New-York tribune., 1910-11-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At the present rate Of decrease It will not
be long before there will not he q single
horse drawn omnibus in the streets OF
London. The General Omnibus Company
recently sold four hundred horses and ex-
poets to dispose Of the rest of It's live mo-
tive power at the rate Of about one hun
dred q week. OF course the automobile Is
responsible.
oh Emerson ne sons says there is always a best
rs there? I wonder if he ever found
best way Of wearing a pair of shoes that
We're about size too small."-Chicago
Record-H Herald.
The following announcement appeared In
the "Berliner Tageblatt": "A young lady
OF highly-esteemed and noble family, as
beautiful as Helen, as thrifty as Penelope.
as economical as the Electress Marian of
Brandenburg. as sprightly as Mme. de
Stael, singer like Mile. Breval, a dancer
like La Cerito, a pianist like Rosa Kastner.
a violinist like Teresita MialnoIlo, a harp
ist like La Bertrand. sculptor like Prin-
cess Marie d'Orleans, as austere as Lu-
crece. charitable as Saint Elisabeth Of
Hungary. as devout as Nightingale. having
at command large fortune, lacking mas
culine acquaintance, seeks a husband by
the newspapers agency"
Squire's Daughter-By the way, do you
spell your name with large or small
Villager-Oh. mfddlin' large, miss.-M A.
The village Of Remborn. in the noun
famous region of Taunus in Germany. pos
sesses linden tree which is said to have
reached the age of 100 years. In summer
the tree is said to be magnificent, and Its
foliage offers shade to two hundred per-
sons at one time. The trunk Is twelve
metres in circumference-that is thirty
nine feet. 1t has been followed by time.
and dozen persons can stand in the cav
tty. The Taunus Club has taken the giant
under its protection. in tho hope that with
care and attention its nte may be spared
for many years.
Patient Father-Dearie! Baby's eating my
glove now. Is 1t all right?
Dearie Qrom above)-Oh, quite all right
(pause)-youre sure it's yours?-Punch.
Children of American settlers IN Western
Canada though being brought up and edu-
Gated on foreign soil, are still loyal little
Yankees They object strenuously to
being compelled to sing Rule Britannia. !"
and the school authorities in Northwest
Territory have decided that their objections
are to be needed. AS one Of them put 1T:
I'VE want peace in Canada
Irate Coach-Why didn't you tackle that
mann
Player-You see. when he came along. 1
was standing on my head. and the new
rule 16, section 23, makes tackling from
that position illegal-Life.
DR.. Neff, Phladelphias Director of
Health, believes in keeping his department
constantly in the public eye. He is out
with circular warning the Quakers Of tho
dangers Of pneumonia and telling them
how to prevent 1t. Ventilation Is the key
note of prevention from pneumonia, wheth-
er in office, public building. sitting room or
bedroom" says DR.. Neff. Day and night
pure air should be breathed, The old super
stition that the breathing Of night air is
conducive to disease has been eliminated
from the minds of nearly all by public edu-
cation, with the exception OF few of our
foreign population, who still believe that
some diseases are spread by the breathing
of night air AS a matter of fact, the
night air Is purer than tho day air, as
there IS less black smoke belching from
chimney stacks and locomotives and less
dust in the air, owing to reduced street
top and bottom in every sleeping ROOM
Little Man Chreateningly)-I say. Mr.
Straightly, did you tell Mr.. Walker L was
q liar?
Big Man (coolly)-No sir. I did not. It's
my opinion Mr.. Walker don't want any
tellng.-Tit Bits.