New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
THE TAIN OF THE DAY.

Switzerland is awakening 10 the necessity of gov
intervention If the chamois Is to become
extinct in the Alps the buffalo in America. IN
the Grisons the killing of chamois prohibited
last year. Shooting licenses have been issued this
year, but year again VIII be a close year. and
viii 1909. Police reports show that between 1910
and 1906 the number OF chamois slaughtered in the
canton reached the huge total OF 34.30s If the
5000 chamois still surviving the Grisons are TO
be preserved. and if the animal not TO be lost
in other cantons something more than alternate
close years will De needed When the sportsman
took the risks OF the rocks and went 70 shoot his
chamois for food where he found him there was no
danger Of determination. 1t IS the safer but more
cruel system OF drives" which causes whole
herds to be shot down at once,
The nagnate faced St Peter
What sort Of life have you led?" inquired the
Tie face Of the magnate grew dull and stolid
By advice Of counsel" ne replied, " I refuse to
The gatekeeper slowly nodded
your counsel before this goas any further He is
waiting for you in the anteroom below
Whereupon the saint pressed the button and the
sn3r drd0ped tIo be Tlca a,Inh Jde agnate was
Cleveland Paindealer.
London's original water supply. SAYS ."he Chi
cago Daily News" was the River Thames and
every apprentice supplied with water
tankard for transporting ;he liquid TO house As
early 1479 there were water thieves for in
this yere chandler in Fleet street had h,
q
ground and conveied the into his selar;
wherefor he jugid TO ride thrugh the citee
with q condit upon his hedde." The first official
water supply for London made in Germany.
In 1852 Peter Maurice, German. made engine
at London Bridge by which water was conveyed
in lead pipes the citizens houses and he and
his descendants became rich on the proceeds
Was that serious cau?" asked the nervous
Ne" answered the driver OF the ambulance that
had dashed madly down the street. The case was
not serious But our trip was not in vain We did
good service the return trip. picking up the
pedestrians we had run into and people who had
been thrown out by horses We scared Washing
ton Star
tramp went into bakers shop short time
ago. says THE Dundee Advertiser" The weather
warm. yet he shivered and treunbled "A loaf
of bread, please, num-" he stammered. putting a
sixpence on the counter and keeping his hand dan
gerously IT, The girl lifted the loaf from the
shelf. wrapped IL in paper, and handed II 20 him.
AS he took IT he looked her with an agonized
expression. Would you please tell me. num-
where the nearest hospital tsp he gasped Why.
you Ill o. queried the girl. conpassionately. Il
believe I am They have been having the diph-
iberia where I live and must be getting it,"
Get out OF this place." shrieked the frightened
girl How dare you in here? Here take
your dirty money! 'Au right mum" said the
tramp. suhnissively. shambng with hand
clutching his throat AT the corner a
brother tramp awaited him Did II work. Bil%'
he asked. TO perfection Buffer. Here is the
loaf, and the stxpence is right down here In my
pocket.
Those Foreign words.-The pupils OF a gymna-
sium had 10 write an essay the fsvorite subject
What do we owe 20 the ancient Creeks one of
me YOUNG men, probably mixed up in the m foreiea
form owe TO the ancient Greeks For. while
the restriction OF man TO only one wife which Is
called 'nonotofy. Hamburger Naohrchten