New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

General Chaffee General Sherman and
bers of their party have recently returned from a
trip down the Colorado River from Yuma to the
Tiburon Islands, IN the Gulf of California; up
the Hardy River to the head Of navigation, and
across the delta of Colorado to the slopes Of the
Cocopah Mountains. In day devoted to treasure
hunting discoveries were made of traces of the
sunken schooner Arna and her 100000 whiskey
cargo which may lead to the ultimate recovery of
the prize The vessel was wrecked in 1859 on the
Colorado River island, a few miles below the
mouth of the Hardy, and for half a century one
hundred and fifty barrels OF liquor she carried
have been lost. Frank Norris worked ths story
of this sunken whiskey into his novel, 'Blix," and
many treasure seekers have vainly tried to To-
cate It, anticipation of rare treat, Californans
who take an occasional drink, well old
topers are smacking their lips, according to Los
Angeles dispatch.
They tell that poor jolly is victim of his
that's So He lost his own health in drinking
other people 's.'-Balumore American.
The passage Of the amendments to the Dick law
suggested by the legislative committee of the Ma
tional Guard Association OF the United States
postpones the date Of conformation with the re-
o,Itrements of the law until January p, 1910. The
suggestion of the amendment, however shows that
the delegates were unanimously in favor of max
ing the organized militia the nations first reserve
and giving it the important place which is con-
terplated in the act of January q, 1903 In an
article on the subject Arms and the Man" says:
THE passage of the amendments will place the
grardsmen forever beyond the pale of the tin
soldier. a class to which not many have belonged
late years
How we have changed since the old days?"
"Wh~' today it isn't half so blessed to give it
is to be a receiver. Life.
. Marty of rat exterminators, bound for Little
Curobrae an island in the Firth Of Clyde belong
ting 70 Lord Butte recently left London. They car
ried with them a special preparation which. its in
ventors say while harmless to other animals. will
kill any rat that tastes it. Little Cumbrae is a
snarsely populated island, overrun by thousands OF
rodents which terrfy the few inhabitants there are
The new rat poison is not unlike bread. 1t is sat
urated with a microbe that has fatal effect on
rats only A child eat II with impunity, a.
dor and cat have eaten large quantity with no
III results: but a rat will die after 1t has
tasted the first morsel, a London report says.
She-What would be the most appropriate book
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Iee-Jackson Day celebrated generally
throughout the South January 20, and especially
in Virginia where the public schools were closed
for the day. At meeting of r. E. Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans. movement started to
place monument to the Virginia troops on the
field OF Gettysburg. Upton D. Jennings. of Lynch
bure and Colonel Edmondson. both members OF
the State Legislature. pledged their efforts to
get a bill through the Legislature making ap-
propriation for this purpose.
second GirI-Oh! he $ an actor
First GirI-No: mean the other
Second Girl-Oh! he hasn't any money. either.--
Pick Me-Up.