New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

Writing about the tobacco tax proposed by Mr..
sydow in the German Reichstag a reader Of n
Berlin raper tells this story Urban VIII was also
an enemy OF the weed. He hated tobacco and de-
spised those who used It. One day after he had
expressed himself against fits use. there appeared
q placard OF the church columns in Rome.
bearing this inscription in Latin: wilt thou break
a leaf driven 70 and fro? And wilt thou break the
dry stubbIe?' The Pope much pleased with
this that he offered a prize Of 500 scudi 10 the
author II he would present himself. A man came.
but said that the prize belonged TO Job. for the
words that had pleased the Pope, and origin of
which one at the Vatican seemed to have d.
vined. were from the BIble-Job xiii. e5."
He was out With his best girl and as they
strolled into the West End restaurant he tried to
put LIDO this-every-even kind OF look
When they were seated at a table a waiter ap-
viii monsieur have d la carte or table d'hote?"
Both said the young man. .and put plenty Of
Any Caicago policeman who gets drunk while
on duty IN the future viii be a candidate for
immediate discharge from the force. according 70
official announcement made by Chief Shippy
In order issued in the department bulletin the
chief said: You Will please notify your sub
ordnates that hereafter I will recommend that
ali members of this department brought before
the trial board charges Of intoxication be dis
charged from the department" Tho chief has
found that intoxication is involved in the ma
joTity Of the charges which policemen are
brought before the trial body.
What makes the Balkan states so sassy?"
Every one OF them has a big brother
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The contest for the senior wrangler honor at
Cambridge Will be watched by Americans this
year with much interest. The candidates number
seventy-six from Trinity and thirteen from 81
Johns College. Each of these schools has now
ffty-hve senior wranglers to it's credit and for
that reason the contest, which will be decided in
June VIII be OF unusual interest to the two in
stttutions- The favorite candidate in the Trinity
contingent Is q grandson Of Charles Darwin, the
of Sir George Darwin, while the St Jobn,s
people depend on Louis J. Morden of PhiIadeI-
phia, young Russian Jew who won the Cam
bridge scholarship and who recently received a
$500 prize at Cambridge In commenting on it
The Philadelphia Exponent says: 1T Will be
an historic contest. America vii; look to Mordeu
of St Johns. and England to Darwin. of Trinity"
ege Mr. asked sGPs the 20 spSe at col 6
he made his pastoral visit
Well said Mr.. Witherberry. scratching his
head IN apparent perplexity. Il amt certain as
to t that: t. Mr. Ghokeleigh; but rather imagine
from the persistence with which he has been
snes be nt home on oe for nanea assistance
a C @ D."-Harpers Weekly.
The Springfield Republican" calls atten,,o, -
the irreparable losses caused by the fire in the
City of Mexico which destroyed the building
where the Chamber Of Deputies had met since
1872 Among the documents that were burned
were the constitution of 1911. which was signed at
Chipanoingo and for many years was guarded In
the state archives in that city; the act of indie
pendence signed in 1891 when Iturbide entered Mex
ico; the constitution of 1924. the constitution OF
1851 under which the latterday reforms were initi
ated and the signatures of the heroes of Mexican
Independence and Mexican history
Every member OF the troupe likes Roothbv'
or hA Hafss tVIu
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