New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


age which will be placed on the market oy
his Munich publisher contains this account OF the
Christmas celebration in the frozen North: NetSch-
fill is a jolly place at Christmas time. Althoush
the ESquimaus have not the renloteSt ioed VI oui
Christmas or its meaning, they celebrate their VIII
ter feast in precisely the same way as we 90 our
Christmas There are meat and fish still IN the
reserve depots and the days are devoted eAclu
sively to eating, drinking and amusement. INC
neonle assemble in monster igIu where all festtVl-
ties take place This palatial hall Is large ei''ue
to hold fifty people and the entertainments are
made I'D of gymnastic exhibitions, magic, singing
and dancing. In the Esquirnau gymnasium STOUT
hide thong takes the place of our hoTizoneAi pdi'
but the exercises are nearly the same as ours ana
the never too OLD 10 tahe PAN " ~
popular amusement
Detected Traveller say, Pat. did you ever 1liahe
an idiot of yourself about a woman! ;, sr. IN
Pat-An idiut, is it? Sure I've mace HieSili Oil
intlre asylum.-Punch.
Charles Denby the United States Consul Generai
at Shanghai. furnishes brief account Oh .tio
initial trip over the newly completed portion or the
Shanghai -Nanking Railway. lie says; Inc ioau 10
1874 miles in length. and the trip Is made from
Shanghai Marking in six hours lnstetu Oh l"
four hours as now by steamer The Inc WAS Iof
n,alIv opened on October 15 1t passes through
several districts well known for rice. SIX ana co'
ton production and touches at several irnpor 'dii'
trade centres, such Soochow. Wusieh, Chahs
chow and Chinkang. 1t is expected the road VIII
render easier exit for native produce. ana tia'
railway communication with the interior or Cnina
will tend to overcome the likn obstructions which
are at present such an obstacle 10 foreign business
inland"
"Have YOU inquired whether your prospective
..T answered Mr Cumrox He has very gra-
ciously refrained from evincng any CURIOSITY Gs
whether my money IS tainted. Washington star
when Professor Walter Simon. Of Kontgsberg'
took up the cause of the left hand" says DIT
Friedlander, in a Berlin paper we laughed al
him. He called II the 'stef hand Cstep hand) be-
cause II was considered of less consequence IMAM
its right brother. There may be stepchldren' he
said but no step hand. Nature intended the mem
hers 10 share alike in work This was the mo-
tive which moved him to start the classes ior lhe
cultivation of left hand work. and we Who lausheo
him congratulate him ana nave Decono
converts to his views. II Is only snort tlii
since one Of the men who ridicued DR.. Zamenhot
and his Esperanto craze said In this paper /
ask the doctors pardon. The people VINO naVo
seen the results Of Professor Simons work IN the
interest OF the neglected step hand owe him
similar apology.
Harod-what's your tavorite wild game?
Bits
The custom OF taking off the hat by way Of
saIutat'on 20 a fox when you arc not hunting hn'
as the Kaiser did the other day. is prohaoiy merely
Il variation OF act OF courtesy eNchanged oe-
tween men In more warke days than these says
THE Manchester Guardian" The invaluable
Brewer tells us that taking off tho hat Is relic OF
the ancient custom OF taking off the helmet wheh
M danger IS nigh - man takes off his hat 10
show, that he dares to stand unarmed in your pres
ence. The naval salute OF dischargins guns o:isi-
nally implied that danger existed no guns
would be required and the military fashioh Oh pre-
sa,tlnr arms is said 10 be tantamount 10 ouerlhs
IN rivo them up. The fox that Ia surprised py
nbe.s,nt shooters may not make his retreat less
oxncditlousiv because the shooters don their hats
IN him but this is how the custom arose
..no,r" said the melancholy wife. III you die
orst YOU will wait for me there on that far shore
II guess So replied her husband. with yawn.:
I've alvavs had to wait for you wherever go
Catholic StanA,rd and Times
Among some old anecdotes in manuscript In the
collection OF the New Jersey Historical Society
This ono was unearthed Two Irshmen travelling
through the country. rather fatIgued' the one saa
IN the other by me soul, Pat. II we could catch
n horse we would not ride a foot" They pres
ontI, caught horse and league mounted. but
pat supposiug he would not carry double, agreed
TO drive Tho horse being rather unruly. and the
driver rather severe the horse kicked Pat In the
face Pat instantly seized great stone and threw
n violently at his antagonist. but missed him ana
gave his fellow traveller blow in the back
league astonishcd at the blow. turned and In
ouired the matter. 'Ah! by my soul, honey. your
nag has Jumped In the face" Has he?" said
league; sure then he's just kicked me in the
back too"
Nibbs-Do you suppose it's ever possible TO come
anywhere near the size OF Il mans tncomeE .
Diggs-Ycs just take the figure he gives 10 tne
assessor add il to the figure he tells his friends,
and then divide the result by two, and you'll nave
It near enough.-iustrated BITS