New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1,ocontrf,s violin which is deposited in the Mu-
nfcipal Building Genoa Is again the SUBJECT VI
much discussion in Italy. One newspaper III 'i'h'
CITY in IAN appeal 10 the musical world states
on the authority of technical experts that unless
the instrument IS taken from It's case ana useo
occasionally it will soon fall to pieces Pasahi'i
died possessed of many viofns says the writer
and it is difficult TO establish the number
but we know that there was a StradlvarluS' d
C.,,arnerius and an Arnati. The Genoa instrument
which the artist bequeathed TO the city Is one
of the most beautiful examples OF the Vioi'i'
makers art It bears in initials j. H S--Joseph
Antonfus Guarnerius-and was completed In l'f"-
The back Of the instrument bears the evidence
of Papanini's carelessness in the form Of many
dents and scratches. HIS bographers agree that
he never placed his violin in a case when ne had
finished with II. but threw ii down anywhere ana
there it would remain until some one picked II up
Now. Patsy if it should come to real issue issue
which would you rather lose-your money or your
NE Ioife begorra Orm savin' me money for
me ould age.'-The Bohemian
"The Dundee Advertiser" tells a story niustrat-
ing yybstler's forgetfulness and utter lack OF
business instinct Being hard pressed for debt
and having finally been informed he would be
sued unless a check for the amount was sent oS
return of post the artist mentioned the matter
n one OF his friends who lived near him Tx
plaining that he bad few pounds in the oank.
the exact sum unknown he requested his rrleno
10 stop at the bank the way 70 business 10 as
certain what required 10 make MS account
good for a check of slightly over $780, and 10 oe
posit that amount for him as loan Inc irleHu
was quite willing. and in due time stood at the
cashiers desk OF Whistler's bank asking for the
amount of that genteman's balance. explaining ms
errand The cashier was interested; went 10 the
big book Of balances. turned over few pages,
wrote down some figures and in moment placed
then, before the astonshed friend. Whistlers ball
anca vas moro than $4,000 The artist was de-
lighted but found it difficult to remember when
he had deposited so much money or where he had
got it.
Nevpop Cvesrily)-It must be time TO get up
AIRS %ewpop-Did you hear the clock strike six?
Newpou-No but the baby has fallen aseep'-
Chicago News
Harvey s Stiles. horticulturist. has made a
discovery Of great interest 10 tho people of the
Southwest He finds that dates OF the choicest va
rietv rivallng the kind raised IN Syria, will grow
in Texas in the territory included in a triangle
formed by a line drawn through Laredo and corpus
Christi thence down Brownsville and up again
to Laredo Mr.. Stiles went TO Texas from CAN
foroia and bePan TO experiment. He found the
female date tree In the Brownsville country ana
began search for the male tree He presently
discovered this and polinated the two AS a result
he raised 14O pounds three branches on one
tree II now seems probable that the date indus
tr, will prove a great feeder for the brownsville
country.
paw. what is the difference between chef and
a cook ,, -.
a chef. Tommy. superintends the cuisine and
a cook bosses the kitchen."-Chcago Tribune
Fishermen along the Hudson River from Albany
~ Piermon, are fnarvenG Mt the mysterious re
turn TO those waters in great numbers Of crabs
which have been growing scarcer each year for the
last two decades These sucCulent shellhsh nave
heen almost as scarce as hens teeth in the upper
Hudson for twenty years. but have again appeared
in plenty in all the streams and estuaries tribu-
tarv 10 the river. Where are all the crabs COM
ing from?' one of the Oldest Nyack fishermen was
asked Nobody knows was the reply I've been
around here nigh to fifty years and I've seen
'en come and go all that time. but l never knew
whore they came from nor where they went The
return Of the crabs has certainly furnished amuse-
ment for Nyack Grabbing parties are now the
fashion
Landlord give me a bottle of the four mark
Rudesheimer and Join me. =,
Gladly but then you Will have TO take the hNe
mark quality.''-MeggeEdo