New-York tribune., 1906-08-13
THE TAIN OF THE DAY.

One has to look abroad for municipal enterprise
Bordeaux has gone into the publishing business
The Mayor and corporation of that town are bring
ing out new edition of the Essays Of Michel de
Montagne giving. II IS asserted for the first time
the authentic and "defintive'' text of the essays
1t will be called ''Tedition muncipale." and will be
magniicently printed. well properly edited by
competent scholars. Montaigne was once Mayor Of
Bordeaux.
Then. Maurizio, tomorrow I will come with my
Delighted But look here. tell your wife not 70
wear her new diamond earrings or my wife Will
m g.. the sy = AND 1SaS Wife yBs only sHGs 6GTs
1S5 Rosa sns purpose OF showing 'nen Oh" III D'aV0'0
Why is the printers errand boy called the
printers devil? writer the end of the
teenth century explained it thus: These boys in
printing house commonly black and dawb them
selves; whence the workmen do jocosey call them
devils; and sometimes spirits and sometimes flies "
II is related however. that Aldo Manuzio the great
Venetian printer of the fifteenth century, had
black slave boy. who popularity supposed to
have come from below. Accordingly he published
notice: ~ Aldo Manuzlo printer TO the Doge. have
this day made public exposure Of the printers
devil. All who think he is not flesh and blood may
come and pinch him.
son to the city TO be educated The latter to give
him him pleasure h SUI "n bought ShsaP phOnosTaph and
prise from his father. Father Matteo heard it to
disdain II do not use preserved meat nor vege-
tables and much less do | care for preserved
Many years ago Sir John Macdonald Premier OF
Canada, was TO deliver a speech at important
public dinner In the convivality of the evening he
forgot the Importance of his speech. When II was
deliver ed it lacked somewhat of coherency. A re-
porter took some notes. which he did not publish.
but called on Sir John next day and told him that
he was not quite OF having an accurate
report.
He was invited to read over his notes but he had
got far when Sir John interrupted him with
THAT IS not what said" There was a pause and
Sir John continued, Let repeat my remarks
He then walked up and down the room and de-
lvered most impressive speech in the hearing OF
the amused reporter, who took down every word as
it fell from his lips. Having thanked Sir John for
his courtesy. ne taking his leave, when he was
recalled TO receive this admoniton:
Young man, allow give you this word Of
advice: Never again attempt 10 report public
speaker when you drunk
WEDDING PROTECTION"
Be patriotic and protect"
The hOmebrsH brand of bachelors.
But tax all bTtOnS who elect
TO wed outside their native shores.
Do not admit him, duty free,
Who faunts his ''mai0 in Germany.
The London World.
The Hiawatha (KanJ World prints this interest
ing item Ewing Herbert iriei 10 prevent dog
fight in the park Wednesday night and of The
oogs OH piece OUT OF MS new pants and his OH
les"
Really; =; said he up-to-datc carpenter. Il can't
do any night work for NOu-not after 6 o'clock
But" lrOtes,ed Mr.. Swelman the work must
be mashed l. to-lnoFi O" expect 10 pay soI
double fOr your night work
ON. it isn't that but, you see. my dress sui, is
at the scourer's. -CathOlic Stan1ard and Times
the German Emperor is quoted as saying that
any youth OF twenty without Knowledge o. educ a
tiOn could so to any newspaper Office . tile world
and, taking a position its staff. .te articles
which would create sensations. The same youth
would probably create sensation an emperor
Where did you set that song?" said she:
u sOI it OuL OF my head, s3il he
Il got il Odt of my smau head
WHAT lucky thing for your head. she said
Il -CieVela2G I.eauer.