New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE OAIs
An idea of what the Panama Canal construction
means to industry in this country may be
CLEANED from the fact that almost million tons OF
cement VIII be used in the gigantic work Ship
ments have already begun in steamers owned by
the government. which viii carry about eight thou
sand tons at trip II is estimated that 1t VIII
take about four years to deliver the 100000 bar
res OF cement contracted at the present rate OF
shipment. The government will profit by using It's
vessels instead Of chartered Ships as there
will charges for demurrage in case loading or
unloading is delayed by storms.
Our novels are usually much ado about nothing.
The ado is well done, on the whole. but sun II
atTociousy bad. only they DO make themselves
seem rather unreal by the seriousness With %hlGa a
practise to write seller When nature es Is ZOE 90
supernature co1ceiving demigods Of iath and plas
ter and making material of their queer loves ana
ground. because nobody understands the psychology
of demigods and one mans guess is as good as
another s-Puck
In satirical article entitled THE Natural His
tory OF American Millionaires' writer In the
"Berliner Tageblatt" says: They all came to
New York Chicago or Philadelphia with shirt
and with one cent in the pocket OF the only other
garment. All served as bootblacks, errand boys
or even humble positions. and In the sec
ond week had saved enough to buy a waistcoat
spective employers clad in new clothes and told
them with imposing self-conhdence that the or
ganization OF their business defective and re-
qured reorganization y year later the boy has
become partner. in two years he has outstripped
the former boss in wealth. and year later ne mas
grown smart enough to kill of the benefactor OF
other days. All American millionaires arise at
in the morning, eat and drink almost nothing. cease
their work at midnight and allow only those TO
live whom they think are good enough TO invite.
y1-1lr l~Fr, de mi a
opera. a museum picture gallery. Life becomes
a burden to them when there are no more competi-
tors in their branch worthy Of destruction. Then
they lie down and die Of ennui"
THE CALL OF THE AIR.
When the woodlands are folded in opaline mist,
And the clouds of mother-of-pearl;
i'lSi Nth i2lt pra2eieT r blades lad niady awhirI
yearn 10 ascend 10 the azure above.
Rising up with delight to star-peopled height.
Coasting down Oh a beam Of the sun
Oh what JOY to lock down the tower and the
The aeld and the river below;
The first glint9g gold OF the morn 4 ,n2 20 oeH0io
To float ike boat to the planets remote
With the wind out OF space blowing cool IN my
But the blamed old machine will not fly!
-Lippincotts.
-Four railroads according to The Black DIa-
lust closed contracts approximately five hundred
thousand tons OF coal for during the entire
year. and OF itself this Is PROBABLY not i'm
portart because the coal would have been used
whether purchased on contract OF in the open mar
ket The significance attaching 10 the transaction is
that IL railroads had been holding Off their pur
chases and apparently only rushed to cover on the
eve of what promises TO be rising market.
Sir" said the sIeek-looking agent. approaching
the desk of the meek, meaching- looking man ana
stylcs OF blndinC Il believe can interest you in
ms massive sci Of hooks containing the speeches
Of the worlds greatest orators. Seventy volumes
81 down and 81 a month until the price. $3.50, has
been paid. This set of books gives you the most
celebrated speeGhes OF the greatest takers the
world has ever known and Let me see the
TO him and ne looks through It carefully and me-
names. Reaching the end he hands the index
back TO the agent and says; II isn't what you
in the world. and you haven't her in the index
Chicago Post.
The effort OF George Brandes to induce the Nor
W. giau government TO purchase and to preserve
the Grimstad apothecary shop is meeting with
the Endorsement Of many literary organizations all
over Europe The little crumbling building in the !
south OF Norway the scene OF Henrik Ibsen's /
earliest activity a writer. He helper and |
then apprentice in the apothecary shop. and |
employed the few idle hours at his disposal by |
writing. There" said Brandes in his appeal. |
'Ibsen discovered himself. The place had at that |
time about eight hundred inhabitants and the |
apothecary shop was its exchange the congregatinS
place Of the towns business leaders. where they
discussed the events of the time. There he wrote |
his poem TO Hungary and Catalina and the |
place should he preserved for all time"
Little Robert and Jim" the grocer's delivery !
man. were great friends; and the mOmentOus !
day OF Roberts promotion from dresses to Bnick- |
erbockeES ne waited eagerly in front OF the house
for "Jins" coming But the delivery man. when !
he came. busted himself about his wagon without |
seeming to anything unusual in his small |
chum's appearance. Robert stood around hope !
fully in various conscious positions until he could
stand it no longer d" Jim he burst out at last |
rs your horses 'fraid OF pants?"-Everybody's !
Magazine.
POLAR EXPEDITIONS.
From The Boston Transcript
With painful regularity each Polar exploring ex-
petition is followed in due course of time by a |