New-York tribune., 1908-07-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

collection of anecdotes of musical celebrities
just published at Lepsic contains this under
the head OF Anton Rubinstein: When the great
pianist making his tour Of the United States
he sat day in railway train looking out
upon the scenery. Suddenly man sitting across
the aisle spat Rubinsten's head out Of the
open window The master drew back and gazed
in establishment and anger at the vulgar Ameri
who smiled and said, soothingly: Don't
worry; 1 know my distance
He-Iook at this Internal bill. You know 1
can't afford it. Now I'm going to give you piece
of my mind.
she-Are you quite you afford that,
papa dear?-LondOn Opinion
IF 1t is true that national adages give an in
sight into the ideas of a people, says the Berlin
Radical" women must occupy a strange posi-
ton in Russia. one of these old saws runs Love
your wife much your mule and another
tells the good man. Shake your wife you would
fruit tree That woman is not considered fraiI
IS shown by the adage you may safely beat your
wife with broom handle for she is not made of
porcelain Beating be considered a whole
some pastime, to judge from the saying, If your
wife deserves a beating in the morning remind
her of her faults by giving her another at noon
In justification of this kind of attention the Rus
sian says, The a beats his wife the
better his meals will be- -
MY husband" said the fair bride. says I
Il Rope' re1oined her mother that he isn't
like that man who never lets his right hand know
what his left hand oes."-Chicago News.
Two bronze tablets in memory of President Nc
Kinley are 10 be placed in Brandywine Park
Driveway, in Wilmington. Del One of them is to
be commemorative of little known incident in
the career of the slain Chief Magistrate. repre-
senting a scene in which Mckinley, as a corporal
in the Union army in the Civil War, the lead
ing character. While a savage battle Was raging
Corporal Mckinley made his way to the front
and served the the firing line with water.
tbo &c ba
In bronze
No not. .wuz in here. an they built
a pavement me."-Illustrated Bits.
One of the many surprises for Eastern visitors
the recent Democratic convention Denver
the general of iron dolars'-that is.
silver-to the exclusion of paper money. 1t is re-
lated that well heeed" Tammany man passed
$1,000 bill over the bar OF leading hotel, and
waited for his change Tom" said the bar
tender, turning to the colodred porter. take Is
cents out of that and hand the gentleman his
change" The negro turned hair He took
the bill, walked around to the stock room and IN
forty seconds came trundling a wheelbarrow up
in front of the bar He stopped in front of the
New York man, pulled tarpaulin off the wheel
barrow load touched his hat and said. ''Yo'
change sab" There the change-s99 silver
dollars and 25-cent piecei
Teacher-Tommie. you tell me what effect
the moon has on the river?
Tommie-Yesm; makes it moonight!-YonBers
Statesman.
Following the Pan-Anglican, another great con-
gress assemble in London this summer. This
is the Eucharistic Congress. which was first sbeld
at Avignon in 1882 1t will be the greatest gather
ing of Roman Catholic ecclesiastcs ever seen in
England. The Duke of Norfolk is president of the
reception committee which is making preparations
to provide suitable accommodations for the large
number of clergy vino will attend There will be
present several cardinals from the United States
Rome. Spain Germany. France. Belgium and other
countries. The special preacher at Westminster
Cathedral Will be Cardinal Gibbons
Mrs Caterby-In a short time now we will do
all our heating by alcohol
Caterby-That's good. All wel have TO do will
be to connect your Uncle Jake TO the furnace and
range.-I-fe.