New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

T, latter TO the editor of The Tribune simon
Wolf of Washington, writing about crimlnality
among the Jews of this country. says that inc
criminals are found almost exclusively among the
new arrivals, the future Americans. DescrlDlis
these he says: HE comes as child whose me
hoe beAn stranded in a country where every IN
stinct of loyalty law and order has been stlleo
where bribery and perjury are at q premium anu
where official life is bargain counter OF CONNER
ciaIsm Is It, then, a wonder that, ignorant OF
the higher traits OF civilization, these Jew wan
dersrs do not at oncs respond to their environ
ments?"
Mr.. stubb-That old chap Argus had hundred
Mrs. stubb-so they say.
hundred eyes / could see everything. too.
John.-Chicago News
from New York and have started out to put an
end to unnecessary noises. Major Sylvester, head
of Washington's police force, goes General Bng-
ham, of New York. one better and declares that
his aim is to have the capital termed 'Noiseless
Town" One disturber of the peace Major Sylves-
ter is anxious to muff1e-the absent minded whis-
tier who walks along the streets late at night re-
hearsing q musical hit or trying to initiate song
birds Chicago isn't so likely to accomplish large
results as New York and Washington as her po-
lice chief declares that mo general order against
noises could be made to apply to Chicago. How
ever Chief Shippy has put the ban on the srosser
forms of noise-horntooters. raucous Volceo Peo-
lers fiat wheeled cars and the like
First Bridesmaid-They are well matched don't
you think? -o -,so-
and he's a vegetarian-London Opinion.
.1+ doesn't matter much how good the company
mr. how charming the sights writes an American
from Berlin "we all feel just wee bit homesick
once in a while. 1 felt that way the other nght'
and suggested a vaudeville show in an open-air
theatre as a cure. A negro sat next TO me, who
seemed to be deeply interested and laughed heart
nv at the Jokes and burlesques. cakewalk was
the last number OF the first part. The music was
good but the stage business was rotten, and
expressed my opinion to that effect to our swarthy
neIrbbor He gave me vacant stare and spoke
German to me- 1t seemed unnatural to US that
negro could not speak English, but he explained
that he came to Berlin from Africa years ago and
could speak only German. How should he know
our language? And still 1t seemed unnatural TO
US"
said the nDed gdgsd b fRs eight
.R1t von oipn struck the first blow Why did you
do that" . 49, ~. -, .,o,, ,,o.ro on
other and so I soaked him. "-Philadelphia Press
Colonel John D. G. Hosklns who is in command
of the artillery district of Boston, has given
short and pointed answer TO protest from the
Womans Christian Temperance Union of Winthrop
against tho soldiers Fort Banks playing base
ball on Sunday. The Temperance Union terms the
sport ''desecration of the Sabbath but Colonel
Hoskins can't see 1t that way. He bluntly says
that the enlisted could do a whole lot of worse
things on the Sabbath-drink bad whskey. for one
and that he won't stop their games. There has
been Sunday baseball IN the army for forty years
It is a clean sport, and so long the game is
played without disturbance shall continue per-
NIT IT." the colonel declares.
Teacher Catching Tommy fishing Sunday
Do you know the wages of sin?~
Tommy-Is this sin?
Teacher-It undoubtedly is.
TOMMY don't want wages for this I'm salts
fed to do It for fun.-Illustrated Bits.