New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Former Representative Joseph H Walker. Of
Worcester Mass. who died on April 3. was re-
garded as of the leading authorities on hnan-
ciaI and economical subjects in the country. 1t Is
told Of him that as early 1876. when he was
only boy of sixteen. he began to take The
Tribune. and OF his favorite diversions was to
study the deliberations OF Congress as set forth
In this journal. When important measure was
introduced ne would take a list Of the members OF
Congress and check their names as he thought
they would vote upon IT, afterward comparing
his forecast with the actual TO how nearly
he had estimated their position.
Teacher-Now children. remember the text, Eat
drink and be merry, for tomorrow you die
Pupil-Please, teacher, I'm our family we don't
We all take castor oil next day.-Iife
American aeronauts viii be Interested to learn OF
a useful development OF invention applied TO
practical ballooning A German inventor. Captain
Won Krogh who acted rs pilot Of the Parseval
balloon. has devised n means for dispensing with
ballast IN bulk Instead of sand. certain chemicals
OF a non-bulky nature used; these have the
property OF absorbing moisture from the atmos-
phere. and thus increasing their weight. The In
ventIon foreign papers say. tried with COM
pete success In a voyage from Tegel 70 Koeslin.
distance OF 1856 miles, which was covered in about
hours.
Hicks-Isn't the cost OF living getting 20 be Just
wicks-It Is pretty bad, that's fact But it's e
Journal
Baggage belonging TO a Chinese cody who had
landed at Singapore from Sumatra was being ex-
amined the other day, when something hard was
felt IN IA pillow. Upon opening the pillow the
official found Il skull and all the bones OF a human
skeleton The cody declared that the bones were
those OF his brother and he was taking them TO
China FOR burial.
" We must a.,, take IN sail" said the conservative
Please don't say It that way" commented a.
Feet3F We haze abgna9nce OF water. but we
concern On wind. Philadelphia Ledger.
Professor slaby recently delivered an interesting
lecture on wireless telephony In the great hall OF
the Technical High School At CharIottenb burg Tha
Emperor. who has made experiments IN that di-
rect'on himself. present with the Empress
Communication without tho aid OF wire was estab-
lshed between the high school and the telephone
building and the result. according 10 the Kalsers
verdict after no had taken part in the CONVERSE
ton. highly satisfactory.
Pa" asked the Senator's little boy. what IS a
"A Nemesis my SON. replied the Senator
Ishly promised TO assst'-Phadephia Press.
Philadelphia has a new cave. The sinking OF
piece OF the ground in the northeast corner OF
Washington Square. in that city. a few feet from
the monument erected to the memory OF the Reyo-
lutonary prisoners OF war who died in the tails
OF Philadelphia revealed a small cavern Of a
depth OF about six feet Through this at a short
distance from the surface extend tho roots OF
"A large tree whose safety Is menaced by the
cavity At the bottom appear to be the remains
OF some oldtime brickyard. OF which the exact
character cannot readily be determined. but which
certain local wlseacres associate with the
Walnut street prison. As Washington Square
once a potter's field. and the old prison stood
facing the square. tho revelations resulting from
this cavern may present Il subject for Philadelphia
antiquarans
Mrs Browne-Mrs. Whyte says she thinks that
II is wrong to play bridge whist
Mrs Black-It is-the way she plays it-Somer-
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