New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

,,, v;a,,o "Neue Freie Presse' of January 16
appeared in deep mourning, its hrst page neal
half covered with the announcement OF the uea'ii
of its editor in chief and publisher, Dr- Edaaro
1oobar The notice over the of Mor1tz
r7enaditt publisher is printed in the display type
usually employed by that paper for oeath Ho'i'e
and closes with this sentence: An aSsoclaIoh VI
nearly thirty years in mutual work ana care was
to-day severed by fate, and with aching hear' we
nerform the duty Of giving public notice that our
colleague and chief has departed" In the lead
ing article the journalistic services or Dr hAcie
are recounted and his frmness or character' III
nate honesty and his devotion TO his Gaming arc
enlarged upon He was possessed says the
,ritaT .of a manly modesty which compels US
even now to remove with gentle touch the Veli
which shrouded his personality Further on ne
saws: "Eduard Bacher-from thy colo hahu we
take the standard and shall carry IL 1or"aro
wherever Justice is to be supported, human WEI
fare to be developed social prejudice 10 De
combated."
OIive-What an improvement it will be If the
time ever comes when everybody can get seat
in the StreetcarS ,., .,s .o,,or
be sure then that she was pretty-Puck.
According TO a German publication a firm in
Munich has succeeded in artfcially rendering as
bestos waterproof, and has put upon the market
this new kind of asbestos under the tue OF as
bestos States which thus described: Ihese
asbestos states. it is claimed, are as hard ana as
strong as the natural states. and can therefore De
laid on wall roof constructions without any
wooden laths being necessary Ihey are very
easilv worked, and be bored, nailed ana cut
lust like wood without any danger of splitting
They form a fireproof covering for inside and out
side wooden walls, are valuable for Insulation
work of all kinds. even for electrical purposes
are of great in building railway carriages as
insulating material under the seats; for use IN
postal teegraphic work for insulating the switches
and for covering iron and wooden constructions;
doors closing on single
rooms in stores, warehouses; etc. for lining wood
en- doors, and for covering walls and ceilings OF
all kinds to protect them from fire, neat
cold dampness disease. germs and ver1nn-
Little girl-Mamma. what is dead dead letter. tt '3ur
Mamma-One that has been given 10 your
father to post-Ilustrated Bits
The refusal of the city fathers of Konigsberg to
allow the removal OF the bones of the philosopher
Kant from the Kant chapel to vault in the
cathedral at a cost of $1,000 marks, gave rise to
muc, discussion. The stoakantiana, where the
body now rests, is crumbling, but the radical fol-
lowers of Kant said that the chapel should be re-
paired, and that the writings Of the philosopher
precluded the propriety of moving the earthly re-
mains 20 a church Kant Professor Baihinger, OF
Halle having been appealed to, said that the
body might properly be placed in the church. pro-
vided mo inscription OF symbol contradictory to
Kant's teachings mark the spot" To this the
city fathers replied that memorial costing $4,000
marks would not be in keeping with the modest
views of Kant. land, after all. we haven't got
5O0OO marks to spend" In commenting on the
controversy, DIR. BGrkner says in Berlin paper:
why all the arguments? No money ends the
dispute Now repair the stoakantiana, and let the
philosopher rest in peace.
Scotch Keeper-Thats vera fine 1sar you have
got
Chauffeur-Oh it amt bad
Scotch Keeper-She wad be a vera powerful car
whatever?
Chauffeur-Oh no, / wouldn't say that
Scotch Keeper not tudgin' by the size.
! wass judgin' by the smell!-Punch