The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-26

a symbol Of the sovereignty Of which the
Kaiser has always dreamed, for he has
turned the petty kings into projects and
nov will reign over a people knowing no
other name than Germany, recalling with
bitter regret that Prussia Bavaria, wort
temberg and Baden we're French prov
lnoes under Louis XII
Mr.. sneyd Kinnersley in his Memoirs
Of an Inspector Of Schools tells some
good stories, Here Is one OF Monsignor
Talbot, who was preaching In London
and mentioned that he had just received
a letter from the Pope. He would read
II to them, the account says, and he begged
that they would remember that, the Pope
being the vice-regent OF the Almighty
they should regard 1t as a voice from the
unseen world, He would now begin.
"MT DRAR MoNsIGNoR: # Is very hot here
Church and State agree In the following
anecdotes on a certain elasticity In the
moral code. Bishop Wilberforce. famous
as "Soapy SAM went TO a provincial town
for some function. The clergy and others
met in the assembly room Of the chief hotel
before the procession through the streets.
While they we're robing an elderly farmer
came hurriedly into the room, made straight
for the Bishop and greeted him heartily.
How do you door said the Bishop.
so glad to see you. How Is the old gray?'
very hearty, thank ye. my lord; and the
gray mare, too; very good Of your lordshlp
TO remember the old lass
$500 glad, purred the Bishop. $50 good
Of YOU to come. Good-by.'
who's your friend2' said one when the
door was shut.
Really. | have no idea
'Why, you asked him after HE old gray
'Yes,' replied the Bishop, r~eproachfully,
but when you see a man with a great coat
covered with gray hairs you may assume
that he has been driving q gray horse
The companion story lie Of Lord Palmer
ston. Lord Palmerston and Sir j. Paget,
who told the story, we're walking down
Bond street. A man came up and saluted
the statesman,
'How do you do, Lord Palmerston''
sAh, how do7 Glad to see you. HoW'S
the old complaint
The strangers face clouded over and he
shook his head. 'No better
Dear me- 90 sorry; glad to have met you
G~ood-by.'
who's your irend7' asked Sir James
when the stranger was gone.
mo idea
'why, you asked about his old CON.
plaint.'
Pooh. pooh!" replied the other, uncon-
oernedly, the old fellows well over %;
bound to have something the matter with
him.
This is a fishing story the inspector heard
after dinner:
Il was fishing for trout in the West Riding
and a farmer offered to show me the way
and gave me som hints. He pointed out
the best pool to begin on. advised q par
tlcular ay, and specially charged me when
hooked a trout not to let the line get slack
or the fish would get clear.
"A big trout took the farmers pet fy and
by bad luck | stumbled against Q root, let
the line slack as | fell, and In a moment the
ash drew the line over q sharp edged rock,
cut It and sank.
Now watch him, said the farmer.
u saw the trout slowly rise and swim to
a log that checked the current; there 1t
worked with it's mouth against the wood
ill II had extracted the hook It caught the
hook between it's jaws, swan close to the
log and deliberately planted it with its barb
f1ed in the soft wood. Finally il drew
back and contemplated its trophies. There
was a complete row January, February.
April, the May fy-
But at this point a shout Of indignant
cut short the list.
European astronomers are now asking
What has happened to EnoSe's comet.
This wanderer OF the heavens was due TO
'eappear early this year.
Prof. Wolf OF the Konigstuhl Observatory
Il Heidelberg not long ago discovered by
Photographic means a new comet, 1oOsA,
near the spot where Encke's was 10 have
made It's appearance, and in fact the as