New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

The threat that he would never visi1
Denmark as long as King Christian ii'eo
made years ago by the Car oil Russia' ID
recalled by the news that he has made
plans for an extensive European journey
which will include the country which hins
Christians death made free to MN. Inc
trip will be the longest he has ever taken
i'm Europe and will carry him through
Finland Scandinavia, including the cities
of Copenhagen, Christiania and Stockholm.
and thence to Berlin to visit the German
Emperor and 10 Italy. The date for the
Cars departure on the tour has not been
fixed, but it will probably be the frst
week in June.
Tho services in the chapel of "A certain
Western university are from time TO time
, conducted by eminent clerGymen OF many
denominations and from many cities;
ON Que occasion, when one or these
visiting divnes asked the president of the
university how long he should speak, that
witty officer replied:
There is no limit. doctor, upon the time
you may preach, but | may tell YOU that
there is a tradition here that the most
souls are saved during the first twenty
five minutes. .'-Lippincotts.
An cmployc Of large transatlantic
steamship company says that one of the
booklets published by the concern for
free distribution was so much i'm demand
OH a recent trip OF one of the ships that
the supply OH board ran out and a demand
by mail reached the office a day after the
ship landed Not because any of the
people wanted TO gain additional informa-
ton about our ships or sailing dates" he
explained but because the little book
contained the words OF America the
British national anthem. The Star
Spanged Banner Aud Lang Syne' and
Home, Sweet Home On the trip across
there was no passenger who knew the
words Of any two of the songs In fact
there were only three who knew one and
that one was in all cases God Save Our
Gracious King
Il saw Peckham to-day" remarked
Naggct, and he was very drunk"
We'll, there's some excuse for him"
replied Mrs. Nagget "de lost his wife
last week"
II know. but man should be able
TO celebrate without making hog Of him
self The Catholic Standard and Times
\ man who was a passenger on an ex-
oUrsion steamer which returned "A few
days ago from Panama and Costo Rica
said That all the tourists were deeply in
terested in what they saw in Panama and
along the line of the canal in the four
days which they spent there. The
monster dredges, the great walls OF con-
crete. the locks and other wonders of the
canal construction" he said, naturally
came first I'm order for our attention; then
the cheapness OF the duck suits which we
had to buy. the independence Of the mer-
chants who would not send them TO you
and the hospitality of the members of the
American Club will all be remembered
hut the most wonderful thing we saw was
the purchase by nearly every visitor OF
real Panama souvenir In the form Of a
deck Of playing cards bearing Panama
scenes and the cards are made in Ohiov
What did the umpire say?"
"He announced the batteries for to-day's
game"
"Oh. yes. And who are they?"
81 think he said Wushwuz and Snizzer
would do the honors for one team-I don't
know which-and Shwoop and Mummu N
would oppose 'em."-Cleveand Plain
Dealer.
Dangers that lurk in public drinking
cups-soon TO be banshed from New York
by order OF the Board OF Health-are
shown effectively by some recent tests at
Chicago's municipal laboratory. Guinea
pigs inoculated with germs from public
drinking vessels sickened quickly and one
died. THE tests showed concusively,"
said DR.. f. o. Tonney. who is in charge
OF the laboratory. that there is grave
danger to the public through the use Of
common cups in public places. About two
dozen pigs were inoculated and all show
signs of developing disease. The pig that
died was inoculated with dIphthera germs
taken from a drinking cup. and lived only
twelve hours
Where am II" the invalid exclaimed,
waking from the long delirum of fever
and feeling the comfort that loving hands
had supplied where am In heaven?"
NO. dear" cooed his wife; Il am still
with you."-Toledo Blade.