New-York tribune., 1909-03-04
THE TALK Or THE DAY.

The Topeka Daily Capital of the leading
papers of the West. celebrated its removal to a
handsome new building by Issuing last Sunday
an edition the like of which was never seen in
Kansas before The paper consisted of one hun
dred and thTty-sX pages, with many Illustrations.
including exterior and interior views of The Cap
itals' new home. Boom Kansas and Topeka
was the tone of the ''housewarmng edition"
Mr.. snapp-Lifs Is full Of contradictions
Mrs. Snapp-And I say II isn't-Boston Tran
script.
This viii be a great day for the brigade of mid
shipmen at Annapolis. Early this morning the
rniddes' will embark in special trains for Wash
ington to take part in the Inaugural parade.
Special orders specify Just what uniform they
shall wear and what equipment they shall take
but the future admirals Will carry with them a
seemingly uninlportant but really very necessary
little thing provided for In orders This is the
whiskbroom. Past experience has shown that
the dress uniforms of the midshipmen accumulate
an almost impossible amount Of dust on the trip
10 Washington: hence the necessity Of the "whisk-
broom brigade" it is called. Just before the
special trains reach tho capital there will be a
tremendous busting Of uniforms and overcoats. so
that every MILDLY" win present a spick and span
appearance when he falls In on the station plat
form
Uncle s-I SEQ that I'll latest British battleshp
" InGie foe-Tha5.s good thing When them
sailors gits 70 drinldn so hard they he1 70 ,a use
Dealer.
AT a restaurant in the Wall Street district where
the walters all speak French and many OF them
German there is popular waiter who IS known 10
various regular customers as Franz. Frank ana
FRANCOIS He speaks German and French with
equal iuency, and on that account was the subject
Of q bet which he had to decide yesterday one
man who had known the waiter for years said that
Franz was German another was just as certain
that he was French. and third said that both men
were wrong and that the lnguist waiter undoubt-
edly came from Alsatia from that part Of Switz-
erIand where every child speaks three languages.
each with a foreign accent. They were all sur
prised to hear that Frank he prefers TO be
called, was born in the sth Ward, and has never
been further from New York than Washington.
That play had some very, natural touches"
Drama OF domestic life. ehT -,
Yes they had servant IN every sceTle, anu
the heroine was a brunette in Act ] and a blonde
In Act II"-Louisville CourieT-JournaL
The postal authorities of England paid a high
compliment to the stamp collectors OF the world
when they provided special canceing stamp for
use in Manchester the three days Of the stamp
exposition in that city last week. The cancelling
mark was circular In design and about an inch IN
diameter. and around its borders were the words
International Stamp Exposition Manchester. lSs'
Thus for once the philatests officially recog-
nzed.
For a valentine Jim sent me a check good for
What did you do with it?'
cot Jack to cash it.'-CleveIand Leader.
Examination by dentist. catechism in dental
I,,iene and public dental infrmaries preventive
methods of caring for the teeth OF school children
were urged by DR.. William H. Potter in a lecture
at the Harvard Medical School recently Children
whose teeth need repair should be urged through
suitable notices to their parents 70 go 10 a prac-
titioner for treatment" he said. I'm the case OF
poor children there must be dental infrmary OF
some sort for their reception and care. l am glad
10 say that the dental profession Is beginning to
feel It's responsibility in this regard to the com
rnunities in which its members practise, and tnat
of late in many localities where dental nflrmares
have not existed such institutions are being estab-
llshed"
tradition has ii that Noahs faithful dog was
the last animal to board the ark a. 49,.
he conId grab an end seat.''-Washngton Star.