New-York tribune., 1908-06-30
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Now it is shoe polish that is going 10 WIPE ~ ~
a large part of the population unless pe"P
careful The health authorities OF Ioedo ha'v u
Gently discovered this new danger to life and nave
placed a ban on two brands of shoe biackins INC
.rddsn death of q Young man, who had been ap
parently in the best of health was the cause %
the investigation which resulted IN the oiS0o 80
1t was found that he had stained MS canvas 9
with certain kind of polish, and a1ser aii'i'
of the preparation which he had used IL was uo
teruined that the nitrobenzole in it had kliieu
him The city chemist of Toledo explains &c
when ntrobenzoIe Is absorbed through INC
through cracks In shoes from being placeu o'
c,otb tons or canvas shoes, it destroys all the
oxygen III the blood, and death claims tle 'i
before he is aware anything is the matter
Strange that Bryan should want weak man
II don't think Bryan can see see faf af scape
ahead TO know there's going TO De heeu vi q sup
goat."-Phila delphia Ledger
The sleeping In -the-open cure for nervousness
| and insomnia Is becoming popular In Eng
land THE London Daily Mall reports 1neoi
cal correspondent from the south coast writes ~
THE MALI: For that form Of Insomnia winch
takes the shape of nervous twitchings ana resi-
Iessness Immediately going to bed nave 1ouhd
s1eepng outdoors works n1arves. With several OF
my consumptive patients found that oesides hi
proving the lung condition, sleeping IN the open
air did away with the restlessness and constant
waking which so often make the consumptive's
a
be taken. Tie bed couch should be on COM
pact wooden flooring. and 1t is best to spread
large rubber sheet on this. A shed Win soou
roof three sides open Is best, as the ped "lle
placed against the wall is sufficiently protected
from drafts The other precauton necessary IS 10
have pIentv of woollen coverings the body so
that only the is exposed 10 the variations In
temperature"
DE real resourceful man. said Uncle Eben.
when some one hands him lemon Is ready VIII
de and other fxins to make IT tof aoie pleas
ant to take."-Washngton Star
The decision Of the committee Of founders week.
which will be celebrated IN Philadelphia in Octo-
ber to ignore the story of Betsy Ross and to mark
her home as Betsy Rosss House." instead Of the
birthplace of the Stars and Stripes, recalls to
THE Baltimore Sun" that the flag that foated
over Fort McHenry and inspired Francis Scott Key
to his immortal national hymn made by Mrs.
John Pckersgiu in the old house at the northwest
corner of Pratt and Albemarle streets. Baltimore.
Three fragments of the flag which were torn from
the old banner by the shells that whstled by 1t
In the memorable engagement still preserved
They are in the possession OF the Maryland His
torical Society.
The easiest way to succeed. my boy. is to give
the people what they want
succeed Is to make the people think they want
what you giving them."-Chicaso Her
aid.
A New York merchant writing from Europe.
says: "Au the Old World, but especially in
Germany and France, 't-r-u-s-t spells American,
and from part Of the globe needs but to
have money enough to ride first class and smoke
q good cigar to be trust -k0nig in Germany. But
I think that the suit brought by the heirs of Doni
zetti against the Society of Dramatic Authors and
Composers shows that crowd to be the king among
trusts. The great composer died in 1S4S, years
before his Lucia Linda Don Pasquale' 'Favo
rita and Daughter of the Regiment had become
financial successes, The society collected the
ROYALTIES and paid them over in part to the heirs
until 1855 and since then has paid the heirs moth
ing. The society has the right, It says, to collect
ROYALTIES on all dramatic and musical works and
it does collect TO this day on the productions Of
Sophocles Shakespeare Racine, Moliere and hun
dreds of other writer's who probably had idea
that they would become contributors to the great
literary and musical trust of France"
Dolly.No ! wont wash my face;
Grandma-Naughty. naughty! When was
little girl | always washed my face.
Dolly-Yes and now look at it-London Opinion
"A Paris journalist" says the "Berliner Tage-
blatt'' now that the dull has in has de-
voted his energies toward perfecting statistics
show where the theatre is most popular. His fig
show that-whiCh is surprise-the land
of unbounded possibilities first In New
York the American metropolis. the theatres have
a seating capacity of 123.795. Then comes London
with $50, and Paris takes third place. with
SO .331. The statstician gave Berlin
thought it would seem. believing that Berlin is
an un,mportant theatre town"
Harker-Creat linguist. isn't he?
Barker-You bet! He can talk in baseball college
and auto-Chicago News.
A number of letters of Richard Wagner which
had been published printed in the
current issue of the Berlin ''Ntue Rundschau
In OF these Wagners humble style is shown
1t Is letter to the manager of the Dresden Opera
House, dated June l. 1912, thanking him for hay
ing accepted for production Wagner's "Rienzi
May your excellence he says, make us bapnv
with your further good will and be assured for
evermOre Of the most respectful esteem as well
the deepest gratitude of one who has the honor
sign himself your excellencys most obedent
servant" The man to whom this letter was writ
ten was Frehcrr Won Llittichau.
Der is time" yawned Gritty George as he
helped himself to strawberry shortcake when Id
really like to he President
''Ah, what noble ambition" responded the
housewife And when is that?'
Why when he takes his vacation, mum Chi
cago News.