New-York tribune., 1908-09-03
THE TALK OF THE D4Y.

Under the headline The Rhine Stream Pain
Stream an conoclast by the name of Wtlhbald
Cramer writes about the German river of romance
in the "Berliner Tageblatt and in the course OF
his article which has excited much dtspleasuTe in
the Rhine region. SAYS: ''If there is anything be-
vond nv comprehensior 1t is the enthusiasm of the
German people for the Rhine. more tedious: des-
oiated waterway it would be difficult to find The
few ruins maintained by the Society for the Pro
lection of the Beautiful impress me little as
does the dome Cologne. in the gambling lottery OF
which NV father has invested money for the last
ten years without receiving any returns And the
so-caIled vineyards these mounds erected as adVer
tisements by the makers of wines, 50 that thelr
mixture of high wine rainwater and sugar may md
a market under the name of Liebtrauenmilch have
po charm for me There can be nc doubt that fifty
years ago this whole territory was fiat as tennis
court. Everything the Rhine is fraud. Inc
Mouse Tower is probably the only place in the
whole region which is not oVerrun by mice AT
all other points is fairly eaten up by this pest
And the weather. 1t begins with harmless fog so
thick that those who play blindmans buff do not
need bandage over their eyes At noon the tos
rises and then the rain which makes the
Rhine which dried up during the night, stream
again
AnahIe Grocer TO local Art Mssterlm,1es sir
when as bit older. and want you to learn in,
just like learned his brother 10 lou so nTaea IN
quarter of an ounce!-Punch
The following incident recently happened in East
ern Bengal in Shiory, up-country station at
the lase of the Himalayas. An Indian civil ser
want stationed there had occasion to go down to
the plains on duty. and left behind under tho
charge of his native steward. all his belongings.
Including a cat which he had introduced into his
household in order to exterminate the rats few
days later he received from the steward the fol-
lowing letter: "Honored Sir: l have to report to
YOU that the official has been absent for three
IaaH fVoIu |
therefore on my responsibility. honored sir
installed a deputy cat on half rations. Your obedi-
ent servant. Runner Ghosh steward.
4 little girl who had listened to discussion of
nature takers in literature when asked to define
"A brute is an Imperfect beast man is perfect
beast Judge.
The report that the works of Moliere have been
suppressed in japan is discussed In the "Depeche
de Toulouse" by writer who says that the rea-
son for the action must be evident to any one
who knows the JaTancse reople Moliere's ridieule
of old age would be enough. But IN neurly every
work some father is made the butt or jokes ana
gross wit by his child or children Pateihai au-
thority is dethr, ned and undermined Youth Is
always victorious at the expense of age Plays
of the class of "Fourberies de Scapin' would be
impossible in Japan. where hai affection Is the
prime virtue. The ideas of the author also
clashed with those Of the Japanese as to the re-
aton of husband and wife. The japanese wife
must obey without question. In the presence "t
her husband she may not even speak aloud. and
therefore scenes and quarres are impossible In
fact Moliere is In the eyes Of the people OF the
Land ef the Rising Sun. anarchist, who holds
nothing sacred and prevent spread OF his
influence his works must be banizhed
DO ycu think people @il take kindly TO your
u dent know answered senator sorshum
trouble about beng reformss e rnaS sness
many different KINDS OF fetorn Tsnsed sse
inston star.