New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-16
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

Vernon Bailey. OF tho forest reserve bureau at
Washington. who has been making investiga-
ton OF tho ravages OF wolves on the ranches OF
the Southwest reports that IN a certain part OF
New Mexico no learned that moderate estimate
OF the stock killed by four wolves OF which he got
trace yearling calf every three
days approximately one hundred head OF cattle
TO each wolf. Counting all calves" says Mr..
Bailey. 'at the low rate OF so head each wolf
would this rate cost the ranchrnen 81 900 year.
This estimate Of 1890 for the four wolves leaves
OF consideration the five 10 ten hungry offspring
OF each pair. which begin kill stock for them
selves IN the fall and continue do SO US long
they live
Customer-Give me something on the fanciful
order-somethIng purely imaginative.
Bookseller-Here' a work that Just fills the bill
Customer-The title doesn't sound very promising.
Bo9kseller-fou don't understand; the author IS
married man.-Puck.
The 6oOth anniversary OF the invention OF the FORK
is soon TO be celebrated IN Paris. sundry other
parts Of the world will likewise commemorate the
event. The fork was first used by King John "
Duke Of Bretagne. TO eat fruit with in 1907.
DO you believe that story about the goose that
laid the golden egg, queried the ,youEg lady.
1T was a tailor's goose."-Chicago News.
A VIII dated I745 and deposited in thu Rank Of
England has just been discovered In that establish
The testator left his property worth S95 O0O
to family named Windel. living in F1lerstenburr
n village near Baden. In all the years that the
will was forgotten the money has been increasing
at compound interest and the sum Is now 81 80 COO
People at Fuerstenburg bearing the name of Win
del have heard OF the viii and have sent agents TO
London with papers that they contend show their
descent from the Windel family.
DO you think you will learn to like your titled
Il don't know" answered Mr. Cunorox ct oo,..
quite tell where to place him in my expense ao-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
stratford-on-Avon which puts on a gay appear-
ance on the occasion of the Shakespeare Festival
will IN April try to excel itself. The tradesnsn
hang out flags and colored bunting In the past ALI
OF national and nOndeScript flags were used
and not infrequently were suspended upside down
This year the tradesmen have decided to dspIa,
old banners with designs which have some bearing
on their trades Hairdressers, for example win
adorn their premises with the coat-Of-arDns sn6
banners Of the ancient barber-surgson society
which still possesses home I'm London To a6d 70
the pcturesqueness Of the scene, there NAV bo in
Guided in the programme procession in ola Vyor,d
costume The town has. among other treasures
four maces and a mayors staf OF office. Two of
these maces are believed to date back 20 the time
the borough received its charter. June Is 1853
Paw, can anybody tell fortunes by cards?.
mo. my son. Many man who has Thought he
didn't hold the right cards."-Chicago Tribuae sc
Props of concrete are being used in coal and
other mines successfully and economically in tba
place Of lumber. great deal Of lumber is used IN
mines a supports IN the galleries and drifts ana
the atmospheric conditions in the mine interior
make 1t necessary to this wood freOueptIv
With the props made Of cement, the first cost Iq
the only one, for once they placed they ara
there for all time. The cement props are made az
the mouth Of the mine and being reinforced with
metal. they not nearly SO bulky as those OF
wood. which Is often important consideration
1t Is said that their cost is half that Of wood The
Reading Coal and Iron Company has adopted con-
crete for this purpose and has equipped a plant
for making the props.
How. do you think stolen kisses ought to be as
sessed2''
at their face valu&"-Baltimore American.