New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A letter dated Melbourne, January q. published
in a Hamburg paper gives these details OF the
killing heat" which has been the subject Of tee-
graphic communications from Australia: There
have been many deaths in consequence OF the
scorching heat that funerals had to be postponed
because there not enough grave diggers and
attendants Thousands of inhabitants sleep out or
doors. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the ther-
mometer registered 1915 Fahrenheit in the shade
The postmen could not make use of their bicycles
for the noon delivery The temperature 10,
and the postmaster placed cabs at their service
Reports from the interior show that the same con-
ditions exist there In Australia schools are Sci
dom closed because OF the warm weather. although
a cricket match or something of that kind is
usually sufficient excuse for dismissins the youth
full Students but this year even the schools have
been closed We are living in a superheated
furnace"
'I tell you" said one man to another as as, they
emerged from the corridor s,1r1s or concert ha
Envy him. echoed the other well. X were
better voice His was about the poorest ever
TITS not his voice I envy. man was the reply;
ITS his tremendous courage. ."-Philadelphia IN
Quirer.
Writing from Vienna. American tourist says:
The umpire's lot is not happy one. even here
or course our baseball and football are not played
here by natives know the games, but kick
ing against a decision seems to come natural A
fine sample witnessed a few days ago. when
large crowd, including Archduke Max and his tutor
Count Wurmbrand went to the athletic field TO
watch a cricket match. member OF the Vlsltlng
club tripped one of the local players. The umpire
seemed inclined to let the matter go unnoticed ana
the player who had been wronged boxed the other s
ear The umpres back was turned. but IN mo-
ment he the centre Of a shouting. hoWlns'
threatening crowd. The game was broken up ana
aIl-payers. officials, spectators and venders-made
q rush for the dressing rooms, and there the shout
all great fun for us, because the show was So
much better than the dull cricket could have been
and then the fighting was all verbal Inc Dio"
which started the was the only one struck
The umpire, of course, was severely hafoied III
many dialects. but on the whole the great fight
was like SO many in this part of the world sad
and melancholy fzze, and it made us homesick'
.rWbat do YOU regard the most important
thing in favor of the theory that Mars Is lnhap-
ited?" .,,o .o,,,,ar soo,,is, "tba+
an article assuming that side of the question & can
the opposite view.'-Washington Star.
A spring wagon full of all kinds of potted plants
s+onned in front of a house in The Bronx few
davs ago and the householder and his wife, who
are deerv interested in Horticulture. looked at the
flowers with a view TO making purchase Tor the
Improvement Of their garden. The vender ratified
off the names of the varieties of roses and other
flowers but nothing in his stock seemed to inter
est the couple. Finally he pointed TO a pot ana
said: There's something you should have Tor
window boxes hanging baskets what is IL!
asked the man. The vender looked hard at the
prospective customer, and, mistaking him for
Jew whom he feared he might offend. said: That?
That's Wandering Hebrew" Il didn't want the
vine any more than wanted the Group said the
man from The Bronx. but we bought 1t just as a
reminder of the Wandering Hebrew
THEY it's hard to live with genius MUS would
most families exist?"-Louisville Courier-Journal-