New-York tribune., 1903-04-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Vice Consul Peterson of Sweden and Norway mas
issued a statement correcting the many erroneous
and exaggerated assertions which have made tnelr
appearance in a large number OF the American
papers in regard the condition of the people IN
the northern provinces Of Sweden caused by the
last years crop failures. The crop falIure was
owing to excessive cold rains damages from over
flow or inundations and early frosts. This occurred
chiefly the northern provinces, Norr ana EesteI-
botten Angermanland, Jemtland, Herjedalen and In
certain parts of Daarne and VarmIand Ihese
parts of Sweden are not essentially agricultural
countries its people relying principally upon cattle
or stock raising. The hay crop was totally de-
stroyed and accounts for the greatest part OF
suffering which has occurred For the 1rnIneoIa'e
relief of the people IN these localities the govern
ment under whose sole control the railroads are
managed, ordered free transport for all goods and
products rendered and donated. and up TO the pres
ent time some three thousand carloads have been
sent at an average expense OF from sf0 10 SSo d
carload It is quite evident that severe suffering
would have been experienced among these people
scattered sparsey over a large area or What may
in many Instances, be properly called WILDERNESS
had not the government rendered immediate aid and
succor AS II was, such suffering ana staTVauoH
as have been described In many American papers
have never taken place. In some OF the olstrlctS
affected the government allowed some SIX nunoFeo
thousand trees be cut for the use OF the
N keen them warm. The cash received oy tne
relief committee up to April 1 amounts to about
s147 8so Of which $4,000 has contributed by the
generous hearted native and Swedish Americans
In addition to this. about $40 has been contrlo
uted direct to the local committees In the various
districts The money thus received has been judi
o,ous1v distributed where it was most needed and
where IT would do the greatest good for food and
seed
President Hadley of YalenI have tried In vain vain.
sir for a solution; tell me. DR.. Eliot, what is your
definition of conGeiffa M era eaussge endowed
with the power of speech.-(The schootnaster'
Taking for it's subject the London Stock E1-
change walk to Brighton. Truth" OF London.
eives an amusing parody of W. e Henley's poem.
Speed:
"B00mi" It is Big Ben" that's striking
With plangent sorority;
somnolent up-aI-night,
Hour Of the morning,
Ante Meridian!
Speed! naked speed!
The pace is now telling;
For look at the Walkers,
AS. wiping their lips. they
Perspring? Short, winded2
But then oh remember.
That when IN the City
Are mighty long headed
Financial Goliaths!
ThrOgmorton-st Tftans!
an%ious young playwright after the. first perform
ance that / might have improved It some by put
ting It In three Instead Of four acts?" -
the o critic replied re de, ~ u hary 1sb IN tn aas
case as 1t is now."-(Chicago Record-Herald
An ambitious young man writes to The Tribune
from May King, KY, asking:
would you like to have telegraph reports from
this place of shooting affrays or of killing, etc7 If
so let me know by return mail. 1 can furnish all
you need, am interested"
The offer IS handsome, but the writer ought TO
have explained fully what he contemplated
doing.
Funny Indian Names-Here, are a few names
taw nations in the Indian Territory. made up
Excellent Love, Ugly Boyle. Cora Tugge. Indian
Territory Spears Fn,Sk F snd SnoT 4ka a
Wolf. Lying Hampton, Sweet Magnolia Brown.
sweeann i Cole se Brate Sa PH5n FSurth Ga
Fancy Nora Brown, NeTvus Jackson Always Billy
City Journal.
The most polite men in the world live in Kansas.
At lola husband suing for divorce rectes in his
petition that "the said defendant has acted in such
a way that the said husband has had difficulty
distinguishing her treatment Of him husband
from her treatment of others who bore no such re-
laton to her."
Senator @ Hoar t, Of Massachusetts, knows his Bible
for philosophy and illustration with great facility.
only once In a great Whle iS ne caught tripping
this field. One such occasion was while the SEN
ate discussing the Chinese Treaty OF 1881. He
quoted against the exclusion policy St Pauls
declaration: For God hath made OF one blood
all the nations OF the earth"
quote the remainder of the sentence"
'There is more OF IT. said Mr.. Hoar
"Oh. yes there is rejoined Miller; for tho
Apostle added to the words which the Senator
has Just quoted and hath determined the bounds
of their habitation. "-(Argonaut.
It might not be altogether easy to set Il limit
TO the possible achievements OF present day sur
gerry. Now come reports from France that In
brilliant operation q Paris master OF his profession
has united a severed carotid artery. Surely a
triumph II the feat IS ptoved beyond dispute
why He objeeted,-He--I wouldn't want any one
10 marry out OF pity,
She-But they say pity IL akin to love
He-Well never could stand for poor relations
brooklyn Ltfs.