New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An experiment of general interest is being car
ried on in the hospitals of Paris. For ten years
the question of segregating consumptves has been
discussed, and finally system has been decided
upon NJ Bourgeois presented the final report on
the subject just before assuming Office Foreign
Minister few months ago The hospital popuIa-
tion of Paris numbers the average about four
teen thousand, of whom about five thousand are
consumptives These five thousand are to be
gradually withdrawn from all the general HOSPITALS
and to be drawn together in three groups-one of
five hundred at Laennec. one at Tenon and Agin-
court and another IN Paris itself The first two
will not be aggregated, in a hospital but will
rather inhabt a special quarter. The Paris estab-
lishment will be special hospital.
SO Forgetful-"Do you think he will make good
I'm I'm not not sure He's absent minded you know
Why, when he runs over a man he never re-
members to go back and find out If he was hurt -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tax lodging is difficult In Rome according to The
Dundee Advertiser" The assessors of the income
tax in the city of Rome now called upon 70 tax
American visitors on the basis of their apparent
income. All sorts OF reasons are alleged for The
existence Of concealed wealth." One American
visitor was heavily taxed the ground that his
diamond rings were Of such a value as TO stamp
him undeniaby as millionaire. He repudlated
the statement when It was triumphantly pointed
out 10 MIN that his name appeared daily in Jour
nal which inserted fashion notes only on pay
ment Another visitor taxed on the basis of
the number OF letters which he received from home
This said the assessor. declared him to be a man
of substance. He retOrted that the letters con-
tanned small sums of money and TO his amaze
ment. he was met by the counter assertion that
the contents OF the letters were known A lady
was taxed on the ground that she mixed with other
people who were taxed at certain level, and
Americans regard equality in wealth as social
equality She attempted to controvert the arga.
ment. but in vain.
Jones going home at a. m.l--It must be awrIy
m9notGn0nS for you. by Yourself all night.
it after while, sir.-Illustrated Bits.
Among negroes of the South there prevails TO a
considerable extent a system of easy matrimonial
readjustment such as, according TO Mr. C;orlxv.s
friends, IS the custom of Russia. Divorces are
very Informal When a negro wants a change Of
wives re simply adopts a Washington
woman who had seen a favorite servant OF her
fathers household married 10 man named James
visited Tennessee recently and found. 10 her sur
prise, Eliza living with another man.
mo. James Amt daid," was the explanation
AN he's Twin in taown. But we amt married
no more rss got husband
What was the trouhle?' the next inquiry
There want no trouble"
Ibid you and James get a divorce?'
NO. we ain't had divorce. just naturally
left him
Did he use you badly; did he beat you or
neglect your
mo. He was good husband but done lost
my taste for James"
TIE GLAD YOUNG CHAMOIS.
How lightly leaps the youthful chauofs
From rock to rock and never misses
always get all cold and clarnOis
When near the edge Of preclpisses
Confronted by some yawning cbasr,
lie hlents not fer his sire or IDamois
Chat IL, supposinR that ne hng'r,1
I But y1wns hiTnself-thc bold vN,,, I.,,,t.
lie is a thing of beauty nlways.
And when lie dies. a \ old rrOts
Leaves his horns deck our br tIv,,,.
Ills skin cleans teaspoons. aoiled or ia,n0is
ahouldn't like be a ehamos
However much ] am his debtor
! hate 10 run and jump why dauois,
Most any job would suit me hebtori
-BurgeB johnson, In Harper's Navazs,s