New-York tribune., 1907-10-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The American Jewish Year Book. just issued BY
the Jewish Publication Society OF Philadelphia
furnishes some interesting figures The Jewish
population of the United States is given 1777.ls5
which shows that only countries have
greater Jewish population. viz. Russia. with 5.215
sos, and Austria Hungary. with 2ei5.3S The I'M
migration through the ports OF New York. Phila-
dephia and Baltimore for the year ended June 20,
1907. l341l3. OF which number 7.46S landed
New York. The Jewish population of the United
States is larger by 531 than the combined Jewish
population OF the British Empire. Germany,
France Italy. Morocco. Turkey. Spain, China.
Netherlands. Denmark. Norway Peru and Crete.
The British Empire has only 36i s39 Jews. OF whom
I7+C3 in Australia. lS22S In India $3.50 In South
Africa and 1900 in Canada and British Columbia.
There 463.6S6 Jews IN Turkey. So51s IN Egypt
and 1850 IN Persia In these three countries there
arc about 10000 less than there in New York
city. The Jewish population Of the world IL given
u5s5.22.
II must confess erowled the dissatisfied tourist.
that can't see why so many people want 70
things to eat-absoutely no attractions
sisnGr said tae I5be pc ,e Ky m Sone m & o
gage."-Success Magazine.
Some years ago a fleet Of British golfers was
sunk during Storm in an English harbor, and re-
mained under water for five years before being
salved and brought 10 the surface. says The Sci
entihc American" An examination OF tho coal
showed that It had kept It's value for steam pUr-
poses. and this led to experiments by the
naval authorities. which settled beyond all doubt
that coal stored under water did not deter!orate
as when stored In tho air. Taking heed OF this
conserving power of water. the Western Electric
Company is building flooded coal pits at its plant
at Hawthorne. IL The excavation is go by Is
feet and u feet deep, built OF concrete and divided
into twelve pits The coal is dropped directly from
the cars which pass the pits. and the fuel is
removed wher desired by means OF steam shovel.
II on streetcar in the city Of Washington.
Two Go9red women II GheaplX Eorgrons, SplenG2r'
"Jinks'' in her conversation
Excuse me-; said the Other woman, but his
oh sees" said the other woman complaisantly.
Il sees that you puts De access ON de pronoun. -
ltppincotts.
A correspondent Of the "Schwablsche Merkur."
in speaking Of the 1ooth anniversary OF the found
ing Of the University OF Cairo. says; When this
university established the germ Of the Euro
pean university system developing and the
early schools. like that at Salcrno. governed
by Arabic influences. The celebration at Cairo
will be interesting also because IT will present "A
real Oriental picture The university. the most
important Of all Mahometan places Of learning. Is
in the mosque OF El-Azhar the oldest in Cairo,
which was erected IN eSa- As Ia years gone by.
knowledge and religion are looked upon one by
the students. and the Koran is still the of
all knowledge. At El-Azhar the large prayer
hall Is also the lecture hall, The floor is covered
with mats. and the students enter the sacred
place only after their shoes have been removed.
In the great court the students sit on the ground
groups about their instructors repeating their
lessons prayers in sing song tones. swaying the
body as students have done there for centuries.
The university has nearly eight thousand students.
who come from all parts of the Mahometan world.
DO you make any systematic donations TO bens-
At the health and comfort of your fellow MANI
Yes l buy umbrella about every two
weeks Washington Star
Since Professor Launay told tho French Geo
graphical Society about the petrihed trees which
he had discovered in Bulgaria he has received
many letters of inquiry concerning the remarkable
natural curiosity. says a Berlin paper. and IN an
swer of these he said that the formation re-
sembled in many respects that OF the Giants
Causeway In Ireland THE columns" he saws
in the Varna District, near Dikilitasch, the
edge OF great plateau. free from trees. At a
distance they look like old ruin. They are five
six metres high. cylindrical In form with a
diameter OF about metre" The origin OF the
formation has caused much debate in scientific
circles.
Eph-what dc mattah wifi Sal an dat
druggist?
Rufus-Why she wanted some complexion DOW
der an he Glib her powdered charcoai-Illustrated
Bits.