New-York tribune., 1909-09-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Like nature after spring rain. the Turkish
press develops under the regime. In the cap
itsl. in particular. the "Revue du Monde Musul-
man. says. not only daiiies but numerous reeklfes
and nonthlies of every description coming into
existence. There is published the "Beyanul Hakk'
the Declaration OF Justice" devoted to politics
science and religon.\ which like the "Sadayi-
NAHUM or 1.-The Voice of the Oppressed is
chiefly directed against the Old Turks ''Emel"
CHope'D gives much space TO the literature of the
Orient and OcCident 'Meram'' C'Struggle'0 ap-
peals 10 the students and "Dshiddi Ghazetta"
CThe Serious Paper'O deals with mathematics and
natural sciences. Constantinople can even boast
of a theatrical periodical 1t is called ''Sahne'
cThe stage'D. Its subjects are exclusively the
theatre and music, and a special number was de-
voted TO Sarah Bernhardt whom the Turks CO..
slider the greatest of all modern actresses In the
provinces the press has also developed wonder
fully. Even in Bagdad there is published a weekly
in Turkish and Arabic. and Beirut with about
one hundred and eighty thousand inhabitants has
now dozen newspapers and magazines.
Man twho has just been refused)-Dont you think
that girl sometimes says No without sufficient
Girl who isn't having any)-Of course not. Why
the matter has always received consideration long
before the man proposes.-lllustTated Bits
Evidence that the slaughter of the innocents"
continues is by Chicago health officials in the
hich mortality rare among babies Commenting
upon this. the weekly health bulletin states:
Deaths among babies under one year OF age con-
stitute 50 rer cent Of ,the total mortality of the
week. and yet the baby population is but 2ls per
cent of the total population at all ages. The baby
death therefore about thirteen times higher
than the death rate at all other ages"
MacGregor.-I hope they don't take to joy riding
IN these airships?
Macciregor-,We'd all have to wear steel helmets
press
In a recent bulletin Or. Nen the Director OF
Health of Philadelphia, parents of the dan
ger To their children in iii ventilated and over
crowded schoorooms. Parents should select schools
with if they desire to safeguard the health
Of the older children" says Dr. Neff. "It may not
be possible to absolutely prevent contagious dis
eases. which increase during the school terms but
the impure air diseases, of which pneumonia is the
most serious. be almost entirely prevented by
crowding and insist a replenishment of pure air
at fixed intervals Education at the expense of
shattered health avails nothing. There many
private schools in this city in which less allow
ance a cubic foot of air space for each pupil is
found than is required in the tenement houses in
the slum districts"
Mr. Park-I.ast night dreamed that proposed
Miss Gramercy-How much sensible you
are asleep than aWake!-Judge
The game of Cook Peary. which was shown yes
terday In the Wall Street district by it's inventor
was one of the first commercial results OF the ex-
citement caused by the adventures OF the two ex-
plorere On a board the size OF the ordinary chess
board picture in the lower right hand corner OF
group of bridges and the Henry Ward Beecher
statue represents Brooklyn. Lines start from
there and. going in labyTinthine fashion, finally
reach the centre Of the opposite edge OF the hoard
on which there is picture OF iceberg marked
'Nortn Pole" The game is played by two per
sons one OF whom gets block marked 'Pesry"
and the other similar block of different color
marked Cook Certain rules must be observed
IN moving the blocks forward from Brooklyn and
the one reaching the iceberg and returning to the
starting point hrst WINS the game
One thing dats liable 70 make a ran eorsclsin
OF hard work" said Uncle Ehen. rs loahn' on de
job an settn out o practices. Washington Star.