New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

rLo, President Castro OF Venezuela thinks he
&C. q grea. man on his own account. whose great
ness can only suffer by comparison with other
distinguished mon, is proved by the story or
newspaper correspondent who talked with him IN
Caracas President Castro granted the interview
~, tho understanding that the story should he
read to him before II was sent abroad In MS
In troduc ion writer referred 10 Castro as the
Porfrio piaz Of Venezuela The comparison win
Noxfco's chief executive made no great hit with
Castro and the next day his Minister Of Foreign
Affairs called the correspondent on the telephone
TO request him. in behalf Of the President. to
omit from his story that part comparing the lat
ter with Diaz The explanation of the minister
was that Castro said he had never executed any
Of his political enemies and that the comparison
might he misunderstood Since that time how
ever. the same charge has been made against
Castro IT for the execution or General
Paroles and several others.
First Esperantist-A century brings universal
second Ditto--oh. don't know They are stili
running horsecars In New Aork-CleVeiahd
Plain Dealer
The owners of the most modern vehicles are
revtving the custom of the days when automo-
biIes were unthought of. says a writer in
''Figaro" The fetch or idol which disappeared
from the civilized world long ago is coming back.
In fact has already returned, do duty guard
ian protector. mascot whatever You please
to call Il. The idol is IN shape according to
the fancy OF the automobile owner. who places 1t
on the front of the machine to prevent accidents
and arrest. These fgureheads all grotesque
in style the most popular being image of a
police officer with watch in hand. barking cur
and a Growing rooster
II am looking forward to state of society"
said the reformer, "in which every citizen will he
haR Pr a r"uree answered Mr. Sirius Barker
Everybody is. We all expect eventually to at
tain heaven Washington Star.
Tomorrow will be the eighty-sixth anniversary
of the birth of General Ulysses S. Grant. and 1t
will be observed by many of the Grand Army
posts throughout the country. In Washington
the derartme commander OF the G. A. X. has
asked that flags public buildings. business
houses and homes be displayed from sunrise to
sunset In honor of the day and the man.
Citiman-You ought to know something about
nora and that sort of thing. Tell me. what is a
forget memoir
subbubs-Why. it's piece Of string that your
on errand.-Phiadelphia Press.
No great teacher was more worthy of a great
memorial monument than virchow. and never
were hands more willing to erect one than those
of his friends. says a writer in a Berlin paper,
ment will ever be erected. The design by Profess
sor Klimsch was approved by the committee and
received the first prize. 1t represented figure of
Hercules throttlng hydra. Under the gigantic
figure on the pedestal a medallion with the
portrait in low relief of Virchow. The majority
Of Berlin physicians and the Virchow family
voted against the design because 1t was a monu-
ment to Hercules and not to the great teacher
physician Rudolph Virchow. The size of Her
cules has been reduced and the tablet enlarged
that Vtrchow is shown a teacher This
satisfied the family but now protest from
other quarters-hence the question VIII the mon
ument be erected?
II have noticed" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things that when man sings at
his work he doesn't seem to be doing either Of the
Jobs very weL"-Yonkers Statesman.