New-York tribune., 1908-01-14
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

The preservation of the old castle at Heidel-
berg the prevention Of It's desecration by van
das and of its reconstruction restoration by
well meaning but unsentimental architects keeps
the schoss veren busy" says Morgan" refer
ring TO the fight which the society is making
against the erection of chimney one hundred feet
high near the old castle. THE smoke itself would
be a nuisance, and would destroy the beauty of
the Neckar panorama and the people who advo-
cate Il because it is a commercial necessity should
take a lesson from the citizens of New York. who
with all their desire to do business and make
money. keep their city free from coal smoke"
Cody people find it very hard .t. MI Higgins. to
thing they'll find harder
And what Is that?"
irwin t scrape along the motter 'thout
the coin.
Evert Jansen Wendell. who spends most of his
time entertaining newsboys and working in the
slums on the East Side, of the greatest
athletes the cinder path twenty-five years ago.
To him now one would suspect that he was
the greatest college sprinter of his time. While
at Harvard he the intercollegiate 100 yard
dash twice. the 22O-yard dash three times and the
quarter In 1880 he captured fifteen points for
Harvard by winning the 100-yard dash. the 220
yard dash and the quarter Mr.. Wendell still at
tends every athletic meeting of prominence, and
is in great demand official Generally he
has from ten to twenty poor boys as his guests.
Il thought you swore off drinking the first Of
so did: 1 always do"
But you're drinking now.
"Of course: If / hadn't sworn on again. how
could swear off next year?"-Catholc Standard
and Times.
Count Burry's recently published "Amerikanscher
Burgerkrieg' contains this notice of two notable
happenings in 1864 The two great events Of
January took place in Missouri and Virginia. In
the former state. the 14th the state convention
passed an ordinance of emancipation. saying:
Hereafter, in this state there shall be neither
clay m h.
ment for crime. and all persons held slaves
hereby declared free In Virginia the 18th
Alexander II. Stephens, Vfce-Presdent of the Con-
federacy: R. NJ T. Hunter, Senator from Virginia,
and j. S. Campbell started from Richmond for
Fortress Monroe to negotiate informally for peace
These two events showed that the war was prac-
tcally and that the cause for dispute had
been removed
Your partner" remarked the privileged friend
seems to be man of unusually good judgment
brains of the firm why he never makes move
without asking my advice"-Chicago News.
An inmate of Sailors Snug Harbor in speaking
of the ceremony connected with crossing the
line" when Father Neptune presides the in
it,ation of the who have never cnpssed the
equator said: There may have been fun for
Admiral Evans's men when Neptune aboard,
but II wasn't like what l In the merchant
service / got my lather and shave and ducking
thirty years ago and helped initiate many seafar-
ing men and landsmen since then. With hot tar
handy Neptunes crew often took liberties which
would not be allowed board of
The skipper used TO look on from aloft, but he
blind as a bat to things that did not wish TO
see, and the men knew enough to make no COM
plant / know that l mad clear through
what | got. but contented myself with taking it
out OF the next man"
What will happen when women rule?
jokes viii come into style."-Louisyiils Courier
Journal.