New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

curione nsnec+ Of the alien question has shown
itself at Berne University, where exactly "nr-h''I
Of the thirteen hundred students ar" foreigners
principally Slavs. In the faculty of m"dlcln' ''''
are now three hundred and fifty women StnH'h'S
from Russia and they have t1ocked - tn" SWISS
caDital for two reasons-the lack of means of StdE
in their own country and the fact that IN" "ohd'-
tiyns under which degrees can be secured are less
severe than at the German universities. 'ne el-
feet of this influx of fair Russians IS tn" over
crop,dinR of the laboratories. and the Swiss youth
50 feel the ancroachment that they are leaving
Berne to pursue their studies elsewhere.
Congenial spirits-Fritilla-Wa your dinner a
Eiori3daEYes indeed You see. was careful t.
invite only people who have thes same kiI'u ~
nervous Observation-Disclosures I-I"
new Japanese Buddhist paper has made
.1bundering good start" 1t is called The Thun-
derng Dawn" and this Is how the editor breaks
the news TO the public: This paper has come from
the womb of eternity, just as we all came ii
starts its circulation with millions ana mlilonS Oh
numbers The rays OF the sun. the beams OF tn"
+a-s the leaves of trees, the blades of grass. the
grains Of sand. the hearts OF tigers. fI"ph2h'N
lambs ants men and women are Its subscribers
This journal will henceforth flow In the universe
as the rivers flow. and the oceans surge.
Museum Agcnt-What's wrong with our new
ManagerEOf course not, See what a mess you've
made of the adyersem'n{T oT We pb pbt ms rI a. the
people will come with rush-tNew-lo Weekly
11ara Is newspaper derivation of the word
"canard" A canard means, in French. a duck: In
English it has come to mean hoax or fabricated
newspaper story. It's origin is amusing. About
Artv wears ago a French journalist contributed
70 tho French press an experiment of which
he declared himself to have been the author
Twenty ducks placed together ard on" OF
thcm having been cut up into very small pieces,
was Rluttonously gobbed UP by the other nineteen.
Another bird was then sacrificed for the remainder.
and so on until duck was left. which thus
contained in its inside the other nineteen! This
the journalist ate. The story caught on, and was
copied all the newspapers Of Europe. And
thus the ''canard" became immortaliztd.
REFORMED.
[Dr. Macdonald. Of the Bureau Of Education, has
submitted the United States Congress report
stating that vegetarian diet and artificial food may
have something TO do with the increase Of crime.I
ETstwhie EegeitaTTafn;a Eegit faa
A terrible barbarian
For In mI nl5 ! dfifnaI 6ia aPq Tavaees Eate
On oatmeal and on fruit
Made the worst Of savages.
In fine, a perfect brute
The fearful deeds I did. oh,
They fill me with dismay.
The orphan and the widow
cheated every day.
I'd cycle near and far.
My speed was something frghtrul
When in my motor car.
At last one happy morning
A doctor whom knev
Administered a warning.
And gave counsel. too.
He bade change my diet.
You'll find" said he, I'm sure
The scheme Is sound. Just try it
did. 1t worked a cure
MY hand longer fOrRea,
No longer Tohs the TIL.
All BaCChanalian orgies
My soul with horror fill.
I seldom rob kill any.
My natures calm and sweet.
! shun ell kinds Of villany.
And why? l live meat
-U4ondnn Chronicle
Alexander F. Chamberlain has discovered that
there 131 words of Algonquin derivation in the
English language. The Algonquns occupied
CCnsiderabl section OF this country before they
were asked to move on, and of the verbal
heirloons they left US are: Chipmunk hickory
hominy, menhaden. mOcCasn. moose mugwump
musQuash. pemmCan. persImm0n, pappoose pone
porgy. 'pOssum. pOwwOw. raccOon. samp, skunk
squash. sQuaw. succotash Tammany. tautog ter
rapin. toboggan, tomaha wk. totem. wigwam wood
chick.
How do you like his animal p!ctures7'
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