New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Professor Fritz Knorr. OF the Colorado Acrfcult-
ural College. has found tobacco growing wild In
great profuson In the Montezuma Valley of Colo
rado. Professor Knorr is II native Of Kentucky
and knows tobacco culture all the way from plant
ing the seed 20 breaking the necks OF the big green
worms. While attending the farmers institute at
Cortez, In tho Montezuma Valley. Professor Knorr
asked suggest a method OF eradicatIng Il
troublesome weed. He took sample Of the weed
TO examine It. and was amazed to in It a fine
specimen OF Wild tobacco II seems that none OF
the farmers there were familiar with the tobacco
plant and did not recognize the obnoxious weed as
the ancestor OF the cigars they smoking It is
believed that tobacco raised extensively in the
Montezuma Valley ages ago by the elf dwellers.
Don't you think you ought TO improve your city
We're afraid to-" answered Three Finger Sam
You see: we've gone the limit In providin' pun
to Mt graft"-Washington Star.
The City Council Of Vienna has made formal
Overtures TO the authorities OF Eisenstadt looking
toward the removal OF the bones OF Josef Haydn
TO Vienna, where" tho city fathers say, "a fitting
resting place will be provided by the city" This
Will be the graves of Beethoven and 6chu-
bert. Haydn was seventy-seven years old when
he died In Vienna in 1909. He buried In a
little cemetery tho Hundsturm line and at the
head OF the grave placed small stone. at the
expense of his pupil. Sigmund knight, of Neu-
komm. The stone bore only the Haydn"
and the inscription mon omnis mortar" In 1920
Prince Esterhazy had the body removed 20 Eisen-
stadt. where Haydn had been music director from
1850 to 1890. end there elaborate monument with
ample inscription was erected.
Husband-''My dear Emily. why is 1t am al
Wife" because I always in the right
Philadelphia Inquirer.
One OF the strangest ferries in the world is to
be found in India. A Hindu chanced to the
life of prince and reward received of
the largest elephants in the royal stables. But
this honor caused the recipient much anxiety. as
the animals appetite too great for his owner
satisfy. The Hindu's house stood near a turn
in the river, where many persons crossed. and
the stream at times raging food boats and
men often carried out of their course. On
one occasion when the elephant bathing in the
river IL suddenly occurred to the owner to
tho animal a ferryboat. A harness made
for the elephant. with a long rope as a trace
which was fastened to heavy boat The latter.
loaded with passengers. was successfully towed
over the river. and since that time the animal has
been source of profit to his owner.
she-That is a woman whom I envy. and. curious
as IHLToy ~ HOY con tbnt s.e hen stV'eS me-
She-We were both after the man-and I
married you-Illustrated Bits.
memorandum book in which a boy kept a rec
ord OF 1.-THE Chief Events OF the War with the
Southern Rebels exhibited a few evenings ago
by the son OF the young historian Of the Civil War.
Under the date OF June II. 1865. this entry was
made: This was a great day because the first heroes
got their reward. A beautiful monument was put
up in Boston for the 9th Massachusetts who
got killed in Baltimore. first in the And the
rebel VicePresident Stevens and the rebel General
Lee asked for their pardon from President John
son. How bad II is that President Lincoln did not
live to see IT, And Secretary Seward told Secretary
Welles that England and France do not help the
rebels any more"
Toddling Tommy-Where is Sunderland mamma7
Wise Willie--I know. It's at the other end OF
Observation-Disclosures American.
The latest British consular report TO the Foreign
Office from Japan has something respecting trees
IN that country. Japanese forests have been much
spoiled by the reckless cutting which followed the
restoration in 1868. In feudal times the law re-
quired that tree should be planted for every one
down, and the forests. being the property of
the daimos were carefully protected by them.
When the daimiates abolished part OF their
property restored to the government, but
great part was parcelled out and passed into pri-
vate hands. The consequence was that the for
ests were seriously thinned by reckless cutting
the results OF which being felt now OF re-
cent years the authorities have encouraged as far
as possible. the planting OF trees
Mr.. winks (solemnly)-A noted physician says
that deadly bacteria iurk in banknotes, and many
diseases, especially smallpox spread that way.
Mrs Winks-Mercy on usl Give all you have.
I've been vaccinated. you Observation-Disclosures
Inquirer.