New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Sir James Crichton- Browne. the famous Eng
lish physician is in of teaching children
TO use their left hands equally with their right
Some time ago. in the course Of a lecture. he
made some strong remarks against ambidexter-
ity. Al certain English college ambidexterity
Is being inculcated by a rule that all boys who
are called upon TO write lines as irpositions
are supposed 10 do with their left hands. Il
had an opportunity Of asking Of these boys
how he got on in the performance Of this task"
said Sir James Oh. he replied. It's quite sim
pie. We take the pen in the fingers Of the left
hand and We work them with the right"
to make person sick" said the sympathetic
= don't. believe it's the cold that's making me
SICK nov. answered the sufferer It's trying TO
Washington Star.
The University Of Chicago has received an
other extension OF time within which to raise
the fund necessary to secure from John n. Rocke
feller the 100000 for the library in memory Of
President Harper. The university register DR.
r. ". Goodspeed. already has s1S25Oo Of the
100000 needed and believes that the necessary
$1,000 will come in before next Tuesday. the
latest time limit
How do you like your alarm clockT' asked
the jeweller-
First rate"
You did didn't = seem srna pleased With # at first
Governor Crothers Of Maryland at the request
of the Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Association
has asked that the public schools throughout the
state set apart next Tuesday I hold appropriate
exercises ting the Tooth Anniversary
of the birth of Poe 1t is with pleasure" says
the Governor. that l respond 10 the request of
the Poe Memorial Association, the members of
which are anxious to have the pupils Of the pub
lie schools realize what great Poe was and
why every Marylander should be proud of his
genius"
didn't return at the proper time. what would
Corporal tafter much thought-seu their kit.
sir"-Punch
The illustrated visiting card. which was intro
duced in Munich last year. under the patronage
of several members of the royal family. has not
yet shown any marked popularity. says a Berlin
paper a number Of artists have become con-
verts to the fashion, and Ii has been noticed
the most elaborate designs appear on the cards
of the least known painters. while people who
are on the outer edge of society and others who
have no claim the public because Of worth or
standing also indulge in conspicuous pasteboards
It seems though the plain. modest visit
ing card could not be improved upon. When
these studied they usually indicate despite
their seeming similarity. the character Of the
owner quite well the illustrated or deco
rated kind.
Laafyer-After Ate all what is an insane man?
can't prove an alibi.-Cleveland Leader
Two men were wrangling TO who should set
tie with the waiter for the luncheon When the
question had been finally decided and the con-
testants had gone The waiter said to one of his
regular customers a witness of the
scene: That's what like for every time IL
happens come in for extra tip. The man
who couldn't get the check has only way to
get even, and that is by giving the waiter some
thing. and nine times out of ten he does IT and
makes the amount more than he would have
given If he had paid the check. This or
dsred extra cigars and left the change for
We like the give the check ausrrels."
Ncll-Toung Mr. Biswad Is no fool
9elle-No; he's clever enough 20 have a rich
father-Philadelphia Record.