New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
APRES zoLA.

Recrult-Please. sergeant, I've got a splinter in
Sergeant Instructor-Vot yer been doin'? strokin'
yer esd?-Punch.
The house in which Franz Schubert born has
been purchased by the city oF Vienna. An Anneri-
can writing from that city says: The house is only
one story high and has attractive architectural
features, but the people here think that the price
paid for it-1f5.00o kronen-vas we'll invested. The
musical people who responsible for the
ment which ended in the purchase by the city say
that It will be visited by strangers much the
Goethe house in Frankfurt on the Main. and event
ually it will house Schubert collection and will
be known the Schubert museum
..; Pa; what's friendly candor?.
Record Herald ei'-'''' -'''As'
The triple speed record of the C.unard Lines big
turbine steamer Mauretania the topic of dis
cusson among group of bronzed shippers in front
of the Maritime Exchange the day after she docSed
One of the Salts who referred her the
biggest steamer a1oat, contradcted and a
lively argument followed. II am right" said the
man corrected. The Mauretania and the Lusi-
tania are the two largest steamers ahoat There is
steamer bigger in length. BEAM depth ton
mage. and I will give this crisp so bill to the man
who proves l wrong The shippers went into
the exchange and consulted the records and the
who 'butted in took the 80 bill He showed
that the White Star liners Baltic and Adriatic have
each greater net tonnage than has either the
Lusita MIA the MaUretania. The Mauretana's s net
tonnage is 1886, the Lusitanias s5l5, the Adratic
1851 and the Baltics 1s,2SS.
The Warden-I think the members OF the choir
are going to ask for more money.
The Warden-For the last two Sundays they have
been listening to the sermon.-IustratedB Bits.
municipal Pasteur Institute, where victims of
dogs other animals whose bites produce rabies
can be cared for at at the city's expense
is proposed by a Chicago alderman, who has pre-
pared ordinance providing for the institution.
The funds for its support to from the
dog license fees, which last year amounted to
sS1. 500
Mature makes nothing in vain,' said the phil
Perhaps" answered Colonel stillwell, Though
beautiful mint bed in local option County s
Washington Star.
Thomas Kelly. of Balysawey, County Tyrone.
ireland, who at 107 climbed ladder and repaired
his own roof. according to the London papers is
the latest centenarian to give to the world his
recipe for old age. which is made up of plain
food early rising. hard work a sparing use of
alcohol and plenty of fresh, mountain air"
'Rastus:" said the candidate, did you ever sell
No Stree" the emphatic answer .But
Wien VIZ A. @ man comes aroun and heps out little
pure friendship. doesn't I?'-Washngton Star
Who is TO be the next emperor OF China, AL
though the empress is the real head of the govern
ment the question Of successor for the nominal
ruler Is troubling Cinnamon and is proving deli
hp
North China Daily News writes from Pekins.
The Peking Shih Pao has been suspended for
seven days for publishing inaccurate information
Of the intended adoption of another taabkuo or
heir apparent. for the late Emperor Tuns Cbib
tbrother of The existing Emperor Kuans Hs1D II
will be remembered the late we'll establishes,
Ching Pao mot The Pekng GazetteO was SIM
pressed by the Manchu government last year for
printing the same news, which led to the racsin,
OF numerous telegraph dispatches and petitions
from Chinese officials and merchants and from,
abroad against the proposal, because the conn
detat of 1898 and the 1900 Boxer rfsings In North
China were mainly caused by the adoption Of III.
now disinherited Pu Chin, son of the depossd
Prince Tuan as the taahkuo of the late E,-,ns
Tung Chth The Emperor is In good health
and appears to be living excellent terms pith
the Empress Dowager. During audiences howsver
the Emperor simply sits beside the Empress Dow,
aeer and keeps silent all the time unless he is
asked directly by his aunt and adopted mother 10
address some remark to minister about state
affairs
Poverty amt no crime" declared Tired rinins
IAN il il wuz l guess l could get a brainstornn
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