New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Musical AoANAoAA
story Of George Grossmith and the income TAX au
thojties Long after his fathers death the com
missioners by mistake, sent the younger drosSi,i'
a notice assessing the income OF the oeceaseo A1
$40 900 Mr. Grossnith returned the docuhsht u
the nroper quarter with the following note written
across It: "I am glad to learn my father Is DOM.
co well in the next world; $4,000 is a great oeau
more than he ever made in this. Kindly lor"7ro
this notice to his new address, and remember "e
affectionately to him.
we have been hearing a great deal ABOUT me
superman, but is there any such tnihe aS
yes She Is the lady y who dgssnI get OIL
Tb. yender of chickweed in Paris Is a wen hlio"i
figure. The sellers numerous. and their cry Is
ono NJ the most noteworthy Of those that resouno
l. +bA morning In the streets Of the French capia'
According to the Bulletin des Haues' uieio &c
about a hundred thousand canar1es In tne CAPITA
and the daily consumption OF chickWeeo Is esIi
mated at $4,000 This sum looks Large Dns 1t only
allows two cents for each bird Paris oonteni-
norsrv noints out that goody portion OF land De-
tween suresnes Courbevoie is set aside lot 'he
cultivation of the weed
Teacher-Johnny. can you tell me now many seq
sons have?
Johnny-4eS, ma am t"o-Daeoooi' W
Chicago News.
Dr Charles Perr;er In an article based on OBJ
servations made in French penal institutions, says
that criminals for the most part OF medium
height Thieves he says. he found 10 Dc aiLhost
exclusively of small stature and heggars near
" always of medium slightly under that
height 1T is seldom" he says, that g. fully de-
veloped beggar nature can be found In laIs
frame" Murderers, the other hand MS oOser-
vsttons prove to be above the average In size. All
the nrisoners under punishment for arson ana TOT
counterfeting measured by him came under the
head OF small These details. the writer says.
while they may establish certain facts as to French
criminals, may be valueess when applied to the
underworld in other countries.
It WIS his first Sunday school. and he sat in
Superintendent illustrate the lesson on the board
The superintendent drew the pain 70 heaven s
1ns straight ctr radusy the man becane larger
and larger and finally dd when o gs he arrived at '0
The Superintendent turned to his small ag a.
you see he is pulled up with sin that he
cannot enter IN: ,,is+.r +-v hin, sideways"
came the small, shrill voice from the infants
department.-Pick-Me-Up
A small carpet in the San Francisco Mint is worth
more than its weight in gold and Is soon TO be
burned in order that the precious metal hnngS
that have been sprinking it for several years may
be recovered The carpet is in the adjusting room,
where files used to trim surplus gold from coins
after they stamped. 1t frequently happens that
niece of overweight falls to the floor and becomes
imbedded the grain of the carpet, and 1t is moth
ing unusual for the government to get $4,000 worth
OF gold dust out of the ashes resulting from the
burning of one of the floor coverings. The floor
sweepings are treasured with the utmost
they furnish enough money to pay the salary OF
tbs janitor several times over
The Nobeman-You bought me-bought me as
The Heiress.Yes' and what I'm sore about now
is that | neglected TO wait for my change.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Housekeepers America who have worried
over poor help may find consolation in an article
on THE Eternal Servant Question" in a recent
number of The Buenos Ayres Herald" by
writer who doubts the existence of good servants.
The servant question. he says. rs the grave
preoccupation of the women of the federal capi-
tai and the staple of conversation at the mid
dav reunions when the mere man is absent In the
city toIing for the bread that perisheth, or
more probably dicing at the club for coffee and
cigars The insstent spectre IS, 'servus domes-
ticus' the common garden variety house ser
Avras the writer says. Cook, housemaid. wait
ross chambermaid nurse. individually and col
lccttyeIv they are the speck the ripe fruit
Of domestic felicity. the fly in the ointment any
thing and everything you please that is bad and
slovenly and untrustworthy everything save good
servants"
Parson-Young man. I'm surprised to see you
fishing ON the Sabbath. I shall certainly make II
the subject of sermon . - a.,
The Young Man-Wall, II IT gives you an idea
for a sermon, maybe it's wuth ft!-Ire