New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Navy Department is making special efforts
to improve small arms marksme nship in the navy.
AS effective way Of doing this the department
is stimulating interest in target practice az the
Naval Academy the theory that If the nidship-
men are induced 10 take lively interest in small
shooting the effect Of that interest viii! he
felt later throughout the service. For this reason
the Navy Department has announced this year
the most extended schedule of rife target matches
that the mdshpmen have yet had. Prizes will
also be offered for winners in revolver matches to
be held at the Naval Academy.
Aamma-Now, Tommy. how often DO you. want
me to speak TO- you a9og5 yogr s
Catholic Standard and Times
The Alpine Journal publishes a fun account
OF the recent ascent Of Kabvu near Darjeeling' by
two Norwegian climbers Messrs. Monrad-Aas and
Ruhenson. The height Of the peak according to
the Indian Surrey measurements. Is 24,0l5 feet
The oncoming OF darkness turned the climbers
back before they could quite reach the top; but
they report that they pitched their highest camp
at - O0O feet and succeeded in attaining elevs
tion Of about % 900 feet" This. far as is
known. is a record. 1t may be that Mr.. Graham
got high the same mountain in 1883, but he
had no scientific instruments with him, 50 that II
is impossible 10 be sure. The two most important
statements in the narrative Of the climbers are 10
The effect that the coolies willing and plucky
and that neither Of the leaders experienced any
serious trouble from mountain sickness
Lawyer examining juror)-Do you understand
The difference between character and reputation?
Juror-Reputation is the name your neighbors
pick Me-Gp
A novel surgical operation recently per
formed on q leopard in Paris. The animal. while
eating his dinner, also bit his tail. gangreue set
in and it became necessary to amputate a por-
zion Of the tail his life. The leopard was
lassoed. thrown his back. a piece of soft wood
was given him gnaw. and, while held by ten
men, the veterinarian proceeded with the removal
Of a portion Of the tail and cauterized the wound.
The operation VAS declared successful
An men are born equal remarked the liberal
YES answered Sirius Barker, but there is. q
Of them insist on not staying that Way-'-Wash-
ington Star.
Commenting the round the world telegraph
experiment recently made by newspaper in
Copenhagen Ferdinand Wagner says in a Berlin
paper: There was nothing wonderful in the re-
suit. Two messages were sent by the editor 10
himself at Copenhagen. One went Via Shanghai,
New York and London and the other via London.
Shanghai and New York. The first 10 arrive at its
destination the which sent by way Of
Shanghai. II had 20 be retransmitted eight times
and received at the Copenhagen Office in 3
hours and % minutes after il had been sent away.
The time seems short &c circle the globe. but if
the various stations had received notice in advance
and if the trial dispatch had been given the right
of way the time would have been reduced almost
to the Shakespearian limit"
Guest-Water. take back This beefsteak. 1t
isn't cooked enough.
Waiter thought you said YOU wanted it under
done, sir?
Guest- Cnderdone, Why it's so raw you can
hear Il belOw.--Tit-Bits.
la Senaine IAtteraire," of Geneva, recently in
vited its readers 10 express their opinions what
is needed for the betterment Of the human family.
The men were asked 10 say what they wished for
women and the women what they wished for men.
The answers from the men showed that seventy
five ont al = o In
just they are" small percentage asked equal
rights for them. many wished for them good
husbands and happy. healthy families one
humorist wished :or his sisters more brains
and less hat" OF The women not one wished the
men TO remain they are. They asked for a
fuller measure Of all the virtues which they
in the lords OF crcauon-common sense. honesty.
modesty. appreciation Of the good qualities Of
women. a cure for avarice and a code Of
ethics similar to the laid down for women.
P.opnclol-Is ne good German dialect come
dian"
Mana SoT-No. ] understood every word he "a id
GuI 'HE ms tur1r-i illustrated Bits.