New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In Dubuque. Iowa there is ordinance which
requires that the interior of all saloons shall be
unobstructed that those inside shall be in full
view all times, but the law has been cleverlv
circumvented by the saloonkeepers While COM
plying with the terms of the Ia literally the
saloon men have secured the desired privacy by
making of couple of strong electric lights
backed with refectors that any one attempting
to peer into the place is blinded by the rays of
the light. This is to be tested in the
Fred-Can l do anything for you the big
Believes Freddie. l should like ten pounds on
the wnner.-Pick- -Me-Up.
"A Russian Captain Kopenick'' is the subject
of sketch in the ''Eusskoje Bogatstwo." by ".
g. kOrolenko. The name Of the Russian svIndIer
is Ramensky and the list of titles which he as
sumed to out his designs against the public
embraces prince. count and general. In 1909 he
was sent to prison at Sinferopol When he was
released he made his way to q nearby town. where
he secured from printer forged order some
letter of credit blanks by means of which his
pockets repenished. Under the name
Of Tolstoi and member OF the imperial in
spection office he went from place to place. He
Investigated many rural communities. gathering
large sums OF money He rewarded officials who
showed proficiency with titles and promises OF
higher positions and roundly scoded and even
deposed with whose methods he was not
satisfied. To one police official he granted six
months leave of absence with pay. Through the
suspicious of official in the Astrachan district
his real character was finally revealed
AR re Son eTer gon to pay afL back that Ave."
1T would be pleasure to do so.' he replied
but I cannot. indulge in pleasures during the
Lenten season"-Philadelpha Ledger.
The enemies Of the author Of the Divine Com
edy are not all dead according to the correspond
ent in Alexandria Of a Roman paper. The Dante
Alghieri Society of that city offered to the nlu-
nicfpal authorities statue of the poet which the
society wished to erect in a prominent place. The
gift rejected because of the violent protests
Tho Of
blasphemy" they said. land affront to Mahom-
etansm because it forbids honoring men by the
erection of monuments This excuse was faulty
because statues have been erected at Alexandria
and at Cairo. THE real for objection" saws
report lis that the Mosem people not for
get that Dante gave their prophet place in the
internal regions The offer finally with
drawn.
Mrs Popley-Mr. D'Auber remarked to-day that
Mr. PoPley-,Oh: that's the way with them art
We'll Of those old classical heroesL%Phiisd % deipha ha
Press.
The 1st Artillery Mess, the oldest military mess
in the United States. Is soon to havo meeting at
Fort Totten. Staten Island. The 1st Artillery was
organized for the United States service in by
act of Congress. The mess organized In
1910 and many of Americas most famous soldiers
have been members Of IT. All of the living mem
bers of the mess. active and retired have been
invited to the coming celebration.
Bacon-I understand some subways arc on
the way for New York
Egbert tsnifflng the air)--Cant smell EN- yeti
Yonkers Statesman.
The Passover festival will be celebrated by the
Jews this year in the week beginning April 10
Every year the people who poor to provide
themselves with mleavened bread and other food
articles which used in Passover time taken
care OF in that respect by charitable people. The
calls upon them viii be greater this year than
ever and several societies have been formed
to help those who would otherwise be compelled
TO break the festival laws. One organization has
made provision the distribution of l0. 600 pounds
of unleavencd bread. 5000 pounds of coffee. 5000
pounds of sugar, 5000 pounds of Passover -four.
which is made by grinding the unleavened bread.
and for large quantities OF unfermented wine and
Passover delicaces for invalids and convalescents
Little Wie-Say. pa. what's the difference be-
Optimst and "A pcssmist?
Pa-An optmist only the doughnut. my son,
while the pessimist sees nothing but the hole
therein.-ChicaCo News