New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

II is believed that the barkentine Kingdom Of
the Holy Ghost and Us Society. is 70 make an
other trip TO Palestine. The vessel Is at South
Freeport, Me- where she IS being fitted out for
a long cruise. 1t is reported that the headquar-
ters OF the Holy Ghost and Us Society are TO be
established In the Holy Land and that Frank w
Sanford. head OF the sect. Is TO remain there per
manently.
This invention d!! has a remarkable history"
The inventor made fortune out Of #. and
ms baCkers had 10 be satisfied with beggary >
Isaac Corman of Hatton. Penn. has sold a
coffin he had made many years ago He sold it not
because he felt he would have no use for it. but
because his wife insisted that It was out OF date
Mr.. Coffman is nearing his eighteth birthday
He explained to a friend that he constructed the
coffin twenty years ago. 1t was built OF chestnut
because. he put It. ''nany's the time I have
sat beside a CHEEKY blaze Of chestnut logs and
heard them crackle and burn merrily II makes
such homellke blaze that picked Il In prefer
ence TO other woods. 1t my desire to make
the coffin cosey possible and I rejected the
frivoiities which many persons affect in the
matter Of collins. In order to have II handy
kept II In the garnet. But my wife tells me that
styles have changed. and since have accumulated
a little fortune she Will not permit to die I'M
less l consent to get up-to-date casket To
avoid trouble I agreed to sell the old one But
at the time I think that the coffin which
was good enough for me in my poorer days should
NJ
place I'm the new tangled affair."
I'm a few years" said the inventor. I'VE will be
II hope So answered the automobfist eft will
Post Pc JOKE o" the country ''eFiifs Washington
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad has
sent the manager OF its tie and timber DEPART
ment. e. o. Faulkner. an exploring Journey TO
Hawaii. Japan and Australia TO study the eucalyp-
tus In those countries, and perhaps TO buy trees
for planting The Santa Fe Railroad has a thou
sand acres IN eucalyptus in California, which are
intended 70 supply telephone poles and railroad
ties. These doing well, but Il IS hoped that
Mr.. Faulkner can find still better varieties
Does the razor hurt, STRIP inquired the barber
anXiousy.
Can't say" replied the victim. testify, but my
face does."-Harper's Weekly
The wonders revealed by the ordinary microscope
are increased a hundredfold by a recent invention
which enables the of a high power lens
large as six inches in diameter-thus bringing the
whole OF objects instead OF details only under OBJ
servation, says The Dundee Advertiser" BY this
means common househy is magnihed not IN parts
but all at once, till II appears be as large as an
ostrich or condor. and. being inclosed in an open
space where 1t is kept directly within the field
the glass and yet has ample room. considering its
size. to move about and engage in its usual occu-
pations. the opportunity for studying IL are i'm
menseiy in advance OF anything previously enjoyed
by scientists. Vast worlds OF microscopic life
hitherto only dreamed of. suddenly open to the
gaze of mankind and discoveries of immense value
can doubtless be made.
Don't be afraid" said the woman on the front
step, that dog likes strangers
Yes, madam" answered Meandering Mike. II
me- But do you refer 10 him a seeker for COM
partnership or as an Observation-Disclosures Star.