New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Clark Russell story IN real life is reported
from New Zealand. The Taviuni. Pacific trad
ing steamer. has arrived at Auckland with TWO
members of the crew of the Lord Templeton. a
ship vOyaging from Newcastle TO Honolulu They
were Englishmen, and the rest Of the crew were
foreigners. Fights and quaTrels among the latter
were so frequent and violent that the Englishmen
found life board intoerable So one night. in
mid-Pacihc. they seized small boat and quietly
left They visited various islands and were kindly
treated by the natives. After many adventures
they reached Papeete, the principal French trad
ing centre in the Pacific There they were picked
up by the Taviuni and brought to Auckland
The Lesser Evil-"I don't see how she. could
possibly be slier-she giggles SO constantly.
talk and perhaps that would be worse."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
An ancient pensioner Of France died the other
day. Through all the changes Of dynasties and
forms Of government an old servant of Charles X.
the last King OF France, had been drawing his
stipend. In 1890 Charles granted a pension OF f12
a year to one of his servants, and year IN
and year out ever since, whatever system might
be up or down, the good fellow religfously
presented himself on pension day to draw his 81.
and Just as relgiously every succeeding Finance
Minister had IL ready for him. When he died
the ancient pensioner a centenarian.
So Invigorating!-The Horrid Thing-The bathing
here is the best I've ever seen.
Ethel-Do you swim?
A marine joke that went further than the per-
petrator intended has been engaging the attention
of the courts Of Australia In June last year the
British Resident Commissioner in the Solomon
Islands, a Pacific group, was astounded at seeing
a schooner In his harbOr with Skull and cross
bones flag flying from her malnmast- On going
out to the vessel he treated with contempt and
told that he would be thrown into the sea IL he
attempted to board. Next day the cap
tain arrested and. in spite of his plea that he
was merely joking. sentenced to three months i'm
prisOnment with fine OF fle After a brief de-
tention he released, and then he initiated an
action. A Sydney jury gave him &.150 damages
fOr false imprisonment Lack OF a sense OF humor,
though not criminal offence. seems 20 be civilly
actOnabe.
We quote these items from the obituary depart
ment OF THE Gold Coast Leader:
Madame s5 ToWn % %hoS eS0 took 81 pSea 0e
on the evening OF the 9Th inst She was buried next
'One OF the most pathetic incidents which closed
the week was the sudden death of Madame Var
wah. which took place on Saturday, the 18th. 1t
is said that the deceased. while sitting down pre-
curious event. Surely man is but toy Her re
mains were inferred on Sunday, the 18th inst
curious case Of friendship between birds most
strangely assorted is reported in The London
Globe" from Rosenberg. in Prussia. A hen had
just Matched a single chicken. when one morning,
nobody knows how. there appeared in the nest a
young sparrow, just beginning TO wear it's first
fun Of feather. The chick and the sparrow be-
came fast friends at once, and the parent hen.
taking kindly TO the changeling. gave equal car .
to both alike, the sparrow hopping about the nest
at first. and the hen never going far away, and
shelterins both her young at night until, as the
sparrow's wings grew stronger he at first INDUCED
in little flights returning TO the sheltering wings at
night, and finally disappeared altogether into the
sparrow world.
Tried It.-Church-When you feel blue, YOU want
TO go out and try some roller skating.
Gotham-Thats just what I did.
SNhat was the reSult?"
Il came homo black and bIue"-Yonkers States