New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According to THE Yale Alumni Weekly the
property Of the university in New Haven which
is exempted from taxation is appraised az So
increase OF $2S5 900 over the appraised tax ex-
emptions OF last year. though this increase does
not necessarily represent actual additional values
subtracted from the New Haven grand list OF
the total exemptions about $4,000 belongs 20 the
Sheffield Scientific School. The old campus as
land is valued at 81 033. 100 and the buildings
this campus at ST. $500. The appralsals are high
on many Of the buildings compared to actual
cost. The valuations are placed. and as they are
exemptions there has been no occasion to appeal
for their reduction.
sayn' dat dey VIVA $4,000 spent on costumes fer de
chorus girls amt no good. De t,eeyter across de
S Wot f'1 do got one 'AS" o"' o'''' cost 'O'
Manager-Put one out saying that the costumes
for our entire chorus cost less than S25. Thatn
fetch em.-ChicagO News.
A man who had recently been In Europe was
entertaining his friends with stories about Paris.
and IN the course OF his talk mentioned several
places which were unknown 20 his listeners, al
though they had all frequently visited the French
capital. People go through tho world with their
eyes shut" the story teller's comment. A
quiet little man in the party then said that even
the observing people did not always see, and.
addressing the traveller. said:
You ride in subway trains twice a day. Can
you tell me what Is printed on Them
NO"
You have read the same paper daily for thirty
years. Do you know how many columns II has on
a pager
NO"
Can you tell me- is the six on its face Roman or
an Arabic hguTO?'
why. Roman. OF course"
And he looked. and found that there was no "S'
On his watch dial
IAN OF which demonstrates" said the little man.
that the most observing do not always see.'
MY dear viii It bother you ~ ask question
about our club bookkeeping? You know I'm treas
NO: delighted. I'm sure"
Of s " os sS Ss onr fG club fS amt
old H ladies sow owe Us So am risSts"Ilfs '"' ''
Can there Iegitimately be February sO7 asks
THE Chicago News" which answers: Yes under
exceptional circumstances II a ship happens to be
voyaging across the Pacific at the end OF February
during leap year. An observer. looking over
collection OF menu cards. found one dated Feb
ruary go 1904 At first no thought IL was printers
but he afterward asceraned that IL was cor
rect. The dinner was given on board the Pacific
steamer Siberia while crossing from Yokohama 90
San Francisco. A day is gained between Japan and
America. and the event happened on this COCA
sion at the end OF February. leap year the date
February 80 was right
Actrsss-Did he really tell you had case OF
Ffiend@No; ne said you were.-PhIadelphia In
Quirer.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has seldom been tempted
TO exercise his detective talent outside the covers
of his books. If" he once modestly stated 81
undertook to unravel the entanglements Of other
people I believe should fail On one occasion
however. solved what might have been a puzzle
to some I IN tsilor's shop while a rather
unattractive selecting pair OF trousers
He fatty objected 20 striped material and got the
idea that he was an sx-oonviot To satisfy NV
self visited a number Of prisons and sure enough
found the mans picture In tho roguss' gallery
Doubtless he had had enough OF striped wearing
apparel"
rs that colleague % yours very consoientiousyss
II don't know. answered Senator SOrghyn sFT
never knew him 60 be tested with the Nina n
temptation that did not involve the possibility Of
The German Photographers Union. according 20
notice sent out by X Bohwier its president 'sJvfu
hold It's thirtysiTth anbulatory meeting this year
IN Bremen between the 18th and noth OF Auxu,t
favored with the cooperation Of various societies
OF photographers. '-rhs ruling Mayor tho rnost
worshipful DR.. Marcus. has sracously accepted
the honorary presidency"
Gresn-I the Victim Of Iynchins uertv IN
Arizona once
Brown-You DON'T say3
Creen-Fact. ! married the widow Of a ma, VIII,
strung up for horse stealins.-Chicago News
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