New-York tribune., 1912-02-24
THE TALK or THE DiI.

The discussion between counsel in the
Brandt case as to the name OF one of the
Schiff lawyers which resulted In agreement
between Mr.. Towns and Mr.. Nicoll that
Cans" is the German for duck led to fur
ther argument I'm the temporary courtroom
alter adjournment OH Tuesday. They were
both wrong" said a German who sat near
the reporters table The man who Is car
rying this ship CSchlnD is by name goose
(Gans) and not duck" And then he rolled
off some well known names which he SAID
were taken from tho animal Kingdom
Hahn, rooster: IIuhner, chickens; Nogel'
bird Adler, eagle, and Straus, ostrich, rep
resent one class and then We have another
with Bacr. bear: Loewe. lion; Ochs, OK
Katz. cat: Humid. dog; Hammel, mutton
and Riudskopf bullhead" And possibly
with a view 10 keeping them In bounds we
have also Schitz, marksman, and Jaeger,
hunter. When they joke about names
again they will probably bring In Whitman,
which is much like the German name
Witmann, widower.
Little Fussleigh seems TO be looked upon
as a leading literary authority"
Yes Did you hear how he got his repu-
tation?"
Why. no. Was it through something he
wrote?'
mo. indeed. He got It by declaring that
Dickens was an overrated author. ."-CleNe-
land Plain Dealer.
The recently Incorporated Municipal Gov
ernment Association OF New York State
will have two classes of members: Sustain
ing members will contribute s. annually
and tho dues OF regular members will be
81 circular issued by Sam. 4. Lewisohn.
the treasurer OF the organization. says that
IL is opposed 10 patchwork progress The
association unites the upstate forces which
have been working for the commission plan
OF government. direct primaries and other
measures with the forces working for mu-
nicipaI reform In greater New York. II
anticipates a long night. and Is arranging TO
stay In the field until tho desired results
shall have been accomplished"
How Is your twclve-year-old boy pro-
crossing In his studiesg
parent 'IIe has thought up the most mar
vellously extensive equipment OF questions
YOU could imagine. III he ever acquires the
answers TO all OF them ne viii be the ~ihest
man since Solomon. "-Washington star.
Cancer has at last. by steady and uni
form increase year after year, reached a
mortality OF 5000" n recent bulletin of the
New York State Department OF Health re-
ports. Cancer as Il disease has increased
more rapidly than tuberculosis. The com
parison with tuberculosis shows that in the
preceding twenty years there have been
10000 deaths from that cause and 10000
from cancer" The bulletin adds: Com
raring cancer with the almost stationary
mortality OF consumption. 1t would appear
that within another twenty years there will
be more deaths from cancer than from con-
sumption"
"Dld you read about the 100000 pearl
necklace that the Philadelphia banker gave
his bride the other day.?
Goodness! Don't you ever try to keep
posted on the important happenings OF the
day?"-Chcago Record-Ilerald.
Eleven young men who are employed in
the Wall Street and drygoods districts have
formed First Voters Club and have
elected "the old man" who will be twenty
one years and Ave months old on next
Election Day. president, and 'the baby"
who will have less than one week to his
credit beyond his twenty-one years when
he casts MS Ilrst Ddllot, beCTeliy' lHele
certainly never was n political club Ike
ours" said one Of the eleven, FOR we are
not OF the same party and are not agreed
as to candidates We are trying to get as
many members as we can, and after the
candidates have been named there Will
probably be a split. resulting In two clubs"
Al their second meeting the young men
were entertained by veteran voter With
campaign stories and a display of badges,
banners and other oldtime campaign para
phernalia including caps. capes and torches,
used by the wide Awakes" and Little
Giants" in the Lincoln-Douglas campaign
OF 1860.
byways?
Tommys Pop-The shopping district, my
son.-Philadelphia Record.