New-York tribune., 1911-11-13
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

| DR.. Reginald Farrar. in a report TO the
| British Local Government Board on his
| inquiries In China and Siberia regarding
the export of pork and bacon to England,
refers to the prejudice against the Chinese
| pig occasioned by the belief that II Is
garbage fed l have ascertained by in
| quiry," ne says, that not only the pigs
that are exported to England but in gen.
eral those also which are sold In the native
markets for consumption by the Chinese
are grain fed pigs. reared on farms under
conditions which compare favorably with
those that obtain In England The scaven-
ger pigs OF which one or two may be
seen in most villages are lean and skinny
animals They are generally old and OF
no use for fattening."
Man, Wulie, they tell me they've got
three-leggit calf up at Jeemie Sam
sons"
'Do ye tell me! He'll be awfu' prood
"Prood Man. he's prooder than the auld
coo herseP."-Punch.
AN UNSOLVED QUESTION.
The straphanger hangeth on to her strap.
The man hangeth on to his seat,
And though she's aware
That he's sitting there,
She carelessly stands on his feet.
The straphanger hangeth on to her strap.
The man sitteth there like a stone
He can't understand
Why she stands on his, and
Is standing meanwhile, on her own.
w ]. HAMPTON.
There are very few real optimists," re-
marked the contemplative citizen.
What is your idea Of real Gpti,mista inns :
cheerfully as IL he were chasing a golr
ball Washington Star
BY the operation Of the new law which
fixes the age limit in the national guard
at sixty-four years. the following officers
will be among those retired on January /,
1912: Brigadier General George Moore
Smith, Colonel Joseph G. Storey, Brigadiei
General David +. Austen, Major Albert
H. Briggs. Lieutenant Colonel Herman
Bendell, Major William NJ Kirby. Captain
William H. Palmer, Chaplain Albert f.
Tcnny and Captain William c. p. Rhoades.
A staff officer in speaking Of these forced
retirements said that the constitutionality
of the new law rad been questioned THE
state constitution" he said, provides that
an officer of the national guard may be
deprived of his commission for absentins
himself from his command for six months,
by an act of the Senate or by the finding
Of a court martial The constitution says
nothing as to age limit. hence the ques-
ton may be brought UP for legal decision
"He has a remarkable gift Of self-con-
centration, | am told.
Eyes. indeed Why. he could sit and play
solitaire in n womanS conversation cluD.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The extreme in tight fitting gowns has
been reached in the rubber garment, one or
which Of the glass on the bottle" or the
paper on the WALL brand was recently
seen in a Broadway hotel. A European
fashion article commenting on the origin Of
the "heroic STYLE" says: THE first Of the
kind was worn by an actress In revue
at one Of the popular restaurant theatres In
Paris. In the Audience was an American
and his wife and a party of friends. II
having been suggested that no woman
would wear such daring costume off the
stage. one Of the party said that she would
if the garment could be procured. A con-
sultation followed, the rubber dress was
purchased at a good price and when the in
cident became known similar dresses were
seen on other stages. There were no other
buyers, however, and the woman who
dared-so goes the story-repudiated her
contract"
The vast extent OF Northern Rhodesia
renders II impossible at present to esti-
mate even approximately the extent OF the
rubber areas, but such evidence as Is
available points TO the great prospective
value OF this asset. The Indigenous rub
ber of Northern Rhodesia has been strictly
protected since 1903, with the result that
the number Of young vines shows a great
Increase. A comparatively small portion
Of Northeastern RhOdesia has recently
been inspected by Mr De Josselin de JOng,
an officer Of the Agricultural Department.
who estimates that the five rubber forests
which he visited covered In the aggregate
upward OF 1000 acres, and that the num-
ber OF existing vines was approximately
10000 He reports that each OF these FIVE
areas would make complete estate ca
pable of carrying 200 vines to the acre un-
der cultivation.-Consular Report.