New-York tribune., 1908-07-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A German manufacturer his first visit TO the
United States the guest Of kfnsrnan IN TINS
city He expressed surprise when. rev days
after his arrival, he saw number OF men heip
themselves to papers at an unattended news stano
where some laid down the exact price OF thelr
,,,rchaeA others made change for themselves ana
.tfu others walked away without paying He was
told that the last named group were custoihoi
who paid only week but tnat no one
failed to pay To demonstrate his contention that
..roost neopie are. honest in this country tns
Anericanlzed German took his visitor that aay 70
a restaurant where both were unknown ana Wheh
tbey had finished their luncheon the host went 70
the cashiers desk with his check and said ne nae
no money with him. but would pay the next day
The cashier gave the couple hasty glance and
said IAN right: I'll take a chance" and the men
started for the street At the door risht-about-
face movement executed the check was paid
a good cigar was handed to the cashier TO whorn
the plot was revealed, and the German exclaimed
"Grossartig!
No said the tirsSonne man @ NJ Te. neyfr vs5os1 s2eg
appreeiate t that fact and don't try'--
of the men appreciate 1t. oo-''-CathoIc standard
and Times.
Charles Lun1nafs librarian Of the Public
Library in Los Angeles. Cal, doesn't Ike the way
of the city that employs him Is butchered
He has written letters to several prominent news
papers In an effort to set straight the pronuncfa
tton of Los Angeles Mr. Iurnrnfs says that eft Is
curious predfcan1ent when the very inhabitants
of American city call its name in no less than
twelve different ways, of which eleven are wrong
and five barharous- This unhappy and prob
ably unique distinction belongs to Los Angeles,
Cal. Yet it is old enough to be known better II
was properly pronounced for more than century
before the in1nligrations set up tall Tower
of Babel The following local jingle, the librarian
says covers the case reasonably well;
The lady would ren,ind YOU. please.
She hopes her friends will be 50 clever
The G SHAH not be 1sliaed ..
And all about LoCE ANG- -EL-ESs.
FRANCOIS Cop2ee says the "Mattn' Ike many
artists and actors. exceedingly fond Of cats.
and for years he had in his house in the Fue
Oudinor and in the beautiful rose garden back Of
the house number of fine specimens. including
several valuable natives of Persia When Coppee
died. to be followed by his devoted sister.
who his the Paris Animal Protection
Society felt called upon look for the cats which
supposed 10 have been left in the deserted
Coppee home 10 starve. Investigation showed.
however. that the master had anticipates the end.
He had given all his pets 10 friends. except two.
and these he intrusted to the care OF his nephew
Montreuel. the director Of the saIpatriare and TO
a woman servant on the day before his death.
What. then, asked the professor, lis the exact
difference 9re between logic and sophstryy:,' -,
gagged in a controversy. it's just the difference
tween your line OF argument and the other fell
lows '-Philadelphia Press.
The Trackess City is the title Of an article IN
the ''Berltner Tageblatt. in which writer
says. THE city of Berlin-Die Berliner CITY,
must be made trackless. This condition the
writer says may be brought about by the cr4a-
tion OF TRANSFORMATION methods which will make
the rails superhuous namely, underground pas
for rapid transit to distant points and onnni-
buses for short distances.
How sprituelie she seems
NO wonder Her mother medium and
her father was a chronic tiRpler- Chicago Rec
ord Herald.