New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

1 got half way between the gate and the 'front.'
porch when dog sailed around the corner OF the
house barking like whole pack Of blood hounds;
for the door. hoping the boss would come IN time TO
Il knocked violently. but doggie arrived too soon.
hIa b srSS6eG tennis racquet en- 31s SSs
on the door with the free hand Finally the rae
Just then the man OF the house opened the door
and squelched the animal. He looked at me In pro-
Don't you see that dogs muzzled?' he said
the @ tm hooked d THE SSs sS 6 n the TOT
The danger of letting young children suck their
thumbs is being constantly preached BY a well
known Brooklyn dentist. who tells Of remarkable
case Of that habit. Several years ago. he said the
other day, mother brought her sixteen-year-old
daughter to see IL something couldn't be done with
the girls mouth. The teeth prOtrujing badly
and the appearance Of an otherwise pretty face
suffered much. The dentist surmised the trouble,
and asked the girl II she didn't suck her thumb
This she denied Suddenly sezing her hands. he
brought the two thumbs together. One was normal.
the other was misshapen. water soaked and had
the appearance Of being dead. The girl then broke
down and cried and confessed TO the habit. This
dentist is a genius and he agreed TO put the de-
formed mouth into shape for the sum Of $50. pro-
vided $50 paid the spot This was agreed
fastened hands across the roof Of the girls mouth
80 that IN was imDossible FOR her to suck her
thumb. which the mother admitted the girl did
for that purpose. Early the next morning the
father came with the girl and said that the bands
the girls mouth must come out. that the previ-
night had been "a perfect he'll in the house,
the girl crying all night and refusing 20 be COM
dentist and have the bands removed, but the den
fist said he would bring suit II he did. Finally the
father and girl went away, and the dentist
nothing more OF them for many weeks. Then the
mother and girl came back The latter had finally
lost the desire to suck her thumb and the dentist
put her mouth into good shape
Now said the dentist, she and her children
are among best customers / wouldn't have
made the trouble. however If she hadn't been a
pretty girl he added with a smile.
II had funny experience the other day" said
an ex-newspaper man, a railroad official Il
fear the present generation OF the boys in the
street isn't keeping I'D to the standard For we
were giants in those days. you know, in certain
lines. at least.
We made trial with new locomotive and
invited some OF the newspaper men TO go with US
in the presidents private car Knowing the pro
pensities Of the craft I to 1t that there was
an extra supply OF liquid refreshment aboard.
Well. four husky looking young journalists showed
I'd, and I said to the division superintendent on
the side. Here's where the MumM's extra takes
swift run You fellows don't want to try to keep
up with them. you'll leave the train on stretch
ers when we get back We were hardly out Of the
yards when 1 approached and mentioned Hquida-
were on the water wagon and kind of cOaXing
or display OF varied drinks could get them even to
get down long enough to see If the tires were all
rights