New-York tribune., 1907-03-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According TO the Kobe Herald" George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln rank even Admiral
Togo popular heroes In japan. The Herald
says that Dr. Yamakawa, formerly president Of
Toxic University offered TO present picture OF
a famous woman to the Iriye primary
school. HiOgo. and asked that a vote Of the chill
dren be taken 10 choose the subject Of the pOr-
trait. Tho 3i3 boys and girls OF the school were
asked to write down the Of their favorite
great Washington and Lincoln
came out at the head OF the list with So and 50
votes. respectively. while Togo third with
only IS. and Ninomiya Sontoku. famous ancient
Japanese phanthropist. came next The nth
man chosen another American. Benjamin
Franklin, who received q votes: then followed
after him. with exception. Florence Night
ingale. four other japanese, then Admiral Nelson,
then six japanese. then Bismarck with votes.
two more japanese, and Napoleon with votes.
Among the scattering were President Roosevelt.
Calico. Columbus Socrates and. strange to relate.
Peter tho Great and Admiral Makharor. OF Rus
stat
He fter the FofusaID-{Eiad 9II HAD been Tts FsA per
she-Perhaps.
sheLoR. yes i is-aDd the punishment is hard
labOr-Ilustrated Bits.
Cleopatra's obelisk. famillarly known Cleo
patras Needle" which stands on the Thames EN-
banl1ment in London. has witnessed many strange
scenes. In the last few years woUld-bo suicides
have found It's steps which partially covered
Icy water when the tide rises. a favorable place
to carry out their Intentions. Not always how
ever, even there does the wretched creature who
attempts self-destTuCton succeed In doing by
the easy method OF drowning A pathetic scene
was witnessed by Sunday morning pedestrians
along the Enbankment a short time ago, when
six seven OF LOndon's stalwart policemen util-
lied the rope of n life belt which hung on the
Embankment wall to haul. feet foremost. up the
stone steps Of the obelisk victim OF tho rnurxy
Thames" who proved TO 10 remarkably hand
some and wen-to-do woman. Evidently she had
mlsjudged the depth OF the water. for when the
cape which she had tied around her head was
loosened, her death was found have been
caused by suffocatloR IN the mud. and not by
drowning
suits to protect CATTLE she read aloud: now
isn't that nice of the government I suppose they
will furnish each of the poor. dear cows a blau-
ket'
Satisfied with, this glimpse at the news of ~
great world. she turned TO tho realities of -
fashion cOlumn.-Phiadephia Ledger.
Professor Korn of Munich the inventor Of teIe.
photography. gave special demonstration OF trans
mitting photographs by wire 10 King Edward and
Queen Alexandra their recent visit 10 Paris
The demonstration given at the house Of
Count de Grenulhe. A screen erected In the
salon and it shown diagrams and photo
graphs which explained the possibilities of the sys-
tenn King Edward was enabled to see his own
photograph. which had been teIegraphed to Lyons
and back Other photographs exhibited included
those of President Faleres. President Roosevelt
the German Emperor and NJ. Clemeuceau Pro
fessor Korn has signed contracts for the use OF
his inventions in France England and the United
States.
'!f We're younger" said the rich old man ..I
believe might win you for my wife"
Yes" replied the cold beauty dreamry coIsii-
ering his sixty years. "or say. fifteen or tv enty
years older."-Phadelphia Press.