New-York tribune., 1908-06-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Chicago is soon TO follow the example set by
New York's Police Commissioner in dumping con-
fscated firearms into deep water. For years the
CITY by the lake followed the anttquated prac-
tice of holding annual auction of guns gath
cred by the police The result has been. of course.
inst what 1t was in New York-the strong arm
gentry and hold-up artists obtained ordnance at
cut rate Now, Chicagos municipal judges have
voted to turn to the city custodian all con-
trahand dangerous weapons and they will be con-
signed to the depths of Lake Michigan. "A good
radiance to bad rubbish is the verdict of the
Windy City newspapers.
Hogan-Fhwat became Pat?
Grosan.The poor feily n1snt0ok m an ] auho morn fh
strate.-Puck.
For many years a number of New York men
have come together annually few days before
Memorial Day to talk old times They
all Grand Army members, but belonged to differ
ent commands while in the service. Only four at
tended the meeting this year, which took place
at the home of the of one OF the veterans in
Harlem. The GRANDPA tighter of the junior men,
Der of the party sang The Vacant Chair" when
This Cruel War Is Over" Ellsworth Is No More
and Tramp. Tramp. Tramp, the Boys Are March
ing" and each OF the men told war story
all of which had been told many times to the
same persons. One of the men had prepared little
paper on What Happened Just Forty-three Years
Ago" which contained these historical events:
May 26, John T. Ford. proprietor Of the theatre
where Lincoln killed. released mconditionaIy
from :he Old Capitol Prison; jeff Davis and John
c. Breckenridge indicted for high treason; May
29 President johnson issued proclamation prescrib
ing oath of allegiance for repentant rebels; May
30 Sherman said farewell to his men; June .
Grant published order congratulating the army for
sallantry the battles fought to preserve the
Union.
Miss Broadwsy-They say he married her be-
Mr. Madson@Well. that was quite natural
"Oh. Indeed. it wasnt."-Life.
A man whose name might have been Jacob
Sverstein and who lives I'm a Western city where
he married Christian woman and Joined a Chris
tian church. brought his sixteen -yearod daughter
to New York recently for the purpose of having her
finished" at good school The father called at
the school after week had elapsed and told
by the young pupil that she had been compelled to
attend a Jew service on Friday evening-in fact.
she had discovered that the school was patronized
exclusively by Jews The father explained that
although he had been "once upon q time a jew
he wanted his daughter reared in the Christian
faith and, as attendance at Friday evening
Vices was compulsory the school, he must take
his daughter away. A week later the man came
again and said to the principal Take back my
girl can't get her in any good school on account
OF her name" But the principal refused to accept
a pupil who had been rejected elsewhere, and Miss
Siversten will be Finished West. and her
father is arranging to have his changed
The Cmate--Good gracious. Giles. whatever
makes y"m keep such spiteful old cat as that?
bit lonely since my old woman died.-London
Opinion.
Rat catchers and inventors from all parts of
London are eagerly competing for prize OF ten
guneas and the emblAzoned diploma which the
Society for the Destruction of Vermin offers This
society, OF which Sir James Crichton- Browne is
the president. seeks to exterminate the rat tribe
as well as mice. house flies and other lively nuis-
anCes. AT present rat skins commercially
profitable and the society hopes discover some
good use for them. The theory Is that once peo-
pie find a profit may be made out OF dead rats
more efforts VIII be made catch them.
Mr. Dubley-How awfully mannish she is
Miss Smart-She is. indeed.
MI Dubley-Ies. and the funny part of IL is she
thinks people admire her for being that way IT'S
queer she doesn't realize that people are only
laughing at her
Miss Smart,Well she's mannish to that ex-
tent-Philadelphis Press