The National tribune., 1907-07-04

which is produced by stress of the emo
ton. This modification is registered by
a moving ray of light upon a glass scale
| from which it is transferred by an au-
tomato pencil to a moving cylinder
| carrying a sheet of paper. With the
electrodes in his hands the man is given
hundreds of test words to answer. If
no emotion is aroused, the line traced
by the pencil will be straight and even,
but if a test word calls to mind some
thing connected with crime, tho out
wardly he may be able to regard his
questioner with calmness, an accelera-
| tion is given to the flow of blood in his
veins. and the line marked by the tell
tale pencil becomes at once irregular
and jagged-the record, may bc. OF the
mans guilt. So far this uncanny little
instrument has done all its discoverer
has claimed for it, but what it may
really accomplish in the future in the
treatment of mental and nervous dis
eases, as we'll as in the detection of
crime, remains to be. seen.
1t is rumored that J. Pierpont Nor
gan may become n Roman Catholic and
that the Pope has sounded Mr.. Nor
gan'S personal friends as to whether he
would accept the title of Prince of the
Holy Roman Empire if offered him.
Mr. Morgan expressed his willingness
to receive this title, which has in the
past pliiN pttIi O1l SoNtIciSIiS
The Pope has been informed by Mr..
Morgan's friends that his interest in his
old church, st. George of New York.
has preceptibly diminished since the
resignation of DR.. Rainsford Should
Mr.. Morgan go over to the Roman
Church there is every reason to expect
that high honors of the Church will be
conferred upon him, so great a favorite
is he with the Pope.
Fashionable Paris has three special
fads on the tapis at present. The first
one which recommends itself particu-
larly to a woman of dainty, refined
tastes, is the attractive little nightcap
fashioned of softest null, trimmed with
the finest lace, and containing q sachet
of ones favorite perfume. During the
night this fascinating little cap not only
protects my lady's hair, but the odor
from the sachet permeates her silllen
tresses thoroly giving the most delight
full, delicate fragrance to them when
the cap is removed. The second fad
isn't nearly as interesting, being SOU
venir table cloth. Each guest enter
tanned during season is supposed to
her name upon the cloth,
which is an awful bore if one doesn't
very well, or doesn't enjoy
doing such work, yet, of course, If re-
quested by ones hostess to perform
such an act of friendship, could not
possibly refuse. A tabiecloth of this
sort is never pretty, it represents lot
Of work, and its purpose would be serv-
ed quite as well by the old-fasnioned |
album. The third fac Is pa
per dresses, which are all the rage with
the smartest and most elegant of the
grand danes" of Partisan society, have
one great advantage in the eyes of all
women, they are not eX-
pected to be worn but once, consequent |
ly woman can appear in a new dress
every evening.
Along with the skyscrapers comes the |
bed. 1t seems two-story beds |
have been used for some time, but it |
was only last season that the three
story affair was introduced. These are
made of iron. and can be taken to
pieces or put together very easily. and |
when ready for. use contain the three |
beds, directly over each other like |
berths on a snip. beds Of this charac-
ter are intended for camps, apartments.
Or wherever space is limited. Probably |
in time we VIII have an eight or 10
story bed.
That personal vanity is not confined |
% the fair sex is generally admitted and
I is we'll known fact that some of the |
worlds greatest men have been so ex-
,eedingly vain of their personal attire
hat il has almost amounted to foppery.
Horace Walpole, English author and
famous wit. made Il specially of cravats;
Sir Walter Raleigh loaded his shoes so
heavily with jewels that he could hardly
walk; Aristotle covered his philosophic
ingers with rings; Noltaire dotted on
his scarlet and gold coat; Petrarch
wore shoes so small that he crippled
his feet, and the picture of Byron with
the low collar exposing an expanse of
bare throat is known to every child
Disraeli was notoriously fond of dress
and made almost { caricature of him
self in this respect, and even the great
Napoleon Is said to have been inordi-
nately proud of his hands, which were
beautifully formed and very white.
Mark Twain is having no end of hon
Ors bestowed upon him by his admiring |
English friends. He has been the chief |
guest at numerous social functions, in
,luding King Edwards garden party, al
and now the famous old Uni |
versity OF oxford, said to have been
founded by King Alfred in S72. has
bestowed upon the American author
and humorist the degree of Doctor of
Letters. Along with 80 other distin-
guished men. among whom were Camp
the present Premier
Of England, Gen. Booth, Embassador
Reid and Rudyard Kipling. Mr.. Glenn
ems, wearing the customary scarlet
robes, received the University degree in |
The famous Sheldonian Thcater, which |
has been the scene Of so many notable
AS is well known, the stu
dents on these occasions occupy the
galleries of the theater. and according
TO an old established custom are allow
ed to indulge in the most personal OBJ
servations regarding the distinguished |
present. The other day
when Prof. Bywater presented Mark |
Twain to the convocation, the students
began shouting down remarks about |
the books and heros of the American
humorist mixed with other more per-
where is your white suit" Embassa-
dor Reid received the degree of Doctor |
Of Civil Laws. Meanwhile, we, on this |
side of the Atlantic have not been idle |
At Harvard University. Americas old
est educational institution. correspond |
ing in this respect to Oxfo~l, honorary |
degrees were conferred the other day |
upon British ambassador Bryce, French |
Embassador Jusserand. and the Duke of
all of whom expressed later. at |
the alumni dinner. the greatest admira- |
ton for our splendid American univer- |
sites and especially Harvard.
Mrs. Russell Sage is very much in
terested in the movement now IN prog
ress to preserve the Abraham Lincoln |
farm and log cabin and eventually to
erect a memorial building on the prop
erty, and has contributed S25.0 900 for
that purpose. small band of patriot
ic Americans calling themselves the