New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A recent issue OF 'Israel's Messenger tShang.
hap contains this paragraph on the editorial page
" The Jewish Tribune says that it fails to notice
the names OF the editorial stan OF Tsraels Messen-
ger Thank you. brother for your kind inQuiries
our staff is the as B-4'
Il notice Major" said the inouisit,,,o mon .,n..
you always take your whisky straight Don't Won
Kentuckians ever put water in vor IIc,,op9,, Sou
some hentuckianS do sub" replied Ma Tor BIua-
grass. Dug
Yes sub; but they sell it."-Phradelphla Press
Princess Marie OF Rumania. wife OF The Crow,
Prince OF Rumania, has most deIRhtfu1 rAtraat
II Is nest house built high UP among the branches
OF tall fir trees and In II the princess snant thu
greater part OF last summer. The nest Is a minia-
ture cottage built for her by the King Of Rumania
at Sinaia. small staircase gives access TO A.
Two rooms and kitchen comprise the nest ana
they are furnished in simple and elegant way.
Ne-Isn't she peculiar girl? She wouldn't look
at him when he was rich but now after he's iost
al R nIs VRey J sae 2 eGo o MIN
to get anything that's reduced-Philadeiphia in
Quirer ~
Mark Au. who says he IS the champion pad.atr,on
OF the world. has Just finished 6OOOO-rnile yvaIl
He started August 6. 1900 TO walk the Al oo0
miles in seven years and to his living on the
way He did so. with nearly six months 70 snare
He travelled through SPAIN Portugal Germany,
Holland, Belgium. Switzerland. and twice through
France. lie speaks only English. He had plenty
VI adventures nc was uVo tunes lost in
drifts robbed. shot at. stabbed and stoned The
object Of the long tramp was to prove that a work
man is not used up at the age of forty-hve
Wife-wln the wife of that millionaire YOU ara
attending have to undergo an operation?
Fashionable Surgeon-Yes.
Wife-Poor thing. Is it absolutely necessarv7
mer.-Baltimore America.
Dr. Rivet who accompanied the French m,ss,o,
under Lieutenant Colonel Bourgeois 20 Ecuador IN
measure an arc of the meridian. in a lecture before
the Geographical Society in Paris brought ou+ the
strange fact that the Indians OF the state i've
practically in condition of slavery to the white
population. The white man gives a hut ana a
small field to the Indian who agrees to worJ, For
the white man a certain number OF days each week
AS. however. vielssitude and poverty keen plac,ne
the Indian in the debt OF the white man. a state
OF things has grown up under which even tha
Indian children are the serfs OF the creditor
He, He-so Belle and and. Tom are not going on we'd
she-No; you see. the fiat they've taken is 81
hey could be Just as uncomforabs taeH Geeiese
extra bother OF riding in one.-BostOn Transcript
There are more ducks in China than In all the
rest of the world. says The Dundee Advertiser -
China. literally. is white with these birds ana 1a,,
and night the country resounds with their metallic
and scornful voices. Children herd ducks on avery
road. on every pond on every farm on every lake
on every river. There is no backyard without fts
duckhouse There is no boat, little or great, with
out US DUCK quarters Even III tne cities or China
ducks abound They dodge between the coolies
legs They fit squawking out OF the way OF the
horses Their indignant quack will not unseldOrn
drown the roar of urban commerce. All over the
land there are great duck Matching establishments
many Of them of a capacity huge enough 20 pro-
duce fifty thousand young ducks every year. The
Chinese duck is extremely tender and delicate-the
best tame duck for eating in the world. Duck
among the Chinese. Is the staple delcacy. IL is
salted and smoked like ham beef.
SIummer-You may bring me a napkin. waiter,
Waiter-G'wan, deres fellah usln' tt.-Ltfe.