New-York tribune., 1907-01-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Conversions OF Jews 70 Christianity have in
creased lately IN Germany. and" says an ex-
change. tho indications that tho number OF
converts Will grow" A statistclan has discOv-
cred that the loss thus sustained by the Jews IS
counterbalanced 10 extent by Christians GO
ing 20 Judaism In the year 1906 fifty two
such cases were recorded. OF which thirty eight
were IN Berlin. Sometimes" saws the writer.
'matrmony IS the real motive. sometimes It IS
business. and in some Instances the so-caIled con-
version Is simply the Outgrowth OF dissatisfaction
Not few converts 20 Judaism are men who for
business other reasons deserted Judaism
and, having gained their point return their
These people belong 20 the class OF Paul Mendel-
sohn Rartholdi who was recently quoted as say
ing that he felt more at home In a synagogue
than in cathedral"
stlnjay (playing hosu-Teu me- now. what do
you think OF that cigar?
-er~cant YOU first send your wife ont OF the room
on some pretext or other?-The Catholic Standard
and Times.
In England interest has been shown OF late by
the army and navy authorities in method Of
preserving flour by means Of compression. With
hydraulic pressure apparatus tho -four is squeezed
into the form OF bricks ana experiments are re-
ported 10 have shown that the pressure destroys
all forms OF larval life thus preserving the -four
from the ravages OF insects. while il is equally
secure from mould Three hundred pounds OF COM
pressed hour occupy the same space one hun
dred pounds of -four in the ordinary state.
There are no strings tied to me-" said Senator
Put you can't say as much for your vindica-
ton remarked an unfeeli9g auditor
After this for space nothing could be heard but
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
w. e. MeagIe. of santee. Neb.. superintendent Of
the Santco and Ponca Indian reservations in that
state speaking Of his red wards says that the
Santees among the most coutented and pros
porous Indians in this country. There thirteen
hundred of them the reservatl1n and II short
a lXyaN two brfuf raH fFa
Sautees are farmers and some of them are grow
ing wealthy Last year Of the tribe young
man. raised 24o0 bushels of corn and another
farm owned by three brothers. there were 5000
bushels harvested. The Indians for the most part
attend strictly to business. They speak English and
have adopted the dress and customs of the country
divinity student had taken the place. tenn
porariy, of Bostons famous sailor preacher"
fcepSHd FseIE tRe pulpit stairs. the student asked
Father TAYLOR. what did you think of my sermon
way way and placing his hand on, the students
shoulder he he replied rep dear eT0t6er If your
have caught it."-Christian Register
The only way to stop people from plasterng a
stamp at any old place upon the envelope except
the right is to do as Is done In England. There
a letter which does not have the stamp in the right
position is cast aside and handled only when all
other mail is sorted and exchanged" This idea
was advanced by a postal clerk quoted by THE
philadelphia Record" I'VE often lose cOnsidera BILE
time because or these letters continued the clerk
for often have to stop and turn an en-
velope to find the stamp. We do mind so much
the lovesick youth maiden who places the stamp
on the centre of the envelope, because a stamp SO
placed be seen at GLANCE. but it is chiefly
with the foreigners that we have the trouble These
people Invariably put a stamp at any but the
right place and you would be surprised to know
how they do it. Why. have seen letters upon
which the stamps have been placed on the back of
the envelope, at the point where the society girl
will put her monogram in sealing wax. Others
when they have to pay. say. five cents postage.
will buy hve one-cent stamps and put on each
corner of the envelope, with the remaining one
acting as a seal upon the back"
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Intoxieation is so common in
Stockholm that a special for tOpers must be
attached 10 all suburban trains going from that
city.
Mr.. Crmsonbeak--Tank cars are not unknown IN
this country, my dear.rYonkers Statesman.