New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In his annual report the chief constable
of Liverpool says that 'in every relation
of life there are indications that there is
q general decay Of personal honesty" He
argues that crime, instead Of decreasing, Is
actually increasing in England The crimes
of the animal and the savage, crimes
against the person. he admits, have les
sened, but crimes against property-the
crimes of civilized man-have increased.
Further, he says: There is more Of that
disregard for the truth which Is the initial
stage of dishonesty, more carelessness
about the honesty of the means employed
in getting the better of somebody else
which is the principal object of so many
transactions between man and man
This is a pretty good poem. You must
have had some strong inspiration.
II had; the editor promised me So
Louisville Courter-Journal
O, YOU MONDAY MORNING PAPER!
read the paper every day;
I love each one. but I must say
It's Mondays paper would choose
If all the rest / had to lose.
For every Sunday at the Zoo
Great stunts the beasts are sure TO DO;
They do cut up the queerest capers-
Acquiring W Tic -slOIlUd5 pdpSiS
But does it not seem strange to you
That those wise beasts Of New York's Zoo
Should choose this day from all the rest
To help reporters do their best?
J. W. GRIGG.
got any novels ter swop?''
Il got Big Foot Bills Revenge" replied
as If a long storvq"
Nav, We kin finish it easy in two mes
sages. The Catholic Standard and Times
Harvard's oldest three living graduates,
according to the new university directory,
are the Rev. James I. #. Coolidge, OF
Cambridge, Mass; the Rev. Edward A
Renouf, Of Keene, n. H, and DR.. James L.
Wellington. of Swansea, Mass. all MEM
bers of the class of 80. The oldest of the
three. Mr.. Coolidge. who Is ninety-three
thinks that he will live to be 100. IT at
tribute the robust good health which I
have enjoyed all my life" he says, ITO
habits of temperance. attention TO sanitary
methods of living and cleanliness of mind
and body which I learned when I was in
Harvard College. Harvard has undergone
complete change since my time, seventy
two years ago. I believe It would be better
for the physical welfare of the undergrad
yates at least If their manners and Gus
toms were more like those of the old days
The students nowadays have too many &C.
tivities, and these in turn cause too much
OF strain. 1t is the commonplace things
OF iife after all, which count"
., IT want an absolutely fearless man for
Then you want me. I've been wearing
straw hat ever since the June frosts be-
gan. Detroit Free Press.
An unusual number of deaths of proni-
nent persons in England from appendicitis
recently has set the London papers to dis
cussing the causes of the disease One sur
geon. quoted by The Chronicle" says: cit
mas been said that appendicitis Is often
brought on by the use of toothbrushes,
hairs from the brush lodging in the sys-
tenn In the same way the pips of fruit
nave been spoken of as a cause of the
disease. All l can say is that it is very
rare TO find any of these things IN the
appendix, and the most important factor In
bringing on appendicitis is undoubtedly in
digestion and certain other familiar disor-
ders.''
sn,1 Yoqr novel s evidently the result of in
Yes; I didn't start ii until after read
ing the advertising notices my publishers
got up Warrington Herald
In describing the cremation OF the body
or Dr. Robert Koch. the Baden Baden cor
respondent of the Karlsruhe ''Zeitung''
says: 1T was koch's will. often expressed,
that his body be incnerated. When the
cortege arrived at the erematory Mozart
Ave Nerum was rendered. after which the
co-iaborer and successor of the scientist.
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