New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An Englishman in Shanghai was t"it-
ting the eldest son OF Dr. sun 1at-Sen
about his fathers cosmopolitanism. No
body knows for certain whore your father
was born" he said. Canton claims him
and so does Honolulu. Before the reNo-
luton he had not been here In China for
many years. The English port oi li"hE
Kong was the nearest he ever approached.
don't see how your father can call
himself Chinaman. and. I'm fact. don't
know what 10 call him Part Of what
YOU say Is true" answered the son or
tho famous patriot For fifteen years
my father was a man without a country
but now" and the hoy smiled proudly.
"a country has been made for him.
Fisherman Hero comes another dead
fish. Pat. the rivers full Of them. what
tho meaning of II"
Pat sure. cannot tell at all at an.
sorr. onlcss its this terrible Tut ana
mouth disease. Punch.
In an article on eats our Dumb AM
mails" quotes this from Huxley tn"
prestige Of England on sea and land de-
neuds on the old maids Of England; and
WHY Because tho maiden sisterhood
cared for innumera5lc cats. Tho cats de-
strovoG tho field mice. and 80 the mice
could not destroy the bumblebees ana
without the bees no clover could ne
grown And no clover no good English
becr and therefore no English yeomen
to man the ships or fight on land and
sea for the great nation on whose pos
sessions the sun never sets and whose
war drums are heard around the world
The Man at the Table Look here.
waiter, That lobster is without claw
Tho Waitcr-You 500. they're go fresh.
these Holsters. they fight with each othcr
The Man Al the Table-Wcll take that
one away and bring me on" OF IN" win
ners. Judge
A notice has been sent out from Berlin
TO tho effect that there has been found
in that city an international union for
the protection Of persons with defective
hearing" The aim Of the association
is to obtain for persons affected with
hard hearing certain facilities. and 10
procure for them IN" consideration neceS-
STATED by their innrmitv In their dai!y
work. as well as in their dealings with
the authorities The association will try
TO obtain for its members facilities IN
travel and In hotels and I'm reserylng spc-
ciAl seats In theatres music halls. concert
halls. etc Finally the union will make
n It's business TO obtain reductions when
buying really useful and trustworthy
acoustic appliances. badge will be
given to members Of the association.
Jov Rider Nalking on the tclephone)-ls
there anything to prevent YOU from get
ting car around here promptly?
Garage-Yes, sir your last bill.-Satlre.
The "Illustrierte Rundschau," ~ Ham
burg, in its current issue publishes
portrait of Heinrich Sontheim, who re-
Gently died at the age OF ninety-two.
lie was for many years the leading tenor
Of the Royal opera Company at Stutt-
CART. In the same group are the pictures
also OF two men. who. despite their years.
are still active I'm their respective pro-
LESSONS. Johannus Trojan. poet and jour
nalist. and for hfty-one years a member
of the "Kladderadatsch" stan. celebrated
his seventy-hfth birthday on August IA,
and Wilhelm Wundt at eighty still oc-
cupies the position and performs the
duties of professor of philosophy and psy-
chology at the University Of Leipsic.
Nell-She's a very strong swimmer.
wonder II she ever saved anybOdy'S life?
Believed. Cholie Saphedde said he
couldn't live without her. aud she has
promised to marry him.-Phlladelpha
Record.