New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
THE TALK or THE DAY.

| The little girls who arc employed in Paris
shops have recently been the objects ~ SO.
| lictude on the part ~ the Societe 81 Vim
cent de Paul These poor creatures" II
VAS stated. whose work contributes 50
| much 10 tho income ~ modistes. ere poorly
fed and they become in consequence on
| feehled and DO not develop properly. The
focioty established little restaurants and
opened places where the lunches brought
| from homo might be heated There were
| however. poorly patronizcd. and an investi-
| gator. anxious TO know hos the girls sren'
! the 30 ccutimes allowed them for IN" mid
day meal. found tho average 10 be. Fried
potatoes or sausage. 10 confines; bread, Il
centimes; honbons u confines violets or
other flowers. 20 centimes'
First Theatrical Manager That comedian
| Of yours Is one of the funniest fellows !
| ever saw
Second Theatrical Managcr-Yes. he made
me laugh this morning I'll | nearly died
| Came around and actually wanted hts sal
| ary.-Phiadclp Record.
The twenty-hfth anniversary OF the
| publication Of the first booklet on An In
| tcrnatlonal Language by tho Polish ply
stefan Zamcnhof. was celebrated by the
| Esperanto club Of Berlin on June 2.
Writing about It. Or Fielder OF London,
saws: There are still thousands upon
/ thousands OF people who look upon Espo-
ranto as farce and upon those who study
| It as misguided enthusiasts. But the high
| literary standing OF the men who took
part I'm the meeting and their words OF
praise for the men who have never ceased
/ L., Il D.. no, hot
10 has gained a good following. and there
! can be no doubt as 10 the truth Of Pro-
fessor F6rster's assertion that in the
realm Of technical research the use OF the
new language would be valuable work
! ing tool"
! II see" said the South Side man. that
your wife is getting TO be quite a suf-
| fragettc'
now she is trying to get all the other suf-
| fragettes 10 come out in 39-ccnt hats"
| What's her idea"
Then she'll appear in n $50 confectlon.
| Pittsburgh Post
| The protest Of the cigar dealers Of
| Kansas city against the mo smoking
on cars order issued by the street
railway company. which brought about
n city ordinance allowing smoking in
| rear seats. was boomerang, according
! To reports from that city. Men became so
accustomed 10 dispense with their pipes
and cigars that they gave up the habit
| and now fail to take advantage Of the
granted privilege An employe of one OF
the largest cigar stores in New York, re-
ferring to this. said that only those who
were I'm the business knew how the smoking
| habit had fallen off. Many men," he
! said. whom | know have given up smok-
ing. and we find that even the young mon
begin to taper of. All this sounds strange
| from one who knows the magnitude OF the
tobacco business, but It's true"
she has every confidence in her hus-
! band
THAT so?"
Yes: even when she Is riding with him I'm
| their auto and nc Is driving she doesn't
think 1t necessary to warn him to be care
! ful"-Detrot Free Press.
Kansas is going to have a big apple crop
this fall-unless something unexpected hap
pens Reports from individual apple
growers and from correspondents for the
State Horticultural Society indicate that
! the apple prospect ia better this year than
usual, The Topeka Capital says. Walter
| Wellhouse, secretary OF the society. has
returned from a trip through the north
eastern part Of the state. He found eX-
celent fruit conditions there. with the ex-
ception OF peaches. There will be scarcely
any peaches I'm that part OF the state.
said Mr. Wellhouse. AT least that Is what
| gathered from the fruit men. There were
many strawberries in the berry section and
there will be plenty OF other kinds OF
berries The apple prospects are first
| class"
! you've had a bad cold in the head.
! have YOU, Brooks?' said Rivers We'll.
one good thing about that is that II doesn't
make YOU cough"
Whereupon Brooks, without a word. ex-
hibited the doctor bill he had just received.
Chicago Tribune.
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