New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Through a decree Of the Minister of Pub
lie Works opening the state trade and
technical schools to both sexes alike Aus
trian women will enjoy a greatly enlarged
choice of occupations. Among the chief
new trades and industries which they can
now enter are artistic leather work and
bookbinding, photogra ply, matchmaking
engraving and ornamental woodworking, as
we'll as some branches of the chemical and
electrical trades. Hitherto women have
been rigidly excluded from these trade
schools. and those who desired to obtain
such training were compelled either to go
abroad or else attend expensive private in
situations at home. But while the women
are rejoicing at the new opportunities of
work afforded them, their male relatives
do not share their enthusiasm, pointing
out that even under the old conditions out
of every thousand wage earners in Austria
430 We're women.
Marriage is a close corporation with only
two stockholders, one Of whom is preferred
and the other common. Occasionally there
are minority stockholders. The preferred
and the common stockholders are always
engaged in Il fight for Control.-Life
correspondent of French medical
journal has discovered what he says is q
simple and efficacious plan for soaring
away burglars It is simple enough. The
scare consists of photograph. A popu-
lar air Is inserted and the machine placed
In readiness to play 1t is kept silent by
means of a string attached 10 the door.
AS soon as the door is opened the music
begins and the intruder is met with either
a comic song or classical piece. He will
venture no further, for he will think a
concert IS in progress. the discoverer be-
ieves. If the householder is awakened by
the disturber all he has to do Is to shut
the door, when the music VIII at once
cease. 1t is added that 1t is advisable to
change the record before again retiring, so
that If the thief should make an attempt
later he may not hear the same piece
again.
Baseball is an awful game" exclaimed
at is not generally considered 60" her
niece answered
Just listen to this" returned auntie, re-
adjusting her glasses and reading: 'Scoby
brought two men in, but died himself
ANY game that requires such heroism is
dreadful" she commented-buneio Ex-
press.
On a hot night last week three men Of
the Salvation Army, one with a cornet and
the others carrying hymn books. stationed
themselves at Broadway and 18th street
and exhorted people who passed to stop
and Join the service Of song IT seemed to
be a difficult task, but after many appeals
a small crowd gathered and nearly all
Joined in the singing. Presently the leader
said. ..Now We want all the children to
,oin In the next hymn, My Country, IT'S
of Thee for they all know that The
cornet played chord or two and then the
HYMN was sung with vim and go that
seemed to please the leader. Some one In
the group, which by that time had grown
o,its large said: I'VE all know the ma
tional hymn" Not yours. though said
a man who had been singing Justify. hold
ing his cap in his hand I've been singing
God Save the King, " And l." said an
other. younger. man. Sang Hell Dir I'm
Sieger Kranz--it's a good song. but you