New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tile Missionary Review OF tho World. on the
authority ot the Rev. Mr.. Schiller superintendent
OF the German General Evangelical Protestant Mis-
siouarv Society at KIoto. says that American
missionaries retain the leadership IN Japanese mis-
slons to-day. and American Influence in Japan
means Protestant Christian influence. The Re
view adds that The japanese Parliament OF $50
members contains II Christians or per cent while
tho number Of Christians in Japan is about o45
per cant of these II members of Parliament
are Presbyteriaus. 2 NIethodists, end Kumiais
(natIve Congregationalists).
rather" eaid little Rolo. what is a plutocrat?'
- putoCrst, my son. IS a man who is vastly
wealthy. but declines endow any project In which
you are Immediately interested w WashnGton Star
Sunday school picncs ought to be abolished. ac-
cording to tbs Rev. G. r. Williams rector Of the
Churcl OF the Ascension. OF Lakewood. Cleveland
Ohio. Instead of taking crowd Of children pack
ing them into stufy trains. shaking them I'D for
fifty hundred miles. landing them at
park at which they eat rich and unheathfui meals
and then bringing them home has asleep after hay-
ing lost one by drowning. we take them
to the theatre once each year" says Mr. Williams.
Il believe In sending chiIdreu-and grown folks too
to the theatre provided that the shows arc of the
right sort Every Sunday morning announce
from the pulpit the names of the good plays In
town. and advise my parishioners to attend
Farmer Foddershuoks- IIaow DO them summer
eoagders Rr55nc, Of po5gr {9ggrn keep keep, busy? ,
Farmer Foddershucks-Whst'n Sam Hilrs that7
Reuben Robbins-,s near's kin 6gger, it's soi-
taire shinny--Cleveland Leader
The Tribune recently published story Of the
dogs of Constantinople and the efforts that have
been made to Danish them. a stanch defender OF
these internationally famous animals has written
TO THE Pail Mall Gazette 10 say good word for
them. She says; Nothing has made me more
seriously doubt II the superior humanity or high
civilization be not myth than the answer 1 re-
ceived when at Constantnople to my question OF
why the older dogs. though obviously hungry de-
clined the crusts saved for them from my break
fast. The answer was that Europeans n ere in the
habit OF throwing poisoned food to the dogs so
that. while freely accepting offerings from the
Turks, they refused them from Europea ns-at least
the older dogs did Are not such intelligent
creatures worthy OF another lease Of llfeT"
why DO you think he's millionaire
Because he spends so little money and his
spends so much. Boston Transcript.
Omaha has a HatIess Club. Two hundred bald
headed men, discouraged after using barrels OF
patent hair "restorers' and scalp 'invigorators.'
have organized and agreed TO get back to nature
and go hatless. IN the hope that air and sunshine
will do for their shiny pates what nostrums have
failed to do Members pledged either TO go
without hats to wear head coverings with the
the crown cut off.
What's the best method to repair busted tire" !"
'Oh use about equal parts of tire tape and pro-
fanitT"-L0uisville Courier-Journal,
Des ATones. Iowa. did land Office business in
cigarettes last week AS The Tribune announced
an antf-cigarette law went into effect in Iowa
July I, and for day two before there
tremendous rush to lay in supplies. Dealers with
largo stocks on hand and manufacturers. about TO
20 out OF business IN accordance with the statute,
cut prices 70 practically nothing in their effort 10
get rid OF their stocks. 1.-THE Register and Leader
estimates that in one day more than million and
a half of the little smoking sticks were sold at
one-third their regular price. Tobaccouists do not
seem TO resent the passage Of the law. Of them
declaring that there is profit in handling
cigare ties"
'Da fact dat kickin' don accomplish much said
Uncle Eben. as proved by de climate. Folks has
been hndin' fault wiz it since kin remember.
an It's Jes' hothsracious - eyer."--Washington