New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The lower house of the Prussian Diet,
after vigorous debate, recently voted down
resolution to permit cremation in Prus-
STA The main argument against the meas
ure was that burial has an ancient Chris
tan tradition authorized by Christ and His
apostles of the early Church. and that if
cremation were introduced a serious blow
would be struck against the Christian doc
trine of the resurrection of the body. In
favor Of cremation it was urged that grave
wards were unhygienic and unaesthetic.
and opposed to modern conditions.
Yes. sir, the fish was SO big 1t pulled
him In the river.
And he was drowned
NO but he nights we'll have been, teT
he lost his grip on his gallon jug, and II
aoated down stream, and he lives IN ofy
county. Atlanta Constitution.
"A family & la Roosevelt Is the legend
under a picture which has come TO TINS
country from Austria where many copies
of it have been sold. 1t bears the further
inscription: The youngest grandchildren OF
the Emperor Franz Josef-the children
of the Archduchess Marie Valerie 1t
shows a group Of nine five girls and four
boys The senior Is handsome girl about
eighteen years old and the baby a sturdy
little miss ABOUT TWO years oiu' WIN SNoiiN"
next to her brother, her senior by not more
than two years. who, in an old-fashioned
suit. with long trousers, frock coat, waist
coat and stock is the central feature of
the pretty picture.
Wilie-Say. pa. what is a hypocrite?
PA hypocrite my son, Is man VINO
publfcly thanks providence for his success,
then gets mad every time anybody lnSln-
yates that he isn't mainly responsible for
it himSelf.-T1t-Blts.
4 man who was writing telegram at one
of the long tables In the Western Union
building Yesterday was asked in German by
one of two men who stood near him, hold
ing their hats in their hands where they
could find ont how much telegram to
certain place in the Far West would cost.
The man volunteered TO make the inquiry,
did So and returned, saying that they
might send a message OF ten words Tor
certain price and that address and sigma
ture would not count. After assuring him.
self that the men could write, he walked
away but was stopped at the door by one
of the strangers with profuse thanks
have been in the city only a few days" he
eaid land was told on shipboard and since
landed that everybody would try to
s,y,ndle me- / smoke to two men to-day, and
both did me favor. no longer have
INV fear That's right said the man,
..hut lust the same look out for the third
man"
what are those women discussing with
SO much animation!
Current literature
Current literature?
YES. the bargain ads" - Washington
Herald.
The Schumann festival which was ar
ranged by the musical association of Stuff
cart and for which Max Won Pauer was
engaged as director. will have no notice at
the hands OF the Wurtemberger press. Some
time ago one of the papers published a
criticism of Stuttgart singer, which his
colleagues thought so severe that the as
sociation .ln order to discipline the press
u,,.bdrew an advertisement from the paper.
Thereupon the associated journalists of
Wjrtemburg passed a resolution condemn
Ing the action and agreeing TO ignore the
festival Newspapers not in the organiza-
ton TONED the boycott and. according to
the published report of their action, 1.-The
world will never know through the press
how well or how poorly the Schumann
compositions were rendered by the singers
who could not stand criticism
the head of his class in school. But that
only goes 10 show that you never can tell"
Doesn't he exhibit intelligence since
he's grown up%
"Well they've summoned him for Jury
duty four times and he's always been
cepted "-Chicago Record-Herald-
.0The unsafe condition of the Otto Helm
rich part of the Heidelberg Castle is again
tho subject of discussion In architectural
circles" says an Englishman writing from
carisruhe, land as no plan for reconstruct
ing or repairing the old pile seems to meet
with tho approval Of the authorities. the