New-York tribune., 1907-07-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Edwin r Grosvenor OF the governments
tobacco trust investigators, has a dead ringer
for himself. He lives in Washington and his nams
is Gilbert IL Grosvenor Amherst graduates of tho
late COS recall how difficult it used be 10 dis
tinEuish the tennis twins" they were called.
Professor Grosvenor's boys had habit OF accentu-
ating their remarkable resemblance 10 each other
by dressing much alike. They played good gaTno
OF tennis and held tho college championship In
college they used 70 say that tho twins We're able
to got away with tho cup because their opponents
were always puzzled 10 which OF tho pair
was serving. and IN this way lost most Of their
points
Are you hurt, John?'
Yes. dear I am afraid three or four OF my ribs
wei. dont feel bad; It doesn't show"-Houstou
Post.
coal mine explosion bottled and stopDered is
q novelty In science, and the honor Of intro
ducing It belongs to tho French. Tho French
coal owners have combined for the purpose Of
bringing these periodical disasters within the con-
troll OF man For this purpose ground has been
selected whore artificial mine Will be built
in solid cement above ground with Il great main
gallery 800 yards long and lateral galleries branch
ing from It. so that whenever coluery explosion
occurs tho scene may be re-enacted.
In q written examination on astronomy one of
tho questions was. What happens when there is
A student with rather good isnacls Of getting
"A great many people come out to look at IT.
Tit-Bits.
All the great conventions seem 10 be held in the
hottest months OF the years-July and August. 1t
seems strange that so much pleasure can be taken
in these gatherings IN view OF tho discomfort that
must always be sustained The other day tho
visiting El5s parnded in Philadelphia. and IN their
ranks and among tho spectators there were more
than four thousand heat prostrations. News dis
patches said that Broad street looked like battle
ground. These conventions always seem to meet
In the hottest places that be selected. No
cool mountain seashore resorts appeal TO them.
Philadelphia IS nOtoriousy of tho hottest,
sticliest and most uncomfortable places on the
Atlantic Coast hot day and II is easy 10
imagine what sort Of heat VIII greet the Elks at
Dallas. Tex. when they foregather there for their
ne-t convention. Key West is respectfully sug-
gested for convention some time soon.
Miss Pass6-Pm going TO take the part Of one OF
Cinderella's sisters. hope YOU make up
Costumler-I don't think there'n be much Diff
Guilty about that, ma'an-Tit-Bits.
1t In police court In India. The client Of
the Babu lawyer a woman accused OF assault
and battery and the attorney. attacking the op-
posing lawyer. delivered himself as follows: MY
learned friend with Mere wind from teapot thinks
to browbeat me from rQy legs. l only seek to
place my bono OF contention clearly In your honors
eye My learned friend vuinly runs amuck upon
the sheet anchors OF my My poor client has
been deprived of of her valuable leather
[szinl. the leather Of her nose. Until the witness
explains what became Of my clients nose leather
no cannot be believed: he cannot be allowed to
raise castle in the air by beating upon a bush"
Overheard in Cambridge Hospital Aldershot
when tho sick were being examined:
Military Doctor Ito Private Jonas. OF the Burs)
Private Jonas-Pains in the back sir
Doctor (handing him q few pills)-Take one Of
these quarter Of an hour before feel the pain
coming on.-Tit-Bits