New-York tribune., 1907-08-06
,'HE TALK or THE DAY

The death of Augustus St Gandens rt'aliS Il
story which appeared in a German paper SOM
.ars ago 4 marty Of Americans. SO went the
story were lingering the last course OF a ioi'S
d,,nar At the Schweizerhof IN Lucerne one even
ing discussing the works OF art whlch 'hey ia"
aoor ,r I,alv The conversation drifted to ART IN
America the sculptors OF note and their 'rea'"'S
The works st Gaudens were enuiIl"''''"'' anu
ono or the party said. 1t seems to me you nave
,,tseod one and then everybody's thinking cap
u,as adjusted bat while several members OF the
company agreed that there was a St Gaudehs III
America somewhere which had not been men
toned no could name it AFTER the A''"'l u
had called themselves foolish and so stupld
the waiter. who had listened. walters do. al
re.ractfuI distance and with stony face went
step nearer and in good English said:
Peg pardon. gentlemen. worked At h"tel
near Madison Square In New York several years
Possibly Won are trying 10 think Of the Farragut
monument" He was right THAT waiter. the
story teller said. was the son Of large hotel
owner college man. and probably knew as much
about art as the men whom he served with 1000
and Information
Peg pardon. sir" said the waiter. with out
stretched palm. but 'aven't you forgotten some
no. replied the departing guest. bur I'm try
ing 10 forget il Good day.''-Catholic Standard
and Times.
Just nfty years ago yesterday August 3, 1857
the laying Of the first Atlantic cable was started
NJ Valentia, ireland The project was conceived
IN 1853 but It not until four years later that
the work begun. The original projectors were
Americans. including Professor 5 r r Morse
Peter Cooper. Cyrus ". Field Moses Taylor ana
others The vessels employed to lay tha cable were
the Niagara and tho Susduehanna Of the United
States navy and the British vessels Leopard and
Agamennon After sailing few miles the cable
snapped. This repaired. hut on August
H. after three hundred miles Of wire had been
he ed
Plymouth In June of the following year second
attempt failed through violent storm The third
voyage was successful Junction Of the continents
was completed by 2.05o miles Of wire from Ireland
to Newfoundland on August :, 1898.
They say his wife has money
We'll. that isn't his fault. They've been married
only short time London Opinion.
One result of the Austrians love Of gambling is
the nice little sum Of Sl5O.000 which the Ministry
Of Finance derived last year from the tax play
ing cards Ter manufacturers. employing 236
persons turned 57S 600 packs OF cards In 1906
an average of "A pack for every families in the
country. These cards were Of different varieties
152 coo for tarock. $4,000 for German games 439.
400 picquet. 107 900 for whist and $4,000 for
othe~ games. including the Italian tressett OF
the total 23s.0O0 packs about 15 cent were
glazed so they could be washed. An immense
number Of cards exported chiefly 10 Turkey
Africa and India.
n vii ! m ke
not. you said few months ago that you sold milk
for a living?
Witness , IEuar,dedly) I,ie No sir l said was a
Here is q sideiight for editors what is inter
esting to their women readers: pretty girl was
riding downtown in a Charles street car the other
day. reading a copy of one of the humorous maga-
zines, says Boston observer. She WAS reading
the magazine carefully and conscientIously. TO
Judge by her expression. Not a smile troubled the
soft mouth. looked
earnestly the political cartoon and there seemed
to be a of pity in her eye she turned to
the next page Down the columns she went. look
ing attentively at all the pictures. but she never
smiled. She became Interested. on the page
joke that he had read the day before and
nearly split his sides laughing over-likewise two
of his friends to whom ne had told il. When the
pretty girl read this she would certainly smile. But
she didn't Then he noticed that she growing
then disdainful. but she read the whole Of
that magazine through. read 1t conscientlously.
All she heaved sigh of relief She had
reached page which was an advertisement FOR
a brand of face poWier. and as she went from one
page another containing the advertisements her
attention longer conscientious Her race
was radiant with enthusiasm.
Doctor-Madarn. your husband must have abso-
Madam Wen, Doctor, he won't lister to me
Doctnr-A very good beginning, madam very
good beginning. -Bnshamton Evening Herald
You may think no one pays much attention 10
the signs W carry around, and you may argue that
people don't believe much In signs. anyhow, said
an odtme sandwich man in lower Broadway the
other day. but just let of stand in corner
where the sign doesn't show plainly and see how
many people will crane their necks and walk over
to one side OF their way what the sign
says. 1 have even had people ask me TO turn
around 80 that they could read my sign when /
was standing In a way that kept it from being
seen"
Joaklev-Youre right; most people worry over
what they haven't got but know certain people
who worry because of what they have.
Coakley-That so? What have they?
Joakley-Nothing. Press.