New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A rams horn that was embedded in a tree 1s3
years ago is a curiosity that Jason Elder. for
ester ranger living at Paisley, Ore, has discov-
cred. While rambling in the woods in 1888 Elder
came across yellow pine tree in the base of which
was embedded the horn OF mountain sheep. lie
did not then have time to make thorough In
vestigation. but since he became a forest ranger
he had occasion to go 10 cut down the tree. He
took section of the trunk containing the horn
10 LakevIew. The horn a little 10 one side Of
the centre of the tree. It was not cured the
horns of mountain sheep nowadays. but al
straight. Counting the rings of growth. the
shown 10 be 2l3 years old. Outside OF the
horn were ls3 rings indicating the number OF
years that had elapsed since the mountain sheep
caught and held fast by the yellow pine The
horn was soaked with pitch. 1t is ten inches in
diameter at the base and thirty inches long.
NEW JERSEYS NEAR-GovERNoR
At first his name of joyous jaw
Was generally called Katzenbaw.
BY styling it as Katzenback
To twist it out as Katzenbatch
While others thought they took the cake
With mellihuOus KatZenbake.
But now that hopes have flown afar
From the defeated Katzenbar,
The knockers with their little hammer
Pronounce him plainly Katzenjammer.
The characterization demonstration which recent.
ly took place in Vienna was, according to the YER
sion Of the 'Neue Fret Presse" an uprising Of the
rough element against the leaders Of the university
When Professor Elmer Won Rosenstein rector of
the university, began his address the meeting
which had been called discuss the question of
vaccination. hundreds of men and women inter-
rupted him with shouts and jeers. Hundreds of
students present and they tried 10 drown the
voices of the rabble by singing Gaudeamus igitur
but the uproar soon became great that the police
cleared the hall Professor Rosenstein's address
had been off after the first sentence. in which
he said Il am here in the OF tho university
to protest strenuousy against a warfare made by
ignorant people against science"
Il understand he's the author OF several success
''Oh, no! He's the successful author of several
What's the difrerenceT'
Hes merely succeeded in writing the novels,
that's an."-Philadelphia Press.
In view of the fact that change OF allegiance is
looked upon with more disfavor in Russia than IN
any other European country, and that the renun-
citation OF the Cars sovereignty Is regarded an
offence heinous enough to warrant the arrest and
punishment of the presumptuous native of that
country IL is interesting TO note that perhaps 90
per cent of the aliens IN New York who legally
elect the political guardianship of Uncle Sam In
lieu OF that which came to them at birth arc crni-
nails in the eyes OF the Russian government OF
course. 1t does not mako much difference to these
people so long they keep without the confines of
the Russian Empire. but once within they may be
punished their temertty in daring to renounce
so gracious a sovereign. The powers at St Peters
burg do not look this turning Of coat as kindly
as do the other European nations. and It Is within
their right give token Of their dspeasure to the
backslider should he return to his native land
Nevertheless although Russia. OF all the great
powers is the which has declined to surrender
through treaty agreement with the United States
its Jurisdiction its citizens and follows the rule
'once a subject always subject" there is no
sovereign in the world who is more renounced from
day to day this city than the Car OF course 1t
goes without saying that most OF the renounoers
find New York pretty good place. and conpara-
lively few of them hazard a return TO the land OF
the SHOWS
The office boy writes: "Gentemen-DIr Blank has
to-day sampled the cask of beer which you sent us
for inspection, and is now lying in our warehouse
for colection.''-Punch.