New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There is something new under the musical in
strument sun, according to statement in a Vienna
paper When Gustav Mahler's symphony is
produced there will be ir the orchestra instru-
ment (which no one has ever called musical
1t is our we'll known friend the automobile horn
not the new, many toned siren, but the old basso
profundo bark which at time has startled
all. But that is not the latest. Paderewski's
symphony viii introduce the tentituon. which
is an invention Of the panists. 1t will take the
place of the instruments which until have
been used to produce thunder sounds in the
chestre.
Miss Passegh-I nave had my picture taken once
Miss Youngthing-Oh, do let me one of those
old daguerrotypes. They're Quaint.-BOston
Transcript.
The beauties of suburban life in New Jersey seem
to appeal to many persons having plenitude of
this worlds goods and in Morris County it is the
boast of the inhabitants that seventy-ve million
aires now make their homes there.
Hired Man-Shooting at airships?
Farmer-Yep; trying to bring down sumpin to
trim Mirandy's hat-Puck.
Everybody has heard of the absent minded pro-
fessor who threw a stone at a pretty young girl
and politely raised his hat to yowling Chi
cago University has set out to prevent any such
thing in the future. The forgetful professor,
long considered legitimate prey for the jOkesmiths
IS to be eliminated from the field of education
The university is preparing to open department
that will make absent mindedness thing OF the
past Pedagogues of the future are to be trained
that they will have inclination to wipe their
foreheads with a text book try to read Greek
verse from a handkerchief. All other psychological
ailments to be cured by the department,
which will be branch of the school of education
and the project will be conducted a sort Of
psychological laboratory under direction of Pro-
fessor Judd.
First Author-Do you ever lose any of the MSS
you send out?
Second Author-No they all come back-Judge
The Baltimore SUN is strongly urging it's read
contribute the $4,000 necessary to complete
a fund 100000 to insure a season of opera this
winter. The sun is not looking to this one sea-
son alone. 1t says that if Baltimore will exert
sufficient effort carry through successfully the
first two OF regular opera here an
opera going public will be created that will lib
orally support the performances and make the
opera regular feature of Baltimore life"
Scientists have decided that Methuselah was
only seventy-nine years old"
That is more like it, 1t is absurd to suppose
that any man could have lived to the age Of $50
years"
"Oh, don't know-there no automobiles in
those days."-HOuston Post.
Robins statue of Vic-or Hugo which was the
subject of much criticism when it was exhibited
at the Paris Salon, has been erected i'm the garden
of the Palais Ros al The poet is shown resting
against a massive rock in Illuminating attitude
in conception the work is daring" writes an
artist from Paris to a Brussels paper las the
Balzac by Rodin, but while the latter represents
the poet wrapped in gown so completely that
only the head is visible. Hugo's form is devoid
of clothing of any kind
When you angry" said the man of gentle
instincts, stop and count hundred"
"A hundred!" ecnOed Nv Sirius Barker III I
could stop az hundred In counting up my wifes
Star.