New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In spite of widely circulated statements that the
famous Culinan diamond. presented King Ed
ward, has been removed to Amsterdam that it
safely transmitted there g. unregistered pack
age. and that two detectives and private individ
ual ostentatiously carried dummy parcel to de-
ceive the public, inquiry by the London papers at
New Scotland Yard develops that the jewel is still
in the charge of the officers OF the Criminal In
vestigaton Department at the yard. 1t has no.
been moved from the sealed safe IN which 1t
placed when 1t was taken back from Sandringham.
after being inspected by the King and Queen. and
a special staff OF officers watch It day and night.
What will finally be done with il has not yet been
decided
"At last" said the ambitious young & novelist II
have written something that L think viii be ac-
cepted by the first magazine 1t Is sent to-
What is it?" his friend asked.
"A check for years subscription. Chicago
Record Herald.
Prizes have been offered by the Royal Academy
for the Graphic Arts of Lepsic for artistic visiting
cards A correspondent in that city writes to
Berlin paper: This opens a new field for artists.
and its development will be followed with interest.
Visiting cards. except for style of type and size.
are always the same. In every country certain
peculiarites may be observed, but card Is card
Now, under the protection of the Crown Princess
Cecfle and the Princess Johann George of Sachsen.
there may be change. The artistic visiting card
may become the companion of the book plate, and
the exhibition which will result from the Leipsc
offer may furnish as much interesting material
an ex-lihs display. An illustrated visiting card!
1t will in some instances make the note of intro
duction unnecessary.
is he really an expert mOtOrist?
is he? You ought hear how pcturesquey he
can swear when he has a breakdown. Catholic
Standard and Times.
A feature Of the present unrest throughout
Russia has been the attacks made churches and
church property One of the richest monastries in
Russia is that the Ginski Monastery,
near PutivI which shelters nearly five hundred
monks. With a view to safeguarding the immense
wealth and the treasures that stored in his
monastery. the abbot obtained the permission of
his superior - raise a band of defenders from the
ranks of the monks. One hundred and fifty monks
responded the call 70 arms and they form
picturesque band They wear kind of Cossack
uniform this gives them a savage appearance.
They carry the ''nagaike,' loaded reins which
the cavalry WELD with such terrible effect
on the heads and faces of crowd; with rifles
sIung across their backs and revolvers In their
belts the soldier-monks patrolling their mon
astery. But the abbot has taken other steps to
keep pillagers at bay. At the gate of the monas-
terry he has placed a small cask of sulphuric acid
and a squirt gun, so that attacking parties will
meet with a really warm reception. The last touch
to the defences has been put by issuing to every
soldier monk a small pocket of SNUFF, to be thrown
into a robbers eyes the moment of attack.
My faith in newspapers has received sad
shock said the burglar just captured in the act.
How SOP" asked the policeman adjusting the
cuffs.
around when needed. retoined the prisoner lapsing
into sullen siience.-Philadelphia Ledger.