New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-29
THE TALK or THE DAY.

One of the strangest railroad accidents on recard
is reported from Hammond, Ind. A hotelkeeper,
Charles Stahlbohm. driving home one night
last week, and. coming to railroad track. tried
to drive his horses ahead of the freight
The engineer Gid not know that he had hit
anything but kept up the speed of his engine
until ne pulled into a station fifteen miles beyond
the scene. Then he got down to oil his engine
and slightly startled to see Stahlbohm sitting
the cowcatcher, whip in hand and the
ends Of some reins in the other. He shook him a
few times. and when the hotelkeeper came to he
asked where his hat and horses were He did not
know that the train had made them into soap
stock.
first ehapter?" they asked. Because" replied the
author. 'it has always seemed absurd to me t5 end
a novel just where a mans troubles really begin
eago Post.
From Germany comes news OF q locomotive
worked by steam. and yet Independent of FIRE of
its own The engine has just been completed at
the HohensOlern works at Dusseldorf. and is
Of a type designed for shuntinG IN explosive fac
tories. Instead OF carrying fire IN its boiler il
is filed with steam from stationary boilers and
when charged is capable OF several hours work.
The first warming UP occupies half hour. and
subsequent rechaFging be done IN quarter
of an hour. The apparatus is so simple that n
skilled workman IS able TO look after 1t. The alb
sence Of fire in a place where dynamite gun
powder is being handled is the reason for the in
vention of this type Of engine
He-wont you let me give you just one kiss be-
she-Win just one satisfy you?
she-Then won't give It TO you-(Ine Standard
Ex-Provost Clark of Paisley. England has been
relating the origin of cotton sewing thread which
first used in that town in the weaving of
''heddles" as substitute for silk which
stopped by Napoleon in 1SO3 when he seized Ham
burg, Mr.. Clarks grandfather and his brother
then bethOught them of cotton, which worked so
smoothly that Mp. Clark's father. then a youth
took to recommending It to women instead of IiReu
then mostly used Originally it was sold in hanks
or skeins. These the women had 10 wind into little
balls as they do cut of wool at the present day
Wishing TO convenience them, young Clark sell
ing a skein of thread would sit down at pirn
wheel and wind the thread a bobbn. for which
he charged halfpenny. This halfpenny was re-
funded when the empty bobbn was returned
Such was the beginning of cotton thread.
THE PASSING OF THE CALL
In ways gays d gene tb by o th9se happy days
Ny lady oft. to while the time
A-visitng would go.
Her dainty bucIled shoes were donned.
And laced her gown so gay.
With retieuie Of fancy work
She went to spend the DAY.
Then faster must have rolled the sphere,
The days were DER soon!
For bosom friend there could ba found
But one brief afternoon.
The hours then increased their pace.
And to ST Ter fT F Sdu' thoG G5s s beloved
But minutes could be given.
AS years sped on. and hesting time
She for a confidential chat
A single hour could spare
Till now. midst whrI of clubs and teas.
81, When leisure Is unknown,
And calls her up by phone.
-Puck.
mo is mott he art Of
Is making contributions to the English language
"Barrack' is Australian verb and Professor
Morris. in his Austral-EngIsh dictionary defines
it as Ito teer at opponents to interrupt noIs-
ny, to make a disturbance" According 10
Professor Norris who occupied the chair Of
modern languages in the University OF Mel
bourne for many years. the word was evolved
about the year 1880 from the boisterous behavior
of Australian football crowds. Since then II has
spread in all directions and has even had the dis
tinetion of being ruled unparliamentary express
sion by the Victorian Speaker. There are two
theories to the origin of the word. The one
that Professor Morris considers the more probabla
is that 1t is an Anglleized form OF tho aboriginal
word "borak," which meant banter. chan fun at
another's expense But the belief that ''barracl
is merely an elongaton OF bark. just that other
Australian word "larrikin" from lark also
finds acceptance.
Problem in Engneering-A scotchman who had
been employed nearly all his life in the building OF
railways in the Highlands of Scotland went to the
new section on the plains Of the Far VEST soon
home for a ta Rg9|eGt came az in his new
the district, and the Scotehman was applied TO as
Hot mon saS he I 10 bs asIsSEs; ., ,no
scheme we Gamma build railway across the coun-
why not Mt. Ferguson?
ay nqs me he repeated with air of eeetu
S se no see the country's fiat as door. and We
through ?T-(Spare Moments 10 run your tunnels