New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

Some years ago in the month Of December Jew
eller of Sydney. New South Wales. Australia paid
to collect freight full of snow in the
mountains and deliver much of ID to him as he
could. On Christmas Day in the jewellers window
was huge SNOWFALL, resting deep iron tray,
and when the news spread about the city traffic
blocked for several hours until the sight
had melted. Men who had not seen snow for forty
years, when they emigrated from the "old country
hobbled out among the crowds and people swarmed
ard struggled to get glimpse OF what they looked
sort OF eighth wonder of the world.
ImprsssioHIst EsesT9sy he o Is Briggs m the
an impressionist painting upside down
Ws;! nobody detected the blunder until the artist
vis,5sd aW6at foe lid GiHe' bs saw"
He said Id it was all right"-(Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Police Justice Judah. OF Portland. Me-. mad
vertenty rode a bicycle upon a forbidden sidewalk
recently and on being reprimanded by citizen
went to his own office and swore out warrant
for his own arrest The warrant delivered to
Marshal Gibson who arrested Judah and brought
him into his own court for trial. Judah sat as
police Judge and took his own plea OF guilty. fined
himself the usual sum of 81 and then paid himself
the fine. The record OF the case was in the usual
form.
Not Work. but PIeasure.m--t"-wel well!, exclaimed
Tyre Deye5 wakdn Mie suspe1dn for
the moment his unwonted labor at the woodpile
Cant yer see dis is hickory;
WAITS dat got ter do w1d it! ,, :; 5
Press p; an amt o0'" ''''
eft has been estimated says man quoted by
.The philadelphia Record" that there are about
three hundred and fifty million hens In the united
States. During the year 1900 although the year Is
not quite ended they will have produced approx
imatelv fourteen billion eggs. which represent In
the neighborhood of l75,oo0C1o. That seems a lot
of money. but just wait minute He Inquired
on a slip of paper with pencil. THE living value
ba ffrVfa ttfz nor
far from soOOOoOO0. besides which about SSOeO.OOo
worth of poultry is eaten in this country in the
course OF a year. So you see the hen. while
humble bird cuts quite figure in the financial
world
We spoke. now. Of the season of grand opera In
"of course" said I. the women of the haut ton
ATTENDED IN sad aTe MeItravers with shrug T don't
believe there was a shoe in the house that was
Regarding him more narrowly in the light Of this
was St Louis travelling man.-(Detroit Journal.
while carelessly handling bag OF mail in the
postofice." says Milwaukee paper. Z" a clerk sud
denly became conscious OF overpoweringly Of
fensive odor. He dropped the pouch, and the odor
increased IN power Eventually it was discovered
that the tremendously emphatic efiuvium arose
from the breakage of a two ounce bottle of oil
extracted from that sleek but exceedingly odor-
ferrous animal. the skunk. Who sent the stuff
through the mails is not known but before night
Milwaukee man Knew through the medium
OF rank smelling letters, that 1t had been sent
'What do you do for a lving?'
''Nister" said Meandering Mike. 1--WE les started
in a new perfession I'm heartstring loosener."
"Dere's no use o. saying it over ag'in People
can't enjoy Christmas without givin' presents, but
some Is so out OF practtce dat dey doesn know
how to go about IL. So / lets 'em practice me-
so as to git started In a small way."-(Washington
Star.
A German scientist recently declared that the
age OF fishes be told by their scales When
placed under the microscope these show stripes
similar to the bands in the cross section OF a
tree. which indicate the age of the fish.
A ''tenderfoot' who was trying his luck on 9.
Western ranch was at first horrihed by the table
etiquette which prevailed among his associates
surface that a cowboy whose performances with
a table knife OF unusual size had aroused the TEN
derfoots amazement. paused with another knife
fnl OF 1ood naiIWay 10 MS hpS.
whats the matter?" inquired the cowbov with
disconcerting promptness. in the tone of one who
means to be answered.
"Ah-er-nothing hastily responded the tender
foot.
Look here" cried the cowboy with an accom-
table Il want you TO understand that I've eot
manners. but haven't got time to use 'em-thstSs
an!'-Nouth's Companion
Recent scandals In connection with the noItca a.,
ministration in Berlin have directed attentio, 20
the low salaries paid TO responsible officers Thus
one of the implicated officials CommIssary Thiel
who has a wife and three children receives n sa,
ary Of only 1890 marks $500 per annum. togetbsr
with an allowance of $40 marks tsls5l for ho,a
rent and $40 marks (sSSl for room In his bo,s,
10 be used as an office. The highest salary maid
TO an officer of the criminal department OF the
Berlin police Is 5000 marks $4,000 year.