New-York tribune., 1907-10-03
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho German crown prince. according to the
'Borsen Courier" is a subscriber for all clippings
concerning himself, the crown princess their young
son and his mother-n-aw. the Grand Duchess
Anastasia of Meckenburg IIe is anxious to know
what the public" thinks and believes that he can
get the information only through the newspapers
The crown prince gave orders that the clippings
sent 10 him should include unfavorabe comment as
well favorable and In fact. he wanted every
thing, regardless OF its style"
Village Schoolmaster explaining ''blped" and
"quadruped' Now. Jones. what is tho difference
Shanghai correspondent Of a German paper
writes; The custom Of arranging matrimonial
contracts through agents or matchmakers has been
practised in China for ages. This business re-
ceived support from all classes for. although the
high caste men In some instances select their first
wives themselves. the additional wives all
cured through the agents This being so. it was
only natural that a recently distributed procIama-
uon, written by unknown person. urging the
women to rebel against the old established Gus
tom. should have created more than a little
element. The officials ordered the immediate
destruction of the handbills on which the revolu-
tonary screed printed and the arrest of those
who took part in their distribution The Empress
Dowager directed that further efforts in that di-
rection should be punished severely. and know
what that means She said also that from what
she had heard the French marriages for the
most part happy. and that these were usually ar
ranged by the parents
Tesse-I suppose you won't marry until YOU find
the girl in million?
Tom-No-with million.-Illustrated Bits
Sir James Crichton- Browne writing to The
Throne" says: Total abstainers are. the large
scale, like poets born and not made, but they are
constItutonally composed of very different stuff
They are endowed, believe. with a high degree
of vability of a rather low level type The quality
well the quantity of life be considered,
hat fofa ahS {c .ffuIa1
and sound, but not of the very finest brand. l
sire to speak of total abstainers with the utmost
respect. There among them men of marked
ability; they are. a body. animated by the high
est and most benevolent principles, but they are
naturally sober-minded and sober-sided. and com
paratvely exempt from those nervous tensions
and strains that shorten life. apart altogether from
any excessive indulgence in alcohol. They are
probably by temperament less susceptible to dis
eases of various kinds than their fellow mOrtals
of more mobile and volatile organization. and they
also less liable TO endanger health by exposing
themselves TO excessive wear and tear. 1t will, I
believe. he found that "A rule they engaged
in the less hazardous occupations OF life and that
is point of great Importance: for the duration of
life is undoubtedly largely determined by the
nature of the pursuits to which 1t is devoted Just
in proportion the emotional element enters into
these pursuits they unfavorable to longevity
DR. Madden has shown in his tables that eminent
mathema tcians. dwelling tho clear, cold heights
of intellect, have an average duration OF life of
seventy-fve years. while the poets down in the
heated atmosphere of imagination. have an aver
age duration of fifty seven years only. The moral
philosophers live 10 seventy the dramat.sts only
to sXty-two. Genius of any kind has been rarely
associated with total abstinence
., Il wonder what will be the trusts slogan during
the Presidential campaign"
Probably The Empty OIL Can Puck
Timepeces for the use of the blind are made in
several forms. but all expensive. A recent in
ventton OF George Meyer, described in an article in
LA Nature" and translated for THE Literary
Digest" may be sold at a reasonable price and is
said to be effective it being possible for sightless
person 70 tell the time within one minute by the
sense of touch. The article reads: '"The hours
are indicated by movable buttons in relief on the
dial strong pointer shows the minutes The
blind person passes his fingers over the dial. the
button indicating the hour he finds be depressed,
while the position of the hand gives the minutes
The buttons held by a circular plate beneath
the dial, which has at one point on its circumfer-
ence a notch into which the buttons drop.
after the other, the plate revoves with the
movement of the works. This plate. in fact,
instead of the ordinary hour, hand of watch. To
avoid undue loss OF motive force due to the
necessity of rotating the plate. the inventor has
furnished II with little spring of It's own. that.
although controlled in its rotary movement by the
machinery of the watch. its weight does not affect
the main movement
Mother-Where those oranges that were
the tabe?
Tommy-With the cookies that were In the cup
board I suppose.-Harpar's Weekly