New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Troubles Of Chickens in the Arctic
Circle.

American chickens have trouble when they
Journey 10 the Arctic Circle, according to
story told by Dwight L. Elmendorf in his lecture
before the Brooklyn Institute on his recent trip
10 Spitzbergen His vessel went as far north
as Advent Bay. When he went ashore he found
a hotel, which every one thought had been de-
serted flying an American flag. lie knocked at
The door ana found that Tho place was inhabited
by an engineer and his wife, who had gone
there from. America TO Investigate the mineral
resources of the country.
1t was in tho midst of a long arctic day,
and the lecturer had been neglecting his sleep
taking pictures. with the result that he was
almost on the point Of physical collapse. He
told the engineer how he was feeling.
Have you heen sleeping regularly lately?
asked the engineer
NO. haven't" replied Elmendorf
That's the trouble with YOU said the en-
glneer You have 10 sleep By the clock here.
When we came north my wife wanted TO bring
some chickens along. We let them loose as soon
as we arrived. They started right in picking
around and seemed TO thrive. After a time
they began to act strangely. They would fan
down. run into each other B0d went about gen.
orally as if they had lost their minds. We
could not understand their actions. At last my
wife struck upon the cause.
Why. they haven't slept since we have been
here. and that is two weeks now
We took large packing box, stopped up its
chinks and showed the chickens into it and shut
them up. Pretty soon the rooster crowed and
then all became silent When we let them ont
twelve hours later they seemed TO be improved
Every twelve hours after that shut them up
and soon they were all right"
when gentleman had returned from seeing
Hamlet said Frederick Warde, the tragedian
in his lecture before the stratford Shakespeare
Society in Historical Han last Wednesday even
ing, he was asked what seemed to him to be
the moral Of the play.
Why aid not see any moral in st. replied
the man. 1t seemed 10 me just presentation
Of certain events
Il do not agree with the gentleman. II seems
10 me that every one Of shakespeare's plavs
has moral. The moral OF Julius Cesar which
We consider tonight. Is that it is unsafe 10
listen TO evil suggestions. II Brutus had re-
FUSED 10 listen 20 the words Of Cassius n
Othello had refused 10 give car to the sugges-
IONS OF lago. how much sorrow they would
nave saved themselves. When the tempter comes
Get thee behind me Satan
II You hsten TO him. the seed OF corruption
VIII be soWn, viii take root in volr mind pro,,
end bear fruit and its fruit will he the he'd
Seas fruit Of ashes"
A lreman made gallant rescue in South
Brooklyn a few days ago. A fire occurred in
a millinery store at No. 593 Fifth avenue
Every one was thought to have escaped. when n
young fireman discovered in the back Of the
store richly dressed woman, standing still as
y paIs'lyNeo py smoke or fright He rushed in.
PICKED her up ana hurried back into the street
wine the crowd applauded- He wrapped his
burden, literally snatche5 from tba iavrs 90
DEATH in his own coat and laid II an he sid9
walk. The woman lay silently and The Gra,,',,
fearing the worst. rushed for an avo,ula,1,o -
geon. The physician kneeled on the ei,7ov@ai,-
and gently drew aside the COVERINGS r1I,ar' IN
81 - ~ III sLlu MatAe" OIL Inc fireman stared az
why don't he attend TO hero" he 7,,,,,,7a
Go ahead over on that line az bosa -
ordered his captain heartIesslv He thinks -,
first aid 20 the injured is good enough for III
model" " WA