New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

poeefdon the newest Australian gold field. is
producing some remarkable nuggets one. shaped
like a cricket ball recently found there lying
on the surface the finder at first mistaking 1t for
a mushroom From the same place comes .news
Of a nugget of 1O3 ounces. closely resembling a
nautilus shell; and the adjoining claim a
Scotchman impaled thirty-eight ounce nugget
on the point Of his pick A boy driving baker $
cart over the Poseldon field saw the CLEAN Of
gold In the grass. He got down and picked up a
lump weighing four ounces.
"Evervbodv says confidence is restored" reflect
ed Uncle Allen Sparks. and l suppose II is; but
I notice that the manufacture of cash registers
i+iTi keens a whole town busy."-Chicago Tribune.
Thanks TO the new army pay table adopted by
Congress at its last session Brgader General Rob
ert NJ O'Reillv surgeon general, who is now on
the retired list VITA ths rank Of major general,
will draw Just the same pay 5000 year-for do
ING nothing the rest Of his fo that he has received
IN the last year for directing the important work OF
the medical corps The pay Of a brigadier general
on the active list under the scale is 5000
year and that of major general Is 5000 AS Gen
eral O Reilly will draw 10 per cent of the higher
figure he will have just much coming to him
each month from Uncle Sam as II he had been con
tinued at the head of the medical bureau.
He who hesitates IS lost" quoted the Wise Guy.
oh don't know. said the Simple Mug At an
auction sale he who hestates may nave his
money."-Phadephia Record.
Mayor Busss of Chicago has issued proclama-
ton declaring the week Of February ! TO IA Lin
coin centennial week, and within few days pub
lie attention will attracted to the Tooth birth
dav of the emancipation by placards on hundreds OF
biboards throughout the city. In his address to
the public the Mayor says In particular do I
call upon the citizens Of Chicago to assemble on
February l2 in such places shall be designated,
TO celebrate Lincon's character. sacrifice and
vice to the Republic to the end that a deepened
sense of his loyalty to the Constitutions of his
faith in the principles of democracy and OF his
devotion to moral ideals shall inspire anew our
own civic life"
Scott suppose you saving up something for
a rainy day.
Motif try to- but my wife mistakes every bar
gain sale for shower.-Boston Transcript
In his address at the annual conference Of the
Incorporated Society OF Musicians of Great Brit
ain Sir Frederick Bridge advised musicians be
cheerful Let think" he said. that English
music has n tremendous future" Sir Frederick
narrated some experiences OF his own early
career when he had to play, teach and walk four
and a half miles between Rochester and Graves
end to fill the position Of organist for s105 year
at was not much of start for the organist Of
Westminster Abbey. But I organist of the
Abbey despite this poor beginning, and put my
progress down to the fact that 1 took a broad
view of things" he added Sir Frederick in
stanced the rise of Sir Edward Elgar. Sir Ed
ward he said was brought up as an ordinary
teacher Of music In the AIidlands. "and know he
played second violin in orchestra I once con
Quoted I am sorry for him. but know he did
1t His example is good lesson and very
good fact In musical history of which he ought
TO be proud"
The Chicago Common Council has adopted an or
dinanee providing that every milk bottle must have
the man On who originally nils it, In this way il is
believed the responsibility for short measure ana "a
those responsible for the conditions