New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The unusual situation of candidate for Of
flee electing his opponent is presented by the official
canvass of the vote in the 4th Ward of Springfield
III. T. c. Baker. jr. Democrat. was declared
elected over Charles Watson Republican, by one
vote Watson admits that OF courtesy for
Baker, whom he expected to defeat by safe
majority, he voted for Baker 1t was Watson's
vote therefore. that elected his opponent Now
Watson says he will contest the election hoping
to find error in the returns.
What does ex dividend nlean?'
Life.
An American student writing from Berlin on
April l, says: "The last Of great family died here
yesterday, and TO judge from the Slight comment
here. ! fancy you will know nothing about this
closed chapter until you read this. And even now
If should tell you that Frau Arnim -Kr6chlendorff
died Yesterday IN modest house in the Mathai-
kirchstrasse, aged eighty-one. you would be none
the wiser. The old lady the only sister of the
Iron Chancellor, and until she was married in 1874
she Malvinc Bismarck. She was twelve
years younger than her great brother, but so
historians say, his confidential friend. his adviser
and his refuge In trouble from the time she was
old enough 10 comprehend until Bismarcks end
To morrow they viii lay the old lady away at
KrGchlendorff and all the secrets of which she was
the custodian will go with her"
Mrs. spenders-I wonder how you'd like it If
ever got new Womanlsh, and insisted upon wear
Mr.. Spenders-Oh. haven't any fear of YOU ever
doing that. Mems clothes are never very expen-
sve.-LOndOn Opinion
A recently published statistical report gives tho
number of Diploma physicians" in the world as
22S 234. OF these Europe has 1862 334 The tabl.
credits Germany with 22,51S, which" says the
"Frankfurter Zeitung" "shows the table to be in
correct for the 'Medeginscher Yahrbuch' gives
Germany 31,416 physicians. of whom one-fffth aro
specialists In all the large cities of Germany there
to three physicians to every thousand in
habiants, while in Berlin there are about five for
every four thousand"
-, Too many words are wearisome," said Kwoter;
'breVity is the soul OF wit"
Not always" replied the observer, but In any
event II Is always commendable." ."-Philadelphia
Press.
The Sons of the American Revolution was the
first patriotic organization in this country to ISSUE
Yiddish literature, and its circular entitled The
United States is attracting much attention In Eu-
rope, where it has been received by relatives of
immigrants to whom Ii given when they landed
in this country. The little document contains a
definition OF Liberty and much practical iufor-
nation and says in part The person who leaves
the land in which he was born and goes TO an
other TO make his home wants 10 learn the truth
about number OF things To give such informa-
ton this Is printed not by the government nor by
any set Of men who interested In awaiting
themselves OF your labor. or seeking to get your
money. but by a society which has for its object
the teaching to all of love of their adopted coun-
ian. Polish German and Hungarian and about one
million copies have been printed.
Paw. what is a philosopher"
make himself think TIA Lea cream. Chicago Trib-
pna.