Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03
SOME SHORT TALKS
Just Before Going to Press with
Avenue StrOllerS on UnimpOrt-
ant Matters.

"The word 'googoo' is a purely and
distinctivelyan American word. It first
appeared in the song, Just Because
one Made Dem Googoo Eyes, and what
do you think Of John Bulls nerve in
making a coinage Of his own out of II
and claiming originality" said re-
turned minstrel to The Globe.
Nothing surprises us in reference
to that gentleman, but what do the
English call the word?"
They spell IL google This way Of
spelling the word detracts much
form It, for 1t loses much of its de-.
scriptiye import, and even more in its
smOothness of sound and in pronounce.
ton 'Googoo' is a better word than
google 1t looks better i'm print. 1t
sounds better in conversation and song,
and It seems to fit that peculiar hirtive
manipulation of the eye with more
ease and eXactitude. The tongue and
lips can roll it out more musically and
it gurgles i'm a soft sort of way out Of
the throat Of the singer Women. Of
course, make 'googoo' eyes in all
countries, old England not excepted,
but when it comes to the word goo
GOO it is an American provincialism,
and England cannot change the spell
ing of it at her pleasure"
And the minstrel frowned at the at
tempted impertinence Of Mr.. Bull.
"We have no riots or disturbances
in Russia" said a Bowery ex-subject
Of the Car. like you Americans have
in this country
Indeed, how do you prevent them%'
well, sir" said this naturalized
Russian, riots and disturbances are
practically unknown in all Of the vast
empire of the Car. stretching, as II
does, in an unbroken line from the Bal
| tic to the Pacific. The reason Of this
is the precaution taken to guard
! against disaffections arising from the
population fraternizing with the mill.
tary. The Government distributes the
troops in such a way that they have
/ nothing in common with the population
| Tartars are sent to districts where
| there are no Tartar compatriots, the
| Poles and Little Russians go to St
| Petersburg the Caspian regiments tC
! Cronsdat-thousand Of miles from
| Homeland the purely Russian troops
| are stationed I'm Poland, Caucasia, Fin
land. or any other districts that might
possibly cause the government
| trouble.
"a very ingenious plan truly" com
mented The Globe, TO prevent the
| manifestation of discomfort"
"There Is a new means Of signaling
at sea which I have observed has no
developed in the Schley court Of in
quiry,' said an old English sailor t
The Globe man.
"Why should It, and what is thu
system?"
"Well, as means Of signalling at sci
which will in a great measure preven
collisions in a fog, Captain Bunkwortl
Of my native town Of Gloucester, Eng
, land, has solved the problem
what Is it?"
why instead Of the long blast
which are now used alike by all steam
ers at sea, he proposes that the signal
shall vary in order to indicate the d'
rectIons in which the boat is sailing
The captain has designed a compass
card with the signals thereon for eac
point Of the compass, and as soon as
, fog signal is heard IL will be only ne'
essary to consult the card and It wi
be at once known where to look 10
the STRANGER and what course to tax
to avoid her.