New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

report comes from Kansas that thrifty
broom manufacturer has made attempt to col
lect old broom handles and them again. The
women to whom the half-new brooms were offered
rejected them They insisted bright
handles, These made of maple, and sell for
about ST q thousand.
Xspl s makes great F9 boast Of always speaking
Yes; only more Observation-Disclosures.
DR.. Edward F. Bigelow tells in the May num-
Der of Suburban Life how to grow peanuts. A
small bed may be started in any back yard Shell
the raw and unroasted peanuts and plant them
early in May. Cover the seeds with about an inch
and half of soil. One may gather a handful of
the growing peanut stalks and pull up the
with the underground stems and nuts much the
may pull up a hill Of potatoes with
the tangle of underground stems and clinsing
tubers.
ooT ,i5 pity b nS,5 ENGAGED so my
weight for age You will never know what fun
mo. suppose not" rejoined the fair debutante,
but you can't imagine how much fun there Is in
accepting one.'-Chlcago News.
In speaking of the suit recently entered against
the ex-Empress Eugene Italian paper says:
The suit has been begun to recover face value
and interest note for 100000 francs which
bears the signature of Napoleon III, under date
July 4. 1870 The holder OF the note. who brings
the suit. is Pierre Thierry. seventy-two
years old and resident of Luynes. The debt, he
Gays. contracted in 1855. At that time Napo-
leon borrowed 100000 francs from ship broker
in Nantes The agreement was that the amount,
With Interest. should he paid on July 2 1870. The
holder OF the note died IN 1883 and left his all 20
his nephew, Pierre Therry who presented the
note for payment July !, 1870 Three days later
he summoned to the Tuileries, where he
received I'm the presence OF several officers includ
ing General Clary. Thierry was accompanied by
the Mayor of Luynes. Napoleon explained that he
could pay and offered note payable in
fifteen years. for 100000 francs. which
cepted and the original for 100000 francs,
surrendered. The note was with some other pa
pers which mslaid at the time OF the war,
AND their temperance has caused the suit"
Binks-Do YOU think that savage bulldog in your
Jinks-Not while I carry this northumberland
Leader
story Is told by The Indian Daily News"
about a necklace which formerly belonged the
Maharani OF Cooch Behar and which is supposed
70 bring bad fortune 10 every one connected with
It. Tho history OF the necklace-of pearls and tur
quoises. which are not usually considered 10 be
unlucky stones-is peculiar. While It was IN the
Maharanis possession she was robbed of a quantity
Of valuable tewery. and the MahaVajah lost some
OF his best racing ponies by death and breakdowns
Things were beginning 10 look serious. and the adj
vice Of pundt sought He prescribed
change of ownership and Il voyage across the
in order to break the spell and the necklace
accordingly given to woman In England. AS a
result the Maharajah has Legun to win races again
ana the MaAaranl has recovered the stolen prop
erty. but the story goes that tho present OF
the necklace has been the victim OF persistent I'll
fortune from the day that it into her possess
sion.
School Mistress-Now. tell me the truth Johnny
Jones You know what will happen If you tell
lie don't you?
johnny Jones-Yes maam. I'll go to a bad
place.
School Mstr, Yes and that isn't the worst Of
IL You'll also Ue expelled from sChoOl'-Phiade-
phia Inquirer.
An ancient custom in connection with the letting
shire. known the white Bread Meadow" has
a boy is started to Il certain public house.
and tho land :, let TO the person whose bid has not
been challenged when the last boy returns
How youI daughters music has improvedr'
NO, answered Mr.. CumTockS 1t only seems
better. We have moved the music room further
away from the reception room. "-Washington Star
THE Philadelphia Record declares that Charles
G. Reber. employee in shirt factory at Strauss
town. Berks County. Penn is expert at sewing
on buttons. He sewed on 1900 buttons last Friday
In five and one-haf hours. which means 600 shirts
seven buttons 10 a shirt about fourteen buttons
in q minute. AT another time, not being aware of
the fact that he being timed he sewed on
seven buttons In % seconds. Mr.. Reber claims he
can fasten. on wager. 81 buttons In a minute,
seven buttons shirt
My friend Greathead has actually invented a
flying machine, you know"
Indeed? Has he given IL a practical test yet?''
'Oh no; he's still Observation-Disclosures Press
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