New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
THE TALK or THE DAY.

New York State philanthropists studying the
question of how to find employment for the blind
Japan has solved the problem I'm a simple way.
Sightless persons have u monopoly of a partcu-
lar occupation No person with sight is
allowed to practice massage for Il livelihood and
although some Of the> Japanese are in other en-
Payments the bulk Of them pursue the avoca-
ton which the beneVolenCe of their country's laws
has made their special preserve. Always elab-
oratey polite. the Japanese are especially courte-
GUS to their blind neighbours and the occupation of
masseur is considered a most honorable one
The man wore badge with the legend Il am
an undesirable citizen"
Why go to the trouble of announcing it," que
At this point the trouble began-Phiiadelp
Ledger.
When Mayor Reyburn Of Philadelphia issued
his order to clear the City Hall OF pigeons a few
weeks ago the special delivery messengers in the
rear OF the postoifice were in IA panic lest Post
master Ashhurst should be seized by the same
spirit of cleaning up and order that the pigeons
around the Federal Building be driven away This
would have been "A calamity to the boys In more
ways than one. For not only are the birds pets
and the means of amusement in idle hours hut
it is limited that number OF juicy squads can be-
seen on the dining tables in many a messenger
boys home. The boys have much time to them
selves and they spend 1t in the street I'm the rear
of the postoffice. 1t is here that the birds flock
The boys and the birds are great friends and the
singular that the pigeons not appear to multi
ply rapidly. and this is explained by boys with
a sly wink and the expression. Squads amt bad
eating, you know
Ezra Winrow.I neyer, see the like NV that store
keeper in Canniff's Mills He amt ever got what
good" 49, ~
sias stubble-Runs in his nature Ezry. Why,
even when his country called fer him durin' the
Rebellion he sent substitute. b'gosh!-Puc
According to Daily Consular ana Trade Re
ports" quoting from Russian newspaper the
Russian government has passed a bill providns FOR
the purchase of million rubles' worth a, a-rI-
cultural machinery and implements Imports Of
agricultural machinery into Russia have of late
increased. particularly in mowers reap ers thoughts
cultiyators, seeders, harvesters and binders This
is another American opportunity Duty rates ON
American farm machinery into Russia were large
ly decreased about year ago. soon after the
treaty of Portsmouth was signed
THAT politician declared he never said anything
Yes. But that doesn't mean he never said anv
thing he ought 10 be sorry for. Washington star
There is movement under way among YaIa
undergraduates to consolidate The Banner, and
"PotPourri" into a single University Annual Ar
present The Banner" is published by board NJ
editors who buy the concession from The Lii >,
The publication of The Pot-Pourri'' is Centralized
by the Senior Society of Scroll and Kew The
books though published at different times in the
year, cover practically the same ground and have
been maintained, TO a certain extent as rival and
competitive year books There is at present no
University Annual published
Little Frank-Mamma, please tell me how father
Mother-one day fell into the deep river. and
Little Frank-WeII that's funny: he won't let M.
learn now 10 sWlm-Harpers Weekly