New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
THE TALK Of THE DAY.

There is prevailing in Kobe. The Japan
Times" says "a peculiar kind Of cold which is
popularIy termed bcrel kaze QteraIIy. departed
souls cold)- This cold is designated because
II is superstitiously credited being curse sent
by the departed souls OF the soldiers who We're
killed in the war, and who perhaps seeing that the
-bellum management Of affairs by the people
Is bad neutralIze all the good effects Of
the blood they shed in the war. trying TO
awake the people 10 a sense Of their duty and re
sPonsbflities by inliCting them the disagreeabe
Illness"
IS sonmPa Ttgy Why does M Ring say his head is as
Pa-Because there is nothing in it but his tongue.
Several papers in India, according TO some of
their London contemporaries print the following
written by a native subordinate in his diary while
in a trying position Up tree where I adhere
with much pain and discomposure while big tiger
roaring in very awful manner the fire line.
This is very inconsiderate tiger, and causes me
great griefs, as I have before reported 10 your
honor. This is TWO times he spoiled my work,
coming shouting like thunder. and putting me
UP and making behave like insect
Il is a very awkward fate TO and the tiger is
most inconsiderate'
Local Oracle-Weu. gents. it's like this ere
There's things is. and there's things isn't,
and there's some things as neither is nor isn't
And my thinking. this ere regulation the
parish council comes somewhere between the last
Jwo-Punch.
a writer in the Paris Temps" says. ION May
WIN be the anniversary of the Mont PeIee catas-
trophe. On that day in 1eOe about thirtv-ave
thousand people perIshed there the place was prac-
tically wiped of the map. and people have ceased
speak about it The first ship to touch there
since transatlantic liner on February 81
Then the Governor Of Martinique made his first
visit also. The r:sitors We're received by Mr.. Er-
noult the only city ofciaI who survived the catas-
trophe. The five thousand inhabitants who remain
want TO rebuild the place The merchants hav-
ing the rubbish cleared from the building and
Will build stores and warehouses, but no help
in that direction has yet been offered by the
municipality. The cleaning process far as il
has gone has revealed the strange fact that the
pavenents and the in fairly good con-
dtion the ground is literally covered with hu-
man bones The upper part Of the city and the dis
trct near the harbor are covered with thick vege-
tation and herds feeding the thick Para
grass
a district visitor once went TO see an old Scotch
woman who was dying. Noticing that her talk was
All about herself and the minister lie said We'll
really. Jennie. believe YOU think there will be
body in heaven hut Yourself and the minister"
eboot the uIster-''-Judge's Library.
VIII or without his consent. says ;he '.Fremden-
bIatt" ToIstoy's e.ghtieth birthday will be cele-
braled. The sage has asked hts friend the minis
ter president. stolypin. to grant amnesty to a
group OF political prisoners and he has further
asked that the celebration Of his birthday take the
form Of the compilation of the history Of the vari-
GUS religions II has been reported that in answer
TO Tschertkow and other friends ne has consented
10 a noiseless celebration at ST Petersburg saying
in his letter. God is not in storm and noise He
is working diligently his Fables for Grown-up
Children which lie speaks of as his last will
and testament"
Now. just tell the story in your own words
said the lawyer 10 the witness
But I'm under oath. amt II" repliss the frank
ritness ss-Yonkers Statesman