New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Professor Arturo Farinelli. in lecture delivered
! in the Collegio Romano. said that there was no
foundation for the contention the part OF some
writer's that Dante had once visited Paris. He said
! that both Villani and Boccaccio were wrong to
the facts connected with the alleged VISIT and that
the writer of the Divine Comedy had never crossed
! the borders OF his country. Not even tho
| overestimated Barberino." he said. could find q
| trace of him when he went TO Paris IN 1909. al
though he made II duty TO find all OF his country
men who were students in Paris OF all the litera-
| ture of that tme-except the writings OF Boccac-
clio and Villani-not word appears TO show
! that Dante had ever made the journey. and there
| is not line in the Inferno which could be in
terpreted a reference 10 Paris
I'm awfully frightened way up here" said the
fair young thing In the airshPd Harvey, cutrocks
! your fears are grouud!ess Life
| Two Austrian engineers have invented auto
matio machine for the posting OF registered let
ters. Consul Ledoux. OF Prague, reports that this
apparatus which makes It possible 70 post reg
stered letters without the assistance Of postal
officials is said to have been accepted by the
French and Hungarian governments. At recent
demonstration in the presence OF the postal author
tiles the machine was declared success, and
some machines to be put up TO test tha prao-
teal vatle OF the invention.
our little town is booming" said subbubs.
proudly Down in business section heard Il
couple OF travelling statesmen talking about it very
enthusiastically"
Yes" said Gilman; what line were they in?''
''Wel-er-One selling drugs and the other
funeral supplies. philadelphia Press.
The many big game shooters among wealthy
Englishmen who go to far distant countries where
the lion, the tiger and other game are found are
always particularly anxious to preserve and TO
have up for home display the skins OF the ami
mals that have fallen prey TO their prowess Un-
fortunately. the skins thus obtained have often
be treated In primitive style. and through the
influence Of tropical climates and imperfect prepa-
ration they arrive IN England as sttn as boards
So stin and brittle they that unless they wera
gently handled they would break up into frag-
Some OF the rarest and most beautiful skins
in the world treated at unique establishment
in the East End Of London prior TO being handed
over to the regular fur dresser. At the place in
question the pelts put into huge shallow tank
and covered with liquid containing certain chem
ical ingredients. After being STEPPED for some
time. parties OF men, barefooted and barelegged
10 the knee. tread about. backward and forward,
day after day. for certain period upon each par
ticuar skin and It is this application OF the hui
foot that brings the skins back 10 a perfect
state OF pliabity.
When you do something you know is wrong
doesn't a still. small voice keep reminding you OF
"a still. small voice I guess you never met my
wife. did you?"-Houston Post.
Striking developments have taken place in recent
years in the direction Of utilizing the waste lands
hundred square miles OF Wild Jungle IN the Alipur
Duars In Northern Bengal. chosen for settle
ment to relieve tho pressure OF overpopulation IN
Santalia- Early in 1891 go Santals conducted by
he Rev. A. J. Shields and H. r. Shields c. NJ s.
missionaries crossed tho Ganses and after jour
ney by road and rail which occupied three or four
days reached the place chosen for the new col
ony, which is now known Santalpur. Twelve
months later 'The Churchman' says. a second
party OF $50 taken over, and there ara now
boundaries. about fifteen hundred OF whom are
Christians The land was Jungle the home
of tigers eopards and bears Wild elephants roaIned
at their pleasure, and this they do now, de-
stroying the crops In some places. Now the whole
country has changed: there nine prosperous
villages. many OF them having a village chapel and
place of prayer. About one-third OF the land has
been cleared and is under cultivation Tho
Bishop OF Calcutta visited the colony in Novem-
Der to dedicate a new church which the oolonists
had themselves built and to hold combinations.
Horribly dull" remarked tho artisan; tho GER
tainty OF regular work at high wages Is wearing
His comrades agreed that monotony was the
Thus was tho strike epidemic accounted for
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho Philadelphia Record" says that skating is
rapidly becoming favorite pastime Of the blind
and the more to be encouraged as freedom of
movement has been the greatest drawback to the
happiness and physical development of tho sight
less lecturer recently said when talking about
the advances made along these lines: Sound rs
we'll as light is reflected objects Tros. of us
who are used TO watching steps are not con-
scious OF this fact But put n blind person IN .
room and the very walls reflect his position To hin,
by sound This extra development Of the sense
OF hearing is making many forms OF exercise nos
sible in the gymnasiums in schools for tho hind
Swimming rowing, bicycling. and even walking on
stills are among the exercises and the plea,,,res
OF the almost blind and totally blind OF the Over
brook institution.
our new curate seems be an aItr11ist.
on, do you think so? quite thought from his
lntonlng that he was a tenor."-Punch ~
Teeth have been worshipped, and in fact era
venerated as relics In religious shrinss
Buddha's tooth is preserved in an Indian temnle
The Cingalese worship the tooth OF a 1nonkav
while an elephants and sharks tooth servo q
similar purpose among the Malabar islanders ana
the Tonga islanders. respectively. The Sianesa
were formerly the possessors OF the tooth OF a
sacred monkey, which they valued highly In a
war with the Portuguese they lost the holy Grinder
along with much gold and precious stones
What do improve the present ,ratho,
OF danctng2' Numbered the parson: s'dan,sins. ~
mere hugging set to music" -
I'VE might cut out the music" softly sueya.,aa
the bad young man In the rear OF the auditorinm
Phuadslpha Inquirer.