New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-17
THE TtTk or THE Dtl.

Not content With having raised the cost
Of dog licenses from I'VE marks 80 twenty
marks 4 year. the Munich city Council
has now decided 20 impose tax On cats
The supporters Of the new impos' contend
that the keeping Of cats involves danger 20
tho public health. besides frequently ron
stitutins 4 nuisance ~ the nAighhors
When owners have n take cuf a yearly
license il ie thought that Gets will be bet
ter cared for and that they VII NOT oe
allowed ~ increase and multiply indis-
criminstelv as AZ present. II is thought
too. that with a lesser number Of cats the
ranton slaughter Of singing and other
small birds might be diminished
Did YOU say the fishing around here
was interesting"
Yep" replied Farmer Corntassel The
Teller that catches one FISH breaks the
record. Washington star.
OH SAY
mote --sors enthusiastic Democrat, some.
where have started a 1912 boom for wilson of
New Jersey, and McCresry OF kentuck'.J
From Jersey and Kentucky
Twin sisters in the line
OF politics and so forth
That's fine TO superfinc.
With Wilson and McCreary
Tho Democrats will get
\ corking combination
on which it's safe to bet.
Because there's no denying
That Jersey lightning and
Good old Kentucky Bourbon
10 simply beat the band.
W. ! LAMFToN.
7 wish you would get rid Of those old
chairs and that WORKOUT SOFA. lney i0
not bit of use to any one
They're not? l want you 10 understalld
that I'm keeping them 10 put IN our sun !,
mer cottage when we rent II furnlshed.
Detroit Free Press.
The Seventh International Esperanto
Worlds Congress will be held az Antwerp
from August % 10 August %. and accord
ing TO a tentative programme which mas
been received in this country proof or great
progress will be shown DR.. Lud"ls
Zannenhof. the originator Of the language
in a letter 10 DR. Isdor Harris, OF LONDON
saws: Every time 7 see poor man VINO
has no knowledge of q civilized language.
who after three or four weeks has learned
Esperanto 50 thoroughly that he can
correspond with the whole world in H.
speak his own thoughts freely, and thus
thanks 10 this language, feel himsen
man among men--that gives one more
pleasur. than all the praises ~ hundreds
Of learned people
L fine you IS
Judge. / only sassed policeman"
Il fine YOU for foolishness When there
ere so many things YOU could have done
why did you select hls"-W ashlnston
Herald.
\ letter from Budapest ia Vienna
paper saws that another language has
been added 10 the many already I'm use in
the Austrian army This ono, however. IL
one which the man in search OF linguistic
data would not look for English He
writes further that the rank and fle If
the 9th Regiment Of infantry. stationed ~
Karschau. have voted in favor Of English
as the language 10 he employed IN the
regirnental schools The reason for this
is found in the fact that the regiment is
made up Of recruits from the karschau
district From there men and women in
great numbers went 10 America. Many Of
them and their descendants returned TO
the old home. bringing the English Ian
euage with them. Consequently, the chill
Qren employ English AZ Wu'n IS tntS 40
their native tongue.
we should close our eyes to the un-
slightly things in life.
TOO risky. I'tried that once and slipped
up on a banana peel"-Washinston Her
aid.
Under the headline Queer Business" the
Vienna Post says thar six months ago
telephone service was Installed in the little
manufacturing town OF Gross. Siegharts.
There Is A central station for the accom-
mediation of the fourteen subscribers The
charge for local service fixed ar ~
kronen year. bur this price seemed 10
be so high that I've Of the subscribers de-
clined N pay il. but wished To retain their
instruments for Ions distance service. on
which charges are made I'm keeping with
the distance. Now an edict has gone forth
prohibiting any of the nine subscribers
from calling tho striking five even Il they
are willing 10 pay extra for doing 40. The
consequence will he that the plant will be
como useless because tho miro Will also re
fuse to pay tho toll which they say is
exorbitant"
The elevation ~ the stage is asain post
ponsd. The Chicago musicians who play
IN theatre orchestr3s have demanded an
increase Of from ~ 10 - per cent in wages.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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