New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-28
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Despite his seycnty-six years the Emperor Fran
els Joseph OF Austria is enjoying wonderfully good
health, and has through the trying winter en-
urely free from coughs and colds. says The Pail
Mall Gazette" His doctors take the utmost care
OF him, and not once this year has his majesty
been seen out or doors foot This is the more
remarkable. a. he is fond og taking early morning
walks In tho park at Sch6nbrunn. He knows every
Inch OF tho place and Is quick note the slight
est changes I'm woods or gardens and woe hetide
the ofica! who has cut down old trees or made
any other alterations or improvements without his
previous knowledge and approval but this season
The Emperors favorite crocuses and snowdrops In
sheltered spots I'm tho woods have bloomed and
died without his having seen them But IN
the AFFAIRS OF state His Majesty is as keen and
laborious ever. lie Is at his desk before
o'clock every morning. and frequently drives in TO
the Hofburg IN Vienna before o'clock. lie has
been holding general audiences once or twice a
week without any interruption. despite the fact
that these are most trying affairs. requiring him
70 stand the whole time. These audiences not in
frequently last two hours.
But" said the lawyer. your case seems hope
less don't see what I can do for you You ad-
nit that you beat Your Wife"
Yes replied the defendant but my wife's. tes-
timony VIII discount that. She'd never admit that
she was beaten"-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
An article in Rerlin paper on the Esperanto
congress. which will take place AT Cambridge IN
August says: There will be more than three
every country in Europe. and the proceedings will
show what progress the universal language has
made. In order to SHOW one feature which has not
been largely dwclt upon. Shakespearian tragedy
has been translated into Esperanto and will be
performed while the Congress Is in session. For
practical purposes the policemen and the walters
the large restaurants will learn the language.
that they may converse with the delegates from
other countries
Going out of town this summer"
No; but IN have my regular relaxation
Planning to go next summer Philadelphia
Ledger
scarsport Me. is preparing to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary Of the launching Of its first
vessel. The first vessel built i'm Searsport the
schooner Friendship. launched In 1901 OF the 2O2
vessels built Searsport thirty three were brgs.
a rig now nearly obsolete in American registry.
Searsport has built fifteen ships. but the favorite
rig of the oldtime shipmasters was the bark. of
which Searsport contributed fortythree. The first
ship was the b. Aymar, of 5l6 tons. built In 1910;
the first of than 1000 tons was the Oneida Of
1lSO tons built in 1866. while the last and largest
was the William H. ConnOr, l406 tons. built in tST7.
and still ahoat a barge.
Does your wife always talk back to your"
How do you manage to control her so7.,
81 don't. She always talks nrst.'-BaltmOre
American.
Maryland's oyster season. which will close on May
l. has been the best for years. and there is an en-
couragng outlook for the next two seasons at
| Although the tongers have generally received good
prices for their oysters they have been handicapped
by the fact that many the oysters. particularly
| early in the season were Just under the lawful
| size OF two and half inches. Later In the season
| many OF these oysters grew 20 the required size
! and were caught and sold. but the proportion of
! small oysters was unusually large throughout the
/ winter.
| Cunner-Yes, the women mobbed old FOggman
| Cuyer-Mobbed him! Why, thought he was a
| suffrage advocate and said he would like TO SEQ
/ women In plain Offices.
| made a mistake, and $50 he would like 70 plain
/ women IN offless-chfeago ASRAs