New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

ers given by DR.. Joseph A. Hill. of the Census
Bureau. from data gathered in the census of 1900
The number Of women over sixteen years old en-
ployed at that time is given 4.S33.630. OF the
| total number 1124.3s3 were employed servants
and 45s.405 farm laborers. 42206S of the latter
being credited TO the South OF whom Sol, SOi
negroes. II is surprising 10 note In the report
that women employed pilots. 10 as bag
gagemen on steam railroads. as conductors. 81
brakemen. 45 engineers and firemen % as
switchmen yardmen and nagmen. As carriage
and hack drivers. as ship carpenters roof
and slaters ls5 blacksmiths sos as machin-
lists. as boIlermakers 81 charcoal coke and
lime burners and II well borers.
Gerald-May I kiss you for your mother?
Geraldne-Well. think not: she couldn't
BE Ra UP, iS' O'e''" Oh PROMISE anu 'ou'o'-f''N
Faith in drugs was the subject under discussion
when elderly physician who had spoken against
the practice dosing by laymen told this story:
Il had a patient once who complained of pains
In her right m. She otherwise we'll and
strong. and looked upon the little ache as nothing
serious. Weeks after she had been TO she
met and said that she used the liniment / gave
her her bad every night, and that when
she did not IL she could sleep One night
she retired before making the application. but
reached from her bed to the table. got her lini-
ment bottle. gave her good rubbing and
felt better for II, and went to sleep. When she
awoke the next morning she discovered that she
had grabbed the wrong bottle. and had applied
copious doses of black ink. 1t did her much
good my lininent."
Would you marry again. George. if were to
mo- indeedr
You brutel You want the world to believe that
I'm such a bad wife you would not want another!''
Houston Post.
'It is interesting to note the manufacture of
furniture in Hong Kong under European manage
ment and supervision writes Consul General
Wilder, of that city. THE work is given out to
Chinese individuals who operate in their homes
In their small shops. The saving is done
wholly by hand. huge logs of teak, larger than any
pine. being patiently and slowly cut into boards.
Time is no object to the Chinese. While "A Chinese
carpenter-who lacks the qualities to entitle him
to be called cabinetmaker7-will initiate any arti-
Gle given him to make. artistic piece of
furniture. he to lack originality, and any
attempt TO have piece of furniture made after
generic instructions is quite sure to prove disap-
pointing. With picture In his hand he can do
nothing. The practice of Europeans here of
putting Chinese TO work furniture is to make
drawings TO actual size to be pasted on the wood
Every part of table, for instance is drawn full
size by the European. The Chinese carpenter takes
these drawings home and. unless his excessive
economy in saving the wood misleads him. he does
a very faithful job
ALL FOR A DOLLAR
A man and his bride by the parson were tied
And when the performance was done
Said the parSOn, Dear mei' he looked at
his fee,
'.I add one to and make one"
The Catholic Standard and Times
Some observations concerning the surgical treat
ment of wounds by birds recently made by n
Swiss naturalist. He says he noticed that the
snipe had often been seen making with it's beak
and feathers a very credtable dressing OF a
wound. II had been known to secure a
broken limb by means OF stout ligature The
most interesting example that OF a snipe both
OF whose legs he had unfortunately broken by n
misdirected shot. He only recovered II on the fol-
lowing day, when he found that the poor bird had
contrived to apply dressings of down from other
parts of its body, fastened by concealed blood and
a sort of splnt Of interviewer feathers 20 both
limbs. In recorded by another naturalist
q snipe which was observed to fly away with a
broken leg subsequently found to have forced
the fragments into parallel poston-the upper
fragment reaching to the leg joint-and they were
secured there by of a strong band OF
feathers and moss intermingled.
Gussie Kalow-My mustache is beginning be
noticeable at lahst. -@- e..r.--. -
Pepprey-Yes, II reminds me of defeated puRil-
Est I at the athletic clubs show the other
night .f-.fe.-' rss.F,
Guesie Kaliow-Aw how Il
Pepprey-Down and out-PhiladelDhia Press.