New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

In countless ways is the world growing more and
more like huge city" remarks The Newark
Sunday Cali" Now comes the news that the time
ball has appeared in far off Cairo and that II is
dropped automatically AZ l2 m every day. Late in
this month the time ball will begin business In
Alexandria. But more than this. they have Just
established interchange Of weather kilograms.
sent out at o'clock every morning. between Cairo.
( sAlexandra, Athens. Brindisi. BeyrOut and Malta.
The latest Is that Omdurman which Kitchener
took from the Bedouins so short a time ago is
getting ready for time ball like Alexandria and
Cairo"
Following the Same Rua.-"See here sir" ex-
claimed the successful manufacturer 10 Mr. Adam
tentive to business as YOU might be- IL has been
my rule through life to be At desk early and
Ne too. replied Mr. Upp. Sometimes I get
there carry ana sometimes late-'-CathOlic Stand
ard and Times.
The experience Of many churches with the En-
deavor societies" says The Christian IntelIi-
gencer." proves the possibility of a breach between
the society and the Church. despite the pledge and
the avowed aim Of the society be a helper in all
the work Of the Church The tendency TO put the.
society first and regard its meetings and methods
superior in value and Importance 10 the regular
services is natural. and when the leaven of pride
and youthful confidence Is injected the rghtful
relation OF Church and society is reversed friction
ensues and injury rather than benefit is the result
The very obligation to take part in the meet
ngs may become snare. since il may lead 10
saying and doing what ought TO be- rather than
what IL. felt. further danger lies in the prepon-
derance Of girls over boys. OF women over men in
the membership. 4 condition which has called for
and led to the organization of societies for men, and
a still further lowering of male membership in the
Christian EndeavOr societies."
Mrs Kornshucks-Josh. I'm interested in this
here faith cure been a-readin' about
Mrs f Gsz tme Suppose M ~ ge bring
delphia Press.
Edward Conrad. railroad gateman OF Allie
gheny. Penn. suffered injury some years ago
which made 1t necessary to amputate of his
legs. Since then he has had five accidents in each
of which his artificial leg was cut Off
The Secret of Success don't see how he can
be such s, popular Clergyman when when he abuses his
thinks ne is talking about everybody else"-(Brook-
lyn Life.
Patent Office reports at Washington show that
in proportion to population the District of Column
bia Is now in the lead with regard to nventIveness
Oddly enough Colorado comes next while Con-
necticut holds third place New-York is only sew
enth in the list 1t is easy TO explain the primacy
of the District of Columbia. because many appli-
cants for patents take up homes in the National
capital in order watch closely and constantly
their interests in the Patent Office But il is as
tonlshlng that Colorado should hold higher place
In the roll OF inventors than any State in New
England SO long renowned for Yankee shrewdness
York Is only seventh in the table is no matter for
pride among the people OF this great State \Possi
bly, II may be thought that New-Yorkers are
doing so we'll with the inventions already in use
th't theS are not so restless and impatient in look
ing for new ones as the citizens of other States.
Time, III p. m. They tell me your gait uas
You ftatter me"
No Lieutenant Wagstaf said Won marcbsd
ma gnificently." ' i'iii9'ie'
- ne neuiehant may not be good Judge"
IS. mil
that makes man more presentabIe and really is ap
tractlve than a graceful walk Nv curiosifv is
greatly aroused May ask favor OF you?'' "
Then | would like TO see Won walk Ana L
handed him his hat-(Boston Courier ~
The Medical Society of Paris declares that n :.
necessary to adopt some measure against the alarm
ing spread of petroleum drinking At first n was
thought that this habit had sprung up from the
increased taxation alcohol imposed by tha
French Government but an investigation showed
that this was not the case; the habit had been prev