New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Forty-three years ago last Sunday-February 2.
ls65-President Lincoln started from Washington for
baltimore TO attend the peace conference On the
next day he and Secretary Seward met the repre-
sentatiyes of the Southern Confederacy, Messrs
Stenbens Hunter and Campbell on board the
steamer River Queen, IN Hampton Roads On the
same day New York. West Virginia and Massa-
chusetts adopted the ant-slavery amendment to
the Constitution A few days after Mr.. Lincoln 8
return man In Boston sent to friend In Balti-
more cartoon showing the Angel OF Peace en-
throned in the national Capitol Under this he
pasted a clipping from newspaper which told OF
the ti-slavery action in the three states and
wrote; I'VE want peace but slavery" The
cartoon was returned February 10. with this
remark: We also want peace but (here followed
a clipping from a paper) Delaware rejects the
niger amendment" year later the cartoon was
sent again TO Baltimore. This time the original
sender indorsed it: I'VE do without Delaware" Z"
And soon after that it came back TO Boston.
marked so can We" This relic of the later days
of the Civil War Is now the property of New
York woman who was related to both of the men
who carried the correspondence
And what looks awkward than to see a
woman stepping of streetcar? oantered MI
Il can tell you" answered Mrs. Gunner. quickly
WHY man washing dishes.'-Chcago News
Hind hut despite his great infirmity graduated
from the university with high honors writes about
his visit st. Peters. at Rome. IN the "Giornale
dItaIia" He tells that although blind he felt"
the beauty of the great edihce. In speaking Of his
description d German paper says: "One sees by
his words what spiritual, aesthetic and moral COM
pensa1ion fell to the lot of the writer to lessen
his afiiction." He describes the sensation of awe
which takes possession OF him when he stands
before the two great fountains and sees the
bright sunlight play upon the sparkling water and
upon the obelisk in the centre Of the st. Peters
place. But when he finally reaches the FACADE of
the great with the majestic prospect before
him lie says: Il stood above the city, a point
SO lofty that from 1t might well pronounce
a benediction over the world. The church is
derful, but it does not elevate II is not a tenn
pie of Christianity, put of Catholicism and the
Renaissance" Under. the cupola he is impressed
once with the grandeur OF the place. which
he says lis disturbed by the inharmony of the
opy. Every knows how this canopy onends
aesthetic eye, while its effect destroys the
pleasure totally
is my getting well grounded in the classics7
asked the anxious millionaire.
piled the private tutor. Il may say that he is
actually stranded on then.-Chcago Record
Herald.
The latest published report of the proceedings
of the Berner Physioogische Geseschaft contains
an account of d lecture delivered before that body
by DR.. Otto Kalscher. in which he speaks Of his
work toward establishing the degree Of keenness
OF the dogs of smell. He had previously
demonstrated that dogs had an ear for music
and could. with proper training. readily differen
tiate between notes of the scale Thus. dog
trained to the food placed before him when
the note "A" sounded would touch ii il
he heard another. The same method pursued
by Dr. kalischer to test the dogs smelling organs.
He showed two animals which had been trained.
respectively recognize the smell OF bitter
almonds and musk Dainty morsels. all alike In
form and composition. were placed before the
dogs. and each dog promptly selected. the food
which had been favored with the perfume to which
he had been trained. /; the opinion OF those
who heard the lecture and the results Of DR.
Kaiischers work that he had gone far toward de-
lower animals
The widow has. promised TO marry me-"
she promised to-
Of course ] am What do you mean
j thought perhaps couldn't tell . promise
from q thrsat."-Houston Post.