New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

a divorce trial IN Paris which was de-
cided a few weeks ago brought TO light
this remarkable situation: The husband,
a bank employee, decided In 1903 TO cease
speaking 10 his wife and to make his
wishes known by 'proclamatons' which
he fastened 70 the wall OF their living
room. The first OF them was 10 the effect
that every husband should pay his share
Of the living expenses. but no more II
shall pay my half; my wife must pay her
share" he wrote. "To prove expense &C
count correct, bills must be shown.
shall take my meals out OF the house and
when inclined to eat at homo shall pro-
vide the material and do the cooking"
The proclamations also contained lectures
on moral questions and threats Of punish
ment. According to the deposition of the
Wife. the last one read: adele, I'm going
away" The court gave the woman her
freedom.
She-What is the greatest punishment a
man can receive for bigamy?
He-Two mother-in-laws. my dear
Variety Life.
The industrious publicity officer OF
cuIar letter announcing that FOR the bene-
nj of Americans generally be It known
that in future, instead OF climbing the
steep hill. they can now ride comfortably
I'm n new lift" The lift is electric and holds
twelve people. Needless TO say. when
speaking Of this place Though one must
not believe all one hears). small charge
Of ten hellers is made for the ride. The
circular also says that British consulate
has been established at the spa. This was
found necessary because 1T is seldom that
an Englishman can remain away from
home a whole month without requiring 10
transact legal or official business Of some
sort"
"She's awfully self-sacrihcng."
How do you make that out?'
we'll she stayed at home from church.
Sunday, TO sit up with sick woman
"Huhi She isn't regular churchgoer
don't see anything self-sacrihcing IN
you don't? But. my dear, she had a
new gown and a new hat that had Just
arrived Saturday nlght!'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
you read OF the death at MoncalIeri of
the Princess Clotilde Napoleon. Who was
she?" writes Paris correspondent in THE
Berlin Post" "Some-a few-peOple know
but 10 the majority the name tells no
story. And still there is so much TO tell.
The daughter of Victor Emanuel I, mar
ried i'm 1859 TO Prince Napoleon, introduced
at the court OF tho Second Empire when the
seventeen-y ear-old princess was the exact
opposite Of tie beautiful Empress Eugene.
one gay, the other quiet; one always in
the foreground, the other shrinking from
the public gaze. Her husband. twenty
years her senior, was a free thinker; she
pious churchwoman. For forty years she
led a life OF prayer and religious devotion,
for she believed that she had to do penance
for espouslng the cause OF her beloved
father. when that was in opposition to the
holy Church"
your wife never sings any more. Did
she lose her voice?"
"No, she found her senses" -Toledo
Blade.
Under the caption "a Triumph OF Sense"
"Jugend" tells this story: I'm the lower
court OF a small town In Saxony William
had served faithfully and well as attend
ant to the presiding Judge for many years
without ever having received any reward
aside from MS IeBai hupehu. Tn the udy
Of adjournment for the season. when Wis
itors had retired, the Judge. who was also
about 10 leave. asked: William, do you
smoker Seeing a square box under the
Judges arm, he answered respectfully:
Yes, your honor 4 knew II by the smell
OF your coat said the Judge, as he walked
out"
utbp he ri a
rerort he got furious about IT.
Second Deaf Mute-Furious! Why, he
was so mad that the words he used almost
blistered his fingers -Boston Transcript.