New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-16


n Dresden paper. have been abandoned, ''in con-
slderauon OF tho Dresden Exhibition. which Is be-
Ing arranged for the same year. Since his majesty
king Frederic August OF Saxony has consented
TO become the patron Of the exhibition. and Prince
John George has taken the presidency OF the com
Inittee a lively interest has been awakened In all
circles a large exhibit from foreign countries
Is expected"
= waiter Is the sal non 6 fTSSHS been here six
weeks "-Ph Philadelphia inquirer.
For a busy man the Rev. DIT Charles Frederick
Aked whom John D. Rockefeller induced 70 accept
the uastorato Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
chose about the worst day in the year TO declare
his intention OF becoming an American when he
hit upon July s. Had It not been for q special
courtesy extended TO the Clergyman By J. Lewis
Donovan clerk OF the United States Circuit Court.
Dr. Aked would probably have had 20 walt another
month before putting formal record his wish to
become nnturailZed. For invariably the day after
the Fourth Of July Is the busiest In the year with
the clerks in the naturalization bureau In the
United States Circuit Court It Is nothing unusual
TO have from fifty 20 two hundred applicants for
citizenship "a day, but the number boons up TO tho
five hundred mark the morning after the Fourth.
An that big bluster aud noise on Independence Day
does not go to waste IN the impression II makes
on the aliens. Oddly enough subjects OF Edward
VII born in England form notable proportion OF
the applicants July 8. and there is a good
sprnkling OF natives OF Scotland and Ireland But
pean nationality. Another big day in the natural
aetiun bureau every year is May 81. and 50 Is
February %.
Mr. Jogtrot-I don't want this horse. lie hasn't
any " sense ut al Every time he sees an a,Itomo-
D'ie en aH tRats good horse sense it seems
TO fne.--Choaso News
member of the Vienna singing society which
recently visited this country in the OF
published account Of his American experiences
No Voc .ir,,
a man who was born in Austria. and although he
had been IN America, boy and man, for thirty
years stiu spoke German with the unmistalSabe
Austrian accent Ills who was in business
with him. positively ignorant TO the Ger
man language. and was informed that he was not
an exception but OF a large class In the Ameri-
can metropolis. But in milwaukee, met another
man who balanced the account. He the son
| Of American born parents who spoke German flu
entity knew German music, on the subject OF which
he was enthusiastic, and drank beer though he
had acquired the taste In country. We
were neighbors at an impromptu beer session. and
the way In which he raised his glass and said
Prositr and his appreciation OF German Jokes
made IT difficult to believe that no had been
this side OF the Atlantic
You say the y9Gn 3g man who is calling on you is
VERY: he aspires to become your on-in-iaw."-
| Houston Post,
| A curious barometer used IN Germany and Swift
zerland consists of Jar OF water with a frog
| and n little stepladder in IT, When the frog
| comes OF the and sits the steps It Is
| said infallibly to foreteil rain
ola Foggs-In this natural history. Thomas it
states that thrush feeds it's young no fewer than
| two hundred and six times day. What have you
| to say to that?
| Thomas-Wish young thrush-nlustrated
! Bits.
| DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh superintendent of
Phiadephias public schools. who has IA habit OF
incorporating his many lectures and public ad-
dresses with Incidents of his trips about the coun-
| try. tells of the following dialogue which took
place between himself and little schoolboy in
st. Louis some time ago. DIR. Brumbaugh was on
| his way from the hotel 70 hall in which he was
to deliver address before teachers institute.
The little fellow In question had been following at
the heels of the educator for couple OF blocks.
| when the latter turned and putting his hand on
| the lads head. asked him II he went school.
After replying In the afiirma tive, the boy asked:
| Are you going to talk 10 them teachers?' Yes -
| said DR.. Brumbaugh. II guess 1 am Well" re-
| piled the boy, II wish wouldn't tell them too
much. for my teachers going to be there, and she
| knows enough already"
Mrs Watkns-Which would you say, Mr.. wyl-
| kins that your son graduated at Harvard this
year or that he was graduated?
| He funked on his fnal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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