New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
THE TALK or THE DAY.


be held In Sacramento cal. September to
next II viii be forestry congress also. and the
discussions VIII include questions Of national for
est reserve extension and administration, as wei!
as national Irrigation The irrigation congress Is
chiefly notable us having been the centre Of an
agitation that has resulted In the national gov
crnment undertaking 20 build Irrigation systems
I'm the Western states with moneys received from
tho sale OF public lands in those states. under pro-
visions that require ultimate repayment 10 the
National Treasury by the lands so benefited The
funds available for this work under the provisions
OF the act rapidly approaching the $4,000"
mark.
Church Do YOU suppose they will ever get that
Gotham i don't know. | know take a lot OF
It out with me every dayi-Yonkers Statesman
Don't look in the guide book for all things
worth seeing" writes young woman from Ger
many The best thing We have seen since we
left home shall bring with us. and shall do so
without fear the government taking preventive
measures. II is not altar piece nor a statue
but an extract from German paper OF this day
Here # is. Richard Croker. who won the English
Derby yesterday. is strange character. As a
Door boy hc went 10 America from Ireland and
made a fortune in the miuc9 Then he organ
ized II political party to overthrow the corrupt
leader Tweed, TO whom he related After
holding many political Offices. lie incurred the i'll
VIII Of the Democrats. who feared that he would
become dictator. and he was overthrown by Il
younger set. of whom Roosevelt was one This
destroyed his chances Tor the PRESIDENCY HI
duced him To sell most OF his property and 10 re-
turn to his active land where ne devotes his time
10 breeding horses. His former home in America
Tammany in tho State OF New York, is occupied
by his sons. under whose leadership the party
which he organized il stiil conducted. in the nope
that the founder may be induced some day 10 re-
turn Now, that is nothing but prosy biography.
but we got more fun OF IL than we did out
of all the be-o-eeutifu scenery for which the guide
book says this part of the country is famous"
See here" said the lady. you told that
work would only cost me $l3. and here you've
I TO think the thing over afterward ! was wa.
afraid maybe you'd be sGRersutious about that ID
Catholic Stapdard and Times
The feat of shipping a steel mast 13S feet long
was recently accomplished by the Great Western
Railroad OF England. The mast three feet
in diameter and weighed fourteen tons. The trans
portation was accomplished by loading the mast
on seven cars the great column being supported
by holsters the second and nth The
holsters were cighty-five feet apart. and the mast
successfully transported in this manner from
Liverpool 10 Plymouth Considerably difficulty
experienced in turning some Of the sharper curves
OF the line and traffic was interrupted for a while
at two points.
Cerald-Weren't we engaged last year?
Geraldine-I presume so. II you were here when
/ was.-Judge.
lake OF quicksilver. covering area of more
than three and having depth ranging from
mountains OF the state of Vera Cruz. Mexico The
value of the product is estimated millions This
lake has been known TO the Indians for many gen.
erations 1t is situated far up in the mountains
in an almost inaccessible position. Its surface Is
partly covered by stones. 1t is believed that vol
Canic action in the mountains above smelted the
quicksilver out of the cinnabar and that II
ran down and filled this depression. a tunnel will
be driven through the base OF the mountain and
the quicksilver will be brought down by means of
gravity
IT'S remarkable how often a woman changes
''Oh not always There's one Idea every woman
gets that she meyer changes.
THE idea that she's pretty."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
In little book. called WAITS OF a Great City,
Miss Kate Cording relates her experiences in col
lecting from the highways and byways of London
the cats that are lost. neglected Ill treated and
dsowned. Securing these unfortunates furtveIy but
finally. Miss COrding and her fellow workers carry
them to the Fellowship Cottage Lost Cats Shelter
At Islington. There n few kept as pets and the
If unclaimed. are, after q short interval dis
missed from their troubles I'm the Iethal chamber
Last year 7,75S cats rescued and in the seven
years that she has carried this work Miss
Cording has rescued and received q 4s6 waifs and
srays." Cat hunting for this kindly purpose is car
ried mainly in Slumland. A fishing net a lantern
and big basket are part of the equipment of tn.
party. Secrecy is usually necessary as the
work is not looked on with favor in louIv straots
II have been assaulted by roughs in Red Lion
Square. Hoborn." writes Miss Cording INV hat
torn from my head and my body banged about
and all because was carrying a cat home in n
basket"
Poor fellow said benevolent woman. kindly.
what has brought you to this destitute condi,
tionT
My wife, num-
Your wife! How Is that?"
We'll, you see. mum, I've found her three GOOD
jobs, and blessed If she amt lost every one Of
'emr'-Tit-Bits. ~ -