New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

L l. Morris farmer near Traders Point. Ind
is proud of his crop. AS a sample or this
years growing he shows an ear OF yellow corn
twelve and ehalf inches long with eighteen rows
of kernels This he says, is only one OF several
cars of like size and quality. though this ear is
perhaps by a narrow margin the nearest TO an alb
solutely perfect specimen
DO YOU think flying machine would be safer
than the ordinary means OF exploring 'he aFctio
Much safer" answered the inventor. 1t would
be likely to break down before the part sot as rar
Apropos Of the recent celebration I'm Toxic OF the
54th birthday of the Mkado, the japanese press
tells numerous anecdotes of the ruler Of Japan
Most cf them deal with lis interchangeable activity
He is the buscs: man Of his empire. At night
when everybody is asleeD-and III the country Of
the chrysanthemums they go to rest eariy-the
Aikado leaves his palace and, with his hands In MS
pockets and a cigar in his mouth. rambles through
The streets of the capital in order to make s'Ire
that everything is quiet and that his loyal subjects
sleep the sleep of the just OF his affabfity and
kindness much is said one day he attended the
iu-iitsu exercises in the wrestling school OF The
mobiles when d tall, strong fellow 70 measure
his strength with the prince. The prince
after a short defence. was thrown the ground
and had TO declare himself vanquished- All those
present feared the Aikadp might give expression
his displcasure. Mutsuhito. however, srasped the
hand uf the wrestler whp had oy"rpowered Prince
keep yourself strong and skilled. nv viii one
day need men brave and skilled you
Il see that some French scientists have been able
10 produce artificial Vegetables
Nothing new about that"
No; the n!niners have been doing il for years" "
Louisville Courier-JourndI
In his impressions @. America Ludwig Fulda
says this about the Americanisms OF the lecture
room: The speaker never ascends the rostrum
alone. He is always accompanied by guard OF
honor. He is not allowed TO mount the tribune at
once but is compelled 10 sit in a big chair. sort
OF coronation throne. While he sits there. like
silent imperator some we'll known person. mem
Der of the committee president of the society or
head of university. steps forward and tells all he
knows about the guest of the evening by way OF
introduction. Io tells tho life story and enumer-
ates the books which may have been written by
the poor enthroned man. who trys in vain 10 as
sumo a learned expression. Tho speaker ends by
pronouncing the name of tho guest in a loud voice
That ~ the cue for the guest to rise ana ascend
to the reading desk In the mean time the man
who made the introduction sits down In the vacant
chair and remains there until the lecture Is over.
/ must confess that IL Is not comfortable teeHhs
to know that while Is speaking the man IN
the chair despite all the words OF praise which ne
may have uttered. may be yawning or sleeping
the front row. ''acts II she had something on her
mind"
Which girl do YOU mean?' asked his companion.
The chunky little one there at the end. r.
'.Perhaps she is modest and feels that she ought
TO have something on somewhere" rs."-ChiesSo REC
ord Herald.