New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

adoDtfon of the white helmet for its police force.
says: THE local 'Robertus' or more famiiarly
Bobby has at last got white helmet, bless his
little crioilo heart. And people OF an in
auisitive turn of mind, asking why this becom-
ing and sea sonable headgear should not have been
accompanied by corresponding chromat1c varia-
ton in the rest Of the uniform. The writer COM
plains in the Same article about the injustice OF
the city law which conpels policemen to wear dark
woollen clothes in hot weather. The inspectors OF
the force are worse off than their men, for they,
in addition to heavy uniforms. must wear also
huge riding boots. and have not the saving clause
of the white helmet" The paper advocates the
abolshment Of all collars cuffs. close fitting cloth
ing hard hats gloves (gloves In this weatherD. and
the institution of wide easy and flowing civic
costume that. while uniting all the demands OF
culture would afford rational garb IN keeping
with the climatic surroundings This criticism OF
existent customs will surprise many persons who
fanced that the problem OF comfortable clothing
had been solved in South America
"The time. the place and the girl. How seldom
''Fidd1esticksl What we seldom find in conjunc-
vile Courier-Journa
Along the Hudson River where more ic. is har-
vested than in any other section of the country
electric motors are being extensively used n hand
ling the crop for next summers trade. Out
the surface OF the river the Ice is being marked
and cut with "poughs'' drawn by horses. The
cakes are spudded of by hand and foated to the
electrically operated chain conveyors. where they
are automatically hoisted from the water and hur-
ried the ice houses. AS the cakes pass along
on the couveyors they go through the various
finishing machines. One device trims the cakes
to the proper size another shaves the top Of each
because passing trains and the smoke from nearby
cities left sediment Of SCOT the surface OF
the ice. This machine also trims off all fee.
which does not keep well. The fee /. hoisted and
carried to the most remote corners Of the great
t1n ortir hx- AIa he NEa~
only have TO shove each cake into its place as fast
as II comes.
Dennis-Goin t shpend tn wake-end at Calla-
hans yez? An phwat do yez call tn wake
Terence-Shure thots Saturday noigft frum TIL
tonne yez dhraw yure pay till tn saloons close
Judge
One Sunday recently there service In tho
Amherst College chapel at which there
choir to lead the singing II appears that there
was something like a strike boycott the
part the student singers. The college catalogue
says: THE duties of the choir are to lead singing
daily at morning prayers and at the Sunday morn
ing service. Students may become members Of the
choir whenever there vacancies They receive
remuneration for their services" THE Amherst
Student" the college paper. thus comments: THE
remuneration clause is somewhat indefinite In
spite Of this it has been learned that the dis
penser Of funds has been most generous. For IN
stance, one member received remuneration for
s 131 1000 cents a day The maximum daily pay
for one individual 10 4S-100 cents. Furthermore
1t has not been the custom to subtract one-third
for tardiness With such magnanimous uberalty
we see for dissatisfaction
Employer-Did you tell Mr.. Boreham who called
that had gone to America?
New Office Boy-Yes. sir; told him you had
started this morning.
Good, What did he say?
He wished to know when you'd return. sir, and
after luncheon. "-Tit-Bits.
At recent meeting of the corporation OF Har-
ward it voted to establish twenty-five addi-
tional university scholarships, with stipend of
$3.50 each. These will be assigned each year 10
seniors in Harvard College and in other colleges.
who will study in the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences in the coming year, regard being paid I'm
the assignment TO the geographical distribution of
the applicants. This addition will make total
of l21 fellowships and scholarships. As the gradu-
ate school has four hundred students sort
Of aid Is provided for nearly one-third OF the
total number.
Small Boy--Do your glasses magnify things.
Grannie?
Small Boy-Then wish you wouldn't wear then,
when you help to JAM don't sxuay get as
much you think.-Punch.