New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-10
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

Pr!yy Councillor DR.. Gustav Hirsch who died IN
81. Petersburg last month. was. according 20 a
Moscow paper IAN imposing figure In the scientific
and IN the fashionable world The fact that he
for many years the surgeon and confidential
medical adviser tho imperial family gave him
the prominence which HIS great knowledge would
have secured even without imperial favor. He was
not Jew. as many people contended he was. but
Protestant Neither his religion nor his German
origin inIerfered with his high standing in St
Petersburg society. He was seventy-nine years old
when he died. and had practised hts profession
ffty-three years He active on the field OF
sebastopol was surgeon OF the Moscow Guards
and before his assignment to the imperial family
had been physician to the household OF the Caro-
witch Alexander Alexandrovttch. When Or. H!rsch
celebrated the hfteth anniversary Of his entry
the practice Of medicine the Gar the Czarina
and nearly every member of tho royal household
congratulated him personally"
Teacher--Dont you know what you come to
Johnny-sure! Me father said If came every
day he'd buy me billy goat.-Chicago News.
The first Penobscot salmon Of the season was
caught last week in a srnelt net at winterport by
John W. Bolan,SOf that place. who promptly took
it TO Bangor and sold it to marketman for 81 90
a pound. 1t beauty and tipped the scales
at 1714 pounds Bolan got SIS So for his days
work.
The policeman had shot fleeing prisoner
1T was an accident" he explained to his supe-
" What proof ,, have you, yog Of T.. that.
with air Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger
In a communication to THE Boston Transcript.
on the necessity for daily exercise J. r. c. Win
ship tells of a simple device for home physical
training which he has invented. He presents the
idea 10 the public. 1T consists writes Mr. Win
ship simply Of a piece Of wood four by two inches
ana one inch thick having two auger holes one
inch In diameter and half an inch deep. Nail or
screw II. with the holes exposed HORIZONTALLY 20
the side OF a building as high az tho
shoulders OF the person who Is 70 use It, Take two
canes stick the ferrules in the holes and stand
with the hands (holding the handles OF tho canesl
nearly touching the breast. As you sway torwar ~
the hands separate thus giving space for the body
TO act freely IN pressing the shoulders back the
head acting I'm unison while the breast extends
forward. the breathing conforming with thu n o.
ton. thus exercising in a more hygfenIo manner
than weights afford. Deep breathing can NJ tho
same time be practised Permanent rods OF wool
steel or brass tubes be attached bv sv4v.Is
or ringed screws to the block and used instead ~
the auger holes and canes. The rods are 20 6o,,a
handles fitted for use. In my opinion the device
is thoroughly practicable and should be QeDA-au
adopted. that strength and beauty Of form NAV he
retained and disease lessened."
Did your cook give you any notice that she was
"Oh. yes: she broke two windows. ono 90 -.
most costly ornaments three dinner plates .
Baltimore American.
The phrase Going to the dogs" with which
Father Bernard Vaughan has been lnakinr, ofrt,"
play in connection with pet worship has D,,,'o,
the expainers of metaphorical expressions -
needlessIy. observes 1.-THE Dundee Advertiser. 7.
has even been suggested that it Is a profaDo -
version OF "going TO the GODS. and an aIluson has
been detected TO 'canis." the dog throw the -.
throw with the disc among the ancient Ror,o,a
Shakespeare's Throw physic TO the dogs" and tn
Scriptural "Give not that which Is holy unto En-
dogs" have been quoted In connection with the ev-
preston. But it seems fairly obvious reference
to the fate of the WORKOUT horse, condemned 20
be slaughtered. The old Greek curse co To tn
crows! may be compared. referring as it did 20 the
Greeks horror CT having his body left unburiea as
food for carrion birds
WIN you kindly explain your condition. asked
the wife with such dignity as she could Command
after waiting up until a.
''Zhat'sh woman Of tt!' commented the husband
thicky. Cant un'shtaa' shomepin shat al perfly