New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

3ulai Itafd. tho ex-Sutan of Morocco.
while staying az Vichy. On France. made
an excursion 10 Les Ardc, ieres. says the
''Matin." where Napoleon Ill used often
10 go for rest. Three young girls. sisters.
imidly approached the Sultan and asked
him 10 sign postcards. Mulai Hafd CON
sented on condition that they would each
sing n song 20 him. Two OF the girls at
once compiled. and the delighted Mula!
Hand wrote on their cards words which.
translated, mean: Like Napoleon H. /
have visited Les AIdolsleres. where
have enjoyed. together with the calm and
freshness OF nature. the grace and charm
Of the voices OF Miles Paulette and Clo-
Tide" The third girl did not know how
10 sing, but one Of her sisters having
sung for ter the Sultan added tho name
Of Gabrielle.
Yes, sir" averred the New York man
my. house was rcbbed-loote1 IN broad
daylight"
Where were the pollce?''
Now. hold on. ] don't say the police
are mixed up IN it."-Louisviilc Courier
Journal
missionary In China writes that the
price OF opium IS now higher than ever
on account OF the stringent measure
taken by the government to suppress the
cultivation OF the poppy. This rise I'm
price, he says, has one good feature.
Raw opium is a poison. and when the
crop IL IN hundreds OF women utilize it
az Il means OF ending their troubles. Now.
however. the price Is 40 high that The
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parts of opium to seven Of leather waste.
At least ten such rolls are needed 10
produce death, and each roll costs ten
cash. or one cent. The price OF suicide
by opium III. therefore, ten cents, which
Is much more than most OF those desir-
ing death can pos sibly scrape together.
In other words. suicide r. now n luxury
which only few can afford"
She getting ready TO go ouo-What are
Helm just watching whether that
house opposite VIII be finished first or
you.-Fliegende Blatter.
While the Esperanto congress was In
session at krakau recently the news was
received OF the death at Korstanz OF DR..
Martin Scheyer. who about thirty years
ago gave TO tho world his form OF
universal language" which he called
Voapuk. The word was derived from
the two English words world" and
speak" The language. with its 1880
root words" was studied diligently b.
many people, some OF whom p edcted It's
speedy universal adoption. But this did
not deter DR.. Zamenhof from proceeding
with his work In the same direction.
which he finally published over the name
Or. Esperanto Commenting on the work
Of the two men. writer In the Bell
Post says. I'm conclusion: ''Schleyer
died at eighty-one; his language died be-
fore him. Zamenhof Is still alive and
his language-is known as Esperanto"
Sllicus-If We had our lives TO live
over. wonder what effect II would have?
Cynicus-Well, IL would probably en-
able us to make our mistakes easier
Philadelphia Record.
Although the Teddy Bear and the
Bull Moose up to now have had the
monopoly as Progressive emblems, up
town shopkespers are nowadays showing
n novelty which as a vote getter should
be winner. This Is apparently an ordi-
nary wall clock OF the cuckoo" va
rlety. When the hour strikes the Hide
bird hops out OF Its house, but inSead