New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
THE TALK Or THE DAY.

letter from A resident of Calgary. Alberta,
dated September %. tells Of some freaksh weather
in the capital Of the Canadian province Inc
letter SAYS. in part; I'VE have had some very cold
weather this month. On the 10th IT showed all
day and we had about five inches of snow on
the ground when we arose Wednesday morning.
II showed Wednesday and Thursday Now we
are having warm weather again. young Eng
Hshrnan WIS talking to my father the day OF TIE
snowstorm and said: The fellow that took this
country from the Indians worse than the
Indians
He (absentIy)-So do thirsty men.-Illustrated
Bits,
After much preliminary discussion and a careful
scanning OF figures and cost. the German govern
ment contemplates the widening and improvement
the North Sea and Baltic canal. In round fig
ures the depth OF the canal is be increased from
@ to 50 feet the bottom will measure 14i feet
across. instead OF half this width. at present.
In two places cuttings are To be made. In
order to do away with existing curves. which are
regarded as Objectionable. Passing places will be
provided every six miles. and four of these en-
largements TO be still further wldened TO allow
vessels turn around. The new locks will be
l. 100 long by 80 feet in width. the depth OF
water being IS feet at the ordinary canal level.
The alterations are the purpose of allowing
war vessels of the Dreadnought pattern to pass
through the canal. This In the present condition
of the North Sea and Baltic canal is not possible
When the new canal is hnshed IL VIII completely
alter the strategic map of Europe far. at least
as the countries OF the Continent are concerned.
Cheer up Jackl None but the brave deserve
None but the brave can live with them."-Lon-
don Opinion
There are at least fifty members of royal houses
whose ages range from seventy to eighty years.
saws a London writer. The oldest is the Princess
Charlotte Amalie OF Schwartzburg-Sonde
who was born September I. 1876 and is there
fore ninety-one years old. She lives in Berne
Switzerland. Including the Princess Charlotte
Amalie there are eleven members of royal fami-
lies who have reached eighty and upward. The
second oldest at present is the Prince Regent Luit-
poid of Bavaria, who eighty-six years old last
March. Next comes the Dowager Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg -Strelitz. who eighty-flve last
month The Duchess Adelgrunde of Modena sis
ter of Luitpold. is the fourth. George Duke of
e-Meinngen. Will be eighty-one next April. and
next in order Eugene, ex-Empress of the
French, who first light May 5, 1926, and
who now divides her time between her house In
Hampshire and her villa at Cape Martin, In the
South of France.
And what did the spectators say when David
got the best OF Goliath?'
Courier-Journal
A Budapest correspondent writes of what Pro-
fessor Hauer, of that city. believes be cure
for cancer. After much quiet investigation and the
conducting of many experiments the professor
Gently announced his success in causing marked
Improvement In cases of cancer by a
new form of treatment Restricting his inquiry
TO the hospitals of Budapest he dealt with forty
cases. chosen at random: and in those where
doubt exists concerning diagnosis perfect cure
has been achieved The treatment is the injection
OF gelatne. In the early stages of experimentation
Professor Hauer says he baffed and disap-
pointed by an alarmingy increased temperature In
each patient, but this disa ppeared and i'm
provement followed. All liberated areas became
cean pain disappeared and the patient gradually
put on weight. Only five of the forty cases sailaa
"Ah,~ acclaimed the magistrate. they caught
you drunk again. Ell o.
NO yer honor, replied the hobo ''I guess &,
impersonatn an officer dis time Dey caught
me asleep IN doorway. Philadelphia Presa