New-York tribune., 1907-06-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Two monster church bells the "Bummerin" In
vienna and the "Savoyarde' in Paris have been
the subjects OF much discussion recently. They
arc both silent bells" SAYS writer in a Hamburg
paper. but for different reasons" The Vienna
bell cast in III from captured Turkish guns hangs
In the tower OF 81. Stephan's, and for many years
ls deep tones doomed from the belfry calling peo-
pie 70 prayer and TO assemblages OF Joy and OF
sorrow But the nerves OF old St. Stephan's could
not stand tho heavy laundering. and the Bum
morln" sllenced. Now, there IS an agitation
to build suitable tower for tho bell. The French
silent bell was a gift from the people OF Savoy for
the Church OF the Sacred Heart at Montmartre
Before the monster could be placed I'm a beIfry II
was discovered that In casting or Transporting the
bell had sustained fracture. and that vandaIs had
bored holes into the outer part ard had filed them
with lead thus running the great bells voice
Nothing remains do but TO recast the bell. This
VIII take some time, and when II has been accom-
plished the armament In religious France may
have cleared go such extent that the bell may
be christcned as Schicrs bell-"Concordia"
Mrs, CobwigEer-Don't you think you've had
Freddic-No. ma don't feel sick yet-Ilfe
Letters received in London from Major p H
Fawcett chief Of the British survey party which IS
engaged on behalf OF the Bolivian government In
mapping the. northern frontier OF Bolivia as de-
fined in the treaty with Brazil OF November 1909
give a graphic description OF the difficulties and
hHrdships encountered by tho explorers in the
ascent OF the upper AQulry, or Acre, River, which
above Bahia forms the dividing line between the
two republics. The frontier reaches Bahia by the
streamlet Of the same name. and this also. after
much trouble has been mapped, astronomical
observations being taken 10 fix the position OF Its
source. spot which impressed tho tormented ex-
plorers the haunt OF every insect I'm the country
Tiny bees swarmed on them while at other times
they were afflicted with myriads of wasps.
When the Thermometer has scaled
me sultry heights II knew of old
oh, then. remember how YOU walled
Because you thought II rather cold.
Washington Star.
A novel. entitled The God OF the Christian and
the God Of tho Jew" by Count Adalbert Sternberg
has Just been published In Vienna 1t deals almost
exclusively with the fashionable world OF the I'm
peria City, aud is being eagerly read by the leaders
OF society. The incident around which all others
in the book revolve is the fascination of a noble
man by actress for whom he deserts wife and
children, dlsposes Of the ancestral home and finally
commits suicide. The money lender to whom the
unfortunate nobeman lost his fortune wins from
him also the actress but, finding that the pictures
in the old castle alone worth than the
money which he advanced to tho nobleman he
takes these and restores the castle to the widow
The name or tho author and the similarity some
of the characters in the book TO and women
who known IN Vienna's smart set account
largely 70: the books popularity.
Guest. to lonesome looking in the corner
AWLully stupid AFFAIR don't you think?"
mo man would ever dream of giving mixed up
thing of this sort" ~
That's what told wife"
''EaVe / met your wfe7'
Very likely: She's the woman that's giving the
party.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
After experiments made on negro prisoners in the
Parish Prison. in New Orleans, the Sugar Exchange
OF that city takes issue with DIR. Wiley who has
declared molasses deleteriouS to health Sugar men
regard this test of value to the sugar and
moasses industry of the South. They assert that
had 1t been otherwise of income to the
people of Louisiana amounting 90 not less than
s. 100000 year would be irretrievably cut off and
the sugar planters would have been unable 10 find
a market for their molasses. AS 1t is they trust in
the evidence OF the scientific test to prove to DR.
Wiley that his position has been enormously taken
and that molasses instead OF being Injurious is an
upbuilder OF the human system. enrichns the blood
and actually aiding the digestion of other foods
"Well. old man." said sinnickson after the per-
formance II certainly was surprised to you in
private theatricals"
yes" replied Brightley, but, you see II I didn't
appear on the stage I'd probably have 10 sit in the
audience and be bored to death. th."-Philadelpha
Press.