New-York tribune., 1908-01-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

It seems strange that even there are many
restrictions on the of as ordinary thing as a
cable telegraph wire. Yet is true that nobody
is permitted send to through Portugal any
thing having to do with the deeds thoughts of
anarchists, and that code messages of any kind
are forbidden in Trtpoli, Bosnia Rumelia Ru-
mania Herzegovina. Bulgaria and other Balkan
states. After that it seems unnecessary to mention
that Turkey forbids code messages, but it is lit
tie surprising find that you send message
TO most parts of Persia in only one language
that is French-and if you address most places in
the land the Shah your me ssa ge will be
lated into the tongue of Gau and diplomacy when
it reaches Teheran.
Now then. children said the teacher. what is
it want most in this world to make per-
DE things we amt gotr' shouted the bright boy
in the back seat.-Phiadelphta Press
Midshipmen and marriage interesting the
Navy Department at present considerably. In the
last three years more than one midshipman has
been dismissed from the service for marrying be-
fore he has been graduated from Annapolis. Also
there have been increasingly numerous requests to
the Navy Department from passed midshpmen
asking permission to marry The department has
been so far lenient with Cupid and has granted
most of these requests A quiet investigation of
the effect of such marriages has. however, been
carried on the result of this has satisfied the
Navy Department that a passed midshpman has
no business to marry unless he ''marres money"
or has 1: himself Henceforth, il is believed, the
department will refuse the requests of of the
passed mdshpmen unless they show that
they have ample means to support themselves.
their wives and additions to their families.
Doesn't begging make you ashamed?"
Sure. If you knew how stingy some men were
you would be ashamed of being human."-Phila-
del2hia Ledger.
Count GalIini. in a letter published in Vita
gives an interesting account of a visit to Giosue
,inh bo do ,xrha be uaS
of italian parliamentary 1t the time
when the government considering the ad-
visibility of voting 10000 lire toward a Dante
monument. the rest of the money necessary for a
suitab BILE memorial to be raised by popular sub
scription. Il went Bologna" writes the count.
saw the great man and began explain my
mission when he interrupted saying; No. no,
No monument for Dante. Monuments should be
erected only for those who would otherwise
be forgotten in centuries to Garibaldi, Maz-
zini Victor Emmanuel; but Dante-never! Dante
is too great. and he will grow greater the
centuries pass Therefore. memorial for the
author of The Divine Comedy This message
carried to ZenardelH and parliament and no
further steps toward the Dante slorifcation were
taken"
What shall we do with our exS,Presidents?I eS in
quired solicitous |itizen- Ought we not TO
Provids generous incomes and secure positions for
Perhaps" replied the other but it would be a
serious blow to literature, Washington Star.
At the annual meeting of the hairdressers and
BARRIERS Of Vienna the president in his report. sug
gested that the members of the organization show
their loyalty and patriotism by doing everything
in their power to influence public opinion In favor
of the Kaiserbart II beard the En-
peror wears his This he said, shall be our
contribution to beloved monarch's jubilee.
and ii will also make our greatest competitor the
machine razor. less powerful In the jubilee year
all loyal Austrian men should show their devotion
to Franz Josef by wearing the Kaiserbaft"
What exclaimed the husband. You drew
your savings from the bank went a brokers'
Office ana bought e.. Y. & Y. stock at IA. when it
has been dropping like Iock?"
But my dear" argued the wife. 1T was such
bargain. Why. during the short time was in
the office saw the man mark II down TO IA from
45!'-Success