New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The people of Vienna are being reminded by
Of circulars and newspaper notices that their
city ls too noisy. and that measures should be
adopted toward securing IAN atmosphere OF tran
quillty essential happiness" one Of the anti
noise writer's puts II. Heinrich schreiber. in an
article the subject. says that the agitation be-
gan IN 1872 when the 'JurIstsche Batter spoke OF
the street noises as a nuisance and Vienna
calamity" It suggested at that time that. al
though Vienna did less business than any Of the
world cities" Il much more noisy than Lon
dom Paris Berlin. Stone pavements were blamed
for much OF the noise and the agitation now is In
favor Of noiseless pavement and the mitigation
a condition which is becoming dangerous 70 the
nerves Of the population In answer to this an
other writer says: Despite the noise. our people
have become known all over the world for their
gemdthichkeit.' a more jolly people than We
never lived: children born smiling, and
laughter and music are everywhere. II this can
All be despite the Wiener noise. what will We be
when the good humor destroying noises have been
overcome?"
7 presume you are proud OF these bright chill
The trouble. IS, responded the candid press press
stepchildren. louisville Courier Journal
On mos. Of the big ocean steamers minister is
usually found among the passengers. and invari-
ably he is called upon on Sunday to conduct re-
ligious service in the main dining saloon. Occa-
slonally the OF the cloth seeks tho purser and
asks II he may conduct a service on the Sabbath
4 OF this sort happened recently on one OF
the Red steamers, on the run from New York
to La Guayra A young minister. who. three days
before the steamer sailed. had taken orders from
a seminary. and day later wife. asked the
purser II he might conduct religious service on the
following day. which Sunday. The purser
repUed that the dining saloon a. his disposal.
and that the passengers would be Informed AT
what shall the service begin?" asked the
young minister. The purser rubbed his brow a
moment and replied that he could begin at nine
halle patrl.f md hiE
the dining saloon at 3 O'Clock In the morning and
waited four hours for the congregation which did
not come. the following day he listened again
for nine bells" but heard them not
Winks-That medical gentleman lowering
'h6 66ksBeeaGse me he is is half W seas over?
WnkmN3 no. not so & 6euee as tha 1 Seea9s9 f6 s
doc-Judge.
How men should dress is discussed at length
in a Berlin paper which tells it's readers at the
start the English and the Americans have
ideas on that subject which might well be copied
by the men OF other countries because they are
reasonable and because there can be no doubt that
the men OF those countries better dressed than
countrymen." The writer predicts greater pop
ularlty for the already popular smoking" BY
that name the dinner coat Tuxedo is known in
the German sartorial world. 1t is spoken
of as a smoking coat jacket. but a ''sm0k-
ing" Men who wish to be properly clad" says
the mentor. will avoid wearing the frock (even-
ing coaO the smoking in the daytime Both
belong a mans evening dress. but it must be
remembered that in the case of formal dinners
which take place before nghtfal the afternoon
may be considered a part of the evening. There
are still many differences between mems dress
in this country and in others. but these are grad
ually being wiped In evening uniformity
has nearly been reached. but the day dress OF the
various nationates even in the large cities.
tain their characteristics. and hope they al
ways will
That composltor is awful mad with the literary
'.Why?"
of the window and then told him to follow COPY
Baltimore American
According to Melbourne letter 1.-The London
Express" a miner has sent TO the Geological Gar
dens in Perth a live toad which he dug of hard
cement while sinking a shaft with explosives 1t is
believed that the creature had been entombed for
centuries. When released from confinement the
toad quite inanimate says the writer. Its
eyes which transparent, with pupil grad
ualIy became normal. and il Is In excellent
health The chamber in which il confined
perfectly smooth. and there was no room for move
ment. The toad Is being examined by geolo
gists The secretary of the Geological Gardens cites
an instance of a toad being found in bed of
magnesium limestone twenty-five feet under the
earth The age of the toad was believed to be six
thousand years. This creature was presented to
the Hartlepool Museum. 1t is we'll. known" he
says, that todds at the present daS curry thehl-
selves in mud when the water in which they have
been living dries up. and remain there till the
next rain comes. If drouth sets in and no rain
comes to that spot there will De change in the
condition of the toad. and therefore nothing to
bring him to a of animation, and so he may
continue for all time. until some one comes along
with a plug of gelignte to unearth him.
Did you ever anything like a baby for
hollering for something it doesn't want?
"Oh, the babies aren't in class by themselves.
7 pnter
hollerinR for tustice."-Houston Post.