New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-03
THE TALK OF THE DRY.

The Italian ragpicker who killed his brother in
Italy and served thirteen years in prison there
and shortly after arriving here killed another
Italian in a quarrel over five cents, and while try
ing to escape shot three additional "dagos and tried
to burn up the prison TO which he was sent. pend
ing his trial. has now been sentenced to a thirty
six year term, which is likely TO last longer than
he does His curious is worth a passing note
OF comment illustration that the home records
of immigrants are not always searched as diligent-
" as they should be- There is doubt continuing
improvement in this respect. but there Is also
plenty Of room its continuance. The Peninsulan
who is a murderer at home is pretty sure to repeat
his crime here if he is let in and increasing vigil
lance to keep him out is obviously in order all
along the line.
Flat Dwellers-Patience- thought you had
Patrice2I did before I moved.
But this is q daChshundT'
yes had to make change; the ceilings are
50 Iow."-(YOnkers Statesman
Communal ownership OF Vesuvius seems rather
ridiculous: that the flaming mount, with its beacon
glass burning through all the known centuries
should be the appanage of village and terrene
patch on its slope; but that is the present claim
Four communes-Resina Tore del Greco. Bosco
Trecas se and OttaganO-are competing for It's over
lordship and have gone to law about 1t. The dis
pute will not make any difference with the noun
tain. Pompeii and HercuaEeum may have had a
similar for all that is known. Nesuvius. like
Niagara and the Yosemite and few other natural
features of unusual sublimity. belongs to the great
world and to time, and admit no other pos
session. Farmers may the farms. Emerson
says but none among them ali together
own the landscape. The Vesdvian villages are
pushing too ambitious claim and might almost
as well extend it to the sky overhead. which. in
deed is enough to justify covetousness II that
could be of any avail.
THE MODERN BUILDER.
TRadium terrace is the given by suburban builder
to building TWckenham.
The enterprlslng builder who would offer some
Must abandon Bella Vista and the haekneyed Ocean
He must put up something startling that will make
For instance X-Ray Gardens or. perhaps Uranium
Square.
OF course, the new diseases sometimes lend little
I've built Bubonic Terrace and Insomnia Parade
Enteric Park-the very name Is killing off the
And Beri-Beri Mansions and Appendicitis Flats,
without the, Far East war could not have got
1t gave me Banzai Buildings and Rojestvensky
There's sha-ho Gardens-and it only took little
To name Kuroki Cottages and KuTopatkin House.
-London Globe.
Do modern records contain anything to equal
the following entry in the parish register of Old
Wilmington, Derbyshire: Thomas Ashton, son
Of Mr. Arthur and Mrs Jane Bulkeley. bap-
tised July l. 17A. Godfathers; Edward Downs.
esq., great-great- great -greatuncle; DR.. Charles
Ashton. great-great- great uncle; Joseph Ashton.
gent great-great- great-uncle Godmothers: Mrs
Wood great great great -great-aunt; Mrs. Vain
wright. great great t grandmother; Mrs. Green,
great grandmother. Registered at the request of
Joseph Ashton. of Landon. gent. who nominated
the godfathers and godmothers believing they
are not to be paralleed in England"
Beneath Her-"Did Marjorie marry for love?"
"Oh, no. She is too well bred for that"-(Life.
Germany according to The London Globe. :"
possesses a miniature but most useful railway. to
which no parallel is found in this country. Its
popularity Is that it's trains have no drivers II Is
used for carrying salt from the salt mines at Stas-
furt The engines electric. of 24-hOrsepower
each. As 1t approaches a station of which there
are five along the line. the train automatically
rings bell. and the station attendant turns a
switch to receive 1t. He is able 10 stop It at any
moment To start 1t again he stands the loco
motive. switches the current. and then descends
again before the engine has gained speed
Unrecorded H!stofy.-Aladdin had Just rubbed his
wonderful lamp. get me az once no said his
faithful genie appeared, "a breath OF fresh air from
a New-Y York tenement"
8ssppesred forsver.-lBrookyn Liza