New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Taxicabs a necessary institution In Paris,
and they all kept busy. according 10 a state
ment in trade journal of that city, but one par
ticular taxi to have the preference over
all Others It's haltng place is in front Of one Of
the largest hotels it is seldom TO be there
because of the popularity of its driver. who is a
young. full-blooded negress. She is an expert at
the wheel. a dark blue tailOr-made costume.
with cap TO match. knows her Paris perfectly, and
because of the amount of business she does is the
envy of the "taxicabbes' with whom she is never
theless on the best of terms.
Won ter5v PTofessor hear fSat YOUR assistant
met with horrible death by falling four thousand
Professor-Oh, that report was greatly exagger-
ated
Professor-It wasn't much more than two thou
sand five hundred feet that he felL-Puck-
The report of the dinner party given by David
E Lantz, of the Biological Survey. to twenty-four
healthy members of the rodent family, at which
every a widely advertised. sure-d DEATH
rat exterminator. but at the end of which every
guest seemed TO be in the best of spirits. recalls
the story of the fly which had a sad experience
with aduterated foods. This fly being hungry
sought the sugar bowl. but because of the foreign
substance there lost in weight and vigor- A later
diet Of mOlasses and other toothsome foods
duced this kapless wretch thanks to the adultera-
tons in them that in desperation feeling that for
a fly there nothing in life worth living for. 1t
sought the fy-paper with suicidal intent. But
alas, the poison far from the requirements
of the pure drug law that it waxed fat and strong
thereupon.
when that woman stepped on your foot in the rail-
way carp .,. -
cal and one of them was signalling that 1t
time 10 applaud. Star
correspondent of The Philadelphia Press"
writes 10 ask. apropos of the placing of General
Lees statue in the Capitol at Washington, whether
the law does not expressly stipulate that no monu-
ment 10 anybody who became famous in the Civil
War shall be erected in the Hall of Fame THE
Press" answers emphatically in the negative and
quotes the statute of 1865: And the President is
authorized &c invite all the states to provide and
furnish statues. in marble bronze not exceed
ing two in number for each state of deceased
persons who have been citizens thereof and Illus
trious for their historic or for DISTINGUISHED
civic and military services. such as each state
may deem worthy of this national commemora-
ton, and when furnished the shall be
placed in the old hall of the House of Representa-
tives, in the Capitol of the United States which
is set apart. insomuch may be necessary. as a
national statuary hall for the purpose here indi-
Gated"
Sleigh Deaaynes (reading go 3sa Decann here's
be no coal ief' Woti we do den? ue'o "O'
DeCann Hopper (eating)-Dere v go gain. wor-
yer fren-th' dilytanty sientis'-put fort emmy
gems o thought as L tn supply mnce pie
n coal roas beefl be egsaustid?-ChCago Record
Herald.
Louisiana is about to take up the subject Of
rat determination a toward prevention
of disease and TO that end her Health Commits
sioner. Dr. Dillon, has gore the Pacific Coast to
study the methods successfully employed there
DIR. Dillon hopes to put in practice in New Or
leans the plans that San Francisco, during its
plague scare adopted to keep infected rats from
landing from vessels and spreading contagious dis
eases. The Health Commissioner declares that
every precauton is necessary. as he believes ether
wise bubonic plague will appear in New Orleans
within three years.
''SenGin' some boys TO college," moralized Uncle
Ephr IA. ''spies EN-. Now, dar's my Oldes one
named i'm Hannibal, yo' know. .arfter de great
African 6inerL Well. he says he's found out dat
Hannibal warn't no cullud man at ali. but a white
man an a teenshun sumpin' o. dat kind an
he wants change is name 10 OtheIlo or Men
elik'-Chicago Tribune.