New-York tribune., 1907-11-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A queer automobile was shipped from London
recently for New Zealand, whence II will be sent
board the Nimrod for the use of Lieutenant
Shackletop in his dash for the South Pole. The
car has wheels like those used motor omnibuseS.
but when Ice has to be traversed the rims will be
fitted with four-inch spikes. In pairs to afford
a grip In these circumstances. too. the front
wheels will not revove. but will be fixed 10 broad
runners resembling skis. The exhaust gases will
be used to heat a snow tank on the car. thus pro-
viding a supply of drinking and washing water.
The gases will also heat fOst warmer fixed to
the floor of the car. over ground similar 10 that
explored by the Scott expedition the could
carry a crew Of three mon. with supplies. 80 miles
a day.
Here your growIed the cranky man IN the
reading room you've been snoring horribly
Ugh, hey?'' curgled the drowsy one
cranky one you wouldn't make so much noise
Neither would you." replied the other--Catholic
Standard and Times.
N a report commenting the unrest I'm India
the United States Consul General at Calcutta
ascribes the reason for much of the dissatisfaction
to the high prices of foodstuffs- lie says: During
last three years the harvestS In Eastern Bengal
and Assam have been considered poor. especially
the rice crop which the staple food of the labor
ing and poor classes. In 1904 rupee tS2 cents)
would buy twenty-siX pounds OF rice. whereas in
1906 " would buy only ten pounds and in 1901 about
eight pounds. Thus the Indian. whose main sub
sisence is rice has to pay nearly three times as
the most part his wages have not increased at all
and where wages have been advanced not a single
instance be found where the increase has been
three times. The food grain crops OF 1901 promise
10 be very large. and IT will be interesting to
any tendency TO the prices OF food grains
especially rice that prevailed three years ago. and
what effect. if any. this return TO normal prices
will have the condition OF unrest in Eastern
Bengal and Assam"
Bronson-What makes you think will have an
WoodsOn-Mv wife has Just purchased an expen-
sive set of rurS.-Judge.
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police after two
years work. have cut an S-fOot trail from Peace
River through the Rocky Mountains to the Yukon
giving route from Edmonton to Dawson entirely
Canadian territory Colonel White controller
of the Mounted Police has received a telegram
announcing triumphant arrival at the Pacific
coast. after hundred mile ride on the trail
from Edmonton. The trail has been built TO Hazle-
ton. where It joins the trail along the Yukon tele-
graph line, and thus continues TO Dawson. Besides
affordng access to a hitherto inaccessible portion
of the country. It viii be useful in the transporta-
ton OF prisoners. who would be able to take ad-
vantage of territorial law Immediately IL transport
ed the usual route of travellers. which crosses
American territory.
Church, King Leopold has offered a prize
OF $4,000 for a remedy for the sleeping sickness
which is affecting his subjects In Africa
Sunday mornings over there, too?-Yonkers States
man.
Paris is training a specially picked squad of
gendarmes in English. German, Spanish and Ital-
ian. Fifty men being instructed gratuitousy at
the Berlitz School. AS they have attained
the necessary proficiency they viii be distributed
the quarters most frequented by visitors to
Paris such as the Opera and the adjoining streets
and bouievards. and the Champs Elysees avenues
They viii be easily distinguisheble by a badge on
the arm. and foreigners ignorant OF French and In
wa of info or trin
ognize the new polyglot police. II the idea works
out well in practice 1t will probably be- extended
in Paris and copied In other capitals.
Flipson-Young WaggIes has got the laugh
turned against himself in his little Joke against
the Blazes Fire Insurance Company.
Flopson-How2
Flipson-He insured five hundred cigars. smoked
them, ana then sent In claim the ground that
they had been destroyed by fire
Flopson-And they laughed at him. I supposeg
Flipson-No. They had him arrested on . uharxs
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