New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Duke Max OF saxony, brother of King
August and professor OF theology at the
University OF Freiburg. recently delivered
q lecture al Berlin on The Monk Rcpub-
lie at Mount Athos." and gave q glowing
description of the treasures OF art and lit
erature which have been collected there
He described also the twenty monastcrfes
which make up the republic, where the
usages instituted centuries ago still obtain
The police officers, he said. wear white
skirts, but that is the only thing feminine
to be seen IN the republic. No woman is
allowed TO enter il, and II, perchance. t
becomes necessary for brother to speak
to a woman, he would have to board a
ship, go out upon the water, and there
wait the woman coming to him on an
from deck TO deck
Wigwag-It is a pet theory Of mine that
two can live as cheaply as one.
YoungpOp-Huh! It's plain TO De seen
you were never the father OF twins.-Phila-
dclphia Record.
Tho suggestion has been made that goats
meat prices should be taken away from the
provisions list and quoted in the butter
market.
A WAY To FAME.
Take heart. 0 bards, the way to fame
Has now at last been brought to view,
For one at least has won name
In form and manner wholly rev!
You must be cold and starved and broke
That's nothing new, OF course, TO US
That long has been standing JOKE
In items miscellaneous
To make a hit burglars kit
Ia quite en- reggie now to-day;
You've got TO rob and get a JOB
At breaking stone to pave your way"
You burglarize to advertise
The fact that you are born TO write:
And then a pardon comes TO let
The world appease your appetite!
Take heart. o bards! our hour Is herel
We bow the head and take it meekly.
One of our horde has found reward
In Century and "Harper's Weekly.
H /. P, I'm Chicago Record-Herald-
In answer TO a statement as to the wealth
OF the Metropolitan Museum, the Journal
des Arts" of Paris, says that with the
beuuest of NJ. Andson OF about 10000 francs
the sum now at the disposal of the Louvre
for purchase purposes exceeds 100000
francs. OF this sum, more than two-thirds
is derived from the income of former be-
quests. This makes the purchasing ca
pacity OF the Louvre the greatest in the
world. exceeding even that of the Metro
politan Museum OF New York. which many
people believe ranks first in that direction.
"A large income. exclusive of interest on
requests. IS derived from the society known
as Amis du Louvre. which has large MEM
bership. Ten years ago the Berlin Mu-
seum's income exceeded by 10000 francs
that of the Louvre. To-day 1t is less than
one-third as great as ours" says the
Journal
a man?'
"A great DEAL replied the statesman.
IF he becomes eminent in affairs he can
select an ancient author as his press agent,
instead of employing some modern person
who will be more expensive and less efn-
cient Washington Star.
According to THE London Chronicle"
England's rubber boom is affecting trade
in some rather unexpected directions. 1t
says: The STATS of brokers and jobbers in
the market are so overwhelmed with work
that their employers find it desirable To
house them at hotels in the neishbOrnOOd.
and at a certain railway terminus all the
rooms are booked for weeks ahead. One
firm, with a view To recuperating the en-
ergies of its clerks. made "a contract with
tourist agency to take them all away TO
the seaside for the Easter holidays and To
entertain them royalty during the four
days. In some offices clerks are paid double
salaries and bonus every fortnight"
Visitor Gin washington)-Why is IL that
the capital of the United States can't sup
port a better baseball club?
Resident-My dear sir, it's prOvidential
that we haven't FIRST class ball team
here. II We had. by George. there wouldn I
be any business transacted either I'm Con-
gresS or the White House during the entire
league sedsOn!-ChicagO Tribune.