New-York tribune., 1912-02-22
THE TALK or THE DAY.

correspondent OF The Tribune. referring
to the Russian tenor who appeared before
large audiences at Carnegie Hall and the
HiEpodrome, asks; What is "A cantor?"
cantor is the reader In a synagogue. The
requirements for the place are "A knowledge
CT Biblical and IturGical literature. a pleas
ant voice and artistic delivery In ancient
times cantor or huzzan was "a man
blameless In character. humble. a general
| favorite and married" The rules govern
Ing the selection also provided that he must
possess an agreeable voice. be ablo to read
easily and understand all the books of the
Holy Scripture. be the first IN enter and
the last 10 leave the house of Worship, and
should strive to attain the highest degree
Of devotion In his prayers In the orthodox
syragogues the cantor still wears the long
robe and cap, but in the synagogues where
the service has been modernized these have
been discarded. and the cantor, who still
sings and chants some OF the old traditional
music, reads much OF the service In Eng
lish.
Deacon ITO vicar in vcstry)-Are you suf-
| fering from a cold, sir?
Nicar-No. Why do you ask?
Deacon-Well. there's about dozen
cough loZenges in the collection plate!-
London Opinion.
Americans who take cod liver oil as
"spring medicine VIII probably be inter-
ested In a report from the United States vice.
consu. general at Singapore. who writes that
1T has been proposed TO start In Malaysia
small export trade in sharks liver oil.
This oil Is refined in Europe and sold as
cod liver OIL" This official reporter Of
Uncle Sam adds: I'm October the ocean
sharks come into the lagoon. between the
barrier reef and the atolls. to pair. At this
time they can be speared in large numbers
! by people skilled in catching them. There
| are several species OF these sharks and
they ordinarily run from seven to fifteen
| feet in length. The girth OF an ordinary
shark is the same as its length, and an
| eleyen-foot shark would be eleven feet
around the body. The liver Of shark OF
this size gives about five gallons of oil.
The oil brings s73 ton. The sharks are
found in pairs and the harpooners try to
kill the male first, in which case they are
able to spear also the female. as 1t does
not desert It's mate"
willie. why don't you let your little
brother have your sled part of the timer"
DO. ma. L ldht IL bolub uomH anu
he has II going back. Boston Transcript.
FREEDOM.
Win better knows what Freedom means?
The strong man or the weak?
Take off the fetters which must bind
No less the body than the mind.
And Is II far TO seek
Who better knows what Freedom means1
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II feels their weight, yet knows
That chains must be to hold in check
The foolish freedom that would wreck
Alike It's friends and foes.
Rut weakness shrieks at chains
That bind, and breaking free
From order that has firm obtained,
It makes, with freedom unrestrained'
A crime of liberty.
who better knows what Freedom means7
The weak who feel but wrong
And tyranny IN any chain
However wisely It restrain
Their actions? Or the strong?
Who better knows what Freedom meansf
w. j. HAMPTON.
suIicus-Which would you rather lose.
yo,ir money or your friends7 .
Cynicus-what difference does II make?
vo,y ~ cant lose one and keep the other
Philadelphia Record
writing from Feldoerg' in the Black
Forest. an American says: I'VE have fallen
deeply in love with the ski and because OF
orr love for this wonderful sport imple-
nent we have fallen otherwise also. But
Z, was in the snow and we were none the
worse for 1t. The ski has made its way
into our country. we know, but one must
come to place like this TO see how the
queer snowshoes have taken the place OF
all sther winter sports. Is 1t because the
women look so graceful In the ski cos
,umes7 Al the carnival here there were