New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-18
THE TAIN OF THE DAY.

Three OF the great pieces Of artillery used at
Port Arthur including the biggest Of the nine
hundred guns captured from the Russians In the
war have been permanently mounted In front OF
the shrines OF Ise. They presented by the
Japanese War Office. A Thanksgiving service was
rendered 10 the imperial ancestors whose assist
ance IS regarded as having given victory 10 ia
pans army. Major General Oshiage mentioned in
an address at the service that the number OF pris-
oners taken by the japanese in the war was $500
the number Of rifles captured no.5's and the num-
Der OF swords and lances 6i55.
Magazine Editor-so you want the Job OF con,
Quoting our humorous department, Have you mad
any experience IN t IN yen airie OF "orA'
Magazine EdItor-Then l guess youH be the
right man for the Job You see. INSCRIPTIONS con-
tributors try occasionally to work OF some new
jokes on us. end We want man who can spot them
every time.DPuck.
At recent meeting Of the Coal Smoke Abate-
ment Society in London, Sir Frederick Treves, the
famous physician. said that in a three days fog I'm
Manchester It calculated that for every square
mile there were and half hundredweights Of
sulphric acid and thirteen hundredweights of SCOT
A similar examination in Chelsea revealed that for
every square mile there six tons Of SCOT The
lung OF a young child was the color of fine tinted
pink-pnk on the surface and pink right through.
The lung Of an adult especially II he lived In big
city was dngy bue-thunder cloud blue, marked
with lines Of blue patches and streaks, color which
permeated the inner depths OF the organ That was
absolutely due to dirt and Sir Frederick de
clared he could say from what he had seen OF the
lungs of dead persons in London that they were
absolutely black on the surface and down 10 their
depths In London said Sir Frederick. fogs killed
people not by scores and hundreds. but by thou
sands During the great fog of 1850 the death rate
in the metropolis In one week rose from y TO the
thousand of population To IS
"Oh George she exclaimed now that you've
seen my new hat YOU simply can't regret That
go, l. IS9t it Just taa poem iano m sr,oso nrorer
title for il would be owed a MiIliner ''-Phila-
delphia Press.
An extraordinary instance of the affection of d
horse for its old home is reported from Turvey
Bedfordshire, England. a farmer of that place
sold horse he had had for several years TO a
farmer from Hansopc The horse was taken 10
Hanslope and was placed in a field for the night
but after darkness had set in he broke bounds
and made the cross-country journey OF a dozen
miles from Hanslope TO Turvey. where his former
owner found him next morning quietly grazing in
his paddock.
The month of May shivered.
linger in the lap of spring. but won't have any
old oafsr mussins up my summer suit. Just un-
f nsaEs4 waiting h'al deei'i0N'-phliadsiphis
Chebacco boat is at hand IN New England
waters. II will be only short time before ~ will
have zone 10 join those other famous New Eng
land types. the topsan schooner and the full rxged
brig For nearly half century no new scboonsrs
OF This type have been built although fifty years
ago they were used by all the fisherman who went
TO the Grand Banks. TO the ST Lawrence ana
along the Massachusetts, coast from Cape Cod m
Cape Ann. They are picturesque craft ranging
from ten 10 forty tons burden, with blur bou,S
high peaked sterns, generous freeboard and win
out either bowsprit topmast At the w,is, ,ha,
have flush decks. for the old fish killers dreaded
a rail as too likely to hold the which came
aboard. They were always fast sailers and yoo5
sea boats, for their full bows gave lem buovancv
while the narrow beam and heavy draft made
them able and easy in a seaway
Pop. what is a cataclysm7"
A violent and unusual disturbance OF soma
world system my son" - S0'Ne
Then; when they just have little scrap on the
pack renee, is II kittyclysm ?'-Balt!more