New-York tribune., 1904-09-27
THE TALK OF THE DAT.

Mrs Robert J. Burdette tells story about the
white ribbon. which is the sign OF total abstinence.
There are some persons" said Mrs. Burdette
who don't wear the white ribbon with sincerity
They it. perhaps. about as hypocntically as
II was by employe OF a certain brewer
This etnploye. after years OF dissipation. ap-
peared one day the brewery with the white rib
bon on his breast Nothing said 10 him, and
ne wore the ribbon for some months Then one
day the head Of the firm, happening 10 notice the
mans badge approached him
Why. Frank he said. 1t Is strange TO see you.
brewer. wearing the white ribbon
1t does look strange, sir the man admitted.
Well said the brewer. why do you do IT.?
1t is Ike this said the workman I wear the
ribbon because il makes men like TO tempt me: and
when I'm tempted succumb. sir
QUESTION OF THE DAY.
Oh sing song of servants and kitchen in
Twice four-end twenty applicants with questions
How many in the family do you put the
How often is there comp'ny'' Are the children
thin or stoutF
can have two DAYS OF week. 'D'sher hus-
Have any in the family ever had ht or s,roke?''
How many cats and dogs" DO YOU sit up so
And could practise on the piano after half pas,
eight
What kind OF breakfast food dye use?' Dye
own your house rent
do YOU belong TO any CUBS W mere II your
laundry sent"
How often do you change the sheets?" Have
Is ali your silver sond?' Would have to eat
who is your doctor?' do YOU take a story
magazine
the sewing machine
who sweeps the sidewalk and the steps?' Have
do YOU have people in to dine who'd give a tip
stocks"
How often do you give tea And must 1
And can / have three hours each day to take my
beauty nep|
Oh. sing "a song of servants and a household all
Ard pa has made the air just blue with srovl and
While ma. she says that in that land SO sweet.
She hopes and prays that there will be no servant
question there,
life
w u. Boyer Portland musician SAYS his dog
"A dne spaniel committed suicide because he was
shut up IN the kitchen instead OF being taken ont
as usual for a walk. At any rate when Mr.
Boyer returned there lay Brown Roy dead with
his against open gas Jet in the kitchen
Didn't Know Beans-senatOr HOar relates with
between two Southerners the tirst OF whom had
but lately returned from a trip through New Eng
You know those little. white. round beans?''
~ eS.' replied the friend the kind We feed 10
The very same Well do you know sir. that In
white round beans boil them for three or four
hours. mix with them molasses and | know not
do YOU suppose they then DO with the beans
They eat EN-, sir interrupted the first South
error lmpressiveIy Bless me s.r, they eat 'em!'
-0ipplnCotts Magazine
Carbon is the classic material for the hairpin-
Ike hlament which gives the light in an incandes-
cent electric lamp. Recently attempts have been
made to find another material Refractory earths
which when hot. become conductors OF electricity
have been tried with some degree OF success The
metal osmium Is being experimental with and
IL has given excellent results. Osmium is a metal
materials used by Edison in his earliest researches
IN the production OF electric light The osmium
hlament consumes but half the power per candle
OF illumination absorbed by the ordinary incan-
descent lamp. and has very great durability. IL
gives ~ steadieV light with varying voltage. but
droops II the voltage is pushed too high. Appar
emily II is difficult to make - Of as high resistance
as is desirable. An interesting feature OF osmium
is that it gives much light as carbon although
less intensely heated It's luminescence is higher.
There said Mr. Jenks stopping suddenly. L
going TO get that piece of silk for my wife. and
/ forgot all about 1t until nov: Never nln9 he
continued. starting again; "fI get ~ when
get home all right."-Somerville tMass) journal
The Duke of Wellington the oldtime battleshIp
which led the British Baltic feet In the Russian
war in 1886. Is TO he sold At auction. She Is
built os wood. has three decks, and Is go feet
long. She has been used depot ship at
Portsmouth for many years. In war times she
carried iOt guns and had crew OF more than
thousand men,
Eggs have their faults. but at any rate they are
never too fresh.-(Phiadei phis Record