New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

As Tho Tribune announced n day or two ago.
Benjamin NJ Snyder. tr.. OF Elmira. ~. Y. and
Wallace Brcckman Porter. OF Youngstown. Ohio.
the successful candidates for the Frank Thorn
son scholarships. With the addition OF these two
young men. there will he six holders OF these
scholarships which amount 20 $500 annually and
which awarded. on competitive examination. 20
OF emplayes OF the Pennsylvania Railroad sys-
TEN. The scholarships were established by Anne
Thomson, Frank Graham Thomson and Clark
Thomson. children OF the late President Frank
Thomson OF the Pennsylvania Railroad who gave
$4,000. When the awards for 1910 have been
made there will be eight benehciaries OF the fund
receiving college education. This number VIII be
maintained by awarding two scholarships every
year.
cd. cit men 90 you IKE nest said Meanderins Mike.
Welt" answered Flooding Pete. de closeness
together of de houses in town makes IT convenient
But likes De country because dere's just about
hand Washington Star.
Mike" Thompson. who has Just been appointed
member Of the American Leagues staff of UNI
pires IS widely known throughout the South as tho
fat man In the white sweater" AIr Thomson
has refereed numberless football games in Southern
cities. well others elsewhere. and has gem
orally appeared clad in white sweater and knicker-
bockeTs. The former. his friends assert Is a relic
Of his college days. and is greatly priced by tho
former Georgetown University athlete.
Papa. the stuff l want my new bathing suit
made I Of costs 40 q yard"
Cleveland Leader.
In letter from Rome a German writes: .sProb-
ably the most interesting persons in the asylum
for criminal insane at Morlupo. Italy are the two
men who at various times before Bresci's day at
tempted to assassnate the unfortunate King Hum
bert Passanante. the NeapoIitan cook who fell
upon the King with a dirk while the Italian mon
arch was driving with Catroli. is now about sixty
years old and totally blind. but physically strong
Until his sight failed he wrote soclalistic ESSAYS
some OF which were incoherent. but now he
seems 20 have forgotten everything and his mind
is as blank OF ideas his eyes are OF sight
Acciarito. who made murderous attack when
the King was returning one day from the races TO
the 2ulrlnal Is also physically strong and his hair
and beard retain their raven blackness But his
mind Is wreck and he never has a thought even
for the woman Pasqua, who was his beloved and
whose name was constantly on his lips In the early
days OF his incarceration. Both look as though
they had many years of misery still before them.
unlike Bresci. who ended it all by suicide
There was time when they put men in Jail
We'll" answered the fretted citizen II don't
know but good, stout JAIL where your creditors
couldn't send In cards call you up on the teIe-
phone. would be great deal OF a comfort"-
Washington Star.
Liberal use OF plain old fashioned whitewash "a
urged in bulletin issued by the Chicago Sanitary
Bureau. Inspectors OF workshops and tenement,
ara ordered to insist upon the use OF 'Imewash''
in dark Easements and workshops In addition 10
adding materially to the light OF premises IL IL
declared an important aid In fighting tuberculosis
When made OF only seventy grains of lime and five
grains OF salt to gallon OF 1t has a proved
power" the bulletin says. 'of killing germs on dry,
surfaces When used on such surfaces 1t Possesses
both chemical and mechanical action killing
germs and bacteria by the first and sealing them
In by the other"
Father Cmpressivey)-AIy son, / want You IN bs
very attentive TO your new teacher, who is a man
or wide and general information He can taach
you everything you need 10 know 'N'
small Boy tderisiv elyl-He? He don't Lron,
nothih Why ne can't even tell who's pitchin' in
the league teams.-Baltinore American "