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tlonalists. The terms are that nearly $3.50, 600
be placed ut the unconditional dispoesl OF Dsy,tt
and Dillon for the relief Of evicted tenants. The
remainder. about 500, 900, constitutes fund tor
the payment Of what are known as prior claims
II IL not admitted that any such claims exist
That must be proved before the Arbitration
Board. consisting Of Meesrs Davitt. Dillon. and
Harrington. The only claims possible are for
expenditures in behalf Of the irish cause by Mr..
Parnell or by his direction prior TO the split.
The political effects Of this settlement are
two-fold. II destroys the calculations Of Mr..
Balfour and Mr.. Chamberlain, that the Irish
party will be ruined by bankruptcy. and 1t de-
prives tho Hesly faction Of it's chief excuse for
revolt Mr.. Healy has asserted that the Paris
funds could never he secured by arbitration and
could be obtained only by legal proceedings
As matter Of fact, the Parts counsel assured
Mr.. Mccarthy that tire French law is so Pc
cuiar that IL was by no means certain that 1t
was not within the power Of any Of the original
subscribers to the fund to prolonR the litigation
for many years. For long time IL has been
clear that nothing could be hoped for except
through compromise. The successful outcome
Of the negotiations is already having Il salu-
tary effect throughout Ireland.
The French Academy Of Sciences spent almost
an entire day this week profoundly discussing
the question why do cats fall on their feet. NJ.
Marcy read paper and submitted sixty photo
graphs depicting puss in various attitudes while
falling about five feet The first showed the cat
with feet In air making series Of desperate APP
peals for succor; then a somei sault was turned
with more or less grace; finally the feline reached
the ground on its four paws, and then, with tail
aloft, bolted into safe retreat.
There was great deal of learned discussion as
TO the cause of the phenomenon. NJ. Marcy
th0uQht the Drohlan had haan ri nh 10
solved by puss in the first three feet of the de-
scent NJ, Milne Edwards, NJ. Berthelot, and
others maintained that the cat uses the hand or
other object causing the fall as a leverage for
turning round, but this did not agree with the
early Photographic. in which there Is no sign Of
rotation. NJ. Marcel Deprez suggested that in
testinal movement might account for tho phe-
nomenon. NJ. Marcy promised TO continue his
experiments and to prevent the possibility OF
leverage by tying the cat and then cutting the
string.
John Bull is always thrifty soul and his ,c-
auistiveness follows him into every innovation.
Not long ago London news agency obtained an
interview with q prominent Admiral in her
Majesty's navy about the lessons Of the Chinese
Japanese battle at the mouth of the Yalu River.
A few days later the manager OF the agency re-
ceived . polite note from the Admiral begging
that q fee be sent him for answering the re-
porter's questions.
somewhat similar phase OF the ethics OF in
terviewing Is presented by letter to the Times
from Mr.. w. s. Gilbert. A person styling her
self the Comtesss de Fremont sought an inter-
view with the well-known playwright for 81.
Pauls, new nondescript weekly. Gilbert saysi
II replied politely, but eyasively, to the effect
that my terms for an interview were twenty
guineas." lie received the following note:
THE Comtesse de Fremont presents her COM
plimsnts to Mr.. Gilbert. and in reply To his
swer 10 her request for an interview for ~.
Paurs. In which he states his terms a. twenty
ssinsap fsr that prisilesss bess 30 ssys that shs
anticipates pleasure In writing his obituary no
tics for nothing"
Now the Comtssse threatens Mr.. Gilbert with
. suit for making the matter public.
The Brit!sh Medical Association has been in
vestlgating the question OF longevity in connec-
tion with the use of alcoholic beverages. The
terms used In the report are rather elastic, but
the figures are instructive. Deaths to the num-
Der Of 4,234. taken at random. show the average
age of temperate drinkers TO be sixty three
years; careless drinkera hfty-n years; free
drinkers, ffty-seven years; incorporate drink
ers fifty three years; total ahstainers, fty-on
years. The analysis In the OF those who
reached the age Of over eighty shows that fifteen
per cent. were total Abstainers. ten per cent.
heavy drinkers, and sevsnty-four per cent.
moderate drinkers OF those who lived more
than ninety years, fifteen per cent were total
nine per cent. were hard and seven
ty-hvs per cent. moderate drinkers.
The Rerus Hebdomadaiys. which gives serial
reprints of standard novels, bought the right to
bring out Zoia's "Lourdes." IL spent a large
.um in advertising the arrangement. with an un- |
look ed for result. The readers include a vast |
number Of Catholics and they have been writ |
ing TO the manager to warn him that they will |
give up taking the Rspus n he publishes n pro-
fame novel condemned at Rome, As Zols would |
not cancel the bargain. the R,rus Hsbdomadaire |
viii settle the dificuity by bring out = double |
Issue each week. One issue will contain .Lour |
les and the other will not
Al lat th.re are .isns of a reaction I'm ths Nav
.oman,s Crusade. A warning was sounded at |
he hssdousrtsrs of the Pioneer Club. where a |
private debate was held on Thursday evening.
Mrs.. Hobson opsusd the discussion OF the topic |
!. whether the attitude of some advanced WON.
- .o.-..A - -. not o.IcuI., ,aa 40 inIn.a tha