New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-04
The TALK OF THE DAY.

Frenchman found a way OF beating the game
at Monte Carlo. He went to roulette table and
threw down upon the rouge $3.50 in notes pinned
together. Noir turned UP, but before the croupler
could gather in the notes the Frenchn1an snatched
them up and made rush for the door exclaiming
dramatically he passed out: my children
bread? Never neverf' There a burst of
laughter from the astonished spectators and gruff
EXPLANATIONS from the officials but they did not
follow him, and he allowed to go free with
the money. The plan. unfortunately. would work
only once 1t has not sufficient continuity to make
system
What will be your chief aim now you are in
Congress?" asked the interviewer.
statesman Washington Star
Here is little story OF the unconscious humor
OF children. A little boy OF four asked: Mamma.
who made the lions and elephantso" God. my
dear" she answered. And did He make the flies,
too?" the little fellow. Yes, my dear" re-
piled his mother. The little chap paused awhile.
as if to ponder the matter over. then said; "Fid-
dim work making flies"
GOLF IN CACTUS CENTRE
We were propped against the 'dobe of that joint
Whom a tenderfoot was spotted. actin queer-lke
He'd bail of gutta percha and was putin in his
Jest a-knockin it to glory with a bunch o crooked
Well, we. went up there quite cur'ss. and we
TIL itchn' fer to try it seemed get a-hot of ALL
And at last Packsaddle Stevens asked to give the
And we gathered round to see him show the
WE'LL the golfer stuck the sphreeroid little pile
And Packsaddle swiped and swatted. but he didn't
He baTked his shns terrific. and he broke his
stick
And when he heard snicker his guns came out
too quick
We dropped behind the cactus with some holes
clipped in our clothes.
checker-boardsd hose:
And when We took homo Stevens and three others
The golf ball still was settn' on its little pile O.
dirt.
So amt no St Andrews. and we hope no
He can cut loose here in Cactus with set of oat-
We 60 in fer. games that's quiet. and stir up no
And down in Cactus Centre poker's good enough
-Denver Republican.
A discussion OF far-reaching interest has taken
place in the French Academy of Medicine on the
subject of class books as disseminators of con-
tagion in schools. especially in the case of such
diseases scarlet fever. measles and dIphtheria
Paper has long been recognized as dangerous
agent Of infection, even in tuberculosis owing TO
the habit among children OF turning over leaves
with fingers wetted with saliva DR. Iop in order
to test the extent Of danger in school books made
long experiments to establish the duration of in
fective power in various bacill, finding it range
from forty-eght hours for some to fifty days for
the Eberte. and 103 days for the Koch bacillus
General agreement expressed as to the i'm
portance OF thorough disinfection OF school mate
rails.
she-You've been out every night since I married
you and you swore you would be as the
stars above.
He-Wen. amt the stars above out every night.
too?-(Judge
Sir Redmond Barry OF the best known
Australian judges. He II who pronounced
death upon a notorious bushranger and out
law Ned Kelly. When Sir Redmond had uttered
the final words, And may the Lord have mercy
on your SOUL" Ned retorted from the dock. And
may the Lord have mercy yours. for you will
soon follow me-" Strangely enough Sir Redmond
died shortly after Neds execution.
OBSERVANT
There is nothing the Cinder remarked. the
smoke
Past train windows few TnerTily by,
Like watching for chances like this Is 10 keep
Ones self In the great public eye"
-Cssltimors American.