New-York tribune., 1903-04-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

new for hypnotiSm has been discovered
which will make it play important part in MAX
ing life more livable. DR.. Lillinksjold. of Butte.
Mont. is the benefactor of the human race. Dr.
Lilinskjold having been placed under arrest tried
fined and sentenced to Jail for twenty days for
some small infraction of the law, deliberately
hypnotized himself, saying he would awaken from
his trance at the expiration of twenty days. So
far all efforts to awaken him have been unsuccess
full We hail DR.. Lillinskjold as great discoverer
Self-hypnotism means of killing time-"doing
time in the doctors case-surpasscs any heretofore
known refuge from boredom. Compared to it.
what is bridge. ping pong the latest popular novel?
No more weary waiting for trains, no more patient
endurance of long sermons. no more suffering from
the non-punctua friend, all the tedious 1acune OF
life filed Up simply without effort, without spur
ring the unwilling brain to invent diversions Had
Dr. Lillinskjold been so unfortunate as to receive
a life sentence, would his method have sufnced?
Frankly, do not know. But why not?
Anecdotes of Famous -Robespierre.-"Wh
do you gain by deluging every street of Paris with
''At least 1 will make great alley CORY rea-
soned the republican, glancng down the Rue
Royale at the reekng guillotine-(Yale Record
Baltimore man claims to have the original
death warrant of Charles I of England. 1t is
written thin parchment. but has the misfortune
TO be dated January a. 1913. while Charles was
not beheaded until January go 1649. Such mistakes
are pure careessness and should be avoided.
1t has been said Of the Southern darky that he
has not always a clear idea as to property rights
but on some points it appears that he is not in the
An old colored man in the days ''befo' de wah'
was given one of his masters cast-off hats. which
he wore with great pride One Sunday his master
met him coming home from me meeti1g h Idea IN
his coat. Later on the master questioned him
why didn't you wear your hat, Jerry? Did you
feel the need of cooling your head?"
my head is yours, but my hat IS mine. and mach
ely feels like taking care oh it. sah'-(Youth's
Companion.
The Treasury Department at Washington has re-
ceved from the Mint Realty Company. the owners
of the old mint property at Philadelphia, through
the courtesy of the president of the company all Of
the historical contents Of the cornerstone of the old
building. erected in 1929. consisting of copper
and silver dime of 1929, also statement from the
architect of the building, copy of THE Phila-
delphia Gazette" July L. 1929. and copy of THE
Democratic Press" of Philadelphia. The opera
ton of coinage commenced in the year 1892.
Irish woman 60 old gentleman: cGiye US cop.
Blessing be sing Of Il heaven follow your onor (od gentle
man produces snuffbox and walks on)-"and nver
overtake yer!"-(The King
There is little postofice in wales that rejoices
IN the short of gwyngyllgogery
chyrndrobwil-L -Llantyslogogogoch- AS a rule na-
tives abbreviate this all-day- name
to Llanfairpwllwyngyll, although It is considered
great fun by occasional tourists to send tele
grams and letters to their friends in which the
whole Is written. However. the British
Postof1ce Department. which controls telegraph
lines, charges 10 cents additional on kilograms
bearing the complete name.
ing in front of one of the monkey cages IN the
Looking about. he old negro watching the
curious antics of the animals.
The physician. hoping to gain some information
the parwinian theory said, Uncle. they seem
face, replied: Human? .Dey amt no noah hu-
man dan is"-(Harpers Is Magazine
Cotton has been breaking recent records for high
figures while coffee has been doing Just the oppo-
site and smashing quotations for low prices And
schedules for sugar have been the down grade
of late Yet the ordinary retail consumer will not
probably spend much less money for his sweetened
breakfast cup. and the cost of candy In the
fectionery shops has not been cut down conspicu-
ously. On the other hand. the average buyer OF
print cloths. sheetngs and shirtings is griev-
ously distressed.
Her Objections.-'My dear" whispered the hus-
band who had accompanied his better half to the
shop she fs t With % te Back asp prg ing
ings on it is nobby. Why don't you get it?"
ETerybody TGuIR is Wearing fn that stSe 'e "iie
"Then, here's another good looking one-this one
with the separate jacket and the strap fxings on
Mercy. mol why. nobody is wearing that,"-
Qife.
The navigation Of the air IS apparently no safer
to-day than 1t hundred years ago. Three
daring occupants of balloon which ascended at
Budapest fatally injured recently AEtomo-
biles for hill climbing and inflated bags for going
I'D in the clouds are vain things for safety
Frog Catching.-''The Independence Reporter
announces the coming of a professional frog
catcher from Iowa. who will work this year in
Montgomery and Wilson counties He pays the
farmers from S. to S. for fishing the ponds their
premises He has with him. says THE Re-
porter "a dozen canvas boats which he will put
ia the river at Neodosha and fult down the stream
to CoffeyvilIe. AT Coffeyvc he will fold up his
boats and return 10 Neodosha for another trip
down stream. Fifteen OF twenty boys will be EN-
poyed TO help in the catch He Will ship his frogs
TO kansas City Denver and other points. He has
followed the business OF frog catching the last
twenty years in various parts OF the country