New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The sturgeon which was caught In the
Harlem River a few days ago and which
weighed, according to the truthful fisher
man and those who assisted In weighing II,
Just 4O6 pounds, would have found its way
10 the home Of prominent lawyer In New
York II its advent had been known to MEM
bers of the Albany Society who know this
story: At one of the early dinners Of the
society, when matters Albanian, including
Kane's Lot. Pop Sawyer, the jug of
Blood and Mickey" De Freest, were en-
larged upon. Louis Stern told his neighbor
about the size of surgeons he had seen
al Marcellus's and Thomas's markets when
he was boy. many Of them weighing more
than four hundred pounds. The story was
listened TO respectfully. but the guest hint
cd at it's 1shiness by saying When they
get another like that have II sent to rue
and I'll pay double its market value"
The Harlem catch has caused him to with
draw the offer.
THAT member Of Congress says you have
voted for him for the last fifteen years"
That's right replied Farmer Corntos-
"You must think lot OF him
We'll I dunno. You see. fifteen years
ago ] had a couple o boss trades with
him. an since then I've allus felt safer
with him spendin' so much Of his time
in Washington. Washington Star
Writing OF the celebration of the one
hundredth birthday of AMBROSE Thomas.
which took place on August 5, Karl Delbitz
saws that the career of the great French
composer furnishes another instance Of
achievement late in life. He was only
.Il ha ha1 tapo cd
the piano and the violin and was sent by
his father, also a musician from his home,
in Metz, 10 the Paris Conservatory where
he won many prizes for his extraordinary
work But he was fifty-hve years old
before his Mignon was performed and at
once placed him in the same class
with the great composers adds Delbitz
when II had been performed in Paris
900 times the President of the Republic
invested Thomas with the grand Gordon Of
the Legion OF Honor. lie lived to be
eighty-nve years old and enjoyed three
decades of recognition"
For some time past a company in Japan
has been engaged in exploiting the use of
volcanic ash in combination with Portland
cement mortar This combination is said
10 be particularly valuable In the construc-
ton Of works submerged In salt water.
IL is claimed that the cement thus formed
possesses greater tensile strength and is
denscr than ordinary Portland cement. II
liz also more resistant to the percolation of
water. II is thought that should this In
dustry prosper II might well be extended
TO the Philippines, where a great deal OF
volcanic ash is available.-Scientifc Ameri-
can.
Pollteness is politrness. but business IL
lust business. one of the clerks Of the SUI
preme Court tried TO combine the two the
other day, but hereafter he II going TO at
tend strictly TO business lie was anxious
to destroy the common belief OF many per-
sons who visit the New York County Court
house that little courtesy is shown by the
attaches TO those seeking information. The
clerk was standing I'm the corridor on the
secord floor, when two men came along.
one Of them gray haired. The younger one
ing The clerk heard the query and al
once told the questioner several ways he
could get out. The older man turned on
the clerk with the Injunction TO mind his
own business. adding that he had been i'm
the building before the clerk was born and
could himself answer his companion.
little later the old man looked up the clerk
and apologized. explaining that the man
who wanted to know how to get out OF the
building was his client and that he did moi
ceive free advice. IF he gets that notion"