New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A recent issue OF the Moskow "Utro
wishes" OF Count Tostoy, as written by
him on March e. 1896. The will consists
Of five paragraphs written in diary
which has never been published. In the
first paragraph the writer said: When
| die. then do wish 10 bs buried In the
cheapest place IN the country. Should
this be in a city let the burial be like
that OF a beggar. There must be no
flowers and no addresses, and II pos
sible the ceremony should be conducted
without q clergyman and without song.
II. however. objection Is made on that
account tho simple grave song may be
sung. but only II at a low price. In the
newspapers no mention OF my death shall
be made and no obituary published"
What became OF tina. malefactor Of
great wealth who was sentenced to serve
HE got out OF the tangle In an unusual
way" ,.
NO: he served his NATURALIZATION
Herald.
THE BALKAN BULGE.
Old Turkey has been gobbling.
For thousand years or more.
Every little country round her
In a way that made them sore.
But lately have the Balkans
Combined In selfdefence
And have swiped the Star and Crescent
In manner most intense.
over all the land OF Islam
Have their banners been unturled
And they've shown themselves the truly
Turkey gobblers OF the world.
W. J. HAMPTON.
Our new citizens quickly pick up Amer
lean ideas"
How now?"
81 asked the Greek bootblack on our
block II he wasn't going home 10 fight
and he tells me that he is paired with
the Turk who runs the fruit stand
Washington Herald.
The pastor OF the Maple Avenue Metho-
dist Church, st. Louis. IN a recent SER
mon made war on dolls. and expressed
the opinion that children who played with
them planted the seed OF an unwhole-
some Imagination. The sermon was
brought to the attention OF the head of
tho toy department in a largo store, Who
said that the people who make tho study
OF child nature their profession were not
in sympathy with the pastors views. IT
arrive at this conclusion" he added. be
cause when those people come to us for
Christmas gifts for the little ones In
their care-and they do come every year
the first thing they ask for Is dolls And
the general public must be on the side Of
the DOLL for every novelty In that line is
now than II ever was, and the toy
maker has to mix little education Into
his product. You can find this feature IN
the dolls Of all nations and the boy dolls
dressed to represent the various trades.
We are not afraid Of the people who en-
deavor to mako the doll unpopular"
Bobby. you must go to church with me
this morning"
Mamma, why don't you say. Bobby,
wouldn't you like to 90 to church with
"Well, Bobby, wouldn't you like to 90
10 church with me this morning.
Nope. Chicago Tribune
According to q report from Samara,
Russia, published In the current number
OF the Observation-Disclosures ochenschrift,"
thirty-two we'll to do families from that
place will soon come to the United States.
About ten years ago." says the story.
"thirty-two peasants. weary with paying
unlawful tribute to officials. founded a
colony with tho aid OF a provincial bank.
They were frugal and industrious. and
the little community prospered. They
had a religion of their own and were
strict sabbatarians. Soon after the free
dom Of worship sdiGt had been iasusd in