New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
TIE TALK OF TIE DAT.

An Austrian engineer has discovered that trunks
of trees retain the salt OF sea water that has IL
tered through in the direction of the fibre he mas
constructed an apparatus designed TO utilize this
discovery in obtaining drukable water for ships
crews as quickly the process Of filtration IS ac-
co1nplshed. This apparatus consists OF pump
which sucks up the sea water into reservoir and
then forces 1t into the filter formed by the tree
trunk As soon as a certain pressure is reached
the water is seen d the end Of from one TO three
minutes. according 70 the kind or wood used It
makes its exit from the other extremity of the
trunk at first in drops and then in fine streams,
the water thus filtered being drtnkable. freed, IN
fact from every particle Of the salty taste.
Pa" said the little Pennsylvania boy
rs the moon made Of green cheese"
Not if the contract called for green cheese, @
key with politics. louisville CourIer-JouTna!
\ recent report from the United States Consul
General al Antwerp shows that nearly one-half
of the 400 TO 5000 diamond cutters OF Antwerp
we're thrown out work through the failure of
orders from the United States on account OF the
financial crisis The consul general gives some III
teresting facts about the diamond cutting indus
rrv He saws: The Antwerp diamond industry
comprises about forty factories and employs 400
10 5000 men Diamond cutters are PAID wage O.
So TO SIG a week. CleaveTs $50 a week upward,
while the sorters receive - 10 $40 week; thus
the average wages amount TO $l3 TO 81 week
Thtfty-fve years ago the diamond trade was III
such fourshing condition that good cutter earned
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state OF things, however attracted the aIJel4-
ZION of workers from all over the country; keen
competition ensued with the consequent diminish
ing OF wages. The famous Cullinan diamond. given
TO King Edward VII by the Transvaal colonial gov
ernmeut 4 birthday present cannot be cut IN
England and will be sent 70 either Amsterdam or
Antwerp where it viii take at the very least SIX
months 10 perform the work.
Awkward Sporse-I see our set is 10 have
grand charity ball Did you ever dance for char-
Pretty wife-Qf course Don't you remember Der
how 1 used to always dance with you when We
first net?-Ilustrateo BIS
Christine FebbeI the widow of Friederich Heb
BEL celebrated the ninety-trst anniversary Of her
birthday at Vienna on February l3. She had
been a member OF the royal theatre company foT
many years. and members Of the theatrical pre-
fession were deeply interested in helping her
celebrate as her children and grandchildren. One
note Of discord was heard the day after the
congratulations had been offered This came in
the form OF a protest from men who admired the
poetical works of HebbeL The Burgtheater pub
Iished its congratulations and good wishes. one
younger author wrote. but saw TT 10 ignore the
husband True. he is dead. and il his
birthday. but the mention OF his would
have been JOY to the woman Of ninety-one-'
Really" said the gentle critic u thought
Uaum acted very We'll last night, in spite of the
Il think" replied the carping ditto. that he
acted Wen because Of that fact Being III, you see,
homemade 'freless cooker Is described in
a recent consular report. Consul Morgan, OF Am
sterdam says that simple device for cooking
foodstuffs without fuel has been in general use
in Holland for the last two years among the work
ing classes Of people The device consists of
wooden box. padded with hay 10 thickness of
about 2ls inches on the sides. bottom and cover
The box can be made OF any dimension required.
The food, after being partly cooked. is placed
hot plates in enameIled utensil made OF size
10 1T snugly against the upholstering OF ths box
Tn. I'D Of the box rs then closed and +hs heat
generated BY the partly cooked food not only
tinues tho process OF cooking the food thoroughly.
but keeps It warm for hours IT is said to give
great satisfaction. The cooker Is not projected IN
any way by patents and be made ny any one.
You couldn't interest that capitalist in your
NO answered the inventor II convinced him
that il was practical! but he couldn't sec Il be
cause there provisions made FOR strap
hanging passengers. W ashington Star.