New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

IN v,roland n j. Is a poet with radical views
on the subject Of taxation who has gone TO JAIL
rather than pay his poll tax. amounting 10 81 o,
That IS not a large sum to be assessed on the po
nj even an inland New-Jersey poet, ana II IL eV'-
IDENTIFY not the amount but the principle involved
Y bch has impelled HIM TO refuse its payment, In
nu.tirg on the armor OF resistance. he exnlnlts
tendency to boast himself In a manner only ne
et,np him that taketh It off, for he says that ne
will STAY In tail forever rather than mana over une
demanded tribute. He will probably think better OF
IL as the season advances.
Two OF Thorn Perry Paetcb aams re b ,nat
WayWyorn Watson-What principle did you ever
Gas 81 II YOU didn't know It was agn my principles
TO work. Cincinnati Enquirer
sovs The Atchison Globe: when girl wants
10 % anywhere for the summer she commences In
January to say that she wants TO go IN FEBRUARY
that she ought TO be allowed to go, in March that
she is going. AMI in April she begins to get her
shirt waists ready.
His Ambition-"To think" said the visitor; mat
well miss" replied Crowbar Claude. TO tel YOU
the truth Just at nressn ,rIo' az am "o'""e
The scheme for connecting Western and Central
Denmark 10y bridge over the Little Bet Is SO
,or matnred that It will shortly be laid before the
LEGISLATURE OF Denmark At present the only ready
means OF communica ton between Jdtland and the
beautiful little island OF Fdnen is by gigantic
ferry which takes trains and passengers but this
Is infreauent and communication by boat. which Is
liable 10 interruption in bad weather.
WuI,e-Do YOU suppose Will ever have a great.
"vWuIic's Father Mebbe. though AZ present the
wires in your case. are down.-(Pittsburg Chron-
ice
yale's invested funds foot up. all told 1921 $50.
ocoins, 80 o730q2 IN 1851. The amount invested IN
ros, estate IS 1863 6iS: in bond and mortgage SIZE
os, IN railroad bonds S23iS7l in other bonds $3.50
ga and I'm stocks $123 373. The red estate invest
ments returned iast year 32' per cent the bonds
and MORTGAGES 55l; the railroad bonds, o"', the
other bonds , 25 and tho stocks $50 per cent, the
return on all tho investments being 49, per cent.
The largest single item giving no income Is In the
furd If the academic department. where the un-
productive real estate Is <ll6.Mo The general and
academic funds comprising about three-quar'ers
OF the who,c show almost no investments In mu-
ricIpol bonds and investments In ten banks. ON
the whole the finances of the great University are
in = sufficiently nourishing state Notwithstanding
the recent hard times. attesting the sound and jul
dicious administration which they have obviously
received.
Fine morning. Your Worship" aifably remarked
YES indeed" responded the Justice. quite fine
ton Traveller.
4 certain auidcbook recently said OF hotel in
Paris that ''comp'aluts about the cleanliness OF
this hotel have been made to us" The landlord
promptly Instituted legal proceedings asking that
the offensive sentence should be suppressed and
that he should be awarded some substantial com
nensation as we'll This affair has just before
one Of the Paris Appeal Courts, which has decided
I'm favor OF the proprietor basing It's argument on
the fact that the cleanliness OF an hotel Is essen
TALLY relative. and might have been modified on
the day after the notice WAS published and also
that the right OF criticism had been abused SO the
observaton objected 20 Is 20 be cancelled. and the
landlord further receives damages 10 the amount
OF so francs.
..rd Ike to hear you play the violin. Mr.. Billing -
said seven year-oid Tommy, who was entertaining
the visitor.
But don't play the violin. Tommy"
Then papa must he mistaken. ] heard him tell
mamma that YOU played second fiddle ut home"
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