New-York tribune., 1910-12-08
THE T4LE or THE DAY.

The festival Of Chanucah conmemora-
tive Of The dedication Of the Temple after
i had been destroyed by AntiOchus Epiph-
anes. viii begin among the jews this year
On December . The festival lasts eight
days and is also known as the Feast of
Lights and is often spoken of as the Jews
Christmas. The coincidence of dates this
year. q writer on the subject says, will
make this appeIatton additionally popular.
despite the fact that the festivals are as
unlike in significance as the Fourth of
July and Thanksgiving.
Fame came to the Man
y viii have d five-cent cigar named for
YOU she said, SWeetIy-
Fate followed on heU heels. T will make
You smoke the cigar hissed Fate. Hastily
the Man turned down the by-way to OBJ
scIrity.-Life
Commenting on recent railway statistics,
The Railway and Engineering Review
calls attention TO the fact that for the last
ten years the number of passengers car
ried on the railroads Of the United States
has averaged nearly 750.000o9o. and for the
decade 7.0o0. passengers were handled,
It is estimated that an average OF nine trips
are taken by every person in the country
each year The railroad rolling stock has
been wonderfully improved. The weight Of
locomotives has more than doubled within
ten years and the capacity Of the cars has
been increased about 10 per cent In one
year 100000 tons of freight were hauled
within the confines of the United States, or,
in round numbers. fifteen tons for every
man, woman and child in the country
Mrs Puferlv is tickied TO death with
the way she fooled the customs Iuspee-
.'How did she do it,
rf-Tr1 .11- Il z NTer-n
land Plain Dealer
Law Notes tells of an invitation of
an Arizona sheriff. Il few years ago. who
cordially requested the attendance or
certain favored ones al the hanging Of a
convicted murderer. said the Invitation:
--latest improved methods in the art OF
scientific s,rangulation will be employed
and everything possible will be done TO
make the proceedings cheerful and the
execution a success This grew
some summons so outraged the Gov
ernor that he granted the felon
resnito and gave the sheriff dressing
down The hangman had TO get out
new list OF invitations and. properly So
berad. he issued them with feelings of
rrofound regret and sorrow and addec
This Injunction: "You arc expected to de-
port yourself in respectful manner. ana
any 'aippart' or 'uuseemIy' language or
conduct on your part viii not be allowed /
Conduct on any ones part. bordering on
rfbaIdr.v and tending to mar the solemnity +!
of The occasion viii not be tolerated.
we ought to simplify our law practice" -" (
.eI1nrort l.ag We agree that a man is to he
considered innocent until ne mas peen con /
victed say, three times. W ashlnStou /
Herald.
4 London letter in Vienna newspaper /
saws. Our music. always popular has /
found d new use in the English election +
campaign ON Mr.. Redrnond's return from /
America it was noised about that he had /
collected S4o00o0 in the New World for cleo
ton purposes. and he was immediately .
called the Dollar Prince Since then the /
+1lnefl1l strains OF The Dollar Princess are /
used instead of Kisses and groans by audi /
ences opposed TO the Redmond party. and (
the effect IS rot alone pleasant. but it In /
iects bumor into a situation which Is /
usually severe.
'Iiov's Mamie getting along with her /
Fine She's got dad down to his last |
two-douar bill Detroit Free Press.
.We have large cigar establishments in
our country writes an american from +
Prague. but the cigar is not OF a. much {
importance with Us a. it is III Austria. be-
cause the government here is the only /
cigar dealer. Every time one buys cigar
or cigarette in Austria he patronizes the
and the laws watchful eye /
IS always keen 10 detect ans violation OF 1
this monopoly The various brands Of .
cigars sold ny the privileged dealers are
well known, and the people who buy them +
know the prices without asking. Recently
several new brands nave been added "a the /
list and their advent was duly advertised. I
hape not Yet seen the ldeaies.' Vic
torias' or 'Enteractos bur I Judge by the
publigued prices that they viii supply a I