New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In speaking of the 2OOth anniversary OF the birth
of Ninon de Lenclos, which celebrated on Oc-
tober It. the ''Berliner Tageblatt' says: What
| made her a remarkable woman was the fact that
at the unusual age of eighty years she was still
considered a beauty and extremely attractive
woman Her popularity was due to the extraordi-
nary influence which she exercised In the salons
of her day. well in the practical walks of
life. She was the personincation OF Gallo grace
and Gallo wisdom. She the brave champion
against the uncouth and the wicked of her time
A Connoisseur.-Frst Naturalization can you
Second NIiIlionaire-Easy enough; everything that
costs over $4,000 is bogus!-Life.
The downfall of the policy business in New York
and the tragic end of its promoter have caused
much comment in Italy. where the legalized lotto
banks do thriving business. The "Ilustrirte
Zeitung," In the current number, devotes a page
to Illustrations the subject. and says that
millions of people of all classes and conditions
contribute every week to the game, by which
they hope to make fortunes. The princess and
her maid, the professor and his pupils the boot
black and the army officer, the crippled mendicant,
school children. prests-everybody is drawn into
the lotto net" The main office is in Rome, but
sub-ofices are in operation in every hamlet in the
kingdom and drawings take place every Saturday
in eight cities. The public knows the hour of the
drawing. and the plaza the Via del Umitta
the Qurinal, always swarms with people
when the little blind boy draws five numbers of
the ninety which have been placed there These
numbers are displayed on signboard in the order
in which they drawn. and the player who has
bought ticket with the same numbers in the
same order receives the grand prize The play
keeps many people still poorer than they would
be. and is a great source of revenue the coun-
try"
a Stage Novelty.--Church-I see a piece called
.Clothes' has Just been put the stage in New
York
Gotham-It must be a novelty to see a New York
m thn 1tnu don't
think?-Yonkers Statesmen.
Why naval mems trousers baggy? "tacky'
explains thus: They baggy at the bottoms so
that they will roll up above the knee conveniently
and easily Sailors are great deck washers. in
deck washing ii is necessary to have the legs bare
70 the knees. Trousers Of ordinary cut rolled above
the knees would cramp the flesh of the upper legs
and hinder the circulation. but sailors trousers
may be taken by their wide bottoms and pulled in
jfy up to the hip
sitter A6ter &c GoYeTnGr Stokes OF New Jersey had
DO much to prevent the future watering of stock a
ITenton statesman said to him.
not sign this act. He is conceited chap. He be-
way"
He Is conceited truly said the Governor. smr-
Two mutual friends sat near this man at
..,, What makes him look so gIum this morninsY
said the other he n aa an Egyptian S an
wife would marry twice. and the second husband
would be a remarkably fine chap
:, Aha! He thinks that rather reflection on
himself chr
- Not all He thinks his wife was married
before and never told him. Buffalo Enquirer.
One of the gravest perils which firefshters are
constantly facing is the fierce heat After success
ful trials. a newly invented heat ven' has been
introduced into practice at Cologne. Germany,
where hundred have been supplied with
the appliance The Veil is made after the principle
OF safety lamp. with double windows. 1t Is COM
posed OF bres OF cane. which possess the peculiar
property OF retaining water for considerable
length of time. The veil is made damp before be-
ing fastened to the hremans ordinary brass helmet
Abuse from a Houseboat" Is the headins IN d
contemporary. One would expect Wen pred
Thames houseboat To have better naahhsra-Lon-
don Tribune