New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


inpton to THE Post" of that city, George H
Howard proposes a public subscription to aid the
Wright brothers in their airship experiments MI
Howard calls attention to the fact that In Ter
many, when Count Zeppelin met with disaster 10
his airship though fortunately without injury 10
himself a public relief fund was Immediately
started which reached enormous proportions
and asks. will the American people be less pub
lie spirited, scientifically alert and liberal tnan
the German?"
The Professor-And how did Phocion shame
The freshman Gwho doesn't know)-I have
been taught, sir, never to speak Ill OF the dead
Cleveland Platndealer
CHAMBERS PLATFORM
It is true in we'll turned phrases
have often sung the praises
OF the man who almost fills the public eye
But by reasoning consecutive
have learned Of executive
who could do as well as he and hardly try.
At my bidding fervent muses.
Sang Of virtues that are Hughes's
OF the worth that it were useless to deny
When I'm asked for as peerless.
With a heart as bold and fearless.
Then my 1nodesty forbids me to reply.
Hughes aroused my appreciation
And without equivocation
I enumerated many reasons why.
But there's one who excels him
Who it is his judgment tells him.
Only one man! Let whisper! 1t is-you know!
s. NJ c.
an, eIected for this district, shall endeavor to
make you glad that you dd not e5eet bnx pbos
pher II reckon one would be a-plenty- -Euch
..rbe fight with the fly will be a stiff one" said
Sir James Crichton-Browne in an address to the
sanitary inspectors congress in Liverpool recent
w. "One fly it has been calculated. will lay 1000
eggs and must, on the SNOWFALL principle leave
% 600 900 descendants in a season. 1t Is only by
systematic attacks the breeding places that we
can hope to rout this mu1ttudinous disease car
rier Tubercular diseases are steadily diminishing
throughout Great Britain. and we have good rea-
son to hope they will be altogether abolished In
another thirty years.
Ruffon WRATH drenp last night wuz John
saVmoid Storey told ye I could smell kero-
sene on that cheese you Wuz eatln ylSt Gay
Chicago Tribune
'"The Diamond Fields Advertiser referring to
the utigious nature of the natives of South At
rica gives the following an instance: "A native
had fought and lost an action IN the magistrates
court in one of the small towns in Griqualand
East the articles in dispute being slate and an
alphabetical primer of the total value Of six
pence He Immediately after the Judgment was
given against him, started journey on foot
to the chief town. about thirty miles distant, IN
order to instruct attorney there to appeal
from the judgment given. The attorney laughed
at the man and told him he should desist, as he
would only be wasting his money over trivial
matter, but he rendered the costs of the appeal
to the attorney and insisted. otherwise he would
consult another lawyer. After long consulta-
ton and endeavor to advise his client to act as
was thought best. the attorney complied with the
natives wishes. The native won his appeal"
He-Here is a thrilling account of the way In
which that daring woman climbed to the top of
a mountain which is five miles high Wonderful.
isn't it? ,,,
She-Yes. What ola she Notwithstanding
PIaindealer.