New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1T was my good fortune" says a writer in a
Vienna paper. ITO see, 2 few days ago. a souvenir
OF the great American Civil War. II letter
written Washington May "a 1866. by the
father OF officer who is stationed in this
city. The writer also officer in the Austrian
army who had gone to the United States on leave
and had Joined the Northern forces" The writer
then gives an account of the reviews OF the armies
under Grant, Sherman and Sheridan which he had
witnessed on that day and the day before at Wash
ngton. You have parades and manCnuvres;
you have seen our fine military bodies in their
smartest uniforms paradng TO music such as one
can hear only in Austria; but you never saw a
parade like this There not much music. and
what there not first class; there were no
fine uniforms. and the marching was not better at
times than that OF some of recruits; but
there that about the great multitude OF
bronzed and sturdy with their battle
flags as they marched walked. umped and stag
gered past the place OF review where Lincoln stood
which will live in my memory longer than any
parade 1 Witnessed. II beautiful. II
was not grand. II was not great from the military
point OF view-it American
What's the trouble?" asked the Madrid citizen
We've been obliged to arrest this man for leze-
majesty. answered the policeman.
But he's very peaceful and inofrensive per-
SON"
that ne thought he had the sTnartest small boy on
earth'-Washington Star.
The Austrian War Office has published a bulletin
calling the fact that the available list
Tor non-cOmmissiOned otcerS or the Imperial Guard
has grown so small that only comparatively few
names remain upon Il. and aspirants for the COM
ing vacancies are asked 10 report for examination.
I'm doing so" says the order. TT should be
bered that the trousers worn by guardsrnen are OF
the Hungarian infantry cut and the wearer must
have perfectly formed legs"
Post orderly Ito last joined recruit whose letters
addressed Mr. Jones' have caused the former
much trouble in discovering the right owner)-My
frends 10 put PriVate on Your let etes s' Tell your
Jones-Nery good. sergeant.
The next letters arrive: strictly PrIvate-Nr
Jones" Collapse OF post orderly.-Tt-Bits.
The Duke OF Westminster has begun an experi-
ment in dust laying six miles OF drives in Eaton
Park. The process adopted is known as Transpa
which has for its basis pure tar The tar Is
sprayed in the form OF a filmy vapor at a steam
pressure of 10 pounds. which drives II two inches
deep into the road formation. and will. 1t is be-
leved. not only hold down dust in dry weather bur
make the road waterproof In wet weather.
APACHE KID
Dead is Apache Kid.
OF him the worlds we'll rid;
The Kid has had his day.
Has played his play
Gun play mostly he did
Did Apache Kid.
A coward lying hid
The chapparal amid.
He shot, and shot to XIII
Those whom he owed no ILL.,
And sometimes those he did.
Did Apache Kid
Now. the sneaking horsethief and bum
To a grewsome end has come
His head not deemed worth the
Set 10. IL not able
To fetch its price, but bears label
AS II decks n Doctors table.
The last of the Bad Men of yore
Bad. rotten to the core
The picturesque name he wore
Not needlessly to dout him
Was the one picturesque thing about him
We're better OF without him
And II took six men to rout him.