New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-16
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

In report from Colombo the United states Con-
sui, Z. a. Creevey. says that OF the worlds great
fisheries compare either in point Of
tquity or In the continuity of their prosecution.
with the pearl fisheries OF Ceylon. which he thus
describes: THE pearl banks of Ceylon date back
10 the sixth century before Christ. 1t is recorded
that Viiaya the first Singhalese King of Ceylon, in
the year $50 B. c. presented his father-in-law the
Pandyan King OF Madura, a gift OF pearls thus
indicating a settled fishery for pearls the coast
OF his dominion prior to the historic date former
Ceylon marine biologist states that no statistics
exist Of the revenue from pearl fisheries under
Portuguese rule, while under the Dutch. from 1905
to 1885, the government proceeds varied from $500
to $4,000 annually. England took control in 1885,
and two years later the went up to $4,000
The fluctuations. however. were heavy. the income
from pearls dropping IN 1875 to less than 5000 In
1904 the government received from this
ssi5,3lO; in 1866 s7976S3. and IN 1906 $+4So64.''
Now" said Mrs. Goodart. eff you do little
work for me I'll give you a good meal after
Say lady" replied Hungry Hawkes.. you'll git
off cheaper II yer gimme de meal now. Work al
ways gives me a fierce appetite "-Philadelphia
II is related by the Able Hue. says The Chicago
News" that day he and a party OF friends set
out visit Chinese Christian mission settlement
among the peasantry. They met young China
man on the road. and to test his intelligence they
asked him II he could tell them the time. The
native looked up at the sky. but the cloud hid the
sun from view and he could not read any answer
there Suddenly he darted away toward a farm
and returned in few moments with a cat in his
arms Pushing up its eyelids with his hand. he
told Hue TO look at them. at the same time voun-
teering the information that II was not noon yet.
While they were puzzling over the matter the boy
went about his business. When the party reached
the village they asked the Christian converts if
they could tell the time by a cats eyes. The Chi
nese pointed out that the pupils Of a cats eyes
grew gradually narrower up to II noon. when they
became scarcely percepuble lines, drawn perPen-
dicuIarly across the eye. and after that dilation
recommended
Indignant Author 60 friendly critic)You say it's
a bad play What can you know about plays?
You never try 10 write them to,,,, ,,uo,, bod
egg but / never try to lay one!-lnustrated Bits.
Published records of assertions from the United
States army in the last year would seem TO show
that the cavalry is responsible for most of
them The coast artillery corps and the infantry
are next In order with the field artillery showing
a smaller proportion. The engineer corps reports
fav, ISOLATED cases of French leave and the sig
nal corps is happily almost free from the evil. or
course the men in the two last named branches of
the service are not numerous as in the three
principal arms but proportionately they stand as
above The number of assertions from the four
negro regiments in the army Is less than that from
white regiments
WHY do YOU say that May is a heroine?'
Don't You know? She's just dying for a man
Detroit Free Press
DIR. Vernon Paul. a young English medical man.
was the victim of an extraordinary accident. He
had been rabbit shooting with some friends: the
snort over, the guns were placed in motor
IN readiness for the return Journey. By
n,ischance one OF them left loaded. and just
DR. Paul was taking his seat dog jumped into
the car and touched the trigger The charge en-
tered Dr. PauTs body. passing through the left
lung and killing him Instantly.
The Vicar-I was surprised to your husband
Ill ont in the middle of my sermon last Sunday
Mr. Jones-You must really forgive him-hes a
son1nambulist. and walks in his sleep. YOU know
London Opinion.