New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Fruit at any season OF the year and summer
plants In winter months-these are the achieve
ments that expected from the new electrical
installation that has been established for the cult
ure of plants in the gardens of the British Royal
Fotanic Society Experiments to be begun in
the autumn. One house is to be devoted 70 them,
the plants being arranged on staging down the
centre and round the sides. From rails lifted 10
tn glass roof OF the house depend three arc lamps
Slowly backward and forward these lamps will be
moved shedding their rays the plants, and CIV
ing them a light equivalent to the sun when there
Is no sun in the winter sky. B. II Thwaite. under
whose supervision the experiments are to be made.
Is sanguine as 10 the high results TO be obtained
and much OF his enthusiasm he has already com
rounicated 10 the council Of society II remains
10 be- seen. Of course whether the practice tusti-
es the theory. but the members Of the council are
looking forward to home grown strawberries on
Christmas Day.
II think the man who broke into Cohnheimer's
Never! That would have kept him away
Meggendorfer Bdtter
A new custom is being introduced this summer
at some of the summer hotel dances. 1t seems to
trace its origin back to practices common at the
old country barn dances A young man attending
a dance at n nearby resort was surprised when his
fair partner at the close OF a dance said Come
over to this end OF the veranda- hid my bottle
the window sill
Your what?" gasped the young man
My bottle. Why, where have you been? We
girls are all taking cocktail bottles to the dances
this summer" She produced good sized bottle
from the window ledge as she spoke and Invited
her companion TO partake in the old-fashioned
way without the interposition Of glass Near by
another young passing her bottle
around among little group of friends.
DO you think that horrld story about Beatrice
1T must be. heard it from her dearest friend"
Life.
These sad days for many dog and cat
whose master or mistress is away in mountains
az the seashore. To the seashore. If the trip is OF
reasonable length. dog may Well be taken but
there is perpetual OF death against dogs
in the North Woods or in any hunting territory
where deer shot and a warrant for execution
self Issued is in the pocket of native guide
or lover Of the woods Dogs suffer more. prob
ably. when left alone for they companIonable
and immensely dependent upon human intercourse
and there few dogs worth their salt which are
willing to make friends with strangers to while
away the long weeks of the masters absence But
IL is evened up, for the cat is likely to be left
unprovided for, while dog will always find neigh
bors glad to assume the task OF providing food
A cat wouldn't want to go away in any event 1t
loves the OF the city streets and there is no
New Yorker as faithful and true to the city as q
cat that once has lived here.
Benevolent Old Gent-Don't you find "a sailors
life very dangerous one?
Old SaIt-Oh. yus. sir; but fortunately it amt
often we gifts Into port-Punch
Captain Charles ]. Badger. the superin-
tendent OF the Naval Academy. is firm believer In
the honor system Captain Badger thinks that the
midshipnen themselves should see that there is
cheating attempted cheating at exanina lions
Captain Badger was the commandment OF nlidship-
at the academy when Admiral Brownson was
superintendent. Under their joint administration
the midshipmen voluntarily pledged themselves to
put end to "gouging'' the receiving of IN
warranted assistance on examination. Each class
chose committee consisting of midshipnan
from each company, elected by secret ballot. to
keep a watch during examinations to detect cheat
ing On ono occasion a member OF what then
the "plebe' class discovered a classmate cheat
ing. He promptly reported the case to his class
committee The accused was tried by the
committee and found guilty. The superintendent
and commandment were and informed OF the
case and of the action of the committee. who had
ordered the guilty midshipman to resign. The de-
partmen. accepted his resignation the following
day
Now said Flanagan. after the accident. well
have TO send some man 70 break the news gradual
70 the poor mans wife"
Send Hannigan." suggested Finnegan He's
just the TO break the news gradual-hs STAN
ners so."-Tit-Bits