New-York tribune., 1902-10-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Sir George Rirdwood has been telling some sto-
ries 10 illustrate the insularty and ignorance Of
English country people in regard 20 foreigners and
foreign countries. Staying with an English family
in France lie learned that their English servant,
though long resident there. had picked up no
French. but had made the French servants speak
English. When this remarked upon by Sir
George. her reply that Master and mlssus
might speak French. II they liked but she weren't
roin' 10 demeau 'eTself by speaktn' the langwtdge
OF they people we thrashed AT Waterloo" Shortly
after. went Sir George, the wife Of a distin-
ruished officer IN the Colonial once asked a;'cr
the health OF his son In Jerusalem He is in
Cairo In Egypt" the reply But thought
Jerusalem was IN Egypt" "Oh. mo- replied Sir
George. 7 suppose you know Palestine soup?"
yes It has Jerusalem artichokes in it Well
Jerusalem is the capital OF Palestine"
How Old that poem Of yours turn out7''
Oh answered the authGr aeTe "as ,b tme nror r
.sIS"Cs OF UIiit" I Ia lTb 1ostrnaster lnsfs,ed
that # first class matter. and the editor in
sisted that II was not ot'-tWashington star
recent Colonial report on the Caribs Of Do
minica is interesting. Very mysterious is the
origin Of the fierce savages. now almost extinct
who were in possession OF the smaller West Indian
islands when the first white man burst into that
silent sea" They showed distinct Mongoiian
character and it would be hard 70 distinguish
Carib infant from a Chinese child. Some twenty
years ago a Chnaman who had drifted 10 Do
and married a pure bred Carib woman. The
resultant child showed no deviation from the ma
tive type. To-day they have dropped their man
eatinE ways. but IN the sixteenth century they
secured the Spanish Main in search Of human
food and from Porto Rico alone said TO have
taken more than FIVE thousand men 70 be eaten
Though Spaniards. Frenchmen. Dutchmen. negroes
Arrowaks. were all meat 10 them, yet these
Caribs seem 10 have shown preference for certain
nationalities Davis. for instance in his History
OF the Carbby Islands" tells that "the Carib-
beans have tested of All the nations that fire.
frequented them. and ,.uirm that the French are
the most delicate, and the Spaniards are hardest
Of digestion" Laborde. also. in OF his iaunts
in St. Vincent appears 10 have overtaken. the
road, a communicative Carb who beguiling
the tedium OF his journey by gnawing the re-
mains Of a boiled human foot. This gentleman only
ate Arrowaks. Christians he said. gave him
the belly ache"
you'll remember 10 invite me TO the ceremony"
He looked thoughtful 1T will be awfully crowd
And moment or two later she declared the ring
Dealer
A writer in The Boston Transcript says that
Far up in the icy northern wastes Of Canada we
have heard there lives an official Of the Hudson
Bay Company TO whom but once year mail and
provisions come He is an ardent reader OF The
LONDON times, receiving WIN edCh annual arrival
OF the modern Mayhower sledge the complete edi-
ton Of year. Each morning he unfolds at break
fast copy of The Times" Just one year old upon
that date For him the Boer War has not yet
closed for him the Lucanias and the Kaiser VIII
helms docking months ago are not yet in We
are writing him this morning asking IL he has ever
considered taking boarders."
May-Its wonderful the fascination horse racing
Louise-Yes. indeed There's a friend Of mine
tvey she's more interested in tbs baIyA a1p bn pos in
the gowns.-(Brooklyn Life
II Is announced that candidates for the Nobel
peace prize. which is TO be awarded in December
1903. must be proposed 10 the Nobel Committee Of
the Norwegian Parliament before February next
The following persons alone are qualified 10 rec
ommend candidates: % Members OF the Nobel
of the Norwegian Parliament: (2) mem
bers OF the legislatures and governments of differ
ent countries; 60 members of the Conseil Interpar-
(D members of the Commission du Bu-
reau International Permanent de la Paix: (5) mem
bers and associates OF the Institut de Droit Inter
national: Co professors OF law and political science
Of history and of philosophy in the universities %
persons who have received the Nobel peace prize.
The Nobel peace prize be granted 10 an in
sttution or an association well as 10 an in
dvidual
Teacher-You say that heat expands and cold
Smart a PqPil-Ws P have the longest days in sum
script. No
The most curious part OF an advertisement now
,unning IN some OF the English papers Of a won
lerrul charm worn by Pharaoh 1900 wears ago |
ana ana guaranteed 10 bring success in business. for
-uhe IN speculation and happiness In home life |
health. strength and vigor" and for sale bv the |
advertiser. is report. Incorporated IN the adver
,isement from st. Chad Boscawen. of the British |
Museum. certifying that the article submitted 20
nm aiin IS often found on Egyptian mummies and |
Its magical use is undoubted"
are nos a. does she mean by saying that men
Ne lot 80 chiValrous they used 10 hs2 ~
,saS y, suppose that twenty years ago she |