New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

'If were able to supply all the requests
that have been made to me by my con-
stituents and others for relics of the battle
ship Maine could use up half dozen YES
sells" remarked Representative Taylor. OF
Ohio. 20 a washington Post" reporter
Requests for these relics are so numerous
that fear | shall have TO employ an sddi-
tional clerk 10 answer my mail | presume
the experience OF other members OF the
House Is the same. when | communicated
wlts General BiXby he informed me that
he. too, had been deluged with letters and
verbal requests for relics. It's a good thing
fer members. suppose, that the battleshlp
win he sunk. for otherwise We should never
be able to explain that It IL impossible 10
supply everybody who wants 10 have some
thing 10 remember the Maine"
Ella-Dld you ever read Longfellow's
"Bridge"7
steIia-No Is his game different from the
one we play?-Judge.
An interesting method OF educating the
public in the prevention OF street accidents.
which possesses possibilities In other direc-
tions. employed by the Boston Elevated
Railway Company, II commented on In a
recent number OF THE Journal OF the
American Medical Association" The rail-
way company offered a large number OF
prizes to high school pupils for the best
specimens OF verses containing instruction
end caution in the way OF prevention OF
traffic accidents on the streets which would
appeal particularly TO children The plan
created great interest among the school
children. and a large number OF answers
were received The company awarded about
two hundred prizes, the largest being
for $50.
Mabel" said the girls father. Il want
20 talk TO you about that young man Of
yours. When did he say good night TO you
"At 10 O'clock" replied the dear girl
What? Why. II was ! o'clock az least"
"Oh! That was when he finished say
Ing 1.-THE Catholic Standard and Times.
a visitor to New York recently came
from a small country town. The subway
being new to him. he found great interest
in the conJectures regarding plans for more.
II don't suppose "A New Yorker thinks there
are enough transportation facilities" he
said but TO me there seems to be plenty.
Why. at home. we haven't car within five
the little town. Some time ago a number Of
merchants got together and tried to induce
transportation company to enter the
place II was thought business would come
from some OF the smaller villages about
there But nothing ever came OF Il. and
most Of us are glad. II there was a car line
there a number OF our folk might take tho
noticn to leave town. AS II is now, It's too
much bother"
Zones has invented an airship."
Then It's bound to be a success"
"Why so"'
"Al his other schemes have gone up
Boston Transcript.
When the meningitis epidemic broke out
IN Texas II was necessary that the serum
to combat the disease be administered by
one familiar with Its use. Or. Sophian--
the physician chosen-was sent to the field
from New York. few days later he was
I'm the midst Of the epidemic. working
twenty or more hours a day bending all
his energies to the humanitarian work he
was sent to perform. when medical men
work like this and fall prey 70 disease,
exposure or strain we honor them as mar
tyrs." says 1.-THE Journal of the American
Medical Association: which adds that 1T
Is not uniting that We occasionally chron-
icle fine piece of self-sacrihcing devotion
to duty. even though the recipient of the
praise has returned to his routine work
and will doubtless deplorc the publicity
thrust on him"
Officers Servant (waiting at his masters
dinner party for the irst time, to the prin-
clpal guesD-Soup. sir, and I've blown In
II already.-Fllegende Blatter.