New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There is a man IN our company" says a Phila-
delphia stage manager. who hasn't drunk drop
of water in twenty-seven years. He boasts Of 1t.
He Is always the first man into the theatre for
performance, and is regular clockwork at
rehearsais. No. he isn't a 'rummy' In fact, liquor
is most repugnant to him. But for twenty-seven
years he has drunk nothing but tea and ne will
probably continue in his present until he
dies. He carries his little portable gas arrangement
about with him. and between the acts he makes
strong tea-the strongest you ever tasted-in his
dressing room. attaching his little heater to the
gas fixture with rubber tube. When this is i'm
possible he carries bottle of cold in his pocket,
and when long on the train the other
members of the company yearning for drink
the old man gust pulls out his bottle Of cold tea
and is happy"
the late Professor Max Muller The dilemma in
wa to ns at W1dSor So 0ps or6 ne
When he reached the castle his portmanteau
graphed.' he said, land at last it was found
at WnoS o1a p nePe c was no an 70 arrive rive
staying at Windsor and to whom 1 went in my
The Professor thought. some excuse might be sent.
Put the Prince replied: Ne that is impossible; ;
He then" added the Professor, "sent all around
contributed some article of clothing-coat. waist
coat. tie. shorts shoes and buckles, l looked
appear before the Queen in that attire ! was
aGpSy act & pennIng mn note wHen b .1e tore Ore open dressed
in a few minutes and appeared at, dinner as II
had been paying visit. came in very late."-(Lon-
don Sun.
An elk preserve has been established at Jacksons
Hole wyo. by NJ. V. Giltner. who fears that the
elk will share the fate of the buffalo. He now has
a herd of nineteen, having started four years ago
with half dozen
Gaylord-Glad to have met you. old boy; come up
Meeker.@I declare. it's too bad: it win be i'm,
SSih TO
elsewhere. So sorry!-(Boston Transcript.
I'VE are going to quit making fun Of the erudition
and preeocity of Boston people" says The Kansas
City Journal '"The other day farmer quit
ploughng up in Smith County and came in to tell
the Pioneer that he had pfoughed up some crinoids
belonging to the paleozoic or mesozoic age. as well
some silurian triIobites and brachopods:'
Woman in Poltics-"of course. she isn't tit for
the once reply the women voters. warmly, but
Of being beautiful. .'-(Detroit Journal
While working near the island of Cerigo the
ancient Greek Cythera divers recently found
bronze statues of colossal size, marble statues and
other relics of ancient art. which appear to have
lain at the bottom of the for many centuries
Most of the articles brought TO the surface were
good deal damaged by the water. but a hand and
head in bronze sufficiently well preserved to
indicate that they are of Greek workmanship,
though their origin is unknown
The Diference.-"oh. well. you prude. I don't
care for your kisses"
Sour grapes"
You needn't send any over the telephone,
'Sour rrents"-(Cleveland Plain Dealer
"a capital story" says "Casselrs Magazine
relating to good old times is still told in the fen
district of the eastern counties. AS is well known
by many, and remembered by some
bass viol often procured to help the choirs in
parish churches One lovely Sunday morning in
the summer, while the parson was dronng out his
drowsy discourse. and had about reached the
middle, big bull managed to escape from his pas
ture and marched majestically down the road bel
lowing dehantly he came. The parson, who was
somewhat deaf. heard the bull below but mis-
taking the origin OF the sound gravely glanced
toward the singers seats and said in tones of re-
proof: 81 would thank the musicians not TO tune
up during service time; it annoys me very much
AS may well be imagined the choir looked greatly
surprised, but said nothing. Very soon however
the belligerent bull gave another below and then
the aggrieved parson became desperately indig-
nant.'
Mrs. starvem-How do you like the chicken salad.
Mr.. Joaksnlith?
book that was to be sent home to-day Did it
come?
Mrs. starvem-Yes: but why should the chicken
salad remind you OF II?
Mr.. Joaksmith-Wen. the book is half calf
philadelphia Press.