New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho remnant of a. strange tribe of Esquimaus has
been discovered on Southampton Island, at the
north end of Hudson Bay. These people had never
seen white man until recently. Their nuts are
built of the great jaws of whales, covered with
skins In the middle is an elevation on which Is a
stone lamp used for lighting, heating. COOKING
melting snow and drying clothes The tribe Is al
most extinct, only some sixteen being ieft
Mver-In olden time it said that it was possible
foF verPshaw mda l That's not at all remarkable Men
in this country are doing 1t every DAY; .sar,
&C Gyer-By marrying famous women.-tChicaso
News.
The wives Of the Turks enjoy certain prerosa-
tives Here is one the rights of the proud beau
ties. Path money forms an item in every marriage
contract the husband engaging to allow his VIE
a certain sum for bathing purposes. Should II De
withheld, she has only to go berore the caol anu
turn her slipper upside down. and if the complaint
he not then redressed 1t is a ground for divorce.
The want of bathtub as pretext for divorce would
be laughed out of the courts of our most enhgnt-
ened and advanced States
This is the way a Billville justice laid down the
law: 'Mr. Bailiff. take the lawyer to Jan tor yen
and bring in a jug of lquor"-(Atanta Constitu-
ton.
The skin of the diamondback rattlesnake Is a
homemade barometer in Florida. When preserved
like rawfde and hung up the skin will begin to
emit heads of moisture at the first indications OF a
storm even though several hours before the arrival
of the atmospheric disturbance.
II hear you want to sell your dog, Pat They tell
me he has pedigree" .,.oa :. cor Arvbow
nothiP but PUPPY gs an l. orm tnGka
Evening Times.
Tho Hill of Tara--so rich in historic memories
and myths-has been sold by auction in Dub
lin according to THE London Chronicle" From a
very early period up to the sixth century Tara was
the chief seat of the Irish kings. There they We're
crowned Ca pillar of standing some six feet
high is still pointed out as the Coronation Stone)
there were their palace and royal banqueting hall
1t had its university, and was the centre OF irish
light and learning and a place OF gathering Ior
Druds and musicians. Cormac-greatest or the lrlsl
Kings and hero of countless legends-maintained a
sn1endid court there. Between the second and fifth
centuries 1t was the scene of triennial assemblies
and in $50 it witnessed crushing defeat OF the
Danes It's last important gathering was In Au-
gust 1s43 when a gigantic meeting under Daniel
OConnell was held for the repeal OF the Union
FORBIDDEN FARE.
n-be whole Thames Fishery is under suspicion
Daily Chronicleo
AlasD has been denied me-
And but to do me grievous wrong
Would mussels get inside me;
All all the shellfsh of the Thames
No more because it likes me we'll
Ny beaming eyes shall ,Tt twinkle hil shor
The lone retiring Wrinkle,
And microbes, bent on evil work,
BY millions in the scallop lurk.
No more at thoughts Of cockes-hot-
Shall l with rapturous throbs stir,
And Rose distinctly says I'M not
To think of touching lobster,
And soon suspicion may be heard
About the crab, my favorite bird
on stalls though whelks, mcst filling fare,
With thoughts of feasting cheer one.
Rose never have a penn'o orth there
Nay cease to frown. my dear cne.
| know that this not your won't,
But heed my timely warn!ng-Don't!
Meanwhile but long, my own.
For dawnng of that new age,
When these Thames sheish wiser grown,
Decline to feed on sewage,
better When there is, indeed.
No sewage there on which to feed.
-(London Chronicle.
An Iowa woman who was cleaning house one
day accidentally knocked out brick and some
mortar from the side OF little used room In
doing so she came upon curious humming sound
and a delicate odor. She told her sons. and two Of
theno climbed I'D the outside of the house and re-
moved some OF the weatherpoards to investigate.
They were much astonshed to find that nearly the
whole side of the house had been filled in by the
bees with honey.
of the ocean voyage for tired people who don't
want to hear any news is gone forever. the Min
eapoiis. which arrived at London on TUESDAY, re-
ported that there wireless communication with
York Harbor and every day the officers published
paper containing the news or the world The
time may come when steamship companies VIII
advertise certain OF their boats as Absolutely free
from Marcongrams" mo newspapers allowed" ,"