New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

One OF the illustrations of the elaborate
tenn OF red tape which surrounds everything mill
tary is contained in recent order issued from tho
head1uarters Of the Department OF the East.
Governors Island. In order that Captain Gwyun
r. Hancock. OF the coast artillery corps. stationed
at Fort Hamilton. Brooklyn. might attend court
martial on Governors Island a witness orders
we're printed directing him To attend At the bot
tom of the order printed the customary an
nouncement The travel onjoired is necessary to
the military service" and a.sv mat 1he quarter
masters srtnent will furnish the necessary
TRANSPORTATION" The trip from Fort Hamilton TO
Governors Island can be made 10 the
trolley Printing and other military formali-
ties. costing many times that amount. had to be
attended TO before the 10 cents could be spent.
Marion. who had been taught TO report her mis-
deeds promptly. came 10 her hiotheF one gay SOP
"srorher i@I-broke brick in the fireplace"
We'll. that Is not very hard 10 remedy. But how
earth did you do it, child? ,.,.-
Companion.
REORGANIZATION Of the Chinese army. which began
three years ago. IS making steady headway The
Peiho army is already completely organized. 1t
consists OF three divisions 1900 each. formed
on the European model To this Peiho army OF
thirty-sx infantry bataons. twelve cavalry squad
rons and six engineer battalions. there is reserve
of 10000 trained and disciplined soldiers Six other
divisions less regularly constituted occupy
the northern garrisons OF the Celestial Empire.
the immediate neighborhood OF Peking. and form
the northern army.
THE BIRD OF SURPRISES
The turkey is a curious fowl
Which all men truly prize.
Ii is his great delight 10 provi
In many disguise
lie is thing of beauty when
He struts: but he is most
Alluring when he comes again,
The hero OF roast
And thence in mystery he roams
Through his adventures rash;
AS versatile as Sherlock Holmes,
He turns up II the hash.
At dinner later in the day.
We taste the soup with glee;
Then turn in wonderment and say,
"'Tfs he, Once more. 'tfs he!
An echo OF a worlds fair that failed heard
in the courts of Vienna recently when Rudolf
Widfner and Rudolf Steiner who had been en-
gagged respectively engineer and business man
ager OF the enterprise and who had resigned other
places in order to devote their whole time to the
affairs Of the projected exposition sued the authori
ties for damages. The exposition was to have
taken place in Vienna. in celebration of the COM
pletion of the sixtieth year of the reign of the
Emperor Francis Joseph. From November 1903 till
April la09-according to the exposition prospectus
people from all ends of the world we're ex-
pected come Vienna to enjoy the sights OF
the greatest of all worlds fairs" A patriotic
Viennese, commenting the suit. says in Aus
tran paper: THE plan for the fair may be aban-
doned no great exhibition buildings may be
erected. but those people who would have come
to should not remain away that account
Vienna is interesting and full of amusement
without a fair other world cities are with that
feature
'Popr'
rs a thousand feet of gas much?'
1T all depends, my boy, whether man is burn
ing it or paying for it!'-Yonkers Statesman.