New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

| The season for deer opens IN Maine to-day, and,
according to reports received in Boston, the pros
poets are excellent Notwithstanding the inroads
that have been made In the deer and moose popula-
ton of Maine since the railroad from Bangor pene-
trated the vast wilderness extending the Canada
line still has according to the estimate OF
Ernest Thompson Seton, one-ffth Of all the deer in
the country It is estimated that about two thous-
and non-residents hunt big game in Maine every
! season These are obliged to pay license fee OF
SIS for the privilege the money thus received by
the state about $50 900 year. going to maintain
the warden service the protection OF the game
One bull moose year old and two deer
are the legal allowance and the nonresident may
send his game home without accompanying It, as
in times past by attaching 10 the game coupon
taken from his license certificate Visiting sports
men spend between 5000 600 and 100000 in Maine
each year.
she-so the fortune teller told you that you
would never marry.
He-Yes-that is, indirectly
She-What did she say?
He-she said I was born TO command.-Boston
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The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company has put
in operation fifty pay within" cars. which. il is
commended Improvement the pay you
enter Style. Both the front and platforms
closed when the moving. the doors only
being obened when the cars come to a full stop at
crossings. These doors are operated pneumatically
with a lever which the conductor handles When
the doors the steps fold UP, making
possible for any 20 board the after It has
started. When the cars come to a stop the doors
are opened the step drops into place autornati-
cally. There are exits at each end, but entrance
is only az the of the car The conductor nds
behind q railing which every passenger must pass
and collects the fare. Il Is believed that on this
car II will ne practically impossible for the con-
ductor to miss fare. and damage claims viii be
reduced to the minimum, for most accidents hap
pen to persons who try board leave cars after
they IN motion.
The political situation is developing a consid-
cradle amount Of acrimony' remarked the OBJ
Yes" answered the candidate. It's good
thing had all those photographs taken early
Piea asa Star s' A0 10 look
An incident which happened when Admiral
Evans was in command OF the Indiana, in 1896 is
told by Army and Navy Life" An oldtimer in
the at the mast" charged with get
ting food out OF a chest outside of meal hours
The chest belonged which was in the
hands of inefficient caterer. and IT was believed
that the mess members were pretty hungry nearly
ell the time This is the defence made by the old
buejacket: Captain. ] didn't take no food out OF
that chest / looked. in that chest, captain and
so help r,ie 7 met a cockroach coming out Of that
chest with tears in his eyes"
The Hirhwayman-Hands VI, I've got you COW
The Public Man much Observation-Disclosures
The Hig6wayman-A revolver.
The Pubhc Man much rslleVed)-Oh. that's al
right. was afraid il might be d compromising
le4ter.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A member Of Of the Fifth avenue Jewish
temples. IN speaking Of the report that United
States marine in uniform had been excluded from
q Boston synagogue the Jewish new year said:
only the individual who committed this blunder
should be blamed. At the time of the with
Spain one holiday there sat far back In our
temple a sergeant and three privates who had
come from the camp at Montauk Point to
tend services. They had hardly been seated when
members gathered about the soldiers. asking them
10 share their pews. The question who
should entertain the men finally decided by
the four men going with four members their
respective pews Not only were they welcome.
but the minister took their presence text and
spoke on subject He serves his faith best who
serves mis- country best
YoungIy-Did YOU ever notice that the matri-
ruonial process is ike that Of making d call? You
20 adore, Elu ring belle and you give your
Cynicus~Yes. and then you're taken in-Boston
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