New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
THE TALK or THE DAY.

julius J. Dukas. president of an East
Side free loan association, which has been
IN existence twenty years with the object
of helping self-rcspecting persons, with
out regard 10 race or creed. TO help them
selves by lending them from s. TO 5000, TO
Ne paid IN weekly instruments in his an
nual report saws that in the last year 49,
s49 loans were made. amounting 10 $4,000
Nearly onc-half of the borrowers -9,53s-re-
ceived So and only one asked for $40. the
maximum sum was loaned 10 l9o people
The honesty Of the clients is shown by the
statement that the loss for a year was
1885 D. a little over one-half Of l per
cent
Merchant-Our statesmen must show tact
Now, for instance, II lady came In the
store end asked TO see some false hair
what would YOU say 10 her
Bright BOv-Td ask her what shade her
her friend preferred. an
Enough" said the merchant, name
your own salary. "-Philadelphia Record.
GOING Up!
The hackers. after months Of talk,
or argument and plea,
Were brought the narrow plank to walk
And hear the stern decree.
But when at last these ten men strut
What happens crowns belief:
They all are liberated, but
Send UP the price of beef.
81 always Ike To have him come 10 the
house"
Sometimes ne talks for a whole evening
without once mentioning tho political situa-
ton. Detroit Free Press.
The alleged statement OF Miss Lila Wy
man. Boston dancing teacher, that the
girls Of that city have big feet and that
nine-tenths of them are how-legged and
knock kneed recalled 10 the mind of an
elderly New York merchant a story which
was often told when Colonel Mapleson was
at the head OF hts profession. At dinner
a woman who sat next him. in speaking
Of the ballet. Of which she disapproved and
which fortunately few Americans girls
TONED" said that II would have to he
discontinued II II depended on American
girls. That's true, madam" said the
colonel. but am surprised 10 hear an
American woman admit IT,"
81 never saved a dollar until | was mar
ried"
And now?'
Now I never have one that | feel that
I can afford to spend detroit Free Press.
With each revision of the census figures
Canada's population Is being placed in
better light. says Canada" The first re-
turns. issued in October last, gave the
population-of the Dominion ms 7.Osl.ss9. The
revised figures issued IN December in
creased the total 10 7l92&}S. on the last
DAY OF February a special report on the
census was tabled in the House Of Com
mons at Ottawa. which brought II UP TO
7,9p527. Even this substantial increase does
not. Of course come up to general expecta-
tons The very great discrepancy between
the figures Of the Dominion census and
those Of returns obtained by the local au-
thorities points 10 the untrustworthiness of
the numbering Of the people throughout the
Dominion last April. 1t may. indeed, be
taken for granted that the actual ropula-
ton stands at something like 100000.
Mrs Add you ever go to a fortune
teller
Mrs B.-Yes. once Before was married
went to the Probate Court to see how
much my fance's father had left him I'm his
wlll.-BOstOn Transcript.
\ correspondent Of "Our Dumb Animals"
I'm the current issue OF that paper urges the
adoption Of the word "philOZoIc" to deslg
nate societies for the promotion Of cruelty
TO animals. because they are neither phil
anthropc nor charitable. When men de-
sired TO express that within them which
went out toward their human kind with
emotions Of kindness and affection" says
the writer. they put two Greek words to-
E6thcr and We had philanthropy Then
all organizations, societies, guilds, asso-
Citations that sought to relieve the suffer
ing ~ men and aid them In distress or
better their condition Vare called philan-
throp'~ why should We not take the two
Greek words one 10 love- and the other
animal and make tho word philoZoic
lust as 10 love and man M Greek. had
teen made into philanthroplc 2" The word