New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An American who has been travelling in Japan
sounds like Ohio. When he was In Yokohama a
fellow countryman was seeing the sights from a
rickshaw. The japanese are very polite. and when
even the American met them they gave him the
usual word Of greeting. At first he wasn't quite
certain. but party after party bowed profound
~ and said Ohio he became convinced that thew
were uttering the name Of his own State. and he
a badly puzzled Occidental Finally. on passing
group OF dozen more. who were more than
usually courteous. and who vociferated the word OF
welcome. he couldn't repress his establishment any
further. Yes he said. II am from Ohio, and
from Jefferson County; but how did you fellows
get TO the fact?'
Overheard in the Garden Of Eden-''You are n
nasty. mean. horrd old thing. so there!' exclaimed
y suppose next you will threaten to go home to
mamma, tainted Adam
Then realizing the bitterness OF Natures handf-
cap Eve burst into tears--(Phiadelphia Record.
picture gallery that dates from the Stone Age
has been unearthed in a near Eyzies
France. The pictures. which all OF prehistoric
animals. only cut in the rock as is usually
the with such representations. but paint
ed in several colors. and give evidence Of ar
tistic skill There eighty pictures. Of which
forty-nine represent bsons Of various kinds The
pigments used. which shades of red and brown
have been found on analysis by MoIssan. the emil
nent French chemist. to be ochres mixed with
minute fragments of transparent silica
Fixing It-"My price," said the merchant who
had been asked 10 fix for his business and
who quite willing to sell out, lis $4,000; not
Make it Just that much less" suggested the pro-
meter. and think we can close the deal"
Make it $l49s 80 The head of this syndicate is
a woman."-(Philadelphia Press.
On exhibition in Columbia S c. is a Revolution
airy sword with interesting history. II originally
belonged 10 the British officer Colonel Tarleton
md WAS nv OF
the late General Wade Hampton. The sword has
been handed down a relic in the family. and
used by General Hampton in the Civil War
LITTLE HINT FROM NATURE.
Oh de rain IL come a-faIlin',
An de ig iifG sta liits a.sho otif
An you hXuh de thunder crack
L reckons Mstuh Sunshine.
We has done you up at las.
But de sunshine come a-Iaughin'.
JUS as cheerful as befo':
De ,; Gh iSTn, clap ?, der Ell d bans to see
So keep yoh temper honey,
Yoh manners try to mend,
Case sunshine alius gwine 10 win
De victory in de end.
-Cwashington Star
rather curious performance has Just been made
with an automobile at Copenhagen. according to
THE Pilgrim" The town possesses a circular
tower 100 feet in height, which formerly used
for astronomical purposes Its top is only reached
by ascending a spiral passage twelve feet broad,
which winds between the outer wall OF the tower
and an inner circular wall. An automobile OF FIVE
horsepower weighing 200 pounds and carrying
three persons assembled the tower recently by this
passage. taking minute TO do the Journey. and
afterward making the much dangerous de-
scent with equal II is OF interest to recall
that the Car Peter the Great. visiting Copen-
hagen in 17l6. made the ascent and descent In
a carriage drawn by four horses.
they cannot look from a height without wishing TO
cast themselves down. Did you ever have that
feeling, Mr.. Yearnso?
He-Once.
Indeed? Where were you7''
1T in an elevated car and you In the
street.'-(New-YOrk Weekly.
There Is a "Reminiscences OF q very old epitsph
says 1.-The London Globe" in the statement OF an
Indian newspaper that in Northern India a tomb
stone stands 70 the memory of good missionary
with these words: He translated the Scriptures
into PushtOo. and accidentally shot by his
khitmutghar. Well done, thou good and faithful
servant II is to be hoped the khitnutshar onIv
understands Pushtoo.
Modern Borga.-Prcfessor Beaurigara. OF
Buenos Ayres is said TO have been an ornament
OF the Ecole de Medicine in the Argentine ca pitai
in 1884 After DR.. Beaurigard's sudden death
which an autopsy showed TO have come from hy-
c>hfessed 20 having served TO the gentlemen who
dined at DR.. Beaurtgard's table, moFitur creme de
menthei %nlen nae oesn ICED under the doctors
germs. The guests went away and IN due time
died OF cholera which, In South American sea-
not investigating cholera he was simply sxpsri
menting in advanced poisoning sFiat exneriment
UNI IN eorpore vili' was his motto.-(Harpers