New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
THE TALk OF THE DAY.

Tho Manchester Shin Canal Company has issued
A circular telling of the first bale of cotton 10 o'
carried direct from Memphis TO the port OF Ni"i'
chester The bale as it happens. has an interest
inc his,orv Some months ago the Merchants and
Farmers Cotton Company. of Memphis Duilt ''s
own compress the Mississippi River Inc cum
press was completed last summer, and Presideh'
Roosevelt. who favors all schemes Tor 'he "e''e'
utilization Of the Waterways he country. pressed
the first bale turned out by the company on octo-
her 4 The bale was marked President Roose-
veIt'' carried by the Arkansas River PACKING
Comnanv TO New Orleans where 1t was placed on
the direct Manchester Leyland liner Albanian Will
out once being landed the quay. and taken
across the Atlantic direct the port of Man
chester The Merchants and Farmers Cotton
Company has presented the bale to the directors
of the Manchester Royal Exchange. VINO nave post
a notice the boards offering the bale Tor
sale. the proceeds to be given 10 the Manch"steF
Infirmary. This is the first bale Of cotton to go
all he way by water from Memphis to Manchester
Nodd-What does this money stringency mean
Todd-why. the thing has simply spread from
mo to the whole country--Lne
According a report to the Department OF Com
merce and Lab by Consul General Thackara, II
must te fire thing 10 he Mayor of Berlin MI.
Thackara says. .One OF the principal require
mcnts OF a mayor in GERMANY is unqualified hon
esty. for in the municipal administration OF TINS
country graf. in any form would not be tolerated.
in fact. IL is unknown. To become the mayor ci
city ike Berlin the applicant must have estab-
lished his reputation for efficiency in governing
other German cities. His career Is carefully
scrutnized by the members of the Town Counc'
uho select him for not only must he be competent
and successfully perform the duties or MS Righ
position. but still. Young as likely 10 remain
competent for many years. for a mayor In PRUSSIA
is elected for term of twelve years and IL not re-
elected after that period is entitled 10 life pen
sion of half the amount of his salary. AiteF d
service six years his pension is one-fourth or
his salary and after serving twenty years two
thirds He need not necessarily be resident OF
Berlin a the time OF his appointment; in fact the
mayor is usually chosen from the residents OF other
cities
The days are getting very short now
SO is everybody else about these nohdaS snop-
There VS. no prospect that the daughter born 20
the King and Queen of Italy few days ago Will oe
without a resting place. for the royal palace Is
stocked with cradles OF them presents
when the Crown Prince was born. Seventeen OF
them from different parts OF the world. one
from Italians resident In New York and an
other from the Argentine, embroidered In Indian
style with colored grasses In addition there is a
sIIrnptuous cradle presented TO the Queen when
little Princess YoIande born. The base is of
bronze. delicately chselled and under the arch
Romulus and Remns play with the traditional wolf
Above stands a angel holding laurel wreath.
The cradle solid silver. surrounded with shields
of all the districts of Rome.
The Philosopher-It's the man with pull that
gets ahead.
The Politician-Yes: but it's the with the
head that gets pull--Illustrated Bits
report by United States Consul West. of Sgd
ney n S. shows that fox farms q profitable
industry MI West. in his report, says: "It is
crediby stated that a very fourishing fox farm
is being carried in Prince County. Prince Ed
ward Island; that the parties conducting the same
have met with great success and each year put
on the market large numbers OF skins of various
kinds Their success. 1t is said. is largely due to
the that they have their farm divided of into
sections. each section under the care OF one per
SON no one else being allowed 10 approach il In
this way the animals become accustomed to the
person in charge and grow very tame. but il
stranger approaches they will hide and not be seen
for a day or two. As most OF the skins from the
farm we're invoced and certified at this consulate
for shipment TO United States. 1t be- stated
that many of them in their green condition were
valued at 500 $3.50 each, two reaching
slae
Grumpy Cncle-Is the child really precocious7
Friend Family-Rema rkably so: three years
old and hasn't said word.-Puck