New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Major Louis L. Seaman, surgeon. soldier and
writer who when he started his trip a few
months ago, said he was going to Japan China
India and the rest of the places writes from
Kobe that he is enjoying 1.-The wonders, the
scenic beauties and the charm of the country
DR. Seaman on his last visit to Japan. made a
careful study of the hospital system in the large
cities and he will probably complete his investi-
CATION before he continues on his Journey.
why don't you call in DR.. F1ea7" asked the
Not for me promptly replied the sick cent?
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Standard and Times.
A musical club of this city celebrated Sat-
urday the anniversary of Meyerbeers birthday.
The little club has twelve birthday meetings"
at each of which some member tells what he
knows about the birthday child-it is a German
organization and they call it Das Geburtstags-
kind-and then works by the remembered COM
poser are performed by the members. Several
years ago. September 8, the club became a
debating society. and only the calmness and good
management Of one Of the members averted dis
ruption. The who read the paper on Meyer
beer said that the composer was a Jew named
Jacob Mayer Beer. One member of the club
made the point that the Jew Jacob Mayer Beer
was not the great composer, but that he had
become a Roman Catholic with the of
Giacomo Meyerbier before the great musicians
of his time recognized him. The experience of
that evening caused the adoption OF a bylaw in
the little club which precludes religious discus
sion, the ground that at mixes nowhere except
in church"
Teacher--.Willie, what is the name of the teeth
Wiliam-False teeth.-Illustrated Bits
At various times and places universal standards
have been suggested writes a "One Time Amer
ican' in a Berlin paper, by which the intelligence
OF nation should be judged. Thus its estimate
of the worth of women its consumption Of SOAP
its patronage of newspapers, etc Why not in
cIude also its creduHty to America and its
people? A local paper, he continues prints a.
column interview with Louis A. Gourdain
who predicts that royalist party, which num-
bers over three million voters and has strong
organization in every state of the Union will
within three years overthrow the government at
Washington and establish q monarchy with a
mysterious woman Of royal ancestry but born in
the United States queen. The future queen )
is Helen of New York" She is young
beautiful and unmarried, but the leaders will
have difficulty when the time for marriage
comes to bring about union with a member of a
European royal family near-nobility will be
created. and the men who now known as
bosses will be the first barons counts etc. The
paper makes no comment on the matter. and un-
doubtedly recognizes the real worth of the story
but not the people. "They take 1t seriously"
says the writer, land only to-day I heard num-
Der OF men. of more than average intelligence
discuss at club. in all seriousness the advent
OF Queen Helen. These the men who when
they go TO New York for the first time are disap-
pointed when they Apache Indians"
Brggs-How do you like these cigars?
Cirlggs-First rate. What are they made off,
Life.
The current number of the Scene Illustrate"
of Rome tells this story OF the first Napoleon as
dramatic writer. The young man had seen a
performance of The Cid" which impressed him
so forcibly that he decided to write a classic
drama. Within a short time he had finished
nearly four acts of play. which he entitled
Hector Then came his election as q brlgadier
general and the manuscript thrown into a
desk, where he found It again by chance in 1906.
Napoleon then sent for Luce de Lancival, gave
him the manuscript and directed him to finish
the play. This done. but the players re-
fused to accept II. When Napoleon returned TO
Paris from the coronation at Naples he learned
of the contemptuous manner in which his work
had. been treated. He demanded the manuscript
and wrote across IL: The players of the Coincide
Franeaise will produce the tragedy which in their
stupidity they rejected Napoleon" Two hours
later the work accepted. in three weeks IL
produced before brilliant audience. declared
a success and the alleged author decorated
with the Grand Cross of the Legion OF Honor.
Doctor-Now my little man. put your tongue
Ri -g-h-t out this time
Little Mani can't It's stuck at the other end.
London Opinion.