New-York tribune., 1908-01-27
THE Talk Of THE DAY.

A. Interesting rain-n1aking experiment is re-
ported from North Otago, New Zealand where
there had been a long drouth- The places choSei
were Raki's Table. 1O5o feet above the sea ieNe''
and Totard 500 feet above the sea Ihe hrSt AT
tacI, on the skies was made with three explosions.
in the last and most powerful forty pounds or
dynamite and twenty-five pounds of powder oelh5
used No immediate effects were ooserVeu' ou'
a slight shower fell at a place httie oistdl'Ce
avav Further explosions with larger charges fol
lowed the strongest being produced by MY
mounds of guncotton and one hundred pounds OF
dynamite These were followed by widespread
and heavy rains which continued for two days
third series of explosions involving charges Of IWo
hundred pounds were also successful
Teacher-Cold you know. is merely the absence
the f6 absence of heat during the winter months?
Glass Gin unison)-The ianftor doesn't turn II on
Chicago Tribune.
United States Consul winslow, of Valparaiso. in
q report says that the Chilian government has
commissioned an American electrical engineer 10
study the feasibility of changing the first ana
second sections OF the state railways for the Use
Of electrical instead of steam power The consuI
adds: THE engineer has left for New York. where
he goes after careful study of the conditions
here 1t seems that the project might be very
practical. as there several good streams
crossed by the railway lines that have their
sources in the regions of perpetual snow along
the CordnIeras that must have ample fall for
Iimit1ess power possibilities. The first section
connects Valparaiso with Santiago and is about
one hundred miles long. and the second section
extends from Santiago 10 Conception and is about
three hundred and fifty miles in length Double
track is being laid the first section At present
the coal bills fof the state railways are heavy.
since large proportion OF the coal used is I'M
ported at q high cost
Il went to hear II Trovatore' last night
oh. shncks, Man. the hand organs have, been
r1a / recognized
all."-Louisville Courier-JournaL
One Of the chief difficulties which has been ex-
perienced by the postofce inspectors in this city,
as well as in Boston and Chicago in detecting the
person or persons who recently stole 517 money
order blanks from various sub-stations in the
three cities is due to careless habit of business
men in accepting money orders without a question
in cases where check would be subjected to the
closest investigation. Already over a score of The
orders which have been forged for amounts rang
ing from S to 500 have been received at the gen.
eraI postoffice. In practically every instance the
orders passed, not upon unsuspicious indi-
viduals. but upon tradesmen who couldn't be in
6uced to accept a check from a person whose
financial standing was not pretty well assured 10
the recipient. When the forged money order Is
passed the bank and then 10 the general
postoff1ce it is Immediately spotted. but a rule.
much time has intervened to enable the in
spectors TO get trace Of the forger. Business men
who ''stung" put up a great protest when
asked why they did assure themselves of the
validity OF the order The general reply amounts
in effect to this: 'As the money order is gov
ernment paper, We never thought of it, They
admit they not so careless about checks and
overlook the fact that possible to forge writ
ing on money order blanks as well on those of
bank trust company.
PA. what is cold snap?"
Something enjoyed by the plumber. Run along
now.'-Detroit Free Press.
The question, To cremate not to crema.e?
has been decided by the Superior Court OF Ham
burg, Germany. 1t appears that the council Of
rabbis of that city refused allow the ashes of
bodies which had been Cremated to be buried in
the Jewish. cemetery, and from this arbitrary
and heartess decree an appeal was made to The
court. which decided that the refusal 10 allow the
burial OF the ashes was illegal.
Cheer up colonel: CieorGa's lin the SWIM"
If so, sir. said the colonel. "she needs a Ifa-
preseryer Have you got pint about you?'-At-