New-York tribune., 1907-10-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According TO recent French writer's. infants IN
arms are fed with alcoholic liquors in Normandy
with the most disastrous effects. Dr. Brunon
writes: In Normandy IL is not unusual 10 see
women mix coffee and cognac In nursing bottles
These women are employed outside their homes
therefore some means be devised TO keep their
babies quiet in the cradles during their absence
The ingenuity takes this form: bottle containing
the mixture is placed under the pillow 10 keep II
warm and attached thereto Is A long rubber tube.
which the child. the NIPPLE Is placed between
its lips reluctantly gives Automatically it gets
drunk and thanks 10 its heavy slumbers the neigh
bors not disturbed
Caddie TO golfer who has been lifting the turf all
the way round the cOurse)-You'n be stranger 10
Ciolfer-WeiI not exactly stranger. was born
here and all my folks are buried neTGsoou; % ~; +,,-s
with his driver)-I doot you'll no get deep enough
with your driver, you'd better TAX your ron
Tit Bits.
For a wager Of $4,000 Viscount and Niscountess
RaouI de Gruard have been making a honeymoon
tour OF the world foot. They left Paris on
May u. 1896. and have arrived at 1rrn after trav
elllng 1850 miles foot. They walked through
England Norway. Switzerland, Siberia. Turkey
the United States. Spain and Italy. They hope to
reach Paris at the beginning of next month. This
singular bet is held by some members OF the Geo
graphical Society in Paris.
Little wnle-say. pa, why do 5 they always have
n oandase over the eyes pI JuSriSS ] to,-, +arLod
tho poor woman blind. my son.-Chicago News.
Parisians have lately been informed by OF
their most reputable journals says Tit Bits that
King Edward carries with him tiny photographs
camera which is attached to his watch chain. and
that while pretending 20 toy with this he snap
shots the various personages and officials who are
presented from time TO time. The films. which are
almost microscopic given TO an expert pho
tographer. who enlarges them. The temptation 10
take a picture of well known statesman or
&c to, he Sled
and the collection which his majesty owns IS
unique.
Chicago lawyer tells about a case that
tried I'm a baCkWoOdS court one of the lawyers
retained was an Eastern man. new 10 the country;
Does your Honor wish TO charge the jury?
asked the legal light, when all evidence was In.
NO. l guess not" replied the judge: i never
charge em anything. These fellows don't know
much. any way an I let 'em have all they
make."-HarpeT's Weekly.
Covering a long abandoned well in Bosworth
street Boston. old gravestone which work
men unearthed while eXcavating for water pipe.
1t bears the following inscription: William Trow.
son of William and Elizabeth Trow Decd Aug.
9th 1924. Aged l Year and Mo-" The stone has
a border OF acanthus leaves. and at the top the
traditional cherub's head fanked by wings, all
neatly carved
zone of our prominent married citizens re-
marked Uncle GoshaH HemlOck, commenced last
week to talk about affnttes in a perfervtd man
ner."
"Other prominent citizens commenced TO talk
about tar. with few observations on the subject
OF feathers This seemed 10 have the required
effect, since which we're all happy an united
again, talkn' politics"-Louisville Courier-Journal