New-York tribune., 1909-04-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The secret as to the plot Of Rostand's 'Chanti-
cleer is out" says a Faris paper. This dramatic
work has already received advertising than
any play that ever written. and il is but natu-
sral that people should wonder what it is all about.
a rooster. il appears. has tired Of his hen mate,
and. being the lord OF the barnyard at whose call
the rises he feels justified in casting her off.
He longs for a new .fe. for adventure. One day
a guinea hen escaping from pUrsuers takes shelter
In the barnyard. and straightway the adventurous
chanicleer offers his protection and then falls des
perately in love with the gray beauty. The couple
go to the woods where they become acquainted
with the feathered inhabitants and listen btssfully
to the love songs OF the nightingale. One night,
more Intoxicated by love than usual chantlcleer
lost ali reckoning OF time. and when the hour
forgot sound the reveille. But the rose
Notwithstanding. the dawn without the cocks
crow. and. broken hearted because OF the knowl-
edge that the day could come without his sum
mons, that his call was superfuous, he killed him
self That Is the story which Rostand tells In his
musical verse; that Is the foundation for the play
which the world awaits"
First hilarious irdvidual-shay where do you
Second hilarious individual dunno
First hilarious indivdual-Same here-shake
Let's go home together--Judge-
An Iconoclast in the person Of Or. Eduard Engel
in a lecture recently delivered before the members
OF a literary society in Hamburg on The Legend
Charlotte Stein" tore to pieces all the ilu-
sion which clustered around her name. He showed
by old letters and other documents that the woman
to whom Goethe had written fifteen hundred letters
which portrayed the innermost thoughts of his mind
and heart despised all that noble. She called
all literary people fools and made sport of them
When Schiller died she congratulated his family
saying that it better to live alone than to be
compelled TO abide in the neighborhood of "un-
natural company" The lecturer ended dis
course by saying that Goethes letters to Charlotte
will now be read with feelings OF sympathy for the
unselhsh love and admiration for the poets bound
less Imagination which formed goddess out of this
nothing"
Does he always speak the truth" ,,-,,-
ment t'-Detroit Free Press.
Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania is so pleased
with In success OF the state consabulary that he
has recommended an increase in the force and more
pay officers and Under she present sys-
there are four companies or platoons of police
of fifty and officers each. The Governor pro-
poses establish six companies platoons of
forty-fve men and officers each. If his plan is
adopted each of the six companies IS to be provided
with captain. at $1,000, which is an increase OF
$500: a lieutenant at $500, also increase of
$780, and first sergeant. at $1,000, which is
Increase of 5000 The salary of enlisted men is to
he increased from $500 to $500. with the term Of
enlistment fixed two years and an increase of
s5 month for second enlistment and s. month
for a thrd enlistment.
Bobbs-I love the old songs best.
Slobhs-Why?
Blobbs-Because no sings them now.-Phia-
delphia Record
In spite of agents proVoCateurs spies, police sur
veillance and other kindred dangers the revolu-
tionary parties in Warsaw show little signs of los
ing the energy and initiative for which they are
notorious. Lately. great many of their print
ing presses have been seized by the police" saws
THE Pail Mall Gazette The revoiutionaries of
Riga hit upon a idea which has been working
we'll for time The police stopped motor
that was, to their minds. going too fast The
big and carried not only seven passengers,
printing press busily printing proclamations.
This time, II is said the agents provocateurs have
not been at work and nobody could have been more
surprised at the discovery than the police. the
car not been going fast. were the Riga
authorities more accustomed to this mode of loco
motion, the travelling press would. in all proba-
bility. have been going on. like the brook, for
ever"
"Fohgive yoh enemies said Uncle Eben. but
don let yoh forgiveness go far to tempt yoh
to git sociable an trade hosses w aslngton