New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

chorus girl came into the Casino the other
night with a nickel between her teeth.
Take the germy thing out of your MOUTH cried
another girl
II will soon I can get rid of these bum
dies said the first THE conductor gave me my
change after I'd got my skirt all picked up.
do you mean to say you pay your fare?" ex-
claimed the second girl. IT never do"
What. never?' came 'Pinafore" chorus.
We'll, hardly ever" she answered; mot more
than once out of four times
To the "How-do you'd -do-its'' OF her mates she
planned that If you sat quite still and looked II
you had paid your fare when the conductor came
by, usually he would pass
Never give up unless he asks you point blank
personally" she cautioned.
But how you manage the subway7'
asked one of the girls
II can't" she said. That's why take the
surface"
The French" said the seilor, have whip crack
as proud of his whip crackin' ability as a young
man is of his drinkin' powers
whip ike NC Ge' Waikyn along the
dd 9 Paris Is s ar @ g ta bSs T6e
makes you mad 1t scares you. Its as il a gun
But at the competitions it amt only the loud
cracks that count. They have artists there-men
what can play toon on whip Yes. sir toon
,Foler On played with whip cracks. and played as
delicate and sweet and lovely the could wish
~ near -I@OS AIlSeLeS llIneS
A New Orleans man has proved that a chicken
live twenty-three days without food water.
He makes affidavit that when his family moved re-
Gently chicken securely nailed in a box was In
the cellar of the new house, having been forgot
ten by the former tenants Twenty-three days
later the cook moved TO explore the cellar and
discovered the chicken, emaciated but still much
alive.
Adam looked at hts helpmeet thoughtfuly.
well he said In his emphatic there 8
certainly one honor that is indsputably yours. my
''And what honor is that ADJ" quered our first
Adam suddenly smiled.
'Nobody can dispute the claim that you are
Evening Telegraph
The disaster in San Francisco and the conse-
quent great demand for building material of all
sorts have interfered with the renovation of
the State Capitol at Sacramento that the Legisat-
ure of 1907 will be able to meet in the build
ing. Indeed, the changes at the Capitol not
likely be completed before April at the nearest
Therefore the new building which has been built
by the Order of Red Men at Sacramento Is TO be
leased until April for the OF the legislators.
at expense of $1,000
WHY deny it?" he insisted. 1T is because some
gossip nm2tsS TIM tn@t am not true to you that
oh no she replied; ''it is because I believe you
trnfhf% !Ha% do tb8t Ton maan? nm breaking It,
We'll YOU rsmsm6er you have freGgently told
Standard and Times.
The Department OF Agriculture employs a ma
chine to smoke cigars 1t has four mouthpieces in
each OF which a cigar is inserted. For ten sec
onds the smoke is drown in, and Is then puffed
out the process being repeated every half min
ute. While the 'Inhnllng" is going on the way
in which the filing and the wrapper burn are
carefully noted the ash is examined and tho odor
Of the burning tobacco observed The plant from
which each Of the cigars is made is known. and
the one that makes the best showing in the COM
petition is selected for planting. The test is prov
ing an aid to the American tobacco industry by
teaching the farmers what kinds OF tobacco to
plant in order receive the highest financial re-
De Mutt don't think shall ever take Part in
amateur theatricals again. l always feel as
though We're making fool of myself
Miss Hitts-Oh. everybody knows il would be
impossible for you to do that.-Chicago Daily
News.