New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
THE T4LK OF THE DAY.

An organ grinder. working industriously
on an instrument which was decorated
with a card bearing the inscription:
Help the striking Philadelphia car men
and their families" attracted much at
tention near City Hall Park. Two men.
whose coats We're profusely decorated with
badges and buttons, circulated through
the crowd and held out cigar boxes. in
which coins of many denominations were
dropped by strike sympathizers. The men
in charge of the queer collection agency
received slight jolt when a small boy
in the crowd asked in shrill voice: SAY,
mister is de dago wot's grindiu' de tunes
"A member of de grinders union? If he
amt l wants me cent back"
Wigg-Who was it that discovered there
were just as good fish in the sea as ever
were caught?
Wagg-The fellow who never got bite.
Philadelphia Record.
In the newly opened historical cabinet
of the museum of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England are exhibited chain
and belt of the kind formerly used for Sc
curing lunatcs. These contrivances seem
to have been in frequent use up to the be-
ginning OF the nineteenth century" says
The British Medical Journal" land must
nave duueu not al tlllit ~ tIIc en-
dured by the insane in ages when up-
soundness Of mind was treated punitively
and often torturingly. The mad We're
often treated as mere nuisances. and were
left to themselves in solitude, and often,
too I'm cold and darkness"
Student of Politics-And what be RELY
this we're Coalition they do be tarkins
about?
Oldest Living Local Authority-Well
it's like this: Some parties says this, an
some says that am t'other. But what I
says. there's no knowinS nor no tellinS
an-mark my Words,-I bain't fur wrong.
Punch
Several days ago the Cunard Line re-
Ceived letter from man living in
Northern New York inclosing page from
a "Leslie's Weekly published about thirty
years ago The writer explained that the
page contained story of the Cunard
steamship Persia and an account of the
great reception accorded her on her first
arrival at this port. She was hailed a,
that time as the biggest steamship to
enter New York, and the greeting ex-
tended to her along the waterfront was
not unlike the recent reception bestowed
upon the new Cunarders. the Lusitania
and the Mauretania. The man who
sent the magazine page Informed the Gu
nard officials that if the article was worth
So they might keep it and send him tho
money; if not. they might return the page
The general manager sent him Il check for
So at once and put the page in the COM
pany's files. While looking on the reverse
side Of the page one of the officials noticed
references to other matters. including the
deplorablc condition OF the city's streets
and stories relating to business transact
tons. AS the page was filed, the official
remarked that the possessor OF unusually
old magazines might easily sell thirty
pages for 81 apiece. Moral: Keep your
old papers and magazines.
Likes to hear himself talk. doesn't he?-
Does he? Say, If he talked In his sleep
he'd stav awake all night TO nsten!''-
Cleveland Leader.
Vienna has a home for crippled children
in which many women OF the nobility are
interested. An entertainment for the ben
eft OF the worthy institution was consid-
cred at IA meeting which took place re-
Gently at the Schlick Palace, in that city.
presided and the Princess Solms made the
writes of the meeting: Society wa.
there in all its glory and society decided
that the best paying entertainment would
be a hat contest. SO there will be great
exhibition of hats for the benefit of the
little crippes, and the most beautiful ones
Will receive prizes. Womens hats of the
present time are so simple, so inexpensive.
sn quiet in tone and moderate in shane
that II requires contest like this one to
bring out woman's capacity for designing