New-York tribune., 1909-09-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The great pearl necklace in the Louvre Museum.
consisting OF l45 pearls and valued $4,000. which
was the property of Mime. Theirs, was re-
ported time 10 be dying. Ihrough
the pearls losing their ustre and grad
uaIly but certainly declining IN value. According
10 London paper the same deterioration has been
noticed in a rope of pearls belonging 10 the wife
Of a peer. After death In the family four years
ago the owner OF the jewels had them locked away
says the writer Of the article. lin dark place, the
atmosphere Of which must have influenced the
lus,re Of the pearls They were taken out few
days ago and found 10 be perfectly dull The
change which has been known TO take place In
many years occurred here In a comparatively short
time" 4 satirist writing about the dying pearls
Incident said: rs II possible that my lady found
IL necessary 20 dispose Of the pearls and that the
IustreIess beads are substituted? Such deceptions
are considered fair under some circumstances"
What's this" demanded the customs officer.
pointing 10 a package AZ the bottom of the trunk
an nsHeTed the man who had just landed.
Il guess III have 20 charge YOU duty on IT,
and struggling Industry in this country. Chicago
Tribune.
The highest village in Europe" Is the inscrip-
tton on n postcard which shows a group OF wooden
cottages a bleak hill with no sign OF vegetation
in sight and having as a background a range OF
ice covered mountains The name OF the place is
Cumeaz in the Canton Wallis. 1t lies 2.0t7
metres above the sea level where Monte Rosa
raises its gigantic head into the clouds The VII
lage consists OF four families and the latest CEN
Eus gives IL "A population OF twenty-six. The
storms OF spring and fail and the SHOWS OF the
winter months" says the sender OF the card.
make life a dreary one. and still the people look
happy. and doubtless they are SO.
We want remarked the Wise Guy "or OF not
getting the things we don't want supplemented
the Simple Mug g-i'hiladelphia Record
one OF the vaudeville attractions the German
circuit is a horse which sings and laughs" Re
Gently an Englishman made a bet with the owner
OF the animal that could not be made 20 laugh
anywhere except behind the footlghts. The mat
ter probably advertising trick. which sue
ceeded. At announced hour the horse was
brought before a house In Inter den Linden. The
door opened and under the guidance Of the
trainer the animal up three flights OF stairs
and into a room. from window OF which the horse
presently looked down on the crowd. lie was
ordered ''smlle " and did so by drawing up his
upper lip. and then by command he laughed" by
opening his mouth wide and making a sound which
the trainer exultantly proclaimed the only horse
laugh"
Have YOU a city directory?'' asked the lady.
entering the drug store. ~, -. -,
No. l have not" replied the pill man; and
must say you've stumped me-"
Why. can't truthfully say I've got something
just as good."-Yonkers Statesman.
writer in the "Elektrotechnische AnzeIger''
cites many incicents 20 show that electricity was
not unknown TO the ancients and that Georg
Ebers's suggestion In novel that the Egyptians
made use of lightning conductors was well found
ed Instruments much like the modern heliograph
were also used. the writer says. by priests. n
means of communication between temples. There
be doubt. he says as to the Temple having
| been protected by lightning rods. The Biblical
descriptions show that the roof provided with
metallic points held aloft by columns. and that
these points ending in chains, terminated In great
water tanks He adds: "All OF which Is vouched
for in the first book of Kings and the second book
of Chronicles"
| Blobbs-Henpeckie says he envies no man living.
Slobbs-Well I'll bet he enVies who is dead,
| and that's his wifes first Observation-Disclosures
! Record.