New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

ro,, y Elliott 81 Evansville. Ind. who Is
cghty-three years OF age. has just been aom'.teu
10 the bar He has been FOR several years JUS
tlce OF the Peace. but had never STUDIED Ia" u"'"
he was elected that Office.
How II worked.-'I, works this way said an, ne
agent ..Whcn n burglar tries 10 open the windo"
this hell begins ringing and wakes you up po,,er
n, r J w aIs W., Tef bsby me too don't wan
Take II away | guess you don't know tha' hiu VI
mine."-,Yellow Book
Tho French Academy has declined 70 accept
legacy OF 10000 francs left II about year ago o'
one Jules Montariol. the income 10 be AWARDED a.
n prize for the best chanson submitted IN co'npeu'
ton The Academy held one competition. ana ex-
amned about five or six hundred songs none Oh
which were judged worthy TO receive the prize
and the prestige that would accompany an a"aro
from the Academy NJ. CASTOR Boissler explained
,,o -o,,.oi ~ tho Immortais TO bother with this
matter further by saying that to judge the com
pe,itors properly II necessary 10 caii 70 'he'r
assistance some OF the cafe-chantaht singers anu
to move n piano into the hall OF the Academy
This made an agreeable diversion from the iaooF vi
working on the dictionary, but some or the songs
suhu,t,ed w.r. found TO be OF n sort that NJ. Bois-
si,r describes as ultra Light and the Acade-
micians decided that II was not quite IN their hne
Victorien Sardou also wrote letter afhrmihs tha'
nobody liked chansons better than he. out that
the qualities that make them excellent were Oh
kind that aid not lend themselves 10 Judgment In
nm academic competition. and that the day the
chanson became academic It would be dead
wife-Harrry you promised to como homo early
Husband But you see. dear. my watch ran down.
and | dld not know what time II was.
the next Tn, time Xo ,G S Ta yo w rhns
time II is.-(I}Oston transcript
.rho New.york Medical Times" will celebrate
It's silver anniversary by publishing speca' mum.
her in December. which will contain articles OF
nora than ordinary interest to students OF medi-
cine.
Tho Meanest Man.-"About the meanest man
ever knew" said the steady liar was ie,i9 wv
oror I'm Indiana His little boy got n leg cut on by
Nv sawmiii and the old villain had wooden leg
made for the Kid Of green willow IN the Nope H 'n abs
EXPENSE OF get, & n new one so often."-(Cncinnau
Enquirer.
A system OF school savings banks imported from
Europe In 1855 IL In operation In eleven states
About twenty eight thousand pupils are deposltors
with $40 900 to their credit DR.. Filled an authority
IN tho subject says that the prime object OF the
scho,l sayings-bank system Is not much the
accumulation OF money as the Incubation OF the
principles Of thrift honesty and self-responsbility
or No Conscence."Is your play copyrightedT'
asxe h me som the dramast with utter Indifference.
some OF IL was probably. "-(Indanapolis Journal
>..r yh,echapel In ono OF the poorest and
-, .ou,,id districts In London. IS the ROthschild
school the largest In tho world educating thirty
cyo hundred children. belonging mostly TO the
poorest foreign Jews. and having stan OF one
hundred teachers II was founded hfty-hve years
ago by n Rothschld OF that time. and has always
- presided over by one OF the family. the present
paron Rothschild now performing that office. Free
hr.akfasts are given each morning 10 all the chill
aren who wish them no questions being asked. In
,nru of each year. the Jewish Passover. there
ia presented to each boy pupil suit OF clothes
and n pair OF shoes and 10 each girl frock, with
,or,o other article OF costume. In october sec
ond pair OF boots or shoes Is offered TO each one
who needs them. Less than per cent OF the pupils
decline the free meals offered. Connected with
tho school Is a savings bank department admitting
minimum deposits OF penny. and allowing 10 per
cent on all sums deposited up to IS for the pupils
and fJ for the teachers
"what. DO you mean 70 contradict YOURSELF"
began peppery little old Naggem. the lawyer for
the plaintiff. when Il came his turn to have go
After stating on direct examination by brother
that the plumbers worked three whole days az
your house, do you mean to turn around here and
say B s%e didn't say they worked three days at my
yes. you did"
what did you say, then?"
81 said they were there three days!'-(Harpers
Bazaar.
speaking OF the Kiondke, The Engineering and
Mining Journal" says: when the ten millions or
SO OF dollars come down from there next year. don't
get excited but remember they are the sole product
OF n years labor OF from 5000 to 5000 men, who
cannot AFFORD work gravel that yields less than
one ounce OF gold per man per day. II those who
think OF going to the Yukon country to get rich
will work as hard and undergo as many privatons
here at home In the pursuit OF money they WILL
we have doubt. be richer at the end Of I'VE
wears here than will be the average OF those who
20 to Kondike. The Klondike Is rot nearly as
rich as California was I'm 1850 many districts
In California and some other States are to-day"
80 you want my daughter"
II do"
Have you any money!
"A little. How high do you quote her.?
Then they glanced at each other In silence for a
minute and all reference to financial matters was
eliminated from their conversation after that
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