New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-12
THE Talk or THE DAY.

curious ana Characteristic feature OF mining in
the Orsk goldAeld. Siberia. IS the way the ground
Is prospected and opened up by peasant 'trtbu-
tore" Permission Is readily granted TO sink shafts
wherever they like. subject the conditions thar
they 20 down only as far a. water level-usual-
" ABOUT sixty fect-and that all the quartz extracted
must be treated the mill OF the ground landlord
and oil gold extracted sold to him at rate pre-
vjously decided upon leaving a fair profit for the
peasant and an extra good one for the landlord
There Is philanthropy about the transaction ana
the peasant is In way bound To accept the terms
No charge whatever is made for the use OF the mill
The field is thus practically developed for nothing
rich reefs which would probably remain undiscov-
cred are opened up by the ''tributors.' who fire.
qucutly make fortunes of rich strikes The
mine owner f. thus continually in touch with all
thut going and duly records the results OF
the operations for his own benefit
cred in Egyptian tombs the strings ot which in
several instances We're intact and gave forth must
cal sounds after estimated silence Of 5000 years
experiment Of that kind with their
phonoEraph-Yonkers statesman
A machine which records votes automatically has
been invented by a young Italian named Signor
Boggiano In shape tho ''psephograph' as Il Is
called. IS Ike automatic machine with various
slots. into one Of which the voter slips his disk
The disk which Is cast In copper. passes through
The machine marks the number the register OF
votes and Is elected AT the foot Of the machine.
ready 10 be handed TO the next voter within the
space of second. Slgnor Bogglano says the
machine proved great success at the Milan eN-
hihion and with tho elections for the Reichstag
could be effected within a couple OF hours.
Il thought" said the visitor. I'd drop in and tell
YOU what your hair TtStGGer ana 10 t9r a friend OF
only few hairs on his mead, but now It's com
..indeed?" exclaimed the patent medicine man.
Yes by six feet Of earth."-The Catholic
Standard and Times
Three thousand steel orosstes have been installed
,-l,.,,, ID, Dali.
tween Pittsburg and Altoona. While cultivatins
trees TO make certain steady supply Of timber
the company has determined 10 make a thorough
test TO discover with scientific accuracy how we'll
metal ties adapted for practical use The ex-
pertinent is being ma ie stretch OF road where
traffic is heavy. Every year the demand for rail
road ties Increases and the drain the country's
forest resources is becoming more and more ap-
parent. The Pennsylvania has begun tree cultl-
walton on a large scale. cooperating with the
forestry department or the national and state gov
crnments. More than million trees have already
been planted In the nursery az Hollida ysburg are
some &ll0I. which will be transplanted this year
In the vicinity of Altoona tract of 1900 is
available for the planting and preservation OF trees
SO far. the use of steel ties has not gone beyond
the experimental The 500 ties on the Pitts
burg division I-shGped. four inches across at
the top. eight inches across at the bottom and FIVE
Inches high. The rails are fastened TO them by
steel clips different kind Of metal track Is
being tried the Philadelphia division near
the rails laid on longitudinal Girders set
ieeply in rock ballast ana hound together across
he track. by cast iron "chairs''
They say that when an ostrich is surprisad ba
hides his head in the sand" 80
Il wish 10 thunder he'd everlastngly hide his
tail there. observed the man who had lust settled
a blood curdling millinery bill Boston TRANSCRIPT
The state forester Of Connecticut notes that two
years ago the state purchased a. tract OF land On
the town OF Union. 1t cost 81 70 an acre and now
has been planted In white pine seedlings at a cost
II IS 20 acre. II !s estimated that In forty or
fifty years this will return n net result OF per
compound interest The forester intends 10
have at least one thousand of forest reserve
III each county.
That's Il remarkably clever excuse Hen., said
his wife. And | like it--like Il bette than any
You have given me-
What do you mean ," asked Henry
Il mean that some YOU have given IN DAYS sCI .
by have seemed so plausible that you worked them
qgnin and again, Tais new one is impossible /
don't think you'n have the nerve 10 give IL more
than Once.-MilWUukee Journal.
Somewhere IN desOate, VindsWcpt space
In Shadow land In Has Been land
Two shoStly shapes met face face.
And badc "@Ch Other stand.
Who ma! Y9u De ne FIST ooc cried
fne question loudly yellina.
Free Silve., thus the shape replied
And your Tn Simphed Spelling"
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