New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Some one has been specializing about the I'M
portanoe Of salt to civilization. The Oldest trade
routes said to have been opened for salt traffic
Salt determined 70 a considerable extent the dis
tribution of He was forced to settle where ne
could obtain it. This brought him to the sea-
shore and started maritime commerce. Lastly.
preservation of food by salt made long voyages
possible and opened up the world to civilization
LOVE MATCH
Twas at tho races that they met; the Jungle
Had opened an athletic field upon the Upper Nile.
Beneath her frank. admiring gaze he stroVe the
And Won a two-mile handicap against the
1t was contest fine to see-the crowd grew
And madIy shouted Hip. hip. hip. hip. Hippo
potamusl
Though Miss Rhnoceross beaux referred to him
Twas plain she'd eyes t for no one else THAT
bToT' THOSE ms sa ycIfed again and footed on
And so her friend. Miss Lioness, contrived to
'such graceful enbonpointr' he sighed. his hand
Twas Clear to all who stood about he loved her
from the start
The Jungle felt no great surprise when soon their
The Wedding was fine affair the sourest critics
Though Dean Giraffe is higher Church. there's
Thai all we're better satisfied with Bishop l. E.
Phant.
And now, if Heaven send them twins. twill save
To name them Hipporoceros and Rhinopotamus
-CBurges Johnson. in Harper's Magazine for JAN
curious case Of museum robbery IS engaging
o+ta,+tor ar weiuar An agent offered some time
ago TO the Goethe-Schiller Museum series OF
Goethe manuscripts, which on examination proved
IN have been stolen from the museum itself Inc
agent explained that he had received them IN sood
In
search of the antiquary's house brought TO light
many 9th 81 documents belonging to the Weimar
Museum.
So Consistent-Mrs. Sububbs-I was cleaning our
silver on Sunday when Mrs. Straitlace called on
her way home from church. Fortunately. though
Sii Mrs. Naybor-sRe's very strict about the Sab
Mrs Mrs. IS subbubs-Yes. She apologized for calling
PSb me on fn e thai andaous story about Mrs
CIidday.-Philadelphi Press
There is some n1erriment In the English papers
over John Burnss bowler hat. Mr.. Burns. being
q laborer and friend OF laborers. SHES at silk hat,
and there is CONSERVATION at the thought that he
may wear the profane thing to the ministerial
bench or the House of Commons. Hopeful spirits
suggest that he may wear II to the House, but
ter the chamber hatess 1t is recalled that in the
last Radical Government one OF the Ministers. who
was supposed to represent the workngman. got
over the difficulty by wearing his bowler to the
House. but changing II to silk hat before enter
ing
Very few persons acquit themselves noby in their
maiden speech. At a wedding feast recently the
BRIDEGROOM called upon. usual. to respond
the given toast in spite of the fact that he had
previously pleaded to be excused.
Blushng to the roots of his hair. he rose to his
feet. He intended to imply that he was unprepared
for speechmaking, but, unfortunately; placed his
hand upon the BRIDES shoulder, and looked down at
her as he stammered out his opening (and conclud-
ing) words
Bits.
An English paper tells stock exchange story:
Had a good dayr' said one broker to another as
Throgmorton-st. faded into the fog behind them.
The other shrugged his shoulders with gesture
OF depression. Everything I sold went up, every
thing bought went down." he answered. In a tone
of deepest gloom Then the bright side Of tho sit
uation occurred him. THANK God. they can't
go sideways" he added. with heartfelt thankful
Alice-Don't you think a cookery book is fas-
cinating readinx7
C1era-Yes, indeed: tt contains 90 many stlrrinS
observation-disclosures