New-York tribune., 1907-10-25
THE TAX or THE DIY.

After a series = experiments for several years,
the Austrian military authorities have definitely de
cided upon the Introduction or pike gray Colorod
uniform for rhe infantry, instead Of the prescut
blue. The lessons OF the Boer war and tho Russo
japanese campaign have convinced tn" Austrian
War Once II tho importance uf selecting color.
especially FOR foot soldiers witch shall he nearly
possible invisible in the field
y WeaIy Will ]W,t!s-r ,wqqpdsr is Farm zs work aardr
seen farms where q fcuer'd hav" walk rods
ter find tree ter lay down under.-Chicago News.
some % the peculiar traits Of the Kurds Of Asia
Minor described by traveller. III 10 were
possible imagine two ..lors more distinct than
black and whit II would oc pose e.bl, imagine
characters more widely differing than that of the
Arab ana Kurd The pure kurd is the m 81 unso-
phisticajed and Eullitle person n the world long
you keep away from the material issues. his
spoci FOR ~ no read and write is almost
p'tabi" The kurdS are. ON tho whole. blunt ard
somewhat Guoouth. silent and quite incapable -
fals"hooj If they go vroug-and they cftcs do
fh'E admit 'H' fuu't N the simplest and most ur-
Affected wny. had a mu"te'r who wa honest.
civil and incortig,bIy idle DID YOU ever k.lI
man asked him day. Yes: sixteen ON the.
Khazat Road when / was a deserter from the
army. came the reply In voic" abs ute,y uu-
moved. You robber7' res out now.
prais" he TO God am married md mulotcer.'"
FOR 5eaF dead or his 6c for i icing s''f F
The iarigue & BalIybunou Railway IS the only
mono-railway in the United Kingdom. similar go
that which Behr planned t. lay down between
Liverpool and Manchester. II is ID single line
miles long. which built at cost OF $1,000
mile. and opened ror traffic on March g. lSs. lts
peculiarly consists OF single rail secured \
shaped trestles The trains run on the top rail.
and the coaches "stradde'' over the trestlcs. like
panuiers hung donkey. being guided 10y small
wheels at the sides. The engine Is also arranged
on this plan having TWO boilers. TWO Hre boxes and
two chimnevs Eighteen miles an hour is the
usual speed although thirty miles hour is posi-
bile. Equal weight each side is aimed at. and
the guard keeps particularly keen lookout for
bulky passengers to see that they evenly dis
tributed
,,5 'Y2 said. IN 70 sermon. Brother pickey. dat
'"n'G PI t, VIZ ~ Ta' up 'N de "'''"
We'll dan how. comes h. live ter tell t?.
That seemed to stagser the Old man. but he gath
ere@ himself ether and reped. =. o.. ca.
man, an he had ter make rccord"'-Atlanta Con
stitutou.
The employees in the Postoflcc Building are con
sidernE plan 10 Offer prizes for the daily spiral
staircase races" which have become popular i'm
that building in the last year. one obstacle 10 the
making up Of purse for the fleet of foot has been
incurred in the unwngness Of the clerks OF thu
United States courts To contribute unless Marshal
Henkel's promise to keep their hands or and
give all Of the contestants free field and favor.
The marshaIs are Interested enough in the project
but protest that they told of 20 maintain order
in Uncle Sans building. and It is worth their
Jobs be inactive appreciative spectators at tho
Go-as-N please rush up the circular stairway at
the northeast OF the building. The races
into vogue about year ago at the same time
the new naturalization law went into effect First
come first served" is the motto in the naturaliza-
ton bureau. and the number OF applicants for
citizenship who lined up every morning
a the northeast corner of the Postofice Building
waiting for the opening Of the doors at O'Clock
varies anywhere from twenty TO several hundred
The elevator Is slow. but the stairs wide, even
IL the turns ara sharp. The ia not always to
the first away. there always willing hands
behind 10 draw him back. Should the dent
OF the building carry ont the proposed project
Saturday will probably be the day selected for the
races Owing the Jewish Sabbath the number
OF applicants for citizenship is much augmented on
that day, and the for position the head of
the line at the naturalization bureau is attended
with more than the ordinary number OF ups and
downs.
Grateful Patient-Doctor. how | repay
you for your kindness to me?
Doctor Doesn't matter. old man. Check, money
order. cash British Medical Journal.