New-York tribune., 1910-05-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A company is advertising for scenarios
for moving picture plays. "If you have
never tackled writing a scenario" the cir
ouIar says, ''it doesn't matter All We want
is good idea as to what would constitute
a good story to be shown on the screen.
comedy, tragedy, drama or educatio
In explanation of the circular, a man in the
business said that the moving picture as q
means OF amusement had assumed such
gigantic proportions that new talent must
be secured TO satisfy the demand for novel
ties.
why did you make such merclless. cut
ting analysis of that last book of mine? I
tell you. that hurt.
Naggus Oiterary editor)-Certainly: Vivi-
section always hurts. But look at the bene-
fit it confers upon humanity.-Chicago go
Tribune.
The funeral Of King Edward was the sub
iect of discussion at an uptown club yester-
day. and one of the elderly men who took
part in the conversation said that It must
have been a grand spectacle. YES said
another, 1T probably was, but ! was pres
ent and saw parade forty-five years ago
OF May 23 1866. to be exact-which was
grander. 1t took place at Washington. and
the parading body of 5000 was made up of
what was left of the Army of the Potomac.
There were no red coats, no gold lace and
no fine uniforms. Many men in line wore
torn coats and we're bareheaded, but it was
a grand sight, the recollection of which
forty-five years has not destroyed"
rs he conceited?"
Connected? | should say he Is. He even
imagines that he cut some figure at his
own wedding. Detroit Free Press.
Near the entrance of one of the fashion
able restaurants. in Fifth avenue, where
there is usually large crowd at luncheon
time on Saturday, a feeble old man in tat
tered clothes was noticed by two men who
were on their way to their midday meal
Hating the old man. one of the others
said. "Come il. and we'll blow you off to a
good meal and led the way TO the res
taurant entrance. NE said the poor fell
low, "some one in there might recognize
me; I used to be a customer of theirs at
the old place. and refused the invitation,
but took with courtIy thanks the small coin
with which he said he would buy some
thing to eat ''at some place good enough
for has-beens like me-
''You don't amount to much.''
tut. tut, "a ather.I
'.I could paddle my own canoe at your
I'WelI. dad. / DO pretty well for a rich
mans son. I can operate my own motor
boat. Louisville Courier-Journal
In the May issue of "The Magazine of
Commerce Uiondon) there is an article on
ocean Journalism" by George Thow,
dealing with the daily papers of the Allan
tic. "For artistic work perhaps the French
journal takes first place he says. 'Tt has
not the business-like look OF The Cunard
Daily Bulletin but it is charmingly got
up number. The frontispiece is n repro
duction of some good drawing, as, for ex-
ample, Whistier's st. James Street or a
photograph Of an actress whom the public
admires. The special articles are beauti-
fully illustrated on fine toned paper. The
title of the paper is Journal de fAtlan-
tiaue.' Six numbers are published on the
voyage across the Atlantic
''say, dad. what happens when the bases
are full?'' asked the son.
"A 6iscord." answered his father, wisely.
Buffalo Express.
The Office force OF the New York County
Clerk has been working overtime recently
to catch up with the copying of marriage
licenses issued by the City Clerk. Some
of the answers of the contracting parties
are amusing. One, for instance, entered
her color as brown. and then crossed that
out to say that che was "A dark blonde.
p, rhaps the most amusing exhibit was
the letter Of a young woman pinned TO a
marriage license which she had taken out
Tho letter was addressed TO the city Clerk
and the writer told the of1oial that sing
taking out the license her engagement to
the man she Intended to marry had been
hr roken' off, and she did not know just what
to do with the permit. Her epistle showed
that she was In very much II a dusndars
But the copy had written scrcss u the
word "CAncelled,' showing that the City