New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

. Medicine for Him.-''TIis wife has treasured all
the letters he wrote to her when he counting
her keeps them by her az the time; ,.- s,.s
mo. but sire threatens to read them to him when
ever he gets obstreperous '-(Philadeiphia Press
It is told of the late DR.. Parker that. when a
very. very. very good young man came TO him ask
ing whether he should accept for certain special
service a gold watch from agnosic employer
he replied: Take II. my lad: take It II he had
been Christian perhaps he would not give 1t you"
Had the True Old Blood in Hsr.-Mstress-
Bridget, Bridget. how many times must tell you
Bridget-shure. mum. an list many times us
yer go ssssin' in the first place--CTown and
Country.
Beyond its associations. Bethlehem has little TO
recommend II. says a writer IN The Homo Mes
senger." I. Is e crowded little town. two or three
miles away from which. the road to Hebron.
the remains OF the Pools of Solomon
They are immense reservoirs. constructed OF solid
masonry. and undoubtedly the work Of Solo
For centuries Jerusalem has suffered from
deficiency of water but It has occurred to no one
to make OF these reservoirs. designed and built
by the greatest OF Hebrew kings.
But things move even in Palestine and IT Is re-
ported that these reservoirs again TO be used.
and water is to be conveyed into Jerusalem by
aqueducts which will follow the very course de-
signed by the engineers of Solomon
The Honest Applicant.-Pension Examiner-And-
this is, of course, a mere matter Of formality-you
served in the War or the RebeilonI
minutes)-N-no: I believe we've got this mixed.
a aays Getting mixed beieve after all It
eEohe In the erSs nus & 3not a
She'll know.-( Baltimore American
In the month Shebat, in the second year OF King
Darius a man riding red horse stood among the
myrtle trees and behind him were horses red.
sorrel and white. Wasn't that the earliest horse
show of which any authentic record still abides?
DaFsp us ss hs o
South Africaj"Yes, twenty Of us were chased an
entire day by commando:
No. we eiuded them; but it pretty tight
squeeze"
4 :M6 5IsRt t ssasss'F'
You don't know what tight squeeze is? Well.
erEthat is to saymbess o,I me- ,s lou knower
gfne you as an aPHu Moments
In recent weeks few of smallpox have been
brought to public attention. The ravages OF the
disease to have been checked Even in the
overcrowded districts of popuous East London In
which the prejudice against vaccination is so strong
that hosts of families never been inoculated
the attacks of this repusive malady have been in
frequent of late Possibly its virulence may recur
Smallpox seems to have its times and seasons In
some years it Stays it's legons; in other years its
spread is narrow. Its course is often puzzlng.
IN DAYS OF OLD.
In days or OLD. the long ago
When blnshi1g belle ahea and q dnsSI5 beau
To play the games of Christmastde
Those merry games. which,comme II fault
We of to-day vote rather slow:
Grandfather never golfed. l trow,
And Bridge not the social guide
quaint old age OF calico,
OF ruffie frill and furbelow,
An age of honest simple pride
haS ey ana
That microbes lurked in mistletce,
N DAVIS of old
John N Hliard. in Life.
Probably the most remarkable lake in the world
Is one with coating of salt that completely con-
ceals the water. 1t may be seen at any time dur
ing the year. fully exposed. being at its best
when the is shining directly upon 1t. This won
derfuI body of water is of the saltiest of the
salt lakes and is situated near Obdorsk, Siberia.
The lake is nine miles wide and seventeen long,
and within the memory of man was entirely rooted
over by the salt deposit. Originally evaporation
played the most prominent part in coating the lake
over with salt. but at the present time the salt
springs which surround it adding fast to the
thickness of the crust. In the long ago period
evaporation of the lakes waters left great salt
CRYSTALS the surface. In of time these
caked together Thus the waters were finally
entirely covered In 1878 the lake found under
ground outlet into the River Obi which lowered Its
surface about three feet. The salt crust
thick however that it retained its old level and
now presents curious spectacle of salt rooted
lake The salt coat increases six inches in thick
ness every year The many islands with which the
lake is studded said 10 act braces and to help
keep the arched salt crust in position.
..I understand, Mrs. Clancy" remarked Mrs |
Doolisau over the back fence that your Jimmie |
has had his wages doubled for Christmas. Is that
true?"
"Sure. an it is. Mis- Dooligan." replied Mrs
Clancy. proudly. Hes no longer shiftin' the |
scanary at the theayter!''
'aT want to know. What is his new job?'
He's playin' the mob in the third act. Mrs Dooi-
gan. And his voice is changn tn boss gives |
him double pay, which is more than right, I'm |
thinkin'. "-LJudHG