New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

All tho dangers OF aviation in Germany
are not encountered in the air. Herr Frey
an enthusiastic aerial traveller. was recent
" fined SS5 in Berlin for flying over the
city i'm an aeropIane. on the ground that
his flight imperilled the safety of the peo-
ple Of the capital In the present state of
the science of aviation, declare the authori-
ties. an accident might occur at any mo-
ment which would have serious results In
the populous districts of large towns. There
is much difference of opinion on the sub
iect Many enthusiastic avtators declare
that such restrictions will prevent the de-
veiopment of aviation in Germany.
The railroads entering Duluth have been
administered as though their builders had
been trained on the prairie II they faced
equipment of ideas they would stumble
over the first keC of nails that was given
them 10 handle, and a ton Of brick would
tie up traffic for week For New York
has to do business without a foot of yard
room and hardly mile of switch tracks.
Duluth has enough railroad room going to
waste 10 set New York up in business
dozen times over.-Duluth News-Trihune
Ex-senator Everett Colby. one of the
leaders of the progressive Republicans of
New Jersey. in a speech the other night
told the following story on himself: while
ears ago l was standing in front of a
hotel in one of the smaller municipalities of
my county when a man drove UP in
buggy and. walking over TO me. asked that
| hold his horse until lie came out of the
hotel. 4 guess you don't know who l am
| answered Why. ! am a Senator
That's all right responded the man. I'll
trust you. .
fnpIi0' Httla
more natteral round home now
Bige Miller-How so?
Hank StubbS-My wife is beginnin to
blame me for things once more instid Nv
Halley's comet.-Boston Herald
Poor old Percles! Now he's accused OF
grating by Dean Shailer Mathews of the
Divinity School of the University of Chi
cago In a recent address Dean Mathews.
commenting on art and idealism in ancient
Athens, said: "Pericles was a CRATER. He
spent the money which he had collected
with which to wage against Sparta in
building the Parthenon. How much better
for the world of the future that he did
thus misuse the funds! Had he done what
he professed-waged more with Sparta
the Acropolis would now be only q bare
hill. He was an ideaiist. and helped to
build the culture of his city
crime?" he was asked when he appeared
for jury duty.
mo sir,' he proudly replied. My chauf-
feur always assumes the responsibility
when we kill anybody. Chicago FecUrd-
Heraid-
The Episcopal marriage ceremony was
held up as farce" relic of the
medieval ages" thing for buffoons to
make merry over and lin all big joke"
bv the Rev. William b. Millard. pastor OF
the First Congregational Church. before
the Chicago Congregational Ministers
Union recently. Mr.. Millard would cut out
sueh phrases as with all my worldly goods
thee endow": who giveth this woman
10 be married to this man." tho promise
of the wife to ohev her husband and the
FINAL sealing of the bond Il pronounce that
they are man and wife" The ConsreEa-
tinnalist's proposal Of amendments has
aroused storm of objections on the part
of Episcopal priests. who say that 10 touch