New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

tains the pictures of three sister tr1os or the
stage" They Hermine. Lott and Kate Frank
Witt: Eva, Vail and Susie Won der Osten and
Millie Marie and Jenny Elznger. These are
really group OF sisters, and not sisters as they
anpear on circus and vaudeville programmes The
Witt sisters the daughters Of Julius ana
Fanny Witt vho were actors. The Ezingers are
the children of Austrian officer, who all went
on the stage against the wishes OF their parents
There was no opposition the part OF the Won
der Osten family in that direction The father OF
the three actresses was, in his day. one or the
stars Of the Royal Theatre at Dresden. and the
daughters began their careers in their early
childhood.
Customer (to waiter) What's the meaning OF
this? Yesterday you gave me twice as largo a
p Waiter2Where Vail, did you sit?
CIstorer-By the window
Waiter-oh. that accounts for IL We always 7S Us
give people by the window large portions It's an
advertiseruent-Tit-B Bits
Tho Hartman interview the subject of dis
cussion in an Hungarian coffee house on the East
Side yesterday, and the patriarch of the party
said: IF right? OF course; / always said
he was Of people like Gould and ike BEL
mont. See by his face only. And his name should
II be Harrirnan-of course And he comes back on
Monday 10 his house and he goes to his bank not
before Tuesday. Should II be because he was no
business man lose day? No. But because
it was a holy day that he made no business The
whole year many think only little on their
II I am right? or course"
say. pa. what's the difference between an ODti-
An optimist. johnnie thinks the times are ripe
Weekiy
1T is probable that the automobile may mean
the general adoption Of the metric system OF
measurement in this country" said automo-
bile agent. in the course OF a conversation with
prospective purchaser a snort time ago Al
ready" he continued. the metric system Is
largely in use in the automobile trade, and as
soon a. It's advantages thus made practically
manifest its is bound TO spread in all lines
The first automobiles IN general use in America
came from France where the metric system has
been the standard for many years Then We be-
gan To import machines OF italian and German
manufacture. which also built on metric
measurements. Finally. American manufacturers
began 70 build cars adapted to the use OF FTench
and German parts such tires plugs, etc. and
naturally metric measurements had 10 be adopted
To-day the standard tire all over the world. Amer
lean as well foreign. is Of a size expressed In
so many millimetres Legally the metric system
has been an American standard for a quarter OF
a century but practically IL took the invention
OF the automobile to make American mechanics
and artisans familiar with it"
Was there anything really humorous about
Yes =; answered the manager; the critics said
some things about it next day that were really
funny Washington Star
At this time when air navigation attracts so
much attention. says the "Frankftrter Heitung.
we should forget the four hundTedth anniver-
sary a strange effort In that direction. In Sep
tember. 1907. King James " sent a special am
bsssador from Edinburgh to France. An advent
urer. John Daman. who had gained the favor Of
the King. said that he would reach France before
the ambassador by simply flying there. He had
pair Of huge wings made of eagle feathers. fas-
tened them to his body and then. in the presence
OF thousands OF people. began his flight from the
Stirling Castle. Instead OF rising in the air.
however. he fell to the ground and broke a leg
The air navigators for his failure was that
some cocks feathers had been mixed with the
eagles plumes and these Influenced the body earth
ward But the eagles feathers were also mis-
trusted failure. because there s no record
of this predecessor OF Cagliostro ever making
another attempt to fly.
The professor in charge of a Princeton classroom
had been annoyed by the tardy entrance OF a stu
dent He pointedly ceased talking until the man
took his seat.
After lecture the student apologized. ''Profes-
sor said he. my watch fifteen minutes out
of The way. It's bothered n good deai lately,
but after this shall put more faith In 1t
ITS faith you want in it., replied tho pro-
fessor: ITS works. ."-Harper's Weekly