New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY,

Statistics regarding the causes Of death for me
registration area Of the United States, prepared
under the direction OF Dr. Wilbur, chief statisulldh
for vital statistics give tho total number OF deaths
from suicide IN 1911 as gG22 an increase OF l.O32
over the preceding year. Reviewing these hgures'
THE American Practitioner" says that suicide IN
creases with education and civilization and ADDS.
1T has been said that the spread Of the alphabet
is coincident with that OF sef-murder The savage
rarely takes his own life. In Italy, Russia and
spain. where tho standard OF education is low, tho
fewest suicides on the Continent Of Europe occur
while In France and Germany. whore the people
are more sensitive and refined and where the stand
ard of education is higher. the percentage s much
increased"
Your hardwood floors are always so oxquisitoly
poll said Mrs Jones "'" DO you manage
"oh. I just put chemos rompers on the children
and let them play In the house responded MIS-
Brown-Lippincotts.
A TEMPEST N a TEAPOT.
or Bryan, chautauaua lectures nstt-d him about $1,000
The breezy Mr. Bryan
Was quite a windy
When very well supplied with gas
He joined the
lie raised a storm OF protest
At which amazed.
Since seven thousand dollars
Was ell the wind he raised
Ct p. VI.
An operator answered a subscriber who claimed
she had deposited two nckcs in order to get Cen
trail" She was referred the supervisor. and in
censed because she thought her word was doubted,
exclaimed: mo wonder those telephone operators
dress so swell you just look IN her shoe, and III
bet you find the nickeL"-The Telephone Review.
DO birds share with Rudyard Kipng the con-
tention that "the female OF the species is
deadly than the male? The question arose in
Madison Square Park Yesterday afternoon when n
flock of fifty or more English sparrows were gath
cred about elderly who goes there frequently
to feed the birds bread crumbs Pedestrians
many. some passing within a fcw feet OF the hun
CRY sparrows When the passerby was man the
birds showed no concern and continued their raven
Gus squabbling for the bread. But If it was a
female" that passed II a different story. Be
fore she came within fifteen feet the birds in
alarm. Furthermore they stayed perched in the
trees until she was safely in the distance before
they returned for crumbs
''fs Jones lazy?"
Laws no name for it. Why, he'll 20 into q re-
volving door and then wait for somebody to come
in and turn il around."-Judge.
Most people accept without question the general
ization that not all the members of the New York
police force grafters. but nevertheless one is
surprised as well refreshed at hearing Of an Incl
dent such as that described by special investi-
gator connected with Of the city's great nsti
tutions whose chief duty it is TO unrave the devious
paths Of those who steal from II. He had had
strenuous night rounding up man who had been
stealing books. Early he had called at the police
station for a man to make the arrest, and together
they had spent the cold stormy evening making
the round of the station house and the police court
1T last their task satisfactorily completed and
and cold the special investigator invited the
policeman have hot Scotch, or something Of
that nature. II would like to he excused" replied
the police officer. 81 never drink anything We'll,
come and have a good dinner with me"
NO" said the officer again, please excuse me- 1t
wouldn't look just right.
do you take much exercise" said the doctor
Exercise" exclaimed the patient. why, man,
I have to put the dog down cellar every night and
chase him least times through every
room in the house before / can catch him.'-Den-
yer Republican