New-York tribune., 1906-12-18
AN APPRECIATION.
Raisuli honored bandit chief,
AbduCtor. murderer and thief,
'Tis pity, when our Mr.. Hay
Besought your head upon a tray.
Fate did not serve II up that way.


Fate did not serve 1t up that way.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Few people probably know that dead flies have
a commercial value. As reported from London.
they come annually In barrels to the English capt
tai, where they sold at auction and finally
as food for birds and goldfish. They come
from Brazil, where they hover close above the
surface of the Amazon River and are caught in
nets by the fishermen. Until recently pound of
dead flies cost in London fvepence, but the grow
ing demand, for which there is corresponding
supply. has increased the price a shilling and
half pound
Iommy-Pa, what is the Isthmus of Panama.
Pa-The Isthmus of Panama. Tommy, is a mar
row strip Of land connecting Central America and
the United States Treasury.-Rams Horn.
IN view of the probability that French etiquette
will soon demand the announcement of divorces
with the same solemnity is required of mar
riages Les Debats' suggests the following for
mula for the purpose: MIR. Y has the honor Of
informing you of his divorce. Henceforth he will
reside in street so-and-so. number so-and-so." :"
Another paper, however. thinks that the announce
ment should come from both parties concerned in
the matter, and suggests the following: Mr.. and
Mrs Y. have the honor of notifying you Of their
happy separation" There still remain problems
TO be solved. Will it be necessary to acknowledge
the receipt of such announcements? And If so. in
what terms should this be done? OF congratula-
tion or OF coincidence?
Here's story" said Weary Willie. about a
fifa ffilsr wat wu1 shot at an lucky coin saved his
Dat reminds me-" put in Ragson Tatters 'I
had lucky coin Onct dat saved my life
Con"
sure did. 1t wuz-- nickel wat wuz gev to me
when l jes' dyin fur glass o beer."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Before the first civil tribunal of the French capi-
tai a suit is shortly TO be tried that is remarkable
for the names and the rank of the numerous
plaintiffs The matter in question is inheritance
and the division of the property of the deceased
Queen Marie Christina of Bourbon in France Five
princes involved legitimate heirs. Their
claims are. however. contested by twenty-seven
other royal persons. Among them the Prince
and Princess Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and the
King of Spain.
"I told you said the merchant. ito mark this
box Handle with care. What's this nonsense
you've painted here?"
That" said the college graduate "is the Latin
for Handle with care Wv ~
How do YOU expect a bagsageman to under
stand THAR
"Te won't. and therefore he won't get mad and
smash the box philadelphia Press
What is said to be the smallest book ever printed
has just been published at Padua. Italy by Salmin
Brothers. 1t is 10 by millimetres in size and
consists of eighty pages each page containing nine
lines of 90 to 100 characters that despite their
dimnutive size, perfectly visible. The book re-
produces hitherto unpublished letter. Galei's to
Christina OF Lorena C6l5).
Pater-Well. my boy. so YOU have interviewed
your girls father, eh7 Did you make the old
Son-Yes. dad I was the mark-Boston Tran
script.