New-York tribune., 1911-02-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

ST Paul. twin city and traditional enemy
of Minneapolis never let's It's old rl'ai se'
far ahead OF it, Minneapolis has an orui-
nance proyiding that on the street ran
ways the number Of "straphangers shah
not he more than 80 per cent OF the seat
ing capac,,v of the car. This hits St PAU
.s bo,no about right, and her aldermen
arc wrestling with the question. IL this
plan is followed, according to Tine floilsei-
Press" It will allow only t"ehty-hFo
"standees'' in each car. platforms lncluueu
The rule may be all right for St Paul anu
Ninneapolis. buff it was adopted IN Ne"
work under present conditions, what a lou
of shoe leather and tempers would be worn
out,
NeIl-Maude says she is putting sone-
thing hv for q rainy day. i,
BELIEVES, saw her buying pa'p oi
s,it stockings yesterday.-Philadelphi hec-
ord.
The poard Of Education of Albany has
made the hest OF what il considers pad
situation with regard TO FEBRUARY INC
shortest month OF the year, with TWO lesai
HOLIDAYS 70 break into school work lhe
hoard thinks there are too many schoo'
HOLIDAYS and has decided that hereafter
only one will be observed In teoruary'
Lincoln and Washington alternating III the
honors THE Knickerbocker press ap'
proves the plan as the best compromise ana
saws: 1T would be much more appropriate
70 celebrate the birthdays OF those lliuslil-
GUS Americans by holding fitting exercises
in the schools on February Il and y thah
70 close the schools on those days. our
boys and girls should be taught to Venerate
the memories OF washington and Lincoln
but closing the schools on the birthdays OF
those heroes is not calculated to accom-
plish that end
PA, what's an actor of the ola scnool
Generally he Is one who used to be part
OF the Roman mob when EdWn 6ooll -n
or John Mccullough performed. -ChicaSo
Record Herald.
story of unusual magnanimity was tod
the other day about General Carlos Morales,
former President of Santo Domingo VINO
came 10 this city for brief stay Most
presidents I'm Santo Domingo, as IN other
I,atjn-American countries, don't take KIND
w any criticism and will not tolerate oppo-
sition. Particularly does this apply to un-
friendly newspapers. Until General Morales
became President OF the Dominican Re-
public all papers that opposed the govern
ment were at once suppressed. But Cen
cral Morales. who has American ideas, vel
coined criticism when he was in office.
There was one paper I'm particular that op-
posed him bitterly, but he read IL resu-
larly and benefited from its opposition
When the management of tho paper became
financially embarrassed, General Morales
missed his critic, which he considered IN
the llght OF an adviser rather than an
enemy lie learned that the newspaper
was without psper stock 10 continue pub
lisbirr, so he sent the necessary money
to the editor with his compliments.
PA. what IS a statesman"
IA statesman. my boy, Is pontlclsn
elected 10 office who. when he finds that he
can't please both sides to an important
issue refuses 10 vote. detroit Free Press
On ~, anniversary of his birth the Paris
"Fashion Journal" said of Joachim Murat:
"He was in his day the best dressed man
i'm the world Born In 1861. in village near
Cahors, the son OF day laborcr, he was
sent 10 Jesuit school to be educated foT
the priesthood. He ran away, Joined the
army. and sixteen years after nc had be-
come a lieutenant he WAS field marshal,
Duke of Clcve AMI Berg, with Napoleon'S
sister. Caroline as his wife. and finally.
by the grace of his brother-in-law. was
created King of Naples. I'm all stations
lie paid the closest attention to his attire,
and wore in battle gold embroidered and
jewelled uniforms which would have made
him conspicuous at court function. and
dressed himself as for a review when he
was led forth TO be shot
IIc-I don't believe in frightening chill
dren TO punish them.
She-What were YOU singing 10 tho baby
fot Just now. then?-l onkers Statesman.