New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

When Ruben Dario, the new Nicarssuan Minister
to Spain. arrived in New York recently on ms way
TO his new post, he brought with him from Mica
ragua young man as his secretary Inc latter
had never been so far away from Managua and at
first the greatness Of the American metropolis sur
prised him: then it actually overawed him. ana ne
became afflicted with that yearning for home that
Is commonly known homesickness. When sehor
DarIo sailed for Madrid his secretary not with
him He informed the minister that he feared 10
go further away from Nicaragua. and. the yearnins
for home overmasterng the ambition for diplomatic
honors, he returned there pronto.
Amateur holding Ave aces. leans TO profes-
siona poker player and whispers. Billie, how
would you play thst handI nd, ,o,, :. war. ,.o,,
think Id rlay under an assumed name = udse-
II eats haven't nins lives each. som. of them
certainly seem to bear charmed lives Several Of
the London papers IN their accounts OF the collision
between the British warship Gladiator and the liner
81. Paul say that when the partly submerged wreck
Of the Inan-o'-par explored the only living
thing found aboard the ships cat. Mickey
Mickey was found in the mems quarters rushing
wildly about mad with fear. The man who res
c,ied Mickey was a stranger 10 him and could not
possibly calm the animals feelings. One Of the
crew OF the Ola adiator was summoned and the cat
Immediately recognized him and nestled lovingly in
his big arms. The sailor then carried Mickey
ashore where he was received with great jubila-
ton
Aunty-Tonllnv. put three pies in here ys:ter-
=
Tommv-Please. it was dark, aunty, 7 didn't
See that one.-Punch.
The new state military code which was one Of
the results Of the investigation by the Wainwright
commission. abolishes the aids on the Governors
staff from civil life. Hereafter all the members
of the executives military family must be detailed
from the active service. II this had been the law
when Prince Henry visited this country one fault
lessIy uniformed officer Of the fuss and feathers
class would have been spared an unpleasant expert
ence Probably with Il view TO showing interest in
things about him. the sailor prince asked the young
man which OF the service he belonged to.
When he heard none he stared and said to one
o his party that others who stood near him
could hear "And such beautiful uniform"
Wife-I have about made up my mind John. that
when I married you married a fool.
5 w ar o. You
that you SAID 1t would be haTd 10 ma TWO people
A Berlin paper referring to the counterfetins
plant which was run in a Schleswig Holstein
prison, says that the coins which were made by a
ten-year man with tools provided by the warden
were first class to workmanship The business
was profitable for the warden, and 1t un-
doubtedly aside from its being money making
snterprise in more ways than for the convict
coiner made the latter's life the Eendsburg in
stitution much more bearable. The making and
passing of the spurious coins might have gone
until the ten years term was over and then taken
A fresh start but for the warden's mother in-law.
who allowed herself to be caught while trying TO
pass a bad flve-franc piece Poor woman. She
has given the mother-in-law para ragrapher new
cue and by her indiscretion has retarded the eman
cipation Of her class-in Schleswig- Holstein at
least-by many years. Much will be written to
what that warden thinks of his motfer-in-aw. but
no writer will do the subject justice.
Burroughs has, a happy. faculty OF making new
friends wherever he goes.
He has to- He owes all the old nes"-Phila-
delphia Press
Baron Albert A schiippenbach who has been
appointed Consul General for Russia in New York
City, has represented his in Chicago for
the last thirteen years He will succeed Nicholas
Lodygensky who retires from the consular service.
and will be succeeded in Chicago by Baron Sch-
ling who has been vice-consul in New York for the
last six years. Baron Schlippenbach began his pub
lie service in 1879 judge advocate In the Russian
navy. In 1885 he was appointed consul at Yoko-
hama Japan. and then went vice-consul to New
York He transferred to Chicago in 1895.
And now stood forth. acquitted by jury of
his peers of the monstrous charge of murder.
Safe" he cried. pressing TO his bosom the wife
who had trusted in him through good and evil re-
port
And sane!" she sobbed, for there had been
expert testimony.-Puck-