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Show ABOUT PEOPLE. Russell Sage was recently approached ap-proached by a reporter who had been assigned to collect opinions on a problem prob-lem which the financier named is believed be-lieved to have solved. The newspaper man began- "How much does It cost to live in New York? " when the keen old man broke In with the remark, "A little more than you make.'' An enterprising but careless sneak-thief sneak-thief in New York recently rang the door bell of a home occupied by a policeman. po-liceman. The owner was at homo, changing his trousers, and therefore modestly refrained from answering the door bell. So the thief produced his jimmy and broke tho door open Just as tho policeman had finished dressing and was ready to receive callers. Dr. Richard A. Terhune, who died last week at Passaic, N. J., had often declared that no one really starved to death If supplied with water. During his last Illness, said by his physicians to have been caused by intestinal cancer, can-cer, he became unable to retain food, and for five weeks before his death he took water only, and claimed that his own experience proved the soundness of his theory. The Chinese Imperial Commissioners, In the Boston public library the other day, expressed great astonishment that no one could tell them which book In tho library was the oldest. From the Chinese point of view the oldest book Is the best. There are no "six best scllors" In China. A book under one thousand years old Is read by no self-respecting self-respecting man. Mark Twain on one occasion introduced intro-duced Senator Hawley of Connecticut to a political gathering In New York State. Mr. Clemens told the audience that thoy could bank on tho Senator's honesty, for although his back yard at Hartford adjoined that of Gen. Hawley, Haw-ley, he had never lost a single ohlcken, and although he had closely watched the General as he passed the plate In the Asylum Hill Congregational church, he had never seen him take one cent out of the plate." In closing, he said: "Now, my friends. I have paid high tribute to Gen. Hawley, but I assure you not one word have I said of him that I would not say about myself." my-self." They tell In New York o a citizen who. while coming home a few days ago from a trip In Europe, sat In a poker game and lost every dollar. Just then the vessel on which he was a pasacnger cot Into wireless communication communi-cation with an eaBt-bound liner which, the unfortunate gambler knew, was bearing to Europe a wealthy friend of his. After an Interchange of messages the rich traveler authorized the westbound west-bound purser to ndvance 55QO to his penniless friend. The latter at once began to play again, won himself "out of the hole" and landed on his side several sev-eral hundred richer than he waa on leaving London. |