New-York tribune., 1906-10-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


In London the latest thing Is 'bill Of eat that
you may finish your meal the sheet on which
Il is printed is the sugar paper used on the bottom
OF macaroons. while the lettering is cake frostins
The London caterer who invented the edible
menu card has been honored by the patronage OK
the King. The King commanded the caterer TO
teach his chef to make the edible novelty. and the
Kings chef produced IL for dinner at Windsor
Castle There much laughter as the kings
guests discovered that their menu cards were
good to eat They promptly ate them. II Is said
that the only bad thing about the cards Is the bad
French. and that Is quito disestible
THE CLOWN.
Once upon a time. man-in Calcutta, aindoostar- star
So he hired from the town most fascinating
To assist him: and he found him Just the one
For he'd travel west and east 70 consult with bird
And persuade them, in his charming way. TO meet
Near the city of Khartoum. where they'd have
For the cages. rings and sideshows the street.
Now the circus. all confess. wonderful sue
And the Ostrich. with her feathers. proved the
The Orang-outang with ease swung upon high
sons M sss Ras Es% lss gsdHd ad. a. s
How the ieaping Leopard cleared it with nound
1hen boons Sn GT5tS UPON a ape horse =, 3'' 'O''pN
And an Elephant threw daggers at Hound
People came from near and far Just to see the
@ps trip the trolley with ms Seal, Falcon
"a Lion S'PSs 'ss sPS#
That it truly was wondrous sight to seei
said he should
Now release them from their promise: they
free.
Said the Yak: We're quite content. No. we really
But I'll tell you. what the animals viii do -,
We Will travel for. perhaps. year two
AL rejoined: IT'S Just the thing: We VIII meet
then. every spring,
$50 it's possible you may see the circus some fine
And the long procession going through the town.
st Nicholas.
pocket telephone for police purposes Is probably
the most novel adaptation OF invention IN this par
ticular field 1t is TO be seen in daily practical
working in Vienna, and perhaps In Vienna alone OF
the great cities Of world In the Austrian capt.
tal however the system is universal. and every
police officer on duty is provided with the neces-
sary appliances. In every street OF Importance IN
the city special call boxes have been placed. and
every officer on duty having occasion to conamuni-
cate with his station has only 20 pull out his pocket
apparatus, adjust 1t TO the wire in the box, and
communication at once is established. AS a method
Of summoning aid in all but petty cases the system
seems to have many advantages over the whistle
Evolution.-Sumrner resorts go through three
stages
Ftrst-People go there to enjoy themselves
SecOnd-People go there to divert themselves
Third-People go there TO daunt themselves tnen
the place is fashionablc-Life.
sorne one has culled these flowers Of speech:
At an education meeting the other day a Jealous
orator reproved his fellow churchnnen for having
so long been content take the crumbs from the
dssenters' table lying DOWN!
correspondent OF religious journal. crtticistng
a gross misstatement insists the necessity OF
promptly mailing all similar lies to the mast
A session two ago Irish liberal was
ported TO have said in the House OF Commons that
by letting in the thin end OF the wedge Of land
naturalization the government were laying on all
sides seeds OF disease which would IN the future
bring down the whole edihce about their heads"
local correspondent OF church paper winds
up his account OF a meeting held at certain town
by observing that 1t must have been very dsap-
pointing to those who working the oracle"
that it shows the whole movement Is a false
exotic which has been worked from London" and
that the townspeoDls value the bubble at It's true
WORTH
She Murders It.-"How long IS tho LIE of tho
average So-called popular songr'
I'LL the girl who lives next door 70 us gets hold
of it."-Houston Post. e N