New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

on August the revenue cutter service Of the
United States celebrated the one hundred and nine
teenth anniversary OF It's establishment Com
mentng or the birthday. 1.-The Baltimore Sun
ma kes a plea for a more adequate training school
for officers OF tho service at Arundel Cove. Md,
that would be to the revenue marine what An
napolis Is to the navy" Says THE Sun: "Balti-
more takes a peculiar pride in her revenue cutter
service because here at Arundel Cove Md. Is
located it's training station, where the young off-
Gers prepared for the service. and this Is the
headquarters for this navy OF the Treasury. From
this school these splendid young officers-picked
men who are selected only after difficult physical
and mental examination-are sent out 10 their
posts in all the The government should
reward their efficiency by providing for them at
Arundel Cove handsome station"
ACTION
h haven't mt noticed faT yet , hays yog tbougb
That anythings been cut in price?
We have 10 pay as much for ice
And bread and beans and corn and peas
And clothes and all necessities,
Including ,s shirts RI, and she's she; :, as while
Theyd not have put II of day
II there had been chance to get
In action for themselves; II rates
Had been Increased we'd feel the weights
Chicago Record Herald.
The recent discussion on the subject OF taxes
end duties has been educational for the people
OF Germany says the Frankfurter "Zeitung"
They have discovered that In Russia the brandy
monopoly belongs TO the government and that to-
bacco and matches can be purchased in Austria
and in Italy only through those governments But
there were monopolies in days long gone by which
more remarkable than those IN existence.
Thus under the Stuarts making soap a gov
eminent privilege, and in the days OF the Sican
kingdom the Bishop Of Catana. by royal decree.
the only allowed 10 harvest ice and snow
for sale. In Moscow playing cards sold only
by the municipal government. and the vast income
derived from that IS applied toward the
maintenance Of orphan asylums"
Il have a chance to marry old man who has
why don't you?'
He hasn't any bad habits. and comes OF long
AVed family Chicago Record Herald.
Walter Williams dean OF the school Of Journal
ism o. the University OF Missouri has sailed from
Montreal fer Plymouth. England. where he Is 10
speak before the British Institute OF Journalists
His subject Is 10 be University Training for Jour
nasts." Mr.. Williams recently was elected an |
honorary mepiber OF the institute. and he Is the
only American on tho programme.
What do Won intend To do II acquitted OF this
insanity charger
Go into authorship"
Gee. Well. I'll keep still But don't Won tell ths
Court "-Philadelpha Ledger.
General Edward s. Bragg OF Wisconsin. who IN |
seconding the nomination OF Cleveland IN 1884 |
used the famous phrase, We love him for the |
enemies he has made" and who in 1902 when |
S"''SSt SeAeldl at havana, made himself persona
non grata 10 the Cubans by remarking that II Il
would be as easy 10 make Americans out OF Gu
bans as 10 construct silk purses from sows ears
isn't likely TO be invited TO any Spanish War Vet |
Grams reunions. In an address Civil War men /
at Milwaukee recently he said that those who
served In the war with Spain hardly had a right 20
the word veteEnn. for they only enlisted knowing
the war would be brief and did not have 10 march /
to the scene Of conflict but carried In passen
ger trains. most of them never seeing the enemy
at all
Sunday School Teacher-Why. Tommy 7 an,
surprised TO hear YOU say that you don't believe
our prayers are answered. TOmuv-V-aII ~
angels brought new baby 10 our house last week
Philadelphia Record. " e'<V'-