New-York tribune., 1907-12-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Nottingham, miner has patented safety PIT
cage which Consul Mahin reports is believed 10 oN
a decided advance all its predecessors. ooth i'll
application and security. The consul thus de-
scribes this British invention 1T is stated taa'
II can be applied any kind of mine cage and snip
or passenger elevator and that II has the great a
vantage of being adaptable equally well 10 steel
wood, rope, or any form of guides that may De III
use The cage is fitted with sliding bars. each haN-
ing a gripping screw with weight or spring az
tached by which the bars coupled to the guides
should the hauling or winding rope oreah, anu
without in any way damaging the gu1deS - POI
ttc1,lar feature is the automatic gripping acu""
exercised on the guide ropes by the weight OF 'e
cage itself and it's immediate but gentle arrest III
the event of the breaking of the winding ROPE
Thus it is asserted. there can be no severe JeiN
on sudden stoppage. and no danger OIL the o.0u
pants of the cage being violently thrown Ssoih7'
the roof should accident occur with TINS sSs-
ton, If IS contended the danger from accidents
bv the breakage of winding and hauling ropes /"
mines elevators, etc. Is minimized
What your views on currency asked tn'
MOSTLY sad and reminiscent" answered the man
who had been 70 the races-Washhs'o" 0'
The recent discovery by workingmen IN Parls ia
an underground passage 20 feet wide ana lSo leec
long created much comment. and the situation OF
this until then unknown subterranean street ear7
rise to much romantic specuat ZION. Inc iitt'e
street PARIS paper, ttduS ~ wv 49,
Da1Iphn. where once upon a time the 1ouf ne
Nesle stood when Queen Marguerite de Vaois re-
ceived he, lovers. and where they were nnalE
poisoned and whence their bodies were cast INTO
the river Through this passage the uhlOl 'uild'7
men were taken to the tower, from which they
never returned All this is exceedingly interest,"
ing especially for the booksellers who are dso"S-
ing of many copies of Dumas's La Relne Mar
got On the fyeaf of many of these BOOKS con.
tanning the criminal adventures of the queen VIII
be fastened the newspaper stories OF the discovery
Of the vaulted way that led to death
You say lie married the cookY,
Yes but she u college slrl IN diSSu ..,.
Wen if she was a good cook, it was a mighty
thorough disguise Philadelphia Ledger
correspondent writes to the "Frankfurter
Zeiturg" from Columbia ~ United States. that in
tre United States it rule and not the eXcep-
tjon t., find the student to be also day laooref-
MY meals are served by students, my laundry is
called for by students, all newspapers are dlstrlp-
uted by students. students are typewriters baroers
etc. I once asked the son Of a Kansas city
physician why ne had chosen such low occupa-
ton as stable boy and was told that he was
twenty-one wears old, and felt that lie must earn
his living" The writer also says that m"mh''5
of "fr;a:ernties' looked upon as fools by real
Americans. ''As would naturally fancF. says
the man Columbia. the studies suffer because
of outside work Tho student learns his lesson for
the next day Dut with that he thinks he has don"
hi. duty as q studeuL He usually knows only
what hts teacher tells him. As consequence
knowledge is not great. this example will illus
trtte. In a school where the pupils ages ranger
fr,Iu twenty to tvcnty-three. | asked Who was
Bismarck.' There was deep silence. aud then
came these answers: \ Danish general OF the
sex enteeuth century \ German Emperor and a
German general one student angry because
! said that answer WAS correct. and yelled at
me: Well. Who Is Carrie Nation? and they all
thought they were even with me because did not
know" Where Is Columbia. United States?
she-l $40 cooking school ana a nursery are
among the innovations to De tr'ea soon IN F"lttie.
Of ,'rtieItr to children in seattlc. ! wonder:-
lunk'rs Statesmen.
The tendency OF the German comic papers I" "in-
ploy continuously the same characters as pro
ducers'' OF mrth' is the subject OF an article IN
Berlin rar per ny Ludwig Bauer The writer men
tions as the most conspicuous Of the funny figures
the absentmnded professor whose habitual UNI
bgrna losing prorlivities nave made generations
laugh This figure had its origin at time. he
says. when the man OF letters helpless per
son In the active world-a dreamer, dwelling in
realms away from the actual and therefore blind
10 his surroundings In this form he has been
represented in the comic papers. But Germany.
h thinks the professor. has been and is being
caricatured- The professor to-day must be wide
awake man. for science is no longer an island.
These are the days for sleep and for dreams.
Another abused character is the lieutenant WHO.
having toe TO hight, is always shown max
ing conquests where Amor has command The
old maid is anothe- OF the stock figures. and
OF equal Importance is Mr.. Newlyrich. OF the
latter it is said: ''IIe Is always full of fsar and
suspicion: he knows that he has been misplaced
and he sways from side to side like a timid rope
walker This makes him really funny. and We
must laugh his antics
Dgby-How long did IT take you learn to run
motor carr
SCorchcr-Oh. five or SIX.
Dgby-Ffve six what, Weeks.
!. Scorchcr-No. mator cnls.-L.nndon OI.ininn.