New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Three men, Enthusiastically English. and from ap-
pear2nces recently arrived in this country poardeo
pay-as-you- enter car at the City Hall, and on the
trip up Fourth avenue commented on signs, people
architecture and everything else that attracted their
attention. At 23d street the car stopped because
of slight block ahead. and one OF the men ealsu
the attention of his fellows to the 1ne puldlns
on the northwest corner Of the street What Is
t?' asked one. and another, seeing the sign Oh
the plate glass, answered promptly: 'Why' the
postoffice-don't you see?" They had seen ahotheI
postofice further down the street. but concluoeo
that this building, being so much larger ana nlOie
modern in appearance, must be the new postonace-
Several persons heard the whole conversation Out
no one volunteered any information not even aIter
one of the men began to make notes In DooA
from which. young girl remarked ne "ou4u
probably write his impressions of New YORK.
He had seen the Metropolitan Life BUILDING IN
which there is postal station
do you think you could learn to love met" asked
soh. | don't know" replied Miss Youngbudd-
How much you Wiling 10 speho Oh NY euU-
cation?'-Chicago News
A recent press dispatch from Washington told OF
plan to ship five thousand cats from Chicago to
Japan assist in preventing plague by exterInl-
mating large part of the rat population But en-
cago specialists doubt the citys ability TO pro-
vide any such number Japan seems to need One
dealer, who recently sent hundred tabbes TO
New Orleans. declares that to obtain five thou-
sand is impossible. II had an order for five hun
dred cats" he says. II advertised widely and the
most I could get was hundred. Thus 1t would
seem TO be impossible to gather five thousand cats
in Chicago II the Japs want cats, let them get
them in small places. A big city is no place to
corral them"
Very few people live to be a hundred years old.
Yes" replied the calm philosopher; its another
man from taxing note Of some Of the alterations rs
his honor."-Was ashington Star.
..7-L. r,t,y,aa,r1,,s rsceptIy- nuofed
observant sreetcar conductor to the effect that the
right hand seats are always flied first. He could
not account for this except on the theory that as
most persons are right handed and accustomed to
turning to the right il might be simply force Of
habit There is another probable reason which he
did not think Of" says "The Record" "It is gen.
orally believed that the right side of is safer
An old traveller said to the writer: IN trav
elling always sit in the middle of and
the right hand side. The middle is safer than the
ends in a collision and the right side is like
" to be ''side-swiped' by projecting objects
trains. any vehicles passing the adja-
cent track
Visitor Gnalel-Charming baby: How old is itG
Young motheT-NeaTly four months.
Visitor Reallyl And-er-is it your younsest7-
Boston Transcript
Chicago may soon have forester look after
the planting and care Of trees in the city streets.
A citizens committee has taken the matter UP and
Is planning to ask the Legislature to authorize
such an official At a meeting of the COMMITTEES It
was argued that special assessments TO defray the
expenses OF tree planting would not work a hard
ship any property holder. The system In vogue
in New Jersey and other states was reviewed. and
# was shown that the cost Of planting trees forty
feet apart In every city street would be approxi-
IuateIy 50 20 year for each lot Of twenty-five feet
front.
You're never too OLD 10 Learn" says the Phos-
Ouher OF Folly. but you have be pretty blamed
old before you'll admit it-''-Cleveland Leader.
A bill has been prepared by Charles Francis
Adams and introduced in the Massachusetts Leg
isIature TO provide that there shall be altera-
tion change in the name Of any public way,
street. place square. of public park, where
the name altered changed has been in for
twenty five years. without the consent OF the High
way Commission Of the state. At hearing the
measure representatives Of many patriotic socie-
ties favored II.
ITO kill yourself FOR a woman Is romance"
Unless YOU work yourself to death. That's real
life."-Louisyille Courier Journal