New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Russian papers report the tragic ending of a
"joke' played the other day at st. Petersburg on
former officer OF the army. The retired Captain
Taigin received one day anonymous letter ask
ing him to hand over 500 rubles to a messenger of
the revolutionary committee. who would call on
him Letters of this kind have gradually become
so common in st. Petersburg that people have
ceased to be scared by them. Captain Taigin
threw the letter into his waste basket. A few
days passed and second letter arrived, this time
with the threat that the revolutionists would call
to get the money by force. Again the captain at
tached Importance to the matter, but deemed it
sufficient instruct his woman servant not to ad-
NIT any unknown person to the house. A few
days ago. at noon. the door bell rang. Upon the
question of the who it was. the voice Of
an old friend made answer; but when she opened
the door two other men with masked faces forced
themselves with him into the house. and at once
dashed upon the woman She called for help. The
captain hurried to her assistance and the disguised
men attacked him. He succeeded in dsengaging
himself and rushed toward the exit, but dropped
dead at the threshold. The excitement had
brought on apopexy. The supposed revolutfonists
were the captains best friends. who only had in
tended to play harmless joke.
But, Tommy said his mother. didn't your
conscience ,.yca tell you you We're doing wrongT
everything l hear."-Philadelphia Press.
A prominent Manayunk business man. says The
Philadelphia Record widely known as an adept
in the art OF securing bargains. recently purchased
a fine set of sable furs for his intended bride. The
lady highly pleased with the articles of
warmth and adOrnment. but. being bothered with
moths in her home, requested her fance to
a suitable box in which to keep the furs so they
would not be damaged after visiting all the lum-
ber yards and cabinetmakers in the ward get the
lowest cost of suitable case he finally decided
the purchase of a slightly damaged cedar outer
made for infants coffin by undertaken
in Green Lane He got the undertaken to put hinges
and lock the and slipped 1t to his
lady love under OF darkness. In talking
about the he claimed he got it very cheap.
and as long as the girl ignorant Of what it was
II don't know how to describe this society leader
Her figure is nondescript."
Call her stately"
Il will. That means anything from Rhode Island
to Texas. Louisville Courier-JournaL
The inhabitants of industrial town seeking to
abandon 1t in a body-a strange incident OF modern
times|s be witnessed in Spain. The town
is that OF Bejar, Salamanca, whose people are
using their utmost endeavors to have themselves
distrbuted-men. women and children-among the
South American republics. Bejar was once a. flour
ishing town. with reputation for cloth fabrics
Fifty years ago the population numbered 22OOO but
the place has gradually declined. and to-day has
only 5000.
"Somo people, said the earnest seeker after
knowledge. are saying that you made of
your money in politics."
Well. but there are Others" replied the machine
leader, who are saying that made most of my
money out of politics So who are you goin' to be-
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