New-York tribune., 1908-05-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A dirigible balloon. says the Countess Lydia
Rostoptschine In her work entitled The Destruc-
tion of Moscow in 1872 not unknown to tile
great Napo;eon \ German, Franz Leppich, who
was born at Aiudestrin in l715, thought he knew
how to build an airshp. and, having been success
fui in the construction of many queer mechanical
cortrivances from pianos TO road wagons, he lald
his a-ship plans before Napoleon, with d view 20
selling his secrets to the empire. Napoleon re-
iectea the offer and forbade further work on the
balloon. The man then went to ST Petersburg
ard succeeded in interesting the Car Alexander.
Count RostoptscbIne. the grandfather OF the writer
WAS at that time Governor OF MOSCOW In the
naner; left bv him was this memorandum under
date Of August t, 1872: The Emperor has com
manded to secure the services of the German
engineer Ieppich and his assistants and to bring
them to Moscow. He is to construct balloon
with capacity to carry at least fifty persons and
So made that it eau fly with or against the wind
Under the name Of Schmidt the engineer obtained
a workshop near Moscow. Here the airship from
which Moscow to have been fired was built
Leppich failed perfect the work and had TO fee
and other We're employed TO fire Moscow
II guess raw must have passed a lot of time
the dentists when he was in New York, said
WHY do you think so?' queried his ma.
Cause I heard MIN tell man MAJ to-day that It
cost him nearly $500 to get his eyeteeth cut
replied Johuny.-Chicago News
An unusual record is that OF the Rev Felix "
Bof of the Roman Catholic diocese of Cleveland
Recently upon the death of Bishop Horstmann.
Father Eoff became for the sixth time admtnistra
;or of the diocese He is seventy-seyen years old.
Each time that he has taken on his shoulders the
affairs OF the eccesa stical jurisdiction. 1t has been
because of the death OF the Bishop.
The safe and sane Fourth of July had come
But how are the boys observing the day.?
asked the foreigner. who mad just landed. Il
The boys" said the native. The last of 'em.
the crop hasn't come on yet"
Marveliing the changes times had brought
al
park, where the real ceehrat ton was in progress"
Chicago Tribune
apropos of the facz that Miss Ethel Roosevelt
recently boarded the foOtplate of American
express ard drove il the rate OF fifty miles an
hour It is interesting recall that the Duchess Of
Fife drove the London, Brighton & South
Coast engine which bears her for short
distance in 1902, with the duke acting as fireman
The Duke of Gonna ught has also rad practical ex-
perieDce III running a locomotive In Egypt, while
not long ago the Khedi"e put in entire morning
in firing engine The Duke OF Sutherland who
has a private line connecting Dunrobin Castle with
the main line, has handled the levers HIM
self while the Marquis OF Downshire who has a
three-niie circular track in the grounds OF Hills
borough Castle, has amused himself at times by
acting fireman and engineer. BY the way the
Marchoness OF Tweeddale drove an express train
the opening of the Forth Bridge while LADY
Mimic, the Vicereine of India. once crossed the
Rocky Mountains On the cowcotcher OF an engine
THE SUMNER FICTION CROP.
The The tH bGcseTs are s;washpg in countless books.
Inc heroes are crying cdswounds!' 'CiadZooks.''
And the critics signing. -"Oh. ger the hOoLs"
The hammock novels are out
The cowboys dashing over the hill.
Talking cowboys never will
There's Aikalt key and Brnncho RilI
The hammock novels are out
The wen bred lovers quite feveredlv
Are talking "pigTams DER their tea
'Tis dialogue HobeTt ChambersV-
The hammock novels are out
The autos speeding past hedge and ditch
And the authors dropping a stitch
In writing OF sparkling plugs and sch-
The hammock novels are out
It's the same old crop We nave each spring,
Not much style but long on swing:
Inc easy read book is the thing
The hammock novels are out
-Oeaveg Republican. =