New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Whitaker. who lived many years in Sicily
has bought the whole island of st. Pantaleon the
site of ancient Phpnician city, OF Which Ohly d
few towers remain. Explorations have been begun
under the direction of Professor Salinas, OF the
National Museum of Palermo Already part OF the
walls of the primitive city beginning 10 re-
appear and archaeological discoveries Of Importance
expected.
isn't 1t odd for the French to give the worst de
feated party in election representation IN their
parliament"
'"Then please tell mo what else is the party Of the
Extreme Left."-Baltmore American.
D'Annunzio's dream Of building theatre OF
beauty on the shores of Lake ALBANIA has van
ished The land belonged 70 the poets divorced
wife the Duchess OF GalIese. DAnnunzio has lost
his suit and the duchess has sold the property.
Where Iphigenia, AntIgore and Electra were to
play csrps will be raised
Professor-Do you believe in taxing breweries?
Student-I do; 10 their utmost capacity.-Harvard
LampoOn.
The exports OF beer from Bavaria decreased from
$685. s7 tons 1900 to 32o4 tons in 1905 In 1904 the
exports amounted to 322,0l2 tons.
Now I have an impression in my head" said the
teacher. can any of you tell me what an IN
cana replied Little Is fsST SSnt at in fns sSGs sois
Birmingham Ala) Advance
The "Nuovo Glornale'' Of Florence announced the
other day that a railway plant of that city had
received an order to build a private car for the
Pope. The clerical paper "Avenire dltaha con
tradcted this report and the Vatican declared that
it knew nothing about It. The correspondent OF
."rhe Daily Telegraph" however. made inquiries
which 60 to show that two years ago the POPE
seemed to have decided TO refute the Legend OF
the Pope's incarceration" by taking Journey 10
Castelgandolfo Certain cardinals were opposed 10
this Journey on the ground that the Popes leaving
the Vatican could not he reconciled with the policy
OF the Church and the dignity OF the pontihcate.
The Pope therefore abandoned the plan
battered tomato can for nice fresh one from the
dump. "dey WIZ once when me an New YORK
ooR&Rs65 R&R6afs fs9 yeed RlFP FraTed gStAfi FraHcs
Fact" said Lassitudinous Luke as ne tSStelsa ne
wqz in de alley one side Nv s ssvngs hayor bank INK
Judge.
The "Gornale d'Italia' publishes several hitherto
unpublished short letters of Garibaldi. They were
written by the famous general to Mrs. Caroline
Giffard PhilIpson rich English woman. who had
developed an enthusiasm for the destinies Of italy.
and almost worshipped Giuseppe Garibaldl. In 1855
she went far as 10 charter vessel 70 save
Garbald from tho surveillance Of the Italian gov
erment but as a matter OF fact. only succeeded In
getting him into difficulties with the police Ono
OF these letters, dated October 20, 1870. reads; I
was favorable 10 Prussia when she comoateo
Bonaparte. In Overthrowing him she has been the
cause OF great happiness TO the world. To-day
am with the French Republic for I regard its
cause as the Of human right And do not
doubt that the generous minds IN England Will uti-
mately share my opinion"
What is the reform most needed in Russian
n don't know for sure" answered the man with
the lexicon, "but l should say it was spelling re-
form Washington Star.
In the course OF hunt In the North OF Germany
William II sent word TO the recently married lord
of a nearby castle that the following day he
would honor him with visit. The next morning
the Emperor at his hosts table. and while talk
ing TO the hostess served with cup OF steam
ing bouilIon All absorbed in his conversation and
thinking he had a cup OF tea before him, the SOW
eregn asked for sugar and cream. The
hostess, fiattered by the attention paid &c her by
her imperial visitor, or not daring TO question an
order coming from high a parsonage did not
prevent the servant from putting the things or
6ered before his majesty The Emperor mixed the
sugar and cream with the supposed tea and then
carried cup his lips. At the first sip he real
ized his mistake. But he also noticed the anxiety
on his hostess's face and stoicaly swallowed the
whole of the distasteful mixture.
We want man for our information bureau, /"
said the manager. but he must be one who can
answer all sorts OF questions and not lose his
head"
father of eight children. p Philadelphia Inquirer.
At a Florida fraternal society dinner raw
oysters We're served. when enc native said to an
other the opposite side IF the table: Bill hand
me that rooster sauce" Bill passed him the Wor-
cestershire and replied: This amt no
rooster It's Winchester sauce