New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"Wberever Americans assemble" a guest at
Carlsbad writes "one hears about the new Gus
toms regulations which will soon go into effect and
It seems 10 generally believed that their opera
ton will make the last stage of the homeward
trip less uncomfortable than IL has been under the
old system One woman In speaking OF the inter
views between the customs officers and the pas
sengers In the ships dining cabin on the way into
por- said: II have been under the falls at Niagara
and on the high points Of the Alps. i have been IN
scorching automobiles and in little yachts in bad
weather l have taken more chances In dangerous
places than the average woman. but never lost my
nerve as invariably did when the inspector asked
me about my dutiabe baggage. The thought Of
it used haunt all the way home. and some
times / tempted TO put an end to the mental
strain and pay duty everything brought back
but / resisted the temptation"
why don't you some money for rainy
don't talk foolish. The only thing we are afraid
of out way Is a drouth. h."-Washington Star.
William voigt. the criminal of the famous
Kopenck adventure, has pleasant future before
him when he is released from prison in 1910. The
committee which formed last winter to pro-
mote his welfare announces that sufficient SUBJ
scriptions have been received to give him a free
hold residence workshop for his cobbling and a
pension. Moreover, fewer than 13s women
have written Offering to marry him. The majority
of them German. but two American girls and
one English widow among the number.
After aiI" said Kwoter. truth is stranger than
fiction. you know
so suocessful. For instance YOU never hear of
Truth going into Its h5tssh Ptss thousand In six
At a recent dinner of the British Medico- Psyche
logical Association Sir James Crchton- Brown
made an address the of alcoholic drinks.
Medical superintendents of funatic asylums. he
said, saw much of the evils OF alcohol. the
strenuous advocates Of temperance. and had sup
piled to the teetotalers Of their strongest
arguments. He thought. therefore, IT would be in
teresting to ascertain how far they adopted ex-
treme views on the alcohol question poll of the
diners showed that there the table eighty
four members of the association, and of them just
6 per cent had declined alcohol altogether. All
the rest-or 81 per cent-had partaken of alcohol
In some form, a large majority In several different
forms Sir James said that he dined the table
of Sir Andrew Noble with eighteen of the leading
men OF science of the day, from the venerable Lord
Kelvin downward, and not of them declined al
coholic beverages
Papa what is an optimism"
"Oh. most any on his way to horse race"
Houston Post.
At the Lake Of Brusio. In the Canton Of the
Grsons. new electric power installation which is
said be the greatest in Europe, is In opera
ton The water of the Poschiavo River is caught
and conducted by a conduit three miles long to the
reservoir from which there Is a fall of 1873 feet
TO the central station Five conduits. fastened In
the craggy rocks in position nearly vertical
carry the water to the turbines. These when
completed will work twelve groups of dynamos
each Of s00o-horsepower. giving next year $500
horsepower Current will be distributed south Of
Lake Como by cable hundred miles in length
The enterprise belongs to Swiss company.
Mr. Newed-Yes. dear every time / shave save
esteaaz. USp ~ChjcaGo New1si