New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-26
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Paris has been laughing at the antics OF
drunken camel which slept IN police station
Turk leading the camel along the ooul'vardS.
when. without any warning. Il began to walk side
ways. This frightened some omnibus horses, and
they Jumped aside. The omnibus INTO coal
cart; the coal cart bumped into n hand curt; the
hand cart crashed into small wine shop, break
inR many bottles: the wine dealer called the police
The police took the Turk and the camel 20 the
police station II was found necessary TO remove
one Of tho doors allow the camel 70 enter While
this was being done a kind wine shop keeper gave
the camel a bowl OF wine, which it drank cheer
fully. Finally the camel. in n gay mood. was led
inside the police station, when II promptly lay
down the hoor and went 70 sleep All attempts
TO Taken II failed In the morning the camel. quite
sober was loaded on a cart and conveyed 70 the
asylum for stray animals at Genneviliers.
Vernon Blackburn may be said TO have added
new word 20 domestic Intercourse At the end OF
ne en thew should reion their respective spice II
mouse takes mice IN the plural why should spouse
At Port Florence. on ths shore OF the great lake
Victoria NyanEa, which Is the chief source OF the
Nile. there is drydock cut out OF solid rock by
natives who had never before done much serious
work The dock Is $50 feet long, as feet wide and
"A feet deep It is 300 feet above the level OF the
sea. or nearly three timssl the altitude Of Lake
Chautauqua-
B-No: the audience called repeatedly for the
sIght-Tit-Bts.
The Rand gold companies Of South Africa paid
dividends in 1906 the amount OF s27 Os6 S3S. This
constitutes record The total dividends paid since
the South African amount 10 $97.s55.432. South
Africa mines not in the Rand district paid divI-
dends last year amounting 10 $s23.s74. one dia-
mond mine Paid Sl.fs5.coO dividend; the coal
panies ssO1 100. and the financial corporations
$5.Ss2ooO.
HowelI-Do you know that II has been said you
shouldn't read book that IS less than a year Old?
that is less than a year old. AS soon as buy one
somebody borrOws II and keeps it-Illustrated Bits.
Every year from eight hundred TO twelve hundred.
couples go to England from the Continent mostly
from Germany, to be married. To comply with the
conditions OF the English law the bride usually
goes over first. stays night IN hotel and gives
notice OF the marriage the following day. Then
the man arrives and tha ceremony takes place. Il
Is generally by license otherwise both would
have to stay IN England for four weeks.
He-It always makes me feel sad when play the
shs-Ah in sympathy with your audience. sup
pose-Philadelpha Inquirer.
The helplessness Of OF the poorer
classes in the matter OF feeding babies brought
out at the coroners court at Leigh. says The
Dundee Advertiser child OF two years had been
killed by a meal OF liver and bacon and beefsteak
and the mother could not realize that there was
anything extraordinary in the diet. Medical men
who practise in Ancoats wage a continuous battle
against this sort Of thing. and one OF them az a
meeting OF the Ancoats Healthy Homes Society
told some experiences that would have been anus
ing II they had not grim significance IT was
called one day" he said. 'tO a sick baby ana
found the mother feeding It with little pieces OF
corned beef My good woman said. you must
not feed the baby with that sort Of stun Well
sir she replied. what to feed him within He
doesn't like pork"
do they call racing calculations dope'2 thought
that was a slang name for drug
You're quite right" was the answer s"rb.y
call it that because all Il generally gets Won rs a
ton Star.