New-York tribune., 1910-01-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

or opium smuggling in China Yunnan
correspondent writes: THE other day
some men passed through several towns on
the way 10 the capital with three corrihs'
In the first was corpse; the other TWO
were packed with opium. Being suspected
at Yunnanfu. the first coffin was openeo'
but the carriers made as much noise as
they could for having their coffin DursI'
and the second and third collins were not
examined. Quite common is 1t for men 10
travel in small crowds, smuggling opium
from the province of Kweichau. Ihey
travel by night only, by lantern light over
the mountains, and in the day hide from
any possible official searchers."
'T saw you talking with Mrs. Featherly'
She seemed excited"
yes; she was putting up the same old,
grumble."
whats her grievance"
"a case of punched anniversaries. Sne
was born the day before Christmas and
married the dav after md one present an
swers for all three occasions. .-Clevelahd
Plain Dealer.
While the people of New York were spec
ulating on the possible appointments by the
new Mayor another mayoralty contest was
going on I'm the metropolis which aroused as
much enthusiasm in the little community
where the campaign was waged as was de-
veloped in the municipal fight In which MI
Gaynor was the victor. The Sheltering
Guardian Society. an orphan asylum at
Broadway and 10th street, has within its
walls a complete city government, with
mayor, district attorney. Judges. chief OF
police. sanitary officers. etc, and the last
election for these places was particularly
spirited one. Lucille Markstein, the Mayor,
was a candidate for reelection. but opposi-
A. ~ IsCN-f
and Bertha Tabulsky was nominated as the
opposing candidate. There were meetings,
stump speeches and all that goes with a
campaign of oratory. According to the last
reports. the result of the contest was still
in doubt.
DO you ever scold your husband?"
Land sakes, no! l ask him for more
money."-Buffalo Express.
Tsa Tslrun Tshou is the name of young
Chnaman who received the degree of
doctor of laws at the Berlin University
last month. Only once before has a similar
honor been bestowed by that institution on
a native of the Celestial Empire. The new
lawyer has been a resident of Berlin since
1906. speaks German f1uently and his thesis
Reforms in China in keeping with
European conditions written in German,
the university. in humorous article, refers
to Tsa's name as two tries and sneeze."
''Is the pen really mightier than the
sword?''
Nothing to it. You don't see any homes
for disabled poets."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Among the Christmas toys which were
sold in Paris last month was a box OF
jointed and dressed dolls. The collection
bore the label: Royal People" smil-
ing couple in Spanish peasant costume
wheeling a baby carriage containing a
number of little dolls were marked AL
fcnso." boy doll in recruit uniform
reading love letter bore the title Man
uel." Two of the lot were Of the me-
chanical class-Wilhelmine. in the uni
form of a Dutch corporal, drilling the
prince consort and a white bearded doll,
marked Edward" making a giant swing
on tiny bar. The toys were not for sale
outside of Paris
Wigg-Who originated the idea that the
longest way round was the shortest way
home?
Wagg-SOme taXicab driver I suppose.
Record.