New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A marble bust of Bishop Potter has been made
from photographs by Leopold Bracony, Italian
sculptor 1t Is considered by friends of the Bishop
a good likeness and an admirable work OF art
1t is now at the Diocesan House. In Lafayette
street, and will be placed in Synod Hall of the
Cathedral of st. Jo y the Divine before the meet
ing Of the diocesan convention on November To-
1.-THE Churchman' announces Bishop Potter's
body was laid to in the cathedral crypt on
October 90 1908 the twenty-fth anniversary Of hts
conservation. Materials for his biography being
collected by Archdeacon Nelson at the request OF
the family.
wie-Tm going into town to-day. my dear. to
What does the paper say about the weather?
Husband-Ratn hail and thunderstOrms.-Hon
Vivant
Clothing, particularly new clothing. is a powerful
mental and moral tonic, according 20 a medical
specialist quoted in THE Outfitter." of London
The specialist says that shabby il-htting clothes
source of constant worry, which tends 10 take
the keener edge off the wits of the average man.
The mere fact Of being smartly dressed" adds
the doctor. is a strong mental stimuant. and the
man who is shabby. and knows II. is often less
capable than his well dressed mental inferior"
''AIl this" comments "The Outfitter,' us very
comforting to tho trade and opens out alIuring
vista of the possibilities of the future when the
doctor tells his patient that hts nerves are run
down, and that he must get new suit at once
the result may be serious. The trade will not
then be dependent the capricious weather. On
the medical profession will send a large number
of patients TO be treated by the clothing cure
Tommy-What's your cats name?
81 used call it Peter. but l changed IL 20
Nellie COS want II to have kittens. Life.
Michigan has a liquor law so rigid that beside
1t excise statutes in other states no matter how
stringent, lax. An accommodating bartender
at Marquette entered a saloon without the knOwl-
edge OF the proprietor at 1880 D. m. to write a
letter for two companions. Judge Stone of
that circuit. decides that. although the stock IN
trade of the place touched during the writ
ing. the action of the bartender is a crime pun
ishable by the prescribed penalties for the opening
OF saloons at prohibited hours. 1T is hard de-
|. cree. and still II is logical says THE Detroit
Free Press" IF the opening of saloons trivial
grounds asserted 10 have connection with an
intent TO sell liquor excused. the enforcement
of the statutory provisions relative to Illegal times
of sale would speedily become an mpossbilIty."
Magistrate (dischargng prisoner)-Now. then. I
Prisoner Qeelingly)-Thank YOU sir You wont
| see me here agan-Lippincott's.
The territorial sovereignty of the pole. THE
| British Law Journal points out. belongs pre-
| sumably to the United States But what lawyers
| would call preliminary objection goes 20 the
root of the matter Can there asks the Law
Journal be any question OF territorial sovereignty
If the only territory is open polar sea? Cook
sank mis- cylinder with the stars and Stripes in IL
/ on an ice foe, and Peary seems TO have planted
his flag on the same precarious and shifting foun-
daton and the sea- il has long heen settled cannot
become the exclusive property OF any nation"
Servant (who has been sent 70 chastiae a stray
! eat tor stalking -I--cOuldn't-catCh i'm
lm9n-ioF the nearer LOOT 70 'hu-the further e
got away-Puneh