New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At a little luncheon given on the DAY peloIe ms
departUre for Europe to Joseph Cowen the f-hs''Sh
Zionist. the subject of apostasy came UP anu ono
man to Illustrate its prevalence. related that only
. f.u DAYS ago the first child in the home OF one
If New Yorks weathiest Jews had been bapuZeu
because the parents hoped by that means 10 re-
move an obstacle in tho way OF the boys progress
This recalled to another at the table story
told at Basic by the late Or. Theodor HerzL Al
dinner pnrtv so went the story, given by MI
Stocksen Bonds. a precocOus child asked the
father: do all people turn into Jews when theF
grow old?" NO my boy answered the 1ather'
who had renounced his faith and become a Chris
tian before the little fellow was born; no. my boy
why do YOU ask?" We'll, father we children are
ell Christians you and mother Christians but
gra ndfather. who just came from Russia, he's an
awful Jew"
Some men said Uncle Ebsn rs IKE an alarm da9d
clock You knows deir reminders Is ron yon sood,
but yoh does hate to listen to 'em."-Washington
Star.
Writing to The Chicago Daily News on the
effort 10 suppress the opium traffic In China George
Woodhead akes the following quotation from a
Picking ediCt on the subject: This Is question
es 70 whether our country to be a strong one or
weak one in the future, and whether our sub
tects are to be strong and healthy or weak ana
shortIived hence il is important that all our Of
fciale high and low IN Picking and the provinces.
should use their best endeavors TO eradicate the
evil No matter hard and difficult the task may
be- we must succeed in entirely graduating the
opium bit within the limit Of time set by imperial
ediCt Let there be evasion of duties, else the
culprits will receive condgn punishment at our
hands"
Magistrate (sterny)-Didnt I tell you the last
time you were here never wanted you to come
Prisoner sir: but couldn't make the po-
liceran believe it.-Tit- Bits.
In an article about Professor Leopold Schr6tter,
whose death was recently reported the ''MOrgen
Post" of Berlin. says: He called to see the
Crown Prince Frederick in 1887, before Sir Morrell
Mackenzie had reached San Reno. The prince.
evidently suspecting the worst turned TO SCh0tter
after the examination and said: I request the
truth to my aiment.' Schr6tter hestated. and
made effort direct the conversation in an
other direction. but Frederick insisted / am a
soldier he said, and look death in the eye.
l ask you now. plainly, to the point. Is my com
plaint Cancer?' Schr0tter could hardly contain
himself. years after the scene, when lie re
called It, he spoke of it the most painful in his
life He conducted the Crown Prince 20 4 char
and asked him to he seated. Then he said: Your
imperial highness. you suffering from serious
complaint. and it is possible that 1t may develop
into carcinoma but that cannot he determined
positively at this moment Frederick became
deathIy pale but never for a moment lost MS
self control and smiled grimly when he thanked
the physician for his honesty"
The Stage Manageable can play drunken parts
better than any man on the stage g., -
The Business Mana%er--l cS, DHt ne y 100 Iohu Oh
Observation-Disclosures Bits
The woman who is careless of her personal ap-
pearance who dresses up for outsiders and looks
like a tramp at home. Is possessed Of low vanity.
net morality" said Professor solomon H. Clark
In an address on Beauty and Morality before
the Young Women's Christian League Of the Uni
yprsItv Of Chicago Sin is just moral uglIness.
You say, / want to learn love music con-
tlnued the speaker while the young women listened.
some with perplexcd expressions How much will
YOU gi.eo Ill ask how many of you Will give up
dances boxes Of candy to go and sit IN the gal
ery of the Thomas Orchestra? How many OF you
prefer it to select vaudeville which is mentally de-
grading? Professor Clark also scored students who
worked hard for the sole purpose of securing
scholarship II other reward Prizes are morally
ugly things" be said They bring much ugliness
into the world
Nnlcker-J0nes * wrapped up in his auto.
Eocker-When did the accident OCCur?-JUdge.