New-York tribune., 1911-09-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

L44444Nu DNbD4t III -NrN IOLA y no never
saw a litter OF pigs" was short Of care
ful estimate. II leads The Syracuse Post
Standard" TO suggest that the Bronx Zoo
must soon have a farmyard exhibit for
the entertainment and instruction OF the
people Of New York"
Seventeen bomb explosions in New York
in less than month IS enough 10 worry
the big city. which doesn't bother about
small things. Crimes Of that sort 80 FIRE.
uuently occurring present serious prob
lem which needs energetic treatment on the
part Of the authorities.-Philadelph Press
BEATING THE DUTCH.
Or Wiley has discovered; he SAYS a nrn
which ships horse meat 20 Holland for human
cousumpton.-Newsi item.
II beats the Dutch how very much
Our horse meat IS IN favor
P'raps in belief they're eating beef.
The Dutch enjoy IT'S flavor,
And how, despite excessive price.
They think old Dobbin rather nice
The man whose wood made uutmegs good,
Whose cabbages made smoking.
Who palmed with case the three trained
peas
Bout which were always Joking
tyro he. by great greed ruled
II We believe the Dutch were fooled.
THE Dutch are wise" some fellow cries.
But our belief IS shaken,
Since now they eat Of Yankee meat
From streetcar stables taken.
IT'S just a case Of gentle touch
This horse meat trick &c beats the Dutch!
a. ". O..
A Kansas woman who wants a husband
who is "a tower Of strength, energetic and
generous. very loyins. very tender. very
kind and courteous always" fails TO
specify what he is 90 receive in exchange
FOR this list Of virtues. Her own qualidca-
tions might be more attractive bait than a
statement Of what she wants.
A superintendent Of city Sunday school
endeayOred 10 give the summer meetings
added attractiveuess. t IpOn certain warm
Sunday lu August lemonade was served.
AT the close OF the service the superu-
tendeut announced that slips OF paper
would be passed roUnc and the pupils al
lowed 10 make suggestions as TO methods
Of making the meetings still more attrsc-
tive. one EOuuEster wrote. Put more
sugar ~ the lemonade. '-Tit-Bits
Under the direction OF three New York
City school teachers a unique experiment
is being made at the summer school OF the
University of Pennsylvania. The teachers
are CONDUCTING a class OF fifteen backward
children under the auspices Of the Depart
ment of Psychology These children. bv
proper training. they hope 20 bring back
o. the normal within two months. The
experiment is being made as an object
lesson TO the public schools OF the country.
Nothing is being done for the children
that could not be carried on under any
public school system.
Many a man with q underground wife
would hate 20 have to admit that he had
be-n ioy riding with another woman. bGt
of his heart turns the scales at the Boo
pound Notch tie world f1rSives him n SHE
doesu't.-Catholic Observer
'erhe establishment OF gaming places is
strictly prohibited. Those now IN exist
crcc must b. closed on December 81. 1871
Concessions and renewals of concessions
granted since lSl are hereby declared
void" This edict of tine Swiss General
Assembly was ISSUED in 1874. according 20
q letter from Dr Platzho in the "Beriiuer
Tageblatt." iu which the writer SAYS mat
gambling hells vanished and that the law
was ob-yed for ten years. Then betting
on tho horses-a game iu which toy horses
arc moved rapidly around tiny courHe-
was introduced and soon developed into
tho old forms Of gaming until now like
I'm some parts Of the United States the law