New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A mcmher 81 the Brazilian colony Of New York
in speaking Of the death OF President Penna. said
1T IS the first time that have been called
upon to mourn for chief magistrate. Brazil has
lost rulers since IT'S foundation in 1916 hut not
BY death. Dom Pedro I abdlcated in favor OF his
son n 1881, and Dom Pedro II dethroned In
1889 General Deodoro Fonseca. our first President
resigned in 1891 and his place taken by Vice
President Peixoto. Just Pecanha has now sue
ceedei 70 The Presidency. II our President had
died IN the first or second year OF his service a
special election would have been ordered. but,
co-ding to laws. the Vice President must MI
the unexpired II # he for less than ;wo
years"
Waiter lin expensive restauFantl-Win you have
Mrs. Nurich-I don't see It on the bill
Waiter-There is charge for sugar. madam
Mrs Nuich-No. thank you!-Puck.
The "Russiche Correspondents" tells this story
under the head Of Justice; Citizen Feltun was
recently brought before the ST Petersburg authori-
ties charged with being the publisher Of Tolstoy's
sedltious books. Thou Shalt Not Kill A Letter
to the Liberals and Charity and Patriotism The
real publisher, Sutreau by name. could not be
found, Feltun. whose name appeared on the
books as the selling agent. made the scape-
goat. Tolstoy wrote to the Judges that the pris-
oner had 40 part In the publication that he was
simply a selling agent, and that the sentiments
contained In them his (Tolstoy's) and that no
would continue TO write and to preach them. The
court decided lIlal lnaEmucn as the venerable
thor lived in district beyond the courts jurisdc-
tion, his letter must be disregarded The plea for
the poor bookseller was thrown out and he sent
TO prison at hard labor for six months. Not
hand or voice was raised against the author"
-, firiggs,The doctor said must throw up every
thing and take a sea voyage
he?-Boston Transcript
A well known New Jersey politician in an after
dinner speech the other night complained that his
county was not being rightly treated in the dstrbu
tlon Of patronage. Its experience. he sa i'd was not
unlike that Of Sandy. an old plantation negro.
one Christmas morning His master asked him on
Christmas Eve IL he intended hang up his stock
ing. Deed I do. boss" The master called
Christmas morning We'll Sandy did you hang
up your stocking?" NO, boss. I couldn't find no
stocking, SO hung up pants and tied the bot
tom OF de laigs together" We'll what did Won
get?" Il dunno boss, but 'spect nigger-n'a
pants am gone"
IN EXTRA SESSION
On melancholy fate,
Bound 70 the tariff by decree Of state,
suffefIng Ike Prometheus s at tho RopSRs TocR e'o'
a,;I Each morning 5 man =
NY conscience sensitive.
Yet must live
IT, the p great e eagle bird Roth that 6Qvers
The ruthless zeal of my constituents:
By various laws
/ am supposed 10 do the best-I can
To bring unto my cropping fellow man
The heaven born fire which lights
The way to reasons heights
In vain
/ tug and strain.
The endless chain
OF argument that holds IN its grip
Grows tighter There's hope that Il may clip
Until as happened in that mythic day
After long weeks OF anguish and delay
Some Hercules
Appears and sees
NV sorrowing plight and breaks my bonds with
II there's a Hercules TO calm this stress.
Wont he please write and give his address7
Washington Star.
letter from Venice published in Vienna pa
per gives a description OF the pictures received In
that city to be sold at public auction. From the
palace OF ex-Sutan Abdul Hamid." The collection
shows that the Sultan had leaning toward the
Danish school. 'Or possibly says the writer.
'this fondness may have been only that of the
purchasing agent. There many paintings and
sketches by Makart and Afunkaczy, and nearly
every large Vienna studio is represented" The
writer of the letter Judges by this the Sultans
pictures were collected largely by the Ottoman
representative IN Austria.
Teacher-James. what IL granlmer2
James (alaa Jmmiel-Grammsr Is the science
which learns how to speak corTect--LMe