New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
THE Talk OF THE DAY.


They held the other night meeting whose battle
cry was "A has le pourboire!' and shortly TO
issue handbs. setting forth the evils Of the tip
ping system-familar topic. though never before
presented from the walters viewpoint Tipping is
a complicated system I'm Paris. Each 'pourbOire,'
as II is collected. Is put into general box. and
az the end OF the DAY the total is divided equally
among the walters. They receive no wages. but, on
the contrary have TO advance to the cafe keeper at
the beginning Of each day sum estimated at one
half OF the days pourbore. Whether or not the
gratuities reach the estimated total. the fixed sum
is paid TO the owner for expenses" One garcOn
recently brought suit against his employer for these
expenses and recovered The two thousand walters
at the meeting determined on similar action
His Question -Sster-You've seen Mrs Newpop's
'' BTotherEYes. but I'm afraid Mrs Newpop must
think don't take any Interest IN 1anes t,on about
Brother-But I did ask question; asked IL IL
could st up its hind legs and beg yet. ana she
wouldn't answer Philadelphis Press
The article in the Tribune the subject of
using as a medicine the poison extracted from the
fangs Of the ella monster has inspired writer IN
The Rochester Post Express TO tell some inter
esting facts about the OF spiders in popular
medicine In w-England cObweb pills are sup
posed to cure the ague. end In the South certain
knucIle In pigs foot is sure cure Tor
rheumatism II il be carried in the pocket or worn
suspended from string around the neck Trac-
ing the spider web pill it originated in China,
where all species of insects have certain positive
or negative values i'm medicine. In Picking II Is
customary to give three scorpions or
spiders TO patient i'll of fever. In Ireland the
peasantry swallow small spiders alive to effect
cures From these the cobweb pill of the New
England native was easy. In Flanders the live
spider is fastened into the empty shell OF walnut
and worn around the neck of the patient. AS the
creature dies the fever decreases until it is gone
entirely.
one of any-Jack-COngratulate Mabel
EdithEReally? I hope you're not supersttious
Edith-Because you're the thirteenth she has
f PPsss' 'H'' season. Oe'''''-'Fn'''eDO'a
Sydney Smith jokes have a delicate flavor of age
but an anecdote in Memories of Half Century
has not been told often OF the classic
tales. Sydney a guest at the dinner of an arch
deacon, and a fellow-guest whose hobby was nat
ural history. bore. if started on his
subject Smith promised try to keep him in
check. The naturalist got his opening.
''Mr. ArchdeacOn," said he. have you the
pamphlet written by my friend. Professor Dicken-
son. the remarkable size of the eye in a COM
mon house-hy?'
The archdeacOn courteousy said ne had not The
bore pursued his advantage:
Il assure You it is most interesting PAM
phIet. setting forth particulars. hitherto unob-
served. as to the unusual size of that eye"
Il deny the fact' said a voice from the other
end of the table. All smiled the bore.
You deny the fact. sr?' said he May l ask
on what authority you condemn the investigations
of my most learned friend?'
II deny the fact" replied Smith, land base NV
denial on evidence welded immortal verse well
known to every scholar. at least at this table,"
The emphasis laid on scholar nettled the natural
ist by its implication We'll. sir he said ..vriu
you have the kindness to quote your authority9.'
Il will sir. The evidence is those well known
/ may say immortal. lines
Who him die?
T. said the hy
With my little eyer"
The guests roared. and during the rest of the
dinner nothing further heard on the subject
of natural history
Notwithstanding say Mrs GabbIeten ia
guilty OF attempt at biacknail.
Diggs-I don't believe IL.
Biggs-Why not2
Diess-No woman earth would think ~ ae
cspting hush money. '-(Chicaso News
or the reckless misuse OF big heaps of powsrr,I
explosives there have been disturbing instances 90
late One OF the most astonishing OF these was
the firing of half ton of powder on the Canadian
side OF the Niagara River. Rocks were driven ,vsr
the whole space OF the broad Horseshoe Falls and
a man killed outright on Goat Island while
another injured fatally Rigorous measures
should be taken everywhere TO check outrageous
abuses in blasting.
said the inquisitive man. nearly every man Won
go to see asks you TO call again.
ASK me?' replied the collector. Some of them
dare me,"-tPhiiadelphia Press.