New-York tribune., 1905-02-15
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Don't be lazy. There's plenty OF room at
the top and you're clever enough to get there"
it is of me to find place at the bottom where
there isn't so much room. "-(Philadelphia Ledger.
It has been stated recently that it was in 1867.
at the siege of Gambia. in Crete, that siege guns
first used. This statement is contradicted
however. by a writer who says that just before
the siege of Censtantinopie a Hungarian or Wal
lachian cannon founder named Urban cast. in
1402 at Adrianople. a cannon which remained for
many years the wonder OF Europe and marks an
epoch In the continually Increasing power of guns
Urban's cannon dragged by sixty oxen to
Constsntinople in 1853. and threw stone bail of
LOO pounds weight. 1t was fired seven times a
day and once each night. The Turks used at the
siege two other cannon nearly as large. and alto
gether had fourteen batteries. each containing
four guns. along the length OF the wall
Tommy docking over the weather predictions)-
Mamma, what is q contrary wind?
Mrs. Tucker quitting another pin two in her
hat)-Any wind, Tommy.-(Chicago Tribune.
French horticulture has accliuatized a new tropi-
cal tuber for Europe. The Paris correspondent of
THE Newcastle Chronicle" states that it IS one
Of the sweet potatoes Of Western Africa, of which
a complete mastery has been obtained in the ex-
perinental gardens at Bordeaux Excellent ac-
counts aFe given of the agricultural value OF the
new tuber. which. besides cropping well. can
be prehtably used in all it's parts. Even the
leaves said to be bad substitute for spinach
AS for the tubers, besides their high nutrltive
qualities as food highly relished by cattle. they
contain IT per cent of sugar. which is higher than
that of beetroot, and also alcohol
THE TIGHFwAD's DOWNFALL.
he surely was tightwad; twas case of pinch
gagged the Mammoth Gave; ~
He had skinned his trusting papa. he had finn
HaInmed
He had not a friend remaining in the circle of his
He had gold bricked Brother Broadcloth-heeced
,,.,, him plenty unawares.
He had made himself so bankrupt spite OF money
And the neighbors never mentioned him without
an awful knock
Soon he'd got his -got ingots to proportions that
Why; he owned bank notes In barrels. and gold
He had silver dollars hidden in the cellar in bn
fet the way he kept on savin' was the rankest
But there came his way one morning sort o. sly
With a phony tale o gold mines and blue print
Sung his yarbe to the tightwad done him up. and
r., gone nm sood;
wad's saving wood.
Baltimore American
Percival Somers, in his "Diary of a Country Cen
tleman." tells OF an English farmers wife who on
her way home from market drew EGO from the hank
and completely disappeared on the instant She
was thought to have been murdered for the money
on the lonely roads. and for six months no more
heard of old Nancy. Then she suddenly walked
into her old home and went about her work as
usual. She had taken 1t into her head thai after
forty years of hard work she wanted holiday: and
accordingly this ancient rustic. who had never been
more than few miles from home steered herself
triumphantly to the United States. and took the
said holiday among relatives whom she had never
seen up to the moment of this belated appearance.
I.ottie-oh, well-let's kiss and make up
pottie-An right. dear: I'll do the kissing. but
you've had more experience with the other part
OF the proYramne.-(CleVeland Leader.
Many indeed, are the curious customs connected
with the Russian army, says "The Penny Maya
zine" For instance. none out giants are allowed in
the Preobrsshensk bOdyguard regiment. To the
Ismallowsk Regiment but fair men are ad-
mitted. while turned-up is the qualifying
adornment of the Pawow Guards The Guards
Chasseurs. the other hand, are composed ex-
cusively Of dark haired men. Then, too the dis
tinction between officers of the Guards and those
serving in line regiments Is most marked, a guard
lieutenant until recently taking precedence q
captain OF the line. Furthermore. the pay OF in
fantry officers in line regiments is ludicrously
small. What the infantry privates lot is bet
ter be imagined than described.
M Sa Such an am gGng to photographer
MayWhy should you think so?
iGami have seen, seen him IN, take the picture Of baby
THE London Chronicle" has settled that difficult
subject. ''the American accent There is no such
thing except in few words such as advertise
ment." wherein America is superior as 70 pronun-
citation and practice. Nor does tho American born
man talk through his nose The real difference
that is a difference is In the general pitch of the
voice. The American voice Is pitched In a slightly
higher key than the English; and here YOU may
find the why the American assimnates
French so easily. Put roughly. the case Is this.
the Frenchman talks from his palate the Ameri-
can from the top of his throat. the Englshmap
from the chest and the German from his dia-
phrag1n-
A Last Resort.-caler-wha q beautiful babv,
And what is It's nsIne2
Young Mother Bridget Sullivan De We're.
Caier-Mercy sakes! How did you happen to give
il a name Ike thatI
Young Mother-why. the coot threatened 20 leave
when baby came, and We got her TO stay by nam
Ing the baby after her.-sBrookiyp IJfa