New-York tribune., 1909-09-19
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

-on our tours in Europe" an American writes
from Japan, I'VE saw many wayside altars crude
artistic and queer. In Bavaria ana Austria Ue
came 70 some before which special offerings were
made In this line always faucied little
shrine IN Bohemia. where only women came 10
worship. and ono IN Italy where tiny Children
stopped 20 pray. Here IN Japan. however wo
found shrine which. because OF It's peculiaritv
interested US more II resembled a little house
about three feet wide and as many high with q
peaked roof and It's front wall taken out II
stood in a shaded part OF a park. Attached 10
bamboo rods across the front were many slips
of paper which sufferers from toothache had
written their prayers and promises 10 do acts OF
charity and kindness IL the pain which brought
them there disappeared. We were told that at
least one toothaehs altar might be found IN any
japanese town
Prisoner" said tho court" sternly ar. VOL
Nov. jedge" answered the defendant conn
dentially. ives bof been tn 90 dis here kin a.
business befo'. An YOU knows jes' as well as I
Kind o. arestion ton de- me 5rl 5in os 20 answer dat
out whether rs been lucky or not '-Washinston
Chicagc's Board Of Aldermen is considering an
ordinance providing for the examination end
licensing OF drivers Of public automobiles Recent
fatal accidents In which taxicabs have nEured
have moved the city authorities 10 restrictive
measures. end an assistant corporation counsel
has prepared ordinance for the aldermen ITO
HH9' SayS Assist'4nt corporation Counsel Hayes
all a man has TO do To have the legal right 70
drive an automobile IN the streets Of Chicaeo ts ~
mail 81 to Springfield and his license Will come
back no matter II he is blind and deaf and nara
yzed. Since the passage OF the motor vehicle aet
oi 1907 the city has no right to license or control
automobiles used for private purposes onI,. hpt
that law specifically reserves to the it,. +be r;nt
10 hconse and regulate automobiles offered for
hire--that is. for common carrier purposes"
Hank Stuhbs-Dont see how them summer ,o,L,
upeets up 70 Cuvers could hsv staId their hun two
oo[ig Bigs Mi!lsr.oI DO. PAID their board money in
Several months ago Herbert l. Bridrr,sn a..
retnry Of the Peary Arctic Club tried an sxnsr,-
n1ent He visited cairvoyant and asked her a.
tell him the exact latitude and longitude OF Com
mander Peary' She seemed somewhat hazy on
the longitude, but after urgings declared with
some positveness that his latitude at that r,opst
was 80 degrees or better Mr.. BrIdgman lauebad
ana explained that 80 degrees was as far as latitude
went After the announcement that DR. Cool-
hao reached the pole Mr.. Bridgman thought he
would visit the clairvoyant again. lust 10 see u,bt
Ahe would say. Her first exclamation when she
recognized the secretary of the Peary Arctic CIuh
was: None OF those Peary auestionsl'' And shs
aosolutely refused 20 project her astral body I'm
the direction OF the North Pole
Gen Gentleman . docking for rooms)-DId you saw
nGSe re teacher occupies the next apartment? that
Landlady (eagerly)-oh. that's nothing. He has
can't hear the piano.-HaTper's Bazar. '''''' you
Al the recent meeting of the American vetsr,narv
Medical Association IN Chicago Ir. r. F,,os T1a,,
OF The Chicago meat inspection stan In an address
on infectious diseases. pointed out 'the widespread
menace OF septicamia from infected meat Med
leai preatc4 has given the name OF meat poison
ing TO this infection 70 distinguish II from pto-
maine poisoning. the effects Of which are similar
A victim OF this infection may die of the iIIness
or may only be affected 20 the degree az a partly
poisoned SYSTEM. Next TO tuberculosis. DR.. pay
SAID ne considered septicamia the most dangerous
disease the meat Inspector had 10 guard against.
Ihs Powder IanufaeturerFaney old Tom. OF all
Poopls. eoing into the gunpowder she'd with !,
hghted candle should have thought thst ~,
would be the last thing he'd do -s 49,
This Workrr an--Which. prop<rlv sr>sL,,. :.
were. sir.-Tit-Bits tH' 4"