New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The question, Can a dog distinguish colors? was
the subject of article in a recent issue of the
"Zentralblatt fur PhysloIogie" A series Of ex-
periments demonstrated the fact that dogs could.
through training learn to distinguish colors. The
writer says: We trained dogs to fetch and carry
an object of certain color and then placed
like it in every detail in a group of similarly
formed objects. but differing in color from white
to black. In most instances the dog picked the
right color. We found however. that the darker
shades puzzled them and they made many mis-
takes. We convinced that dogs can dstin-
guish coIors but not all of them, and their sense
in that direction IS limited to what know as
light shades
You've got to hand it 70 Jones. He is certainly
How do you make that out?"
Hr didn't blame the umpire foT the TIGERS
i9ss Pfsss Of the first game in Chicago Detroit Free
A bulletin Of the American Forestry Association
says: "A truly infant industry in this country IS
the growing Of basket willow This is kind
or tree which can easily he grown in time to
meet the demand. Osiers FOR making baskets have
dl been imported heretofore from Europe hut eN-
periments 10y the Forest Service show that they
can be grown successfully in this country as
farm crop The manufacture OF baskets is by no
means so large as II might be. and the increasing
scarcity of wood for boxes may cause greater
demand hereafter for baskets"
u was at reunion Of gallant Irish regiment
carefully rchearscd sentiment
Here's to n ould 59th,'' he. began. holly. 9TH
last 80 IN field an tin FIRST to lave ut.''
to his feet leres 20 t ouId 53iS ro s3rngnE ~
Youths Companion.
The management of the T'heater an der Spree In
Berlin. has offered prize OF 1900 marks for the
best plan which will have the city OF Berlin as the
seat OF action and the characters representative OF
the various strata Of HerlIn's population The as
pirants for the prize and honor are warned TO avoid
the complex. psychological problem style but
they are liberty TO submit any form OF play
from farce tragedy. and In al cases IL must be
remembered that the BcrIiner. despite all his faults
is "A jolly good fellow" The work must be so
formed that it win offend one. and though the
author will have the right 'to show. seriously or
humorousIy, the weakness Of this that one It is
undesirable that social. moral political opinions
conditions should be held up TO severe
criticism" writer in Frankfort paper says;
The contest will bring forth a Rerner play with
the Berliner as he wishes To see himself"
"A, AussTe ste. Per rersonI son cant tip YOU young
Waiter (slzing him upl-Keep your dime. sir: 1
haven't a nickel about me.-Chicagc Tribune.
\ recent number Of the St Petersburg .Russi'
contains this curious marriage notice ITO the
Public. All relations and friends are notified
herewith that the undersigned have agreed To
become and wife without civil or religious
ceremony and that have. each Of us taken
upon ourselves the duties and obligations which
imposed upon married people in lands of cult
ure. Inasmuch as ii is not possible for us to
he married according TO the rites of the Church
and TO comply with the requirements for civil
marriage we are forced 10 this method Should
one Of US fan TO keep this mutual agreement. the
other viii submit to divorce. Maria Grgorjewna
ogus Alexander Alexandrowitsch Restor."
twson hawson-foFi66lsr sss is is R genius ism, hs2
day that he didn't know how to build the furnace
hre.-SOmcrvle Journal