New-York tribune., 1906-08-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Spain is the only country with a coinage having
a baby's head on &C. II is the coinage OF King
Alfonso, issued in 1888.
The Modern Ananas.-Comparativ Stranger
what's all the excitemeht about?
Summer BOaFder.-Nothing; Just q lynching The
man who wrote the folders describing this place is
coming down on the train.-Puck.
The question discussed in Paris of removing the
horse market throws some light upon horsefesh
and makes that Wand less appetizing than ever
to a prejudiced American The site Of the horse
market has been sold. The market having 20 be
removed strong agitation IS foot TO have il
established at Vaugirard where the horse meat
market is. The ground upon which this transfer
Is advocated is significant. There are. of course.
several reasons but the chief argument is that Of
slaughtered can scarcely stand. and TO make them
walk to vaugirard, the present location. is cruel
LIE OF ANCIENT ROME.
A Senator of ancient Rome
Quite late one night was going home.
AS he walked around the block.
And the moon was on on the granld old Colosseum
To hail a hanson charioteer.
With his hic. haec. hoe,
But he didn't have the Roman coin 20 fee ern.
At last he said Great Csesar's ghost!
I'm either stolen. strayed or lost
y Mith IS nearly my Rifi fhree esee e!ciocf. 6ef
Ara 1ee }oo Te aTe sgg 3n rs c scn
On scipio's Falernian punch.
With my hic: haec, hoe.
And this walk around the block
Is hard upon jolly old imbiber.
At last he walked go far; they say.
He passed the noble Appian Way
With his hic. haec, hoe
And it gave him such a shock
That he almost lost his Latin SonJusauon,
When a praetorian on his round Hs
And he said ''Hac hume!
If ye haven't got TT no bunk. = 49,, -...,,m
So So late % next day to .,nst,Er ancient Rome Bone
With his hic haec hoe,
IL was four D. m. O'CLOCK
When questioned. 'IThither. didst thou Hep
have travelled every block
OF this grand old town Of Romulus and Remqsr'
The Reader.
1.-The Journal OF Pharmacy chamois skins The
commercial article of that name he says is really
oil tanned sheep or lamb skin lining. The supply
of skins from the chamOis animal is very limited
enough could not be obtained in a year to supply
the United States for more than single day. He
made special inquiry on a recent visit 10 Switzer-
land about the annual crop OF the chanos skin and
ascertained that from 5000 90 $3.50 skins would be
fair average yearly crop This skin is heavier than
the skin Of the sheep or lamb also much coarser.
For strength and durability the chamois skin is
preferable. but for ordinary and appearance
the obtained sheepskin lining would in most IN
stances be preferred.
Like a Dog Watch.-Mamma had not noticed the
clock striking during all OF the afternoon and
thinking perhaps it had stopped, she asked little
Rita to go into the hall and see if it running
After hasty survey of the long pendulum swing
ing back and forth, Rita ran back and ANNOUNCED:
why no. mamma, II isn't running. It's standing
still and waggng it's taiL'-Harper's Weekly.
Some six hundred Of TOgO's sailors arrived in
London the other day to couple of Japanese
cruisers Just finished. They were promptly liOnized
Crowds greeted them, shouting 'Banzai." TO which
the Japanese replied 'HellO!'
HUSTIINCs.
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