New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-14
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

aue example OF English it IS understood n
Italy has Just come under the observation OF The
Pail Mall Gazettes' correspondent. Having oc-
cAsiou buy cheap walking stick he looked
about. and was attracted TO large shop which
had conspieuousy over the door these words n
English: n large assortment Of fans and canes
He entered. and shown stout hazel walking
suck which he thought would suit him Three
francs and half about three shillngs). the assist
said. and when our correspondent looked aston
ished AT the price the shopman remarked. Real
English sixpeuce'' English stXpence, Now. what
do YOU think slKpence means Why. hazel" the
assistant replied English hazel My good man,
the reply. -sixpen-e means sixty confines. and
that Is just hat they cost in England and II you
wish 10 sell these sticks TO EngIishuen you would
DO veil 20 begin with. 20 drop calling them six
pence when you ask six times that price for them
THE TROUBLED CoMMUTER
Beside me in The car she sat:
deemed her well worth looking at
She caught slyly glancing.
But neither frowned nor seemed 70 bs
Displeased that | admired sS.,,-
Was tastesully attired-
Before me spread out the news
But oh my eyes could not refuse
Her splendid oeautys pleading,
FnG Teari asei fr5 S % va ' rs5as sp'"
She turned and caught me face face
Twas that did the olushins-
As ut the journeys end she rose
She spoke my name, and pring
1t on she h., In N u, Is; supPo }
Please tell her intend 20 call
wish knew her. curse It all
And what she may BE- thinking.
-tChicasO Record Herald.
A writer ir The Cornhnl Magazine mas found
some deIoacies Of the French language in a hand
book OF etiquette FOR French children. The pupils
are warned not TO say. II have been eating cheese
and caICs head. Monsieur or lie was riding on
q donkey my lord" This construction OF the sen
tence is very rude" for IL implies an intimate
relation between the calf's head the donkey AMI
the parsonage who is addressed To avoid this
should say. I have been eating cheese. Mon
sieur and calf's head. My lord. he was riding
a donkey" That useful but ridiculous beast
must be kept behind the nohleman Tourists In
France must be careful where they put the caIfs
head they will impertl the entente cordiaIe
Husband-Do YOU know that every time a woman
gets angry she adds new wrinkle 10 her face?
Wife-No. did not. but II IL is presume it IL
wise provision OF nature 10 let the world know
what sort Of a husband woman has-tNew-
Yorker
The most accurate clock in the world is in the
basement ~ the Berlin Observatory. and has been
running since 1855, when il was set up by Pro
fessor Forester It has often run for three
months time with daily deviation of not
more than fifteen II ousandths Of a second. But
It is not accurate enough TO suit astronomers and
the clock is soon 10 be put in alright under
ground room.
Honest.-He-lts hard 70 keep a secret some
times. isn't IL?
shell don't know; I've never tried it.-CDetroit
Free Press
The twO-headed eagle which IS the emblem OF
Russia. has an ancient origin In symbolism IL not
IN natural history. II is traceabIe 10 primitive
Babylonia, and is found Hittite monuments OF
CappadOcia; il adopted by Turkoman princes
and also brought to Europe by crusaders in the
fourteenth. century. Apparently the German En-
perors got II from crusaders and passed II on to
Russia and Austria.
Easy En0ugh.-"IIow did those two football play
ers get into the show without paying? ION a
double pass'f-tCleveand FlaiU Dealer
1t takes three and third times long 10
write the Roman numerals from 1 TO leo az the
Arabic. and the chance of error is tweuty-One
times great. II takes three times long 10
read the Roman numerals from I to 100 the
Arabic. and the chance for in this Is eight
times as great. Yet there Is a great advantage in
the Roman numerals. for nearly all the civilized
world knows than
"A Soft Answer" etc.-Nrs. Busy bOdy-Cioodby
dear Mrs Wtusom Before go. ! think II Is my
duty % teI you that your husband was seen IN
Mrs WiHsom-Really! Sorry 10 hear. that!
suppose that IL where they went Nheu luur hJlx-
hand called for him.-(Funch.