New-York tribune., 1907-12-03
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The rights and privileges enjoyed by the Lord
Mayor of London in his year OF office recounted
by The Dundee Advertiser" The Lord Mayor
not only takes precedence Of the aldermen and
sherifs, but he has the right of precedence
in the City before all members of the royal fam
fly He controls the City purse. and he alone
grant permission for troops TO march through
the streets. Moreover. he is the only officer In the
kingdom whose commission requires no renewal on
the death of the sovereign. He is chief magis-
trate and a Judge of the Central Criminal Court.
and he presIdes the Court of Aldermen and the
Court of Common Council As the CITY represent
ative he is in almost daily communication with
the government At the coronation dinner of the
sovereign 1t is the Lord Mayors prerogative to
assist the chief butler; and at any time he can
claim the right of private audience with the KING
should affairs demand It He has, too. the entree
to all levees and court receptions. and on these
occasions he may use the ambassadors entrance
instead of lining up with less exalted persons
The sceptre and the swords OF Justice and Mercy
badges Of royalty itself-are attached TO his office
Lastly, there IS the certain prospect Of a knight
hood or a baronetcy for the untitled holder OF
London's mayoralty on going out or office
.'Muckerr' snapped the beginner at golf, eff you
don't quit laughing at my game III crack you over
.'Cont'' yelled the tough kid. II bet yer wouldn't
know wat club ter do it wid.''-Philadelphia Press
a German newspaper man. writing to his paper
from New York. tells this story about Sail
or's Snug Harbor inmates: My guide in
tellieent eX-saiornau, who said his name was
William Scott-his messmates called him 'Scotty.'
Scotty was enthusiastic about Governor Delehanty.
and when stood before the long white covered
tables in the mess hall he said: Now doesn't this
look like a hotel than an institution Near
the coffee room, where twice Il day between meals
the men have coffee and biscuit, he took to
where about thirty men were playing cards
and about twice that number looking This
cubroom said my guide. has two names-HePs
Kitchen and Monte Carlo Hero / met Frank
Hanna, who is remarkable man. He is totally
blind, but when saw him he was playing cards
with another inmate. Tho cards had been marked
by Hanna with pin prcks. He played rapidly. never
hesitated and never made a mistake He has the
of being the best pinochle player among the
nine hundred inmates. Another blind man. Peter
Kelly, makes tennis nets. and takes long walks
AID goes fishing alone. My guide told that
some years ago party of pedestrians had lost
their way in the woods about five miles from the
harbor. and guided to the railroad station
by the old sailornan. whose blindness not
known to them until the people at the station re-
vealed the fact TO the tourists
Amateur Sportsman lafter shooting best frlend)-
Too bad. too bad; but thought you were deer.
Amateur SportsmanNDon't fret, Whv man
promised my wife pair OF horns.-1llustrated Bits
Frederick D. clouG student interpreter at the
United States consulate general Shanghai,
writes concerning native preserved vegetables and
meats in China ''Turnips. several varieties OF
cabbage and seaweed often prepared for
winter by giving them coat of salt and drying in
the sun. A vegetable resembling cabbage is some
times dried IN the without salt and put away
IN shallow baskets until ready for use. They have
"A way also of making kind OF sauerkraut very
much as Americans 10. The treatment of certain
vegetables in this way IS u common practice. The
best native hams come from region known
the Kinhua district, in Che-kiang Province. The
hams when dressed and ready for curing are care
fully placed into watts. A kind of pickle is then
prepared of salt water and sauce from the soy
bean (the bean from which Worcestershire sauce
Is made). which is poured the fresh hams.
After the hams have been in the pickle sufficient
length of time they are taken out and hung up to
dry. and occasionally. but not often, smoked
when they ready for the market. Sometimes
q little nitrate of potash is also added TO help pre-
serve them. but this addition Is the exception and
the rule. 1t is reported that In the south
hams cured by OF an alkaline earth and
common salt. but so far be learned no
earth of any kind is employed in the middle and
northern provinces. The famous picked eggs of
China preserved with pickle made of com
mon mud, salt saltpetre and soy bean sauce all
mixed togetheIs The eggs coated with a
plaster OF this mixture and laid away until ripe
when they ready for the table Prepared I'm
this they will keep several months"
Traveller (after waiting patiently for train for
four hours)-Shell no be comm the day, / doot?
Porter-Hoots, mon. hae ye no patience? Yen
just bide a wee while an she'll be byI-Punoh