New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The annual competition for toys organized
by NJ. Lepine, Prefect of Police, held in Paris
recently. The inventions this year are amusing
and topical Aeroplanes largely represented
One of these, made by NJ. Debrun, an ex-professor
Of physics is little masterpiece It is an al
most exact reproduction Of the Delagranse ma
chine, and has a small electric motor. Held by
an almost invisible steel wire, the aeroplane flies.
rises and falls. and changes it's direction
NJ. Erge has made a toy called the "vapiano."
with which he solves the scientific problem of
perpetual notion THE 'vapiano." says cor
respondent of London paper, us based on the
tension of certain bodies produced by humidity.
The apparatus is composed of disk, with a hole
in its centre and supported by eight strings
around axle. the extremities of which rest on
pivots Underneath there is a basin filed with
water. The strings. moistened and drying alter
nateIy. cause the apparatus to move 'perpetually.
One of these toys has been in motion for three
months already"
Oar Is some difference of opinion" said Uncle
Eben. "as to whether money is better dan brains
to act mo or less foolish. Washington Star.
The first municipal. monumental theatre in
America-an endowed institutions in success
full operation in Red Wing, MINI. Red Wing is a
town of only ten thousand persons. forty miles
down the Mississippi River from st. Paul, and
to It, several years ago. a citizen left $4,000 to
found municipal theatre. citizens commit
tee. under the terms Of the beQuest, manages the
playhouse and we'll has 1t done its work that
for the last three years dividend the capt
tai invested has been paid to the town Professor
Richard Burton in lecture the drama, using
the Red Wing experiment q criterion. predicts
that 'in ten years probably and in twenty-five
years certainly every considerable city in the
United States will have its municipal theatre"
Sunday School Teaeherr-what is the meaning
Of pouring oil on troubled waters. Johnnie?
New Jersey Child--Gettlng rid Of mosquitoes.
-Harper's Weekly.
A Paris correspondent Of The London Ex-
press" bids champagne lovers take heart and be
not downcast at reports that the grape crop in
France is failure because of mildew. All the
champagne sellers" he writes have huge cellars,
in which they store large quantities OF wine
every good year. and the reserve stock this year
at least 1I2, 900 bottles. or very nearly the
entire quantity which will be sold during the
next four years In other words, If the cham
payne district 10 produce wine all
until 1913. everybody who wished would be
able to drink champagne. and would not have to
pay much more than the current prices for It."
The Heiress-I want to be loved for myself
count de Broke (apprehensively)- dear
lady. is there any possibility of this being
of mistaken identity?-Tlustrate Bits
At the meeting of the American Wine Growers
Association last week OF the interested listen
ers to the discussions at the Arkwrlght CIuo
man who has q small vineyard in California. He
listened attentively while DR.. Parkhursts letter
was being read by Andrea Shurboro and was loud
I'm his praises OF the Clergyman for advocating wine
culture a weapon against intemperance. He
said I'VE had in state many years ago
who practised what Dr. Parkhurst breaches. He
was q priest who had I'm his parish a number of
incorporate men, and despite his work the num-
Der continued to grow. Preaching and scolding
had failed to 90 any good he went to friend
who WAS large wine grower and asked for the
privilege OF opening cubroom in his storehouse.
This granted. and tho men, Young and old.
were invited to Join. Wine served 10 them
while the club at nominal price, and the result
was entirely satisfactory. The shops lost
trade the did not drink 70 excess. they be-
came better husbands and fathers, and in many
instances the OF wine killed the whskey
habit"
man advertised recently in a London paper
TO forward. receipt Of postage stamps, sound
practical advice. that would be apphcab BILE at any
time and TO sll persons and conditions of life
on receipt of the stamps, ne sent his numerous
victims the following.
Never give boy penny Ia hold your shadow
while You climb tree to look into the middle of
next week. "--1it-Bi