New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

Commenting on a recent report Of cases
Of poisoning ascribed TO drinking coffee,
The Lancet" offers some soothing views
70 lovers Of the breakfast cup. Coffee"
says this medical authority, ''n common
with most articles OF food. may disagree
with some people. who soon find that fact
out and take care 10 exclude il from their
dietary. But IT is innocent Of poison, snd
70 a great number Of people is an un.
doubted boon. Such persons may continue
20 enjoy their favorite beverage without
the slightest fear that for some mysterious
reason Nature makes some of the beans
poisonous. TIL. widespread publication OF
the falacv has been most unfair 10 the
public. besides constituting an Obvious in
Justice TO the coffee trade"
Little EIsie-What Is the dead letter Office.
Mother-Vour fathers poci,et-Boston
Transcript.
SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING.
Directoire. where have you gone?
Princess. did you strike a cobbla?
All the lad" skirts we've looked on
Since the first empurpled dawn
Ran away from Hobble.
Now the Hobble skirt Is doomed
BY the coming OF the Harem
Henceforth 1t must be entombed
With those skirts by Paris groomed.
Cause no one will wear EN-.
But the Harem can't remain.
Others will tomorrow mock IT,
Skirts not trousers. will maintain
Worship centres once again
on the trouser pocket. \. ". L.
Mr Tghtwad-- Gotroz gave me a cigar
to-day. lie smokes the kind that cost
dollar.
Mrs Tight vad-Weu. with all his money
should think he could afford better ones.
That box | gave you Al Christmas cost me
81 25.--Philadelphia Record.
Professor G. Alphonso Smith, Of tho Uni
v,rsty OF Virginia Roosevelt professor o.
the Berlin Calycrsty-il an article IN the
current number OF Die Woche" analyses
American charity" ana gives the figures
showing the great gifts made for educa-
tonal purposes bv John Stewart Kennedy.
Andrew Carnegie and John II. Rockefeller
"Camegies view. that 4 is a crime TO die
rich. is not shared he says, by the very
rich or the poor. but by the respectable,
llttlllE'Nl Hil'ihl' 'lhf's NtI''l ''i'H9 Ah'
little churches and supports the small
schools If we look. then, for the n2tiona!
tyrr~we will ind it rot 80 much amolS
the comparatively few millionaire as
among the hundreds Of thousands who gyo
freely and gladly comply with the condi-
lions imposed by the millionaire"
.Tt IS not always necessary tu make q
direct accusation said the lawyer who
vas asking damages because destinations
had been made against his clients good
name Won may have heard al the woman
who called 20 the servant girl. MARY.
Mary, come here and take the parrot down
stairs--the master has dropped his collar
stud Tit Bits.
The historic Strozzi Palace. in Florence.
one Of the monuments OF the Renaissance,
is 10 be devoted 20 business purposes \
be nix will probably occupy IT'S ground floor
ana above Il will be installed permanent
exhibition" which win be in reality "A
gallery for the sale of old ana modern
paintings. being the private undertaking Of
number OF Florentlne art dealers The
palace was bequeathed in 1907 TO the state
or the city, whichever chose 10 take the
gift and pay The mortgages. by Prince Piero
strczzi, but neither the government OF Italy
nor the municipality of Florence has ever
indicated It's willingness 70 accept the be-
auett The family Is therefore forced 10
make the ancient properly productive Its