New-York tribune., 1909-07-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The effect Of singing on a chid's health is dealt
with In a memorandum issued by the Scotch Edu-
cation Department the teaching of music in
Scottish primary schools. There is no more health
giving form Of physical exercise than singing
saws the memorandum. 1t develops. strengthens
and maintains in good condition the lungs and the
other vocal organs and through them eXerts
corresponding influence upon the whole body II
declares.
Tennessee is dry as a bone" said the old colo
mel. but / don't care darn
because. Sir" said the colonel. the last ship,
wild enough TO make a rabbit spit IN a bulldog
facer'-Atlanta Constitution
An interesting scheme under the patronage Of
the Chamber Of Commerce of Mentone Is afoot Tor
the foundation in the Riviera Of a hotelkeepers
schoci for FrenChmen II is pointed out that the
hotel industry on the Riviera alone represents a
capital Of f750O0GO0 sterling. and that most or
the hotels belong to Swiss and other foreigners
There is no real reason why Frenchmen shoud
not make excellent hotelkeepers. but hotel keeping
has to be learned and the idea is to found school
a. which Young Frenchmen may be trained
thing pertaining to the hotel, from languages
to cooking and hygiene. IL Switzerland a number
of these schools exist
you said you had mosquitoes" said the
summer boardeT, Indignantly. 80 .
Well" answered Farmer Corntossel ! don
take nothin' I said back. Them you see strayln
around don't belong 10 me.'-Na ashlnsIon o'aE-
Norman Waite Harris. the Chicago banker. has
headed the proposed $4,000 pension endowment
for aged and disabled Methodist deaconesses with
a conditional gift of Sl0000. Mr.. Harris was born
in Berkshire County. Mass, on August 10. 1876. lie
organized the Union Contra! Life Insurance Com
pany Cincinnati in 1867, and left there in lsS0
two years later starting the Chicago, New York
and Boston banking firm OF n. w Harris & Co.
He has been president OF the Harris Trust and
Savings Bank, of Chicago, since 1897.
Prehistoric Belle-Is this the place where girl
fell into the water last week and a man Jumped In
and saved her and then took her to his cave and
Prebistdric Man (nervousy)-I believe It Is but
can't swim stroke.-Iustrated Bits
I,ondon has a new chief Of the Fire Brigade
Lieutenant Sampson Sladen, r. N, having re-
Gently been elected to the place by the London
County Council. The salary Of the office Is $500
wear less than half what New York pays Chief
Croker. whose compensation was raised a while
ago TO $4,000 a year Lieutenant Sladen is not new
to the fire fighting business having been d.
vislonal officer of the brigade since 1893
Little WiHe-say. pa. what is philosopher?
PA philosopher, my son, is a man who can
etber people ought to be perfectly satisfied with
their lot in lIfe.-Chicago News
A proposal by a Buffalo alderman that the city
purchase the spot the Pan-Amercan EXPOSE
ton grounds where President Mckinley was shot
on September g. 1851. is vigorously attacked by The
Evening News" The spot where Buffalo bade
farewell to all that mortal of the murdered
President Is in the possession of the city, says
1.-THE News" THAT is where his casket rested, In
the City Hall. the day of his funeral and the
place is suitably and permanently marked by
brass tablet. There is nothing to be proud of or
to recall as inspiration in the assassination.
Mckinley is best remembered otherwise. 1t is not
best to give 10 the destructive class, of which
Czolgosz was representative. any permanent me-
mortal of their deeds"
First Aeronaut-What's your best record?
Second Aeronaut-A state a minute Nhats
YOURS Boston Transcript.