New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
THE TALK or THE DAY.

ono OF tho best illustrations OF the elaborate sys
Ten, Of red tape which surrounds everything mill
tary is contained a order issued from the
Headquarters OF the Department OF the East, on
Governors Island In order that Captain Gwynn
r Hancock Of the coast artillery corps. stationed
AT Fort Hamilton Brooklyn. might attend court
martial on Governors Island witness orders
verc printed directing him to attend At the bot
tom Of the order printed the customary an
nouncement The travel enjored is necessary to
the military service" and also that The quarter
masters department viii furnish the necessary
.ranSportation.'' The trip from Fort Hamilton 10
Governor Island can he made for 10 cents on the
trolley cars. Printing and other military formal
ties costing many times that amount had TO ba
attended TO before the 10 cents could be spent
Marion. who had poen taught 20 report her mis-
deeds promptly came |" i''I '''''''S' ''i0 "''
Mother. I-i-hroke brici, In the fireplace"
Well that IL not very hard TO remedy. But how
on II pounded it With fathers watch"-Youth's
Companion.
Reorganization Of the Chinese amy. which began
three Gears ago is making steaoy headway. Tho
Peiho army is already completely organized IL
consists of three divisions of eoOo each. formed
on the European model. To this Peiho army or
thirty-sx Infantry battaona twelve cavalry squad
rors and six engineer battalions. there is reserve
Of a. CO. trained and disciplined soldiers. Six other
divisions more less regularly constituted occupy
the northern garrsons Of the Celestial Empire.
the immediate neighborhood Of P"king. and form
the northern army.
THE BIRD OF SURPRISES
The turkey is a curious fowl
Which all truly prize.
II IS his great delight 10 provi
IN many disguise.
lie is thing of beauty when
Tie struts; but he is most
Alluring when he comes again
The hero OF a roast
And thence in mystery he rosus
Through his adventures rash
As versatile Sherlock Holmes.
He turns up in the hdSh.
At dinner later in the day.
the soup with Glee
Tnsn turn in wonderment and say.
IT'S he Once more, us ne!
Wa shington Star.
a., o.to ., . worlds fair that failed was heard
:, the. courts OF Vienna recently when Rudolf
WiIdhner and Rudolf Steiner, who had been en-
gagged respectively as engineer and business man
aser OF the enterprise and who had resigned otner
places In order to devote their whole unle 10 tle
affairs projected exposition sued the authorl-
ties for damages. The exposition was TO nave
taken place in Vienna. in celebration of the com
pletion of the sixtieth year of the reign of the
Emperor Francis Joseph. From November, 1903. till
April 1a0a-according 10 the exposition prospectus
-'people from all ends of the world We're
pected to come to Vienna to enjoy the sights OF
the greatest of all worlds fairs patriotic
Viennese commenting the suit, says in Aus
trian paper: ''The plan for the fair may be aban-
doned no great exhibition buildings may be
erected but those people who would have
to us should not remain away that account
Vienna is as Interesting and full amusement
without fair as other world cities with that
feature.
Pop"
is a thousand feet OF gas much -
1T all depends, my boy; whether a man rs burn
ing it paying for iti"-Yonkers Statesman.