New-York tribune., 1908-06-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At the International Book and Paper Exhibition
which took p1ace at Paris in 1907 Of the feat
Of the American section model business
office. Adjoining this was reading room- where
the principal papers OF all countries kept on
file. When the awards Of the international jury
published recently the fact appeared that The
Tribune had received gold medal and diploma
which have been transmitted to this country
Mistress-Jane l the nilkman kiss you this
morning In the future I will take the milk IN
Bits
THE reign OF the knife and the stiletto. which
has been unquestioned in Italy for centuries, says
the Rome correspondent of Berlin paper, rs to
be brought to end. For generations 1T has been
the custom to carry a knife, and those men In the
lower walks who had no knife carried sharpened
nail file, TO be used the slightest provocation
The wine is heavy. the blood of the people Is hot
their power sef-control small. Is II wonder
then that with the murderous instrument always
at hand, there should be many fatal encoun-
ters? But the lawmakers have at last discovered
that the morals OF the whole nation have been
Influenced for the bad by the knife-carry1ng cas-
tom, and laws Will be passed similar to those now
in force in parts OF the United States Of
America making 1t a crime TO carry deadly
weapon.
In the late financial strtngency clerk in one
of @ the IN NeT York banks & was 5 ga to sKa1 n6t TO
cash to depositors as formerly and was insisting
But But the old German could not grasp the situation
and finally the president OF the bank was called
detailed explanation of the financial situation.
the president concluded: Now my good man. you
dubousy Esgsa The The dIs RutSaman Ssn bsbT
wakes up in der night and cries for milk give her
q milk ticket. et."-Harper's Weekly.
According the sketches of his career in the
Southern newspapers. General Clement A Evans.
the new commander in chief of the United Con-
thus of he la "a
General Stephen d. Lee His war service began
when he elected major of the 31st Georgia
Regiment. He after promoted to colonel
His regiment was put IN I1awtons carter
ward Gordon's) brigade. General Evans succeeded
Gordon when he was promoted major general. and
again succeeded Gordon in command Of the divis-
ion. His service was in the army OF Northern
Virginia and he took part in all the leading battles
fought on the soil of Virginia. Maryland and Ten
nessee. He wounded five times. twice sert-
ousy, once at Monocacy and again at Gettysburg
In command of his division at Appomattox he put
up the last fight which made after the surren-
der-he had not received notice of the truce.
Foreigner (not well informed In American poll
tics)-What is it that makes those "allies as you
call them, stick together?
Native@The cohesive power of a common
grouch.-Chcago Tribune.
Cardinal Gibbons will celebrate June 80 his
forty seventh anniversary as a priest and his
twenty-second year Cardinal. While the Car
dnal Is nearing his seventy fourth birthday, which
will be reached July %. he is still hale and
hearty. and expects to visit London and Rome this
summer
scotchman. wishing to know his fate at once.
S5 his choice After spending the entire day at the
telegraph office he was finally rewarded late in the
evening by an affirmative answer.
IF were you suggested the operator when h he
marry a, girl that kept me waiting all day for my
Ma, ma" retorted the Scot. The lass who waits
for the night rates is the lass for me.'-Every-
body's Magazine
Chicago has novel organization in the Bartend
ers and Saloonkeepers' Total Abstinence Society,
which is said to have two thousand members
Many saloonkeepers in the Windy City. It is
ported are bound by agreement not to employ
men who drink. While New York grog sellers
have no such society and such agreement.
far as the public has heard, all the better
class of drinking places strictly enforce rules
against employees drinking while duty. and
there are scores of bartenders in this city who
never drink a drop of the liquids they dispense
The head drink mixer In q downtown cafe-an ex-
pert on liquors of all kinds-has been in the busi-
ness for twenty five years and does not know the
taste of his
Hyker-Bronson tells he is taking mud baths
Pyker-why. 1 thought he was out of politics.
Illustrated Bits.
Baltimore. following the lead Of New York State
has started a vigorous crusade against the cocaine
evil which is said to be particularly prevalent
among the negroes OF that city. An ordinance pro-
hibitng the easy sale OF the drug and making
persons found with it in their possession subject
10 arrest has passed the City Council and Mayor
Mahool has promised to sign It.
Cook-My dog took first prize at tho cat show.
Hook-How was that?
Cook-He took the cat.-Illustrated Bits.
PRETTY WELL. THANK YOU.