New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
At a recent medical exhibition in London a new
anaesthetic. called somnoform. shown. 1t is
a liquid whose boiling point is % degrees below
zero. The moment it comes in contact with the
air IT becomes gas. The exhibitor broke glass
capsule OF sOmnoform 20 Illustrate It's character.
AS soon the glass Clipped there a
rush of what looked like steam, and sevenpence
worth of somnOfOrm was loose in the Queens Hall
trying to asphyxiate the exhibitors Its great
virtue from medical point of view. is that breath
ing stops before the heart when it is administered
THE SWEET SORROW OF PARTING.
Good night" he said the parlor light
Good night he breathed again; Good night.
She rose and smiled into his eyes.
Then shyly bent her head.
And then. Good night he said
Good night"-Ten minutes later they
Were RE sta; standing lin i in III the hall MAJ.
Good night''-hs was so tan
f' And s she % SsG fair Gf snG s IL n' n'A
The hour has come for I US t9!spart"
Good nlght'-A half an hour had gone:
He had his hat and
And said that he must hurry on.
Good MIS- GOOD aisht" Good night" and so
Twas re aif9' tim 9ee {or eY him 10 co.
Good night''-the door swung wide.
Good night, he said. and took her hands
Good night'-They could not understand
Good night again and then Good night;
Up Upon the steps they stood S e,-.r. ,,,,,+.
As every lover should
Good night"--The eastern sky grew pink
Good night"-The stars began 10 wink,
The breezes whispered: Hush"
Tba on sn s6Sr tse W Shs5o 6ffa Ah'
The ringing OF the breakfast bell
ne nightr'
Chicago Tribune.
A considerable time will be needed in order to dig
out TO its full depth and width the Ambrose Chan
mel. which will be the chief waterway in New
York Harbor for the largest vessels when it is
finished Then. and not until then. will the huge
Baltic be enabled 10 go to and from her North
River pier when she is loaded to her full capacity.
In the course of dozen years there may be a
dozen craft each big the Baltic. voyaging
across the Atlantic and entering this port. every
one Of them finding depth OF water and room
enough for the transportation Of every passenger
and every pound Of freight that be carried
within It's colossal bulk Then. indeed. will this
metropolis the verge OF the sea have ample rea-
son for pride.
He Could Prove an Anoi . was trying t to i'm,
had led the charge up Stony Point" said J. l.
ed b p chare S 15 Sio19
Polnt?' / asked VIII one OF the smaller boys
epe sePn fSp boy on No h Gns se sf e to
the aisle Who led the charge up Stony Point% /
IL don't know 1t wasn't me, LII i1s1 SoEaed
Paterson. N J.. has brought to view various
times no small number Of eccentric persons. The
latest freak in that community makes his break
fast of cucumber. his luncheon OF carrot.
turnip a potato. and eats a few nuts for
supper This devotee OF peculiar dietary declares
that he is not in the least rufted by the
the indefinite closing of stockyards. of packing
hOuSa nd NJ ma <Afs He
flesh or fish. wears very little clothing. and sleeps
out Of doors. except when rain Is falling He looks
strong and well. and asserts that he never feels an
ache or a pain The possibilities OF human per-
versity unaccountable.
1o The death occurred Yesterday at Blackburn Of
the borough and for over fifty years a leading
gentleman. who was eighty years of age claimed
that his father was the FIRST. cotton manufacturer
In Lancashire 10 illuminate hts mills with gas
which was brought in large badders from Man
established in 1AS.-(London Telegraph.
Snakes may almost be said 10 have glass ewes
inasmuch their eyes never close They are
without lids and each is covered with a trans
parent SCALE much resembling glass. When the
reptile casts its outer skim the eye scales come off
with the OF the transparent envelope out OF
which the snake slips. This CLASSY eye scale is
so tough that 1t erectually protects the true eye
from the twigs. sharp grass and other distractions
which the snake encounters In its travels. IL is
udiispdFent enough 10 allow the most perfect Wis
ion Thus. If the snake has not glass eye. It
may. at any rate. be said TO eyeglasses.
French eovernment Te1ort 10y o cf o h,s from hn,
Is the most serious insult that can be shown TO a
Cambodtan: happily, this prejudice Is shared
Gazette. ' '''p'' u '''''0- o'''N-'- -''' James
Cleveland insists that she is entitled to snatch
the tiara from Cincinnati long looked upon as
tho Queen City OF Ohio No serious dispute as
to the supremacy can be kept up for many years.
Inc drift of things is toward the northern border
on the lake shore rather than southwark TO the
banks which look over against Kentucky.
Time was when the colored the only
safe. sure waiter for the commercial hotel and the
imported waiter the choice for the fashionable
place. Now Mattresses displacIng the colored
walters In many places where formerly the service
or the FORMER would have been deemed totally inn
pracucable; You ask any hotel proprietor
hger Why u Is that he employs girls. and you are
told that the guests prefer their services and here
wages also consideredD Is the total of the ar
-lHotel World.