New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
TIE TALK OF TIE DAY.

Apropos Of "the Joys Of the merry sprngtinne"
''1he Sullivan County Republican remarks: I'VE
sugar will be caught up by lovers OF the tooth
some deIicacy. Yum yum In some places dealers
in 'doctored' maple sugar are said to be engaged
sandpaperIng hyspecks of their old stock to pass
it off for Our dealers are not driven 20 that
expedient all that is made in this locality goes
OF like hot cakes "
shaved by 5r6r Wo Vas 1 adc to
sprees The razor manipulation cut the parsons
HS YOU I see JACKSON. that comes from taking too
m~Se 5a faid reped se on @ makes d. skin
Magazine.
The centre of the mother-of-pearI industry is
Singapore. The shelf oyster is six to ten inches
long the larger weighing much as ten
pounds. It is found on hard bottom channels be-
tween islands where the current is strong. In
gathering It a diver takes with him bag OF coir
rope one-fourth Of inch in diameter made in
large meshes, which, while suited for holding the
shell, does not impede his travelling along the bot
tom. The apparatus for diving has not been intro
duced in the Philippines although Manila she'll
brings the high price Of a. dollar pound.
Remarkable Escape--1t is more than pleasant to
care care Of ones ssitHwh!eh nearly always marks the
Kansstan KnssS a aef 10 NeeYR5 X h wrta @
The Manhattan Republic a! aErissd M al right and
but lit my light and lid a doEn on ny bed wi With
-Kansas city Journal.
An American has invented envelope which
records OF itself any attempt to tamper with IT'S
contents. The flap is imbued with chemical
composition which when operated on by damp
ening process any other means Of penetrating
to it's incosure records the transaction by caus-
ing the words Attempt to open to appear. 1t is
thought that the nquisive will think twice before
pursuing their researches in face Of such inven
tion.
More Than Petit.-Madge-He stole kiss from
MabeI-well. that was only petit larceny.
Madge-It Wasn't-it was grand.-CTown and
Country.
OF the many sights witnessed in the oceans Of
the globe, Of the most curious and most weird
is that described by sailors as. 'the milky sea"
ships being surrounded for several hours by water
that appears to be snowy whiteness. Compiled
from experiences recorded during the last seventy
years, interesting account OF the phenomenon
is given the North Atlantic and Mediterranean
Pilot Chart for March, 1ust published by the Eng
iish Meteorological once. The spectacle Is re-
stricted to the darkness of night and rare occa-
sons and. while 1t Is limited mainly to the warmer
waters OF the tropical belt it appears to be more
common in the Indian Ocean than in the Atlantic
and Pacific. From the white water the light ia
strong that ordinary newspaper print can be read
board ship. but the scene all round IL OF an
inspiring description. The hoPison Is hlotted
out. sea and SKY seem to become one IN a sort Of
universal luminous fog. which. like London fog.
robs the observer OF the Of distance and drec
tion the deck being lit up with ghaSty, shadoWless
light. Last June OF the west coast OF South
America a bucket of the white water empted back
into the resembled molten lead. This curious
sight has interested scientific Investigators, Der-
win among them; but while It is. no doubt related
TO the many phosphorescant displays common at
sea. thera Is sufIlcient explanation Forthcoming
OF this particular manifestation OF the singular
atmospheric effects resulting from It,
Yes" concluded the medical racontcur. she be-
came insane through excessive dancing
"Ope might say she was hopping mad. sup
pose. gurgIsd the Cheerful 1diot-(BaltrnoFs