New-York tribune., 1904-10-10
The TAIN OF THE DAY.

Germany po,sstses miniature but most useful
railway to which no parallel is found in this
try. Its peculiarity is that its trains have no
drivers II Is used for carrying salt from the salt
mines at Stasfurt. The trains consist OF thirty
trucks. each carrying half a ton OF salt The
gnes are electric of q horsepower each As it ap-
proaches station OF which there five along the
line. the train automatically rings bell. and the
station attendant turns a switch TO receive IT, He
is able 20 stop It any moment. To start IL again
he stands on the locomotive. switches the current
and then descends again before the engine has
gained speed.
How old are your brusquely inquired the comic
opera MANAGER.
Eighteen" the applicant for the chorus replied.
"Yes? For how many seasons have YOU been in
that desirable condition. philadelphia Press.
''The London Sian'' says everybody has had his
little gibe at General KurOpatkn's advance north
ward" But correspondent tells US that ths
original Russian dispatch gives the word ''prodvi-
gaya," which merely means move on The Rus
sian for advance is something quite different.
Before and After.-There are two periods IN
mans life when he is unahle % understand women
adelphia Inquirer
is notorious in the North of England. writes
respondent of The London Chronicla.' Ian
cashrs has a curt way OF dealing with troublesome
names. After ALL writes a correspondent There
stone In these days OF stress and hustle and life is
too short 10 say Little Crswick' when you can
make yourself understood more easily by 'Lilosik,
In Cumberland once asked the way 70 AsDatria.
The native didn't understand for some time.
when it suddenly dawned upon him that meant
'Spethry.' Difficulties of pronunciation. however.
present themselves TO the LondOner much nearer
home than Cumberland. In Essex. for Instance.
once asked laborer II he could give some
rough idea as 20 how far ST. Osyth was from any
known outpost OF civilization. lie a most ir-
telgent fellow for he had scratched his head oniy
four minutes when he exclaimed; oh. mean
Toosy! supposed did"
Aunt Hannah-Havs you told any one OF your
engagement 10 MIR. Sweetser?
Edith-NO. I haven't told n soul. except Bessie
Miller who thought he was going 10 ask her.
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A correspondent writing in THE Australasian'
thus describes a performance of "OthellO' in
Malay theatre: 1t all IN Malay. Of course but
where they had got the European costumes from
cannot imagine. They were OF all kinds and de-
scriptions OthellO was dressed a toTeador. with
tennis shoes on; Cassie. Henry VIII; Iago in a
black velvet court suit, with barrister's wig well
down over his nose: Desdemona, in a short Spanish
dancing girls dress: ROderigO a green Druid's
gown with pink stockings and tanned boots. But
the Joke OF the whole thing was the music. There
was a Malay orchestra OF banjos maudOlinS. etc,
but they played scarcely any native music. They
oil simply love European music. TO which they set
their own Malayan words. The whole play
interspersed with songs just like comic operas.
The gem Of the evening when Othello says to
Cassie Never more be officer OF mine.'' and Cas-
sio throws himself Othello's feet. The band
struck up Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down
Her Back" and othellO sang to 1t passionatelyg'
PA. what Is a repa-tee?''
"oh. merely an insult with its dress suit ON. my
sOn"-(Puck.