New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY

"yheneyer the question OF liquor is raised. says
The Wine and Spirit Gazette of this city, an
outspoken hostility of the organized laoor Ho'"-
ment to the liquor interest is manifest at once,
We may regret this hostility. but 1t Is there Inc
organized liquor trade of the country Is humiat-
ing and stultifying Itself in seeking an alliance
with body of outspoken In their hostllty
10 the cause of personal liberty the labor leaders
are"
Eastern Ignorance.-Drummer ION Western ex-
pressYour deal! What aKes m @ you arT3ed T past NV
station.
Mr. Gotham-At Chicago.-(New-York Weekly
..Tbe Watchman" CBaptiso of Boston. which re-
Gently declared that question of Sunday liquor
selling in this city should be decided by local op-
ton declares that this does not imply an approval
Of Sunday opening because 1t believes that New
York would decide against Sunday opening
Gentle Touch DO unto others as you you'd
the golden rule. and L believe in it, too. Don't
well" replied Borroughs IF I did I'd be offer
ing to lend you so this minute. te."-(Philadelphia
Press.
DR. J. E. Rothrock, the Pennsylvania State Com
missioner Of Forestry. believes that he has found
a place in the Pocono Mountains where consump-
ton can be cured. Through private subscription.
he says 'I was able to send to Resica re-
siding in Philadelphia who was in the last stage
of consumption He was so weak from the disease
that he could hardly stand minute This was
in July. Now the walk six to ten miles
a day, and does without exertion." 1t is the
idea of Dr. Rothrock to show that Pennsylvania
possesses in the Pocono belt climate of benefit to
consumptives
Fooling Diamond Experts-"I am convinced that
few people know anything about diamonds. no mat
young 1g business man Yesterday "a recent expert
ence of mine has forced me to this conclusion
brooch containing cluster OF diamonds. and took
club. They examined it very closely. looked wise,
and then started to show where my judgment
to be a diamond expert. BY the time they had got
really felt as had pt been &
to thinking the matter all over; and came to the
something they knew nothing about. At any rate.
1 determined TO make test. went to one of
bought a brooch. which placed in the box that
had m 1e n and oe to y 9ne ca
that 1 had taken their collective advice, and by
Which piiciS they had picked so many flaws They ali
agreed that the 50 cent baube which showed
when told them of the trick had played on
ha they coudn be fooled on da
monds Now 1 feel better satisfied with my pur-
chase.-(Philadelphia Record.
A young Philadelphia gave Klondke din
ner the other evening. The dining room was ar
ranged with canopies of rough canvas to give the
appearance of a tent. The table of rough hewn
boards, and there was no covering A tin plate
was at each place, and the plates fanked by
knives forks and spoons of the cheapest variety.
All the guests invited to in Klondike
costume. The wore flannel shirts. and the
women were dressed as suited their individual
tastes The butler who served the dinner
high boots and slapped the food down at each
place in true miner spirit. Nothing but beer
served to drink, and there glasses the
efforts of the guests to drink from the bottles
were weird in the extreme.
Mrs Jenkyns-I Mrs. Hoetong is going 10
have King Lear at her private theatricals.
Mrs Newrich furious with envy)-Is she? The
affected thing. Do you know, don't believe he's
a real king at all.--CTit-Bits.