New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
TIE TAIN or THE DAY.

There are. It Is estimated something like 1000
women on various publicly elected bodies in Eng
land and Wales al the present time and Of this
number about 100 are members OF boards OF guar
dams. or the Ga unions in England and Wales
+07 now have women guardians. the proportion -
women TO men being In every twenty-one or
twenty-five. In London there are 10 women guar
dams distributed among 81 unions. The new quall-
hcation bin viii open up AZ moro public bodies to
women-namcly. 226 town councils IS county couu-
ellis and IS london borough councils
But surely you are the man to whom I gave
Yes. Iidy. thought p'raps you'd Ike to know
I'm able to get about again."-IIlustrated Bits.
The Right Rev Arthur Foley Wilmington
Ingram. Bishop OF London fully expected when he
left his native land 10 be asked by least every
other American he met the time honored question.
We'll. how do you like America That he has
been asked that question only once and then by a
newspaper man, whose duty It ask ques-
tons. seems 70 have made a great impression on
him. why. they told before I left England
that l would be- met by that question everywhere
he exclaimed Now I that my informants
of that ignorant class that know IL all"
Bishop Ingram. however, recently told one Of his
American friends that would really not have
proved an embarrassing query for him 70 answer.
for he said he had had such good time in this
country and much hospitality had been ex-
tended to him that he could truthfully praise
America and Americans enthusiastically. The
Bishop caused much amusement 70 his hearers 1T
the dinner given by the Pilgrims Tuesday evening.
when he exclaimed with great warmth Il have
been astounded astounded, at the modesty of the
American people
Lady (who has overbalanced into the water)-
Help! help, Throw me life belt!
Gallant Shop Assistant-Yes. madam. What size,
please?-London Opinion.
In the Austro- Hungarian army budget for 1908
there Will be- included nearly S20OOO for increasing
the scale Of pay of the officers 81 per cent of
which Will be appropriated for the benefit OF lieu
tenants and captains. The Austrian officer espe-
cally In the lower ranks. IS poorly paid his col
leagues In France Germany and even Italy being
much better off in this respect In Austria the
cadets usually enter the army at about the
of twenty, and lieutenants receive an annual
salary OF $3.50 They remain at this figure for six
Oh seven years. when they are advanced to Si25.
the highest rate for Neutenants.
BY the time the officer reaches the rank of cap
tain he IS generally thirty-scven or thirty-eight
years old. As a captain OF the second class he re-
ceives just $500 year rising 10 $685. when he is
promoted to the first class. A captain he probably
remains for ten or twelve years, and here. at the
age Of fifty So many officers end their military
careers and retire upon pensions calculated upon
this moderate rate OF pay.
She's the most remarkable elderly woman
"Doesn't show her age?"
mot that. Doesn't seem to regret it.'-Louis-
Vile COuTicr-JOurna
A party of ten Callfornians which met recently
for a quiet dinner at of the uptown hotels
spent nearly an hour making comparisons OF New
York and San Francisco. One OF the number made
the remark that "a fellow could travel about any
town or city In California without being systemati
cally bled OF all his loose change
Never was q truer word said,' broke in another
of the party You can't say the same of New
York where you are worked at every turn. know
you are being worked, and can't help yourself.
IT have been here only two weeks but 1 was
worked beautifully the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
second fare game at Kings Highway and when
the conductor came for another nickel pulled out
a handful OF change. A two-bit piece fell from my
hand and rolled under the feet of of two fat
German women who sat in front OF me- did not
want to disturb the women, and figured that the
two bits which could not reach could be got
easily enough when they left the The women
got out before / did. AS the woman who sat i'm
mediately my two-bit piece got up she spilled
a handkerchief full of dimes, nickels and two-bt
pieces all over the floor. When she had recovered
IT all the woman's companion pointing to my two
bit piece said Here Gretchen. you have not dot
uuarder picked ub yed.' I simply had to let 1t go
and smile. That's what I call being worked, with
out ghost of show of come back"
''She declares they were made for each other"
GLOW she make that out?"
ale earns about the monthly amount she'd like
to spend. "-Louisville Courier-Journai-