New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


predicted by its enthusiastic champions,
become the language OF the civilized world
or a linguistic toy to be played with for a
while and cast away" said member or
the recent Esperanto congress. Against
the latter possibility" he added, I'VE have
the argument that upward Of sixteen hun
dred organizations in all parts OF tho world.
each one with good membership, are now
fascinated by the toy In France alone
there are 24O societies, with moro than ten
thousand members, and In Great Britain
1870 Esperanto societies are fourishing.
Yes" an American said in reply, but
some toys have great records. The return
half once captured the world. but no one
has seen the little toy in generation
CHARTER GRAMS.
Sing a song OF charters
Making I'm the dark!
Grab little! Nab little.
oh, What a lark.
Now the pubics wiser
Troubles In the air.
Isn't this a pretty mess
To serve up 20 the Mayor!
Sing song Of grafters!
Sing a song of greed
Pocketing the citys cash!
Fraud out-Twcedng Tweed!
Fatten up the taxes,
Pad the payroll. too,
That's the way the charter READS
If graft can rush n through.
Bureau of Municipal Research.
Since Chicago's big aviation meet began
IT'S citizens have been afflicted with what
the doctors-or the newsI apors-call stiff
ncX" The city is suffering from what VIC
call stinnex' worse than ever before In It's
history" grayely says Or. j. u. Hammond
resident physician AT the Congress Hotel
1T is astonishing how rapidly tho cpl
demic has settled down upon Chicago. Last
Saturday every one was free from II. but
to-day II would be hard to find q single
person n whom tho 'stinneX' germ has not
carried discomfort. The reason, OF course,
IS that with Chicagos interest centred on
what is going on I'm tho clouds certain
muscles are brought into play that remain
idle almost constantly normally. II is these
four neck muscles that are causing all tho
trouble. Lniment and congresses may
help but the chances arc that tho disease
will have 10 run its course"
TIamfatt- Ryully. me appetite must be
tempted this maTning. OF what shall |
pahtake?
Tandlady-How do eggs strike you?
Enthusiastically in the-nadam, don't
be puhsonal,-Toledo Blade.
There have been so many and conflicting
stories published as TO the last hours Of
Richard Wagner that tho chapter devoted
TO this point in the sixth volume OF Ola fen
apps biography Of the composer will he
read with interest. The master was not
really sick al the time but tired out from
the work and worry over the "Parslfal"
rehearsals. on the morning OF February
y he said 10 his valet: II must be careful
to-day" After breakfast he went 10 his
study as usual and worked on an essay on
"The Feminine in the Human" He asked
family and an intimate friend were enjoy
ing it, when "A woman servant rushed In and
said that the great man was ~. He was
placed OF cot in his study. and while re-
moving some Of his clothes a watch which
his wife had given to him fell to the floor.
He gasped, my watch" And these were
the last words lac uttered
Bookstal Clerk (after fifteen mlnutesl-
Would YOU care TO buy that book. madam?
Lady tabsenty)-Oh. no, thanks. I've al.
most finished it-Punch.
BuTalo's health authorities have been
making thorough inspection Of the city's
eating places, and the results are hardly
such as To encourage the cry. Put me
OF al bunalo.' The Express reports
that OF 20 restaurants visited by the OIL.
Gers l51 We're found unsanitary 10 n more
Oh less disgusting degree. The Express"