New-York tribune., 1908-01-26
THE TiLK or THE DAY.

pr johannes Vahlen. the secretary of the Acad-
envy of Sciences and director OF the PhiLo!osica
Seminary the University OF Berlin celebrated the
ffi.th anniversary of his advancement to the rank
OF professor on January 5, In congratuiatlns hlt
on the good work which stands 10 his credit ai
Freih,lrg Vienna and Berlin, when he succeeded
Moritz-Haupt. in 1874. the 'Berliner Tageoiatt
speaks of the venerable professor as the most noa-
BILE figure in the group OF which ne mas peeh
member for many years
ing house" asked the young man who was con-
templatng a change - ., o,,i.a bfs
55'sa' clso News t.'F '''7' ''''' ~ "
According to all accounts from Cleveland J'-
seph Kssick is model janitor He has charge
of a school building. and he goes to his daily work
in his own automobile. He has obtained shower
baths and other civiIizing improvements for the
school children The former Christmas gift TO the
fanitor is now turned into shoes and stockings FOR
the children who need them. Many OF the boys
here sell papers downtown Mr. kissick told
plain Dealer reporter, and are at work from be-
fore daylight up to a few minutes before school
time They have no place downtown where they
can wash their hands and faces and. indeed in the
old davs they seldom washed at all But now every
bov goes TO his room with face and hands clean and
hair brushed And the teachers tell me it has made
a great difference in their department. They feel
refreshed rested we'll disposed-such Is the effect
of soap and water-and In n mood to apply them
selves TO their books"
smith-Just missed running down an old lady
JonesSfSah Jove you're a lucky dog.
Smth-SuTe l just had 1t painted last week.
Chicago News.
Some facts bearing on the ant-rat campaign were
mentioned recently by Commissioner NcOl of the
salvation Army in an interview in London. The
army i'm India is launching out into a regular war
on rats" he said. 'The\nspector general of hos
pitfalls for the Punjab has approved of the Sal
walton Army plan for the determination of rats by
imported cats Two thousand rats have recently
been destroyed. CiuJerat alone. Two cat farms
have been started in India, and 1t is intention
TO keep up the breed by sending out consignments
of English from time to time. 1t has been
proved by a series of experiments that the rat flea
which is the medium of plague infection. does not
lodge on the The natives will not destroy the
rats themselves owing to religious scruples. But
they object TO the cat campaign. they have
no scruples against animal killing another The
Salvation Army authorities in India have gone
thoroughly the problem OF extermnati ton
Captain Lston has made the discovery that guinea
pigs can be used traps TO catch the 1eas
The guinea pigs let loose In plague infected
houses after the have been destroyed. The
parasites which have quilted the attracted
in numbers to the guinea pigs 30 per cent of which
subsequently, die from the Infection. The guinea
pigs having been removed with the proper precau-
tions a thorough clearance OF the plague stricken
houses is effected
Mr. Nix-I don't believe word of your story!
Weary-Wel, that part about my bein out OF
work for nine years is true gospe!-Philadei-
phia Inquirer.