New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-30
THE TALK or THE DAY.

This Is the anniversary OF General Sheruau.s
farewell 10 his army. The letter in which no took
leave OF the troops under his command. who had
passed in review before him i've days before was
dated Washington. May 20 1865
is it quite safe to tell her secret:.' said one
woman.
Yes answered the other. n 1t doesn't concern
yourself She may repeat IT, but she will meyer tell
who told her."-" ashington Star.
Dr.. Max Ledcrer OF Prague who WAS sent 70
the United States by the Minister Of Justice Of
Austria to make study OF American Juvenile
courts In an elaborate report the subject gives
high praise to the institution. which he says owes
its existence To the efforts OF who realized
that nothing worse could happen 10 a child than
to De thrown in direct contact with criminals OF
mature years" He advocated the establishment OF
similar courts In Austria. "If to have thes,
courts" he said, we need not wait until the State
creates them because the funds are lacking. There
should be a great and concerted movement. The
citizens OF Vienna, where the first OF these courts
should be established. would do right II they would
devote TO the cause part OF their income In a
certain day. Tho court could then be established
and its benefits would soon become apparent"
Gunner SO YOU took Harker up on Mount vesu-
dust?
Guyer-Not at all. He said II made him home
sick
Ciunner-Homeslck?
Guy"r-Yes. 1T reminded him SO much OF house
cleaning daYS.-Chicago News.
y experiment made by TUlCOtt Will
Jams recently demonstrates new deduction con
corning the fraty OF human nature SAYS The
Philadelphia Record" Acting official for a
we'll known charitable enterprise Mr. Williams
found It necessary to call upon some people
for money In looking over the lists of persons
who gave to various charities he discovered TO his
surprise that the same names of Philadelphans oc-
CURED donators to all There certainly must
be- hundreds OF people In Philadelphia besides these
few" said Mr.. Williams who can afford 10 give
peal TO the people whose names never sees
Accordingly he procured a Bradstreet and 10 every
one In Philadelphia registered there being worth
moro than ii certain amount OF money he sent an
appeal. And what was the RESULT asked the
Interested questioner why. | did not receive
enough money TO pay for the stationery and print
Ing Of the appeal the reply
Yo4 told me that | would S he provided with good
Mtrh as long as "od 9md now after barely
20 bn dnd s Is mot my fault that
Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende Blattcr
M Bertillon. the chief OF the intelligence depart
ment of the Paris detective service who is known
as the intiator OF the system OF Identification OF
criminals by finger prints. has perfected an appa-
ratus which 1t is hoped will greatly help In .he
problem OF the Identification of arrested criminals
M. Bertillon has the prisoner or the bodv-for the
system is also 10 be used TO aid In the itentihca
ton or the dead-photographed lying full length on
a table. with the head slightly raised The camera
IN winch Is special combination lens invented by
M Bertillons assistant. NJ. Berthiot is placed dj
rectly above the object to be photographed and at
a certain fixed distance. BY means OF II delicsts
apparatus the distance from the lens 10 an imagI-
nary plane level with point half way between
the orhce of the ear and the corner of the eve &c
measured, and from this distance is reckoned tha
scale OF the photOsrapl-the number of times
smaller than the original The photograph when
used in comparison with a suspect is placed in an
apparatus which is almost the exact reverse OF tba
camera. II is placed at given distance from the
lens, and at the same time a transparent scale ia
moved into focus on the same plane Reading ON
this scale. the detective Is able to establish the
exact measurement of the features of the prisoner
Manager can't do thing with Smith the new
clerk. I've had him In three departments, and he
sleeps all day long.
Proprietor-Put him at the pajama counter and
fasten this card him: "Our night clothes are OF
such superior quality that even the assistant who
sells them cannot keep awake. "-Philadel In
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