New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Insects enjoying aerial navigation by the OF
balloons were recently caught by French natural
ist who noticed them small, bright objects float
ing in the air and behaving as If they were being
steered. He caught some of them and found them
to be viscous air bubbles one-fourth of an inch
long. of uniform dimensions, and showing irdescent
reflection. Each balloon suspended by the
feet ofyan insect resembling the hornet fly.
Presence of Mind.-She-You're so bashful. Mr.
CalloW really believe that If you ever marry the
He-W-weiI but I might have-er-nerve enough
to decline-(Puck
Chicago is making a stand for an advance in
housekeeping by the introduction of the vacuum
cleaner" a substitute for brooms and dust
brushes for the removal of dust and the accom-
panviug microbes from the residence. The broom
and dust brush stir the dust up spread it through
the atmosphere for easier Inhalation The vacuum
cleaner" is a method of sucking the dust out OF
carpets curtains etc, they lie or hang, and
conveying 1t through rubber tubes to an exhaust
cylinder and thence the furnace for incarceration
Snake stories-"Big Jake" Larue. who lives
his corn the other day when he almost stepped ON
Auxvasse Review relates. but he luckily thrust
his hoe to the front and the snakes fanss Were
I4arue killed the snake and went on working ms
Mas wssuy something wrong with the hoe, handle; He
gIanced down and was surprised to hnd that the
handle had begun to swell In ~, half an, an hour II
drink and the swell subsidized. Wen, now, don't
that heat Heck, said Jake"
The Cottonwood Springs correspondent Of The
Mexico eng better by the following The other
day while Jay Bennett was hoeihg out his pome-
ef Mr Tarue. only that the reptile that jay
killed resembled boa constructor more than IT did
the hoe handle and the swelling went down almost
feared that gangrene might set in, and he had the
handle amputated to save the hoe He gave the
stun and tx it up in shape and it will be placed
in the Cottonwood Springs building at the worlds
President Ioubet. in calling the Duke of Cam
br,dga held converse with prince who remembers
the davs of Louis XVIII and Charles y. knew
louis Philippe and Napoleon III. and has twice
seen a republic the ruling factor in France
Moreover the Duke OF Cambridge fought alongside
the French troops in the Crimea, and is the only
survivor of that campaign who held brigade
command. Napoleon Bonaparte died when the
Duke of Cambridge two years old, and the
transference of the body of the Emperor from st.
Helena TO the Invalides was undertaken when the
duke had completed his majority. -Four revolutions
in France have occurred during the dukes life
time.
4 always take things as they come. said the
ahead of him of a watch and purse
noIieeman cIutching him gently but firmly by the
arm.-(Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
The Miller Brothers. Of the 1O1 ranch. near Neo-
desha Okla, are arranging big treat for the Ind
iens in the northern part of the Territory in
the shape of a buffalo hunt, to take place the
ranch the last week in August. The Millers have
arranged for least three buf'alOes and win have
a great number of steers and fat cattle. II is
expected that at least 1900 Indians. including the
suuaws and children. will be in attendance and
take part in the hunt. There will be big war
dance on the last day
DO your neighbors sing the latest songs Of the
daV?" asked the landlord.
Il shouldn't object to that" answered the sad
eyed tenant their speciality is the latest songs Of
the night Washington Star.
killing fish by the of explosives ought not
to be permitted anywhere. The fate which befell
two men in British Columbia who We're using
dynamite in this way was an impressive instance
OF the engineer hoist by his petard. They
lost their lives by earelessness in handling the
ploslve. and became food for fishes themselves.
New to Him.-Pat-How does yez loike Goldfish
balls?
Aike-Faith an niver tended one, but it's big
tonnes I've had down at the nremen's hop.-(Lip-
nIEcotts.