New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In his annual report Judge Moses. of the Juve-
nile Court of Baltimore, says: "A large proportion
of the of wrongdoing among children is
able to the home and results from the vicousness.
carelessness or neglect of parents" Judge Moses
suggests that laws should be enacted under which
certain classes of delinquent parents could be pun
ished. lie recommends the establishment of a
house of detention. where children who have been
arrested may he placed and cared for pending the
investigation of their cases. At present they are
sent to the asylums reformatories and, in the
case of negro boys. to Jail.
Yes it must be terrible thing to so through
life without your limb. But you must remember It
Il know it viii, mum, but dat don't encourage
me, for 1t was cut off when was a baby, an it
Wen it's restored Milwaukee Journal.
The world has believed until now that on January
g. 1893, Louis XVI was decapitated at Paris. The
''Matn" of that city makes the statement
that it was Louis XIX whose head fell under the
guillotine The assertion is based the alleged
fact that it has been discovered that the name OF
Clovis-in German Chlodwig-is simply the name
Ludwig Louis in old form. Hence the three
French kings of the of Clovis must be
counted with the Louis line. and by doing this the
enumeration as it is now recognized falls ncor-
rect 1T was not Louis XV, but Louis XVIII
who befriended Pompadour and du Barry. The
question as TO whether the matchmaker Naundorf
was really Louis XVII is thus positively decided
against Naundorf and it is found that the people
of Paris who shouted after the hundred Days,
Long live Louis XVIIIr should have shouted 'Vive
Louis NXI! says the "Matin."
'Fave YOU given proper attention to your chill
drcn's teeth?" asked the Health Department cir
I've always provided plenty of good food for
em to chew on, the fond parent inscribed on the
bottom Of the paper ana mailed it back.-Phia
delphla Ledger
The annual report of the Board Of Agriculture Of
Great Britain shows that the taste for mutton in
England is on the wane. The board says that THE
demand for mutton in this country is on the
decline, and there appears to be justification for
the belief i'm the figures for 1905 Last years
supply ninety tons below that of 1907 and
despite the shortage. the price a penny a
pound lower. due to lack of demand.
Your pictures are inconsistent
You illustrate this hobo joke with wash draw
inS.'-kansas city Times.
General Bernardo Reyes, who has refused 10 he
come candidate for the Vice Presidency Of Mex
leo the ground that his nomination would he
"the cause of trouble" has long been looked upon
as a man ambitious to succeed President Diaz as
the next Vice-President is likely to do. He is Gov
ernor of the state of NUevo Leon, of which Monte
rey is the capital and has been Mexican Secretar,
OF War, resignng the latter office in December.
1902, because of differences with Diaz General
Reyes is about hfty-tve years old or sentimental
and poetic temperament, he is popular especially
with the soldiers of the army. whose welfare no
has advanced in many ways.
Troubles never come singIy"
Observed some ancient guy
Wei, We don't know; We've seen a man
With only one black eye.
Boston Transcript
According to THE British Medical Journal" be-
tween and per cent OF medical students die
and nearly SO per cent sooner or later conclude
that the work is too laborious and take To- soma
other career after wasting great deal of time
money and energy. Between six and seven years
Is the average and the expense OF obtaining
the legal qualifications 10 practice must be nut
down as noe less than $4,000. Nevertheless the
number or medical men has increased In the last
twenty years AT greater rate than the popua-
tior, while simultaneously the amount OF re-
manerative work which any given population of
1000 persons affords has diminished owing to the
general improvement in the public health and
other causes. Therefore medical men ADd II more
difficult than formerly 10 make an ADEQUATE living
Jack-She asked me what color hair 1 ukad hast
Estene-Thats lust like Maud she's ALWAYS 40
anxious TO please.-boston Transcript