New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Every man In the United States who
has per cent Of negro blood in his veins
IS classed as a niger" says writer
I'm "Chambers's Journal" in an article
on THE Color Line" In some Of the
Western states where negroes are few
they are treated with more liberation.
Their place is there taken by the China
man. who is treated with great lndignlty
II is otherwise In the British West Indies.
where the terms "colored man" and
negro are not synonymous the former
generally referring 10 a person Of mixed
blood MOI is the black man I'm the
West Indies subjected TO the indignities
which fall 10 his lot I'm the United States
In the West Indies a white man may
even marry colored woman without los
ing caste. though such a union Is looked
on with horror IN the United States and
In some states Is prohibited under heavy
penalties In Brazil. as well as in the
Spanish-American republics. blacks and
whites live in perfect harmony. there Is
no racial feeling such as exists In the
United States.
4 BACHELORS OUTBuRST.
Dear Sir ] am a bachelor.
My income IL twelve hun.
IT'S small, no doubt, yet | contriNo
To have n deal of fun.
You'll think me selfish. yet until
I'm richer. ] must own.
I'd rather De a bachelor,
And jog along alone.
Far be II from me To deride
Or scon at welded bliss.
I've thought the matter over well.
And my opinions this:
Though bachelors are selfish things.
Twould just al selfish be-
To take a wife, and bring her TO
\ life OF drudgery.
Suppose ] loved a girl q do),
Dyou think Ia care To sec
Her toll. and soil her pretty hands
The livelOng day for me?
If grow rich. I'll crave the hand
or her whom | adore;
II not, dear sir. | must remain
A lonely bachelor.
The London Telegraph
The appointment at Washington. after
passing an examination. Of n woman as
Il "motOrman' was the subject OF an
article In a Berlin paper OF recent date,
In which Mrs. Turner is referred 10 as
"the only woman who ever ran a trolley
car. III u i'lttT 10 nc lIlpuut II new
York woman says: THE statement is not
quite correct | never passed an examina-
ton as to my knowledge on the subject
and / never applied for appointment TO
run a car. but ! was ahead of the Wash
ington woman by more than twelve
years. In March. 1879. was one Of an
excursion party at NIAGARA Falls. Among
other things we made. the trolley sight
seeing tour, and having demonstrated to
the motorman that l knew the Job /
took his place, we made good time, and
all my passengers lived to tell the story"
"Radium is constantly giving off par
Gosh! That's the kind OF stuff Tor "A
bank roll '-Pittsburgh Post
An American traveller In commenting
on the Japanese attitude toward suicide,
so strikngly exemplihed in the death OF
General Nogi, produced a clipping from
japanese paper and an accompanying
translation. The newspaper article told OF
the suicide OF a young woman In Toxic.
She came TO the door OF her house and
bcmoaned her hard fate. attracting the
attention OF all her neighbors. Finally
she took a silk cord. and, winding 1t
around her neck. began 10 strangle her
self al this point" said the japanese
newspaper, "the neighbors were almost
tempted 60 interfere" The temptation,
however. was overcome, and the young