New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1.-THE mechanical orchestra has a new recruit
The piano. mandolin guitar and banjo are COM
paratively old members. and they have all I'M
proved since they first made their appearance,
saws Figaro" Now comes the violin On the
instrument keyboard is arranged having dozens
of fingers where the human player would have
but five In place of the bow there are a dozen
movable disks and these well as the keys which
take the place of the players left hand are op-
Grated by small electric motors. Solos and duets
are equally easy for the mechanical violin. and it
executes the compositions of Paganini as easily
as the exercises of a beginner. The violn-player
is the invention of Frenchman, who seems to
have conquered everything except the question of
price. The small but intricate piece of mechanism
be sold for no less than 5000 francs
A BILL" CAMPAIGN
''BiIr Bryan and ''Bill Taft. We call each BILL.
and where's the harm? s ,-o.a,- "a
We've had our William candidates. and praised
But now's chance to pin our hopes unto
candidate named BILL
''T3ill' Taft and 'Bl' Bryan We call each BILL
Bill has a sturdy whole-souled ring. and
who had use o it iS Es naf pert Presidents revered them
then, them still.
But now it looks as if If Wen have next term
Louisville Courier-JournaI
The presence recently in Bath. Me. OF Chief Jus
tice Melville ". Fuller of the United States Su
preme Court. who attended the BowdOin COM
mencement, recalled that the first meeting OF the
Maine Press Association was held there fifty years
ago. Chief Justice Fuller was then reporter on
The New Age at Augusta. and James G.. Blaine
was on the staff of THE Kennebec Journal Both
of these men present at the meeting and
were prominent in the organization of the typo
graphical society. it generally styled at that
time. The old organization is still in existence.
We'll" said the lawyer for the defence to his
client II certainly surprised at your cOnvic-
II wasn't: it was all your fault"
''AIl my fault? l put up magnificent fight for
'.Yes. an you KEEP yeIIin' at the jury that you
demanded justice fer me till they went an give ii
to me-'-Houston Post
Four thousand nine hundred dollars for one ser
mon! It's enough to make the most pros
porous clergyman euvious. That the fee that
the preacher at E1berfeld. in Prussia received for
his sermon Whtsunday. which lasted only
hour. In 1850 Baron Favort a wealthy Frenchman
provided in his Will for annual sermon to be
preached in the Protestant church of the town
The day fixed Is the first Sunday in June and the
qualification obtain the prize is that the preacher
shall hold of the poorest parishes in the diocese
and that he shall exto the virtues OF the bene-
factor
But, protested the wayward son. you should
make allowance for the follies of youth
''Huhr' growIed the old man. '.If IT wasn't for
the allowance you get there would be less folly
Chicago News
The foundations of the prison of Joan Of Arc
have recently been brought To light at Rouen The
prison tower and there the Maid of Orleans
confined from December o. 1880 until she was
taken TO the stake in the May following The
tower partially demolished In 1880 and COM
pletely razed in 1909 to give place to some houses
belonging 10 the Ursuline Convent 1t has not
yet been decided what will be done I'm regard 10
the discovery, according to THE London Globe,
but the authorities have for the present suspended
all further excavation.
The Lady-Look here; you said that IL I'd give
you your Gunner you'd NOV the lawn for me.
The Hobo-Id like do IT, ma am but I eotter
teach yer lesson. Never trust tn word OF a
total stranger.-Cleveland Leader.
At its recent commencement Purdue Univer-
sity, at Lafayette. Ind. conferred the honorary
degree of doctor OF engineering Angus Sinclair
of New York MIR. Sinclair is the editor in chief
Of Railway and Locomotive Engineering" Prr-
due University has for about twenty years devoted
atteatiOn To railway engineering. especially to
motive power and rolling stock
Shepherd (concluding tale OF bereavementl-Sae
n gled her some q that bottle that left
vest re en- an she Just slippt ava at fower O'Clock
the
Doctor-Dear, dear! I'm very sorry to hear that
Shepherd (thoughtfully)-Eh, man doctor tsna IL
a maircy didna TAX any o the bottle masel!
Punch