New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
THE talk OF THE DAY.

growing list Of leading cities shows
increasing activity In building construction
all over the country in comparison with
the corresponding month year ago. Per-
nits were taken out in 73 principal cities,
according TO official reports 10 "Construc-
ton News" for tho construction OF H3li
buildings involving a total estimated cost
Of $50 633, ,e4s, against 1850 buildings ag-
gregating in cost .ss.Go7l)2, for the CORE.
spending month year ago, an increase OF
l. rs buildings and tso2S.s46. or per cent.
There were increases In ~ cities and
losses in ss Chicago leads in point Of
activity, with a handsome gain OF 30 per
cent: New York has 8 per cent; but, on
the other hand. there Is g. decrease in Bos-
ton Of s. per cent Brooklyn OF Al and Pitts
burgh Of per cent These losses are
moro than made up by the gains In such
cities as Philadelphia, with 10 per cent:
Washington. 1o2; Buffalo. 10; Milwaukee.
49, Detroit 81: Louisville. 122: Kansas
City. Il; ST. Paul. IS; Salt Lake city, l15;
Pueblo. 1o1. Building continues active In
the Coast cities, Los Angeles surprising all
previous records with gain OF % per cent,
Oakland. a: Portland. 5; San Diego. 4,
and San Francisco. 5.
IT'S a good plan to be prepared for the
worst" remarked the Wise Guy.
And you'll generally get It," added the
Simple ug.-Philadelphia Record
THE MUSE AND THE MAN.
The Bull Muse lsps q Hitting lay
In a gentle Theodorable way,
While the seething sage OF Sycamore
Is botting UP his Humorous roar,
To let II out when. by and by.
The campaign corks begin to fly.
No doubt the Colonel reads with care
The prose that's printed everywhere
About him and his party which
Is advertised to squelch the rich
And mighty, who would gladly steal
The means to make tho people squeal
But when II comes To getting what
Is simply bully on the spot.
He loves to hear at Oyster Bay
The Bull Muse lisp a Hitting lay.
(Something like the above, for instance)
w. ]. HAMPTON.
she Is very liberal in her charities" said
one woman.
Yes" answered the other; liberal. but
not always practical. For Instance, she
wanted to send alarm clocks TO Africa to
aid sufferers from the sleeping sickness.'-
McCalrs Magazine.
Owing to the fact that the young country
men of France, under the spreading infu-
ence Of the cities, are becoming more par
ticular as to the appearance of the girls
they walk out" with, the peasant girls are
becoming less and less willing to sell their
rich tresses to hair dealers. At the great
Limoges hair fair. held in the market place
Of the city, there were fewer dealers pres
ent than ever before. The supply Of hair
is failing, and prices ranged from 81 Sc to
81 IS a pound.
do you know the nature OF an oath, my
boy?" asked the Judge
Il ought to, sir?" replied the boy; II was
caddy az your golf club one season.
Nonkers Statesman.
Pioneer work in behalf OF the women
office cleaners working In lower Manhattan
has been carried on for four months by the
Riverside Improvement Association Of
Brooklyn. The results of this campaign
show what can be done by presenting to
those who are directly concerned with an
industry that is underpaid. convincing
collection Of facts that had hitherto been
neglected or unnoiced "A letter and report
containing the important facts brought out
by an inquiry" says THE Survey" were
sent to the persons In charge Of the build
ings IN which conditions. .Asemsd 70 Earrapt.