New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Professor David Todd, OF Amherst was recently
elected TO honorary membership in the Peruvian
Geographical Society at Lima. Peru When on the
Lowell expedition to South America In 1897 Profes-
sor Todd delivered address before this society on
The Standard Time of the World In this ad-
dress he advised the Peruvians to use their infu-
ence with the government to adopt standard time
throughout Peru The society unanimously voted
to do this This proposition Immediately ac-
cepted by the Peruvian government and President
Pardo who proclaimed that the new law should 60
into effect on date of the Peruvian Fourth OF
July" July 2s 1905. Peru is the degree Of
longitude as Boston, and so the Peruv1sns have
what we call Eastern time" Professor Todd has
received many letters speaking of the great con-
venience of the system, as compared with the
trouble experienced In former times. The state OF
Panama has also adopted standard time Pro-
fessor Todds suggestion the edict going into effect
last summer
soIicltor-And I am you will find madam,
that this IS the best course 70 adopt-n the event
of your friendly letter failing TO produce the effect
Want b fair means must put the mater unre Irs
servedly into your hands-Punch-
In the Wall Street district, in front Of large
financial Institution. a tall gray bearded man has
q stand. where he sells only small fags-emblems
OF all nations from the Stars and Stripes in all
qualities to the flag or the remotest country. He
SAYS good day in the market makes busi-
ness in tiny flags good. and that OF the foreign
hags the English sells the best. with the German
a close second
NOW HE'S LOUCESTER
4 pretty ct yoDng , 6 mstrop .nn,o Of Gl0ucsster
For divorce has brought suit
Ganst her husband-"a brute"
Who's continually hectored and boucester.
Boston Transcript
Picture postcards are being used IN E1rope for
all kinds of announcements. Newly married couples
pose in wedding costumes for card pictures
which sent to friends; pruprietors OF inns and
restaurants them for advertising purposes:
the baby is introduced to distant friends and
relatives by of the card and engaged
couples make OF the same medium to show
their smiling faces TO interested persons at dis
tance. The latest thing in that line is a ca I'd from
Germany with the picture OF a wreath and flower
covered coffin, under which member OF the be-
reaved family wrote: SO ruhte unser Seliger',-
Thus rested sainted one"
TITS mighty tough" says the PhiIosopher q,
YOU and then to have the owner of the quarry
come ana get you plnchec for receiving stolen
ods."-Cleveland Leader.
Breaking into houses where funerals have lust
taken place and plundering them is spoken of bv
the "Berliner Tageblatt" the latest trick OF the
thieves Of that city While this may be a new,
form Of criminality in Berlin. says the writer It
is really only imitation Of an incident described
in Dio Cassius having taken place $500 years be-
fore Christ The historian says that when the con
Of the Emperor laid away In the rnau,o-
leum at Memphis a band of Greek marauders an
tered the deserted palace of the Pharaoh and took
all the precious stones and metals and the women
slaves. and reached the banks OF the Red Sea with
their plumber. Only two OF the band were cant
ured and they were turned by the. ruler IN
the wise men. by whom they vivisected In the
interest Of science. No matter how much the rob
bers Of the modern houses Of mourning may he
despised they need not fear that form of punish
ment
this winter '0' N-A4tH
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