamer day. So many business
men resort to the island for the holidays that
wireless communication decided upon and
even though the boats cannot through bad
weather the kilograms travel swiftly and correctly
across the water
Language Was Not Needed.-'I don't see how
any. English and you don't speak French
parior Pointing up at an oil painting of papa. the
count took out piece of paper and pencil Then
he set down dollar mark. and after 1t placed
figure l. Looking at me out of his big. deep, elo-
qHen que do9T 9Te and ne the 6egfR 5 a
made four ciphers. which. with the other figure
@ to 90 Sn II Then R made cheT neae Th
made s which raised % 70 nodddd
for him to go ahead He put down another cipher
making it S0000.000. Then l smiled and took the
and-and ah it was so lovely! 1t almost seems
like dream to think that in three weeks shall
be a real countess. ."-(Chicago Record-Herald.
A letter received at the Agricultural Depart
ment the other day asking for two loads OF
"furtellizer." The writer. having received seeds
from paternal government, was anxious to get
whatever else coming to him.
Brijdo Gonzales, of Mexico, stood in the dock
awaiting sentence for horse stealing. II have an
alibi' he said Indignantly. What is t?' asked
the judge Why, you old chuckle headed rabbit
body of a chap ] had just murdered thirty
miles away, This statement being proved correct
Brijido left the court without a stain his
haracter.-(London Globe.
A Philadelphia school teacher tells OF these blum
ders OF children In physiology examination papers:
Occupations which injurious to the health
are carbolic acid gas. which is impure blood"
when you have Illness 1t makes your health
bad. well having disease
"a stonemason's work Is injurious because when
he is chipping he breathes in all the little chips
and then they taken into the lungs"
''Ail mechanical work is injurious to the health Z"
The word function seemed to puzzle the chill
dren tremendously. Questions containing that word
answered as follows
"The skin discharges function called perspira-
ton"
'The function of the heart is between the lungs.
1.-The hearts function is called thorax"
one the Less-Sunday School Teacher-Hovy
many commandments are there, Willie?
Wiilie-Ten
Sunday School Teacher-And suppose you were to
break OF them?
wiIlie-Thsn there'd only be nine.--(Philadelph.a