New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Writing rrom Teheran. correspondent says IN
the ''I3erlner Tageblatt': Public executions were
once of frequent occurrence here but no decapita-
tion has taken place since the new Shah came to
the throne until to-day, when two highway robbers
were executed. i was a dreadful spectacle The
men, with hands and feet in chains. were dragged
10 the execution place, where a burly fellow,
wearing a dirty red blouse. awaited them. They
rnoaned and went and he grinned. The men were
forced to ground into that half kneeling. half
sitting position which naturally to the
Persian as it difficult for all others. The chains
we're pulled tightly that the fellows could not
move an inch. Then the man in the dirty red
blouse leaned over the first man, bored finger and
thumb into his nostriIs pulled back the head with
that grip and sharp knife across the cuprit's
throat And then came the second man. That the
men were quickly dispatched was due 10 the lib
eral tip bestowed upon the executoner by friends
Of the condemned men. When tips given
and when these do not come up TO his expectations
the sufferings of the condemned are often long
drawn out. One of the first duties of the National
Assembly will be to put an end to that kind OF
ba IbarisIn.''
The Professors Wife-You haven't kissed me for
The Professor (absently)-Are you sure? Then
who is IL have been kfssing?-Lifc.
The commission in charge of the Turin interna-
tionaI exhibition Of industries and labor. to be
held in 1911. to celebrate the ftteth anniversary OF
the proclamation of the kingdom of Italy,
nounces an international competition TO determine
the to render freproof. at least u
infiammable. the timber to be employed in the
hbition buildings. In circular the commission
says: The executive commission. considering the
heavy damages inflicted by fire upon preced-
ing shows has opened a competition among such
persons supply material tit to render fire
proof. or least non-infiam ammable, timber and
textures The jury will have at their disposal two
gold medals and two silver medals. presented by
the Societa Promotrice dell Industrial NazionaIe.
ha first e1dSa a-F,
Of the two categores of the competition. and the
of 1000 lire is eventually 10 be distributed
among the winners of the competition and those
recognized worthier of awards in consideration OF
recent researches made or noteworthy results ob-
tanned"
About two hundred pounds on the scales and
about ten ounces in the community. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
United States Consul Bishop. at Palermo Italy
reports some experiments made by the chief OF
the sanitary service Gaboon, French Africa
with the cactus substitute for petroleum for
the determination of mosquitoes in warm climates.
The thick. pulpy leaves of the cactus" he saws
"cut up in pieces. are thrown into water and
macerated until sticky paste is formed This
paste Is spread upon the surface of stagnaut
water and forms isolatins layer. which pre-
vents the Larvae OF the mosquitoes from coming to
the top to breathe and destroys them through as
phyxaton. 1t Is true that petroleum can do the
same service. but in warm climates petroleum
evaporates too quickly. and is thus of little avail
The mucilagnous cactus paste on the contrary
can hold its place indefinitely. lasting weeks
months entire year; and the period OF
development of the larve being only about a fort
night It has the most thorough effect"
Rollingstone-This here country is 6 = too
darn prosperous.
Tatterdon-Thats right 1 was obliged to re,us.
six Jobs yistdy.-PickMe-U
The successful production at Linz OF two PLAYS
by the Minister Of Agriculture OF Austria Dr.
Ebenhoch and their equally good reception at the
Intime Theatre. at Vienna" says the 'Fremden-
blatt.' "are worthy of especial There are not
many instances in the history of Austria where a
minister in office has found time and inclination TO
cultivate the muses.. DR.. Ebenhoch will be remenl-
bered In the same class with the Knight Adolf Won
Tschabuschnigg. who. Minister of Justice wrote
poems and good novels. and with Johann Nepomuk
Berger. who wrote humorous articles over his own
name. and as Sternau.' for Saphir's IIumorist and
Ludwig August FrankIs Sonntag sbIatter'"
lie has bad habit Of calling every on. a
mutt
Yes; he's New Yorker. YOU know"
Well. New Workers. idea of a mutt is am,
one Who isnt New Yorker. The Catholic stan
daId and Times.