New-York tribune., 1909-11-01

Health Commissioner Ritchle or Boston
declares that pneumonia is now the most
fatal disease in his jurisdiction. Accord
ing TO the present figures of the Board OF
Health. pneumonia comes first. heart dis
ease second, and tuberculosis, which was
first IN 1900. third.
NOW, ALL TOGETHER.
Sometimes a chap pays what he owes,
In spite of the funny man.
Girls think OF other things than clothes,
In spite of the funny man.
Sometimes a doctor makes one WELL
fair stenographer can spell;
Sometimes a marriage turns out well,
boston Transcript.
In It's issue OF October . the "Trento
G Trieste" published in New York. prints
a letter over the signature of A. Cuomo
Cerulli. in which the writer gives his opin-
ions of the italian military organizations.
and in order that people who cannot read
Italian may know them a translation CD
is published next to the original. in the
course of which he calls the alleged mill
tary clowns" and says: For your own
Information the only society that really
can be called Militar is the Reduci Patrie
Battaglie Mlitari in Congedo OF which
Society I am Secretary or correspondence
y
Parade. Coming after the Grand Marshal
j. f. Marsh. To become member of the
applicant must produce the certificate that
he has taken part In one of the Indepen-
dent War or with Garibaldi OF have served
the Army In Italy whish service In Italy
is obligatory. All the other societies. none
excepted. are not miitars. but bunch
of fakirs that would do better figure in a
masquerade ball.
What do you think OF a man with a
rip in his coat and only three buttons on
his VeSt?'
''He should either get married or d.
vorced."-Boston Transcript.
The Lancet" in a discussion of the use
Of salt for removing snow and ice from
walks and pavements. remarks that '.it is
pity that flooding snow bound streets with
a plentiful supply of hot water is far
impracticable in our cities" However
effectual salt may be in removing snow"
adds The Lancet" there can be little
doubt that the resulting mixture is most
unpleasant to pedestrians, and inasmuch as
even good leather does not appear to be
proof against the cold slush. there is rea-
son for believing that the mixture gives
rise to injury to health"
The boss-Didn't you tell me you wanted
to get off yesterday on account of a death? +?
The boy-YeS, sir.
And you went to baseball game.
undeTStand?'
Yes. sir; l heard they were going TO Kill
the umpire!'-Yonkers Statesman.
Subway straphangers? Yes. I'm one by
preference" said newspaper man who
works In The Bronx half the night and
lIves-or sleeps-half way down the tunnel
line in Brooklyn. Il used TO go to sleep
in the train, night after night" he con
tinued. and be carried miles beyond my
station Now, when l get into a train,
generally pretty nearly empty, | grab a
strap and hang on tight II | fall asleep
| fall on my head. Then 1 take a new
grip the strap and try again. But
get off at the right station. anyhow. | wish
there weren't any seats in the cars at
all. They are too tempting"
Dittersdorf-Here come two evil looking
rascals. 1 shouldn't wonder If We were
held up.
Heinz-Tm afraid so. By-the-bye. here's
that dollar YOU lent me this morning
| Meggendorfer Bldtter.
Chicago's Fire Department authorities
are rejoicing over court decision UNFOLD
ing an ordinance compelling theatre owners
to pay the salaries OF the city's fremen
stationed in playhouses This victory or
the city will probably put a stop To tbs
talk of replacing the regular uniformed
'smoke eaters with amateurs hired nv
the managers, proposition put forward in
! some quarters where the horrible Iroouois
/ disaster of six years ago has been forgot
ten. The court holds that the ordinance
providing for theatre fremen 'is for tho
| protection of the public and ii is cIearl,.
/ within the right of the city to exercise IrS
/ police powers in its enforcement
! Golfer-'Che day L get round tnesa ,icl,.
! in under hundred I'll give you a sbiIiina
| Sandy, '''ihs'
! Juvenile Caddie-Hoo will / want il u,bs,
! I'm DRAWN me auld age pension ?-Puncb