New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

novel feature OF the fifteenth national irri-
CATION congress, which will be opened in Sacra-
mento Cal. September Z, will be the singing OF
the Irrigation Ode" by the Mormon Tabernacle
choir. The choir. which is composed Of two hun
dred trained voices is rarely heard outside Of the
great Mormon tabernacles at Ogden ard Salt Lake
City. The singers will be taken to the congress by
the Utah delegation. and their attendance Will be
an expression OF the enthusiasm Of the people OF
that state for the irrigation movement. An eA-
penditure Of $4,000 is involved.
Jones-That young man who plays the cornet
Green-Do you think he will recover?
Jones--J afraid not. The doctor who is at
tending him lives next door.-Tit Bits
As Richard Croker. the former leader OF Tam
many Hall. has remained away from here al
ready more than two years. he may be surprised
to find himself In the position Of the man without
a country. J. Lewis Donovan, clerk of the United
States Circuit Court, points out in How TO Be
come a Naturalized Citizen of the United States.
just published naturalized citizens who return
TO their original country and remain there for TWO
years are presumed 70 have lost their American
citizenship. All reports from Glencairn would IN
dicate that Mr. Croker is not disposed TO renew
his allegiance 10 King Edward. particularly after
that little incident at this years Derby.
A young man, was teasing his sweethearts@ @ Httle
and why?" asked her tormentop. torn t9 ,,o, and I'm
sure hate your'-Philadelphia Inquirer.
II there should be further boom In the toy dog
NET craze the Western Australian desert should
prove small FL Dorado. In the course OF an e2-
pedition TO look for practical stock route De-
tween the northern pastoral lands and the centrai
gold fields party found large numbers or tny
animal Of the dog tribe no bigger than rat The
natives eat it greedly.
Tramp-Pleass ma am. II youn gimme sumthin
eat IN shovel the snow OF yore walk, iSo m the
Lady-Why there hasn't been any sho" on 'iie
raj InnuthS
Tramp-Weil that amt no fault NV mine lady;
Won't YOU gimme a sandwich for bein' willing [
shovel Il of II they wus any?-Illustrated Bits.
German courts appear 10 take no chances in deal
t,p With applcations to presume the death OF per-
sons who have disappeared. The principal vienna
papers publish long official advertisement froin
the court at Oberndorf calling upon one FideHs
Robr born on April "a. T770. to appear before the
sa,d court some time before March T. 1905 other
wise he will be declared dead! AS Her Fidehs
Rohr would now be l37 years old were he alive. II
f. hardly likely that the court will have the pleas
of seeing him.
In infancy. want the moon:
But our desires at Inanhood's
Contract bit in girtA
They dwindle as our lives spent
And on ways we plod.
Until at last we are content
-Iouisville Courier-JoUrnaL
An Australian has invented something for the
nreveDtIon Of tire punctures. lie calls II mirac-
uIum It is described a sem-liquid prepara-
ton looking like cream and about thick. IL is
injected cold through the valve into the inner tube
of NJ ernatIc tires THE revolution of the wheel.
writes Consul Hastead, spreads the compound on
the inside Of the tire. that If the tire is pune
tured the miraculum exudes through the hole.
and coming in contact with the atmosphere. con-
geals completely filling the hole. 1t is reported
that in a tire treated with this composition
a six-inch nail driven in TO q depth of three
inches, and, the nail being withdrawn, the car
was then sent on g short journey. On returning
its punctured tire found to be quite hard"
Hes OF the get-rich-quick sort, isn't he?
Yes his wealthy uncle died very suddenly
Cleveland Plain Dealer.