New-York tribune., 1910-11-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

tourist arrived at a hotel near the
Grand Central Station yesterday. and when
the bellboy, In answer to the clerk cs'h'
stepped forward TO take the hand baggage
+o the room assigned to the new arrival the
latter looked quzzically at the boy ana
said; you look enough like the boy who
took up things for me here twenty-five
wears ago to be his brother" The servant
smiled and said: You are nearly rlsht'
sir because I'm the man who waited on
YOU then" On further questioning he said:
II was one of the old boys at that time. and
pretty soon it'll be thtrty-sfX years since
I've been bellboy in this house, and Ed
ward Saunders, probably the oldest cell
boy in years of service in the country
marched proudly away with the bags and
umbrellas.
PA. what is meant by a dealer in fu-
tureS?'
Herald.
One of the features of the theatrical ex-
position which took place in Munich re-
Gently was the 1narionette theatre, OF
which an American, who attended one OF
the performances. writes: The Munich
Zoo where the exhibition took place.
swarmed with theatrical people. artists ana
patrons of the stage. Every person round
something to interest him. but the puppet
theatre was the chief attraction for us. We
saw two performances-Offenoa noach's Pretty
Maid of Elizando' and King Viola and
Princess Clarinette,' by MuhImann and
Scherber. so closely did the spoken words
harmonize with the acting of the figures
and so exactly did the manipulators of the
strings and wires make the action suit
id h. Twin o.
pygmies on the stage. An actor who over
heard our enthusiastic remarks said:
When Goethe ran a puppet theatre It was a
plaything, but now, with moving pictures
and talking dolls. the mechanical theatre
has become our rival -
Young Lady-Please show me your OK
tremest style of hobble skirt.
Salesgirl-For yourself?
Young Lady-No: for my chaperon.-
Judge.
Cardinal Gruscha, who celebrated his
ninetieth birthday last week at Vienna, is
one of the remarkable figures among the
princes of the Church." writes an admirer
in a birthday biography. He born OF
humble parents in the city where he re-
ceived the highest honors. There. too. he
was ordained when only twenty-three years
old. and there also. at forty-three, he was
made professor of pastoral theology at the
Imperial University. He was seventy when
he received the red hat as ii reward for his
work, which included ministry to the dying
on the barricades as we'll as teaching, build
ing and organizing. Gruscha was only
thirty when he crossed lances with Dol
linger at Linz. In 1905. despite his age. he
led the pilgrimage To Rome. and when the
pontiff died short time later, returned to
the Holy City. We saw him on that swell
tering July day. leaning on the arm of Car
dinel Goossen. enter the concave where he
Joined the majority in protest against the
accession of Rampolla.'
club"
Why. | thought She was an enthusiastic
She was till told her that Congress
was going to compel women to vote
Cleveland Leader.
The restaurants and cafes of Rome have
begun TO prepare Tor the crowds which are
expected to visit the Eternal CITY next year
on the occasion of the national Jubilee and
its accompanying eXpositions by raising
their prices from 10 to 20 centesiml The
Roman press Is discussing a preliminary
boycott as a good corrective.
clrSt "aitei-i nat his wife he 9 Sct
with him.
Second Waiter-What makes YOU think
so?
First Naiter-ite picked up the quarter
and left me the dime and sha was looking
right at him all the time.-Detroit Free
Press.
Writing to the> ''Kolnische Zeitung."
woman correspondent saws; The admis
sion of judith Gautier to membership in
the Academy Goncourt was undoubtedly
intended "a mark of ranroa,h for the
great academy. which refused to admit
judith S father, Theophile t.autier. To the
immortal circle. White we recognize that
fact we believe also that the translator OF
Parsifaf and the writer of the fascinating
poems from the Far East has personal
worth winch would have entitled her to the
reward and it Is pleasing to know that
Mheh the doors of the acadamv nnened Tor