New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
THE TAXI or THE DAY.

The hardshlps imposed on manufacturers of ar
ticlcs Of food by the recently enacted food laws
was the subject of discussion recently In u small
circle Two ~ the men present were manufact-
urcrs who objected strcuuously TO the descriptive
label one of the party Coutcnded that consumers
seldom read the labels and In order 70 demon
strate his contention he had some labels printed.
and taking a grocery man into his confidence sent
10 consumers Of the particular class some
strangely marked delicaces One bottle bore on
its face in bold type: This catsup is made from
turnps and potatoes. but IS well colored and prop
erly seasoned" Pickles marked: These
pickles were colored with paris green" and olive
oil was sent with this label: This pure olive
oil is really the product of tho cotton plant. but
warrant IL strictly pure" over the labe! on IL
glass Of Jelly this label pasted: This is make
believe delicious apple jelly" 1T was an expen-
eive experiment" said the who practised the
deception. hut 1t proved my assertion The grocer
told me that not one Of tho people whom he had
served knew what was printed on the labels"
.'G've come to give notice maam."
And would youse give me good reference,
maam? I'm going to Mrs Jonas. across fne so a
woman."-Iife.
The headquarters of the l42d Offenburger Regi-
ment Of the German army at the time OF the
cent mannuvres ut FOrst near Bruchsal. II
is the custom of the place to make II exceedingly
uncomfortable for strange young men who pre-
sumo to frt with tho FOrst girls, but. as the men
OF the 1921 could not be beaten off. the young
OF Forst took their revenge Immediately after the
troops had been withdrawn. They issued open
letter In a local paper in which they said that
at tho coming fair "all young women who had
danced with hlrted with the soldiers and had
shown their preference over their own townsmen
would be neglected-would be forced into the wall
flower class" "The girls did not weep" says a
Stuttgart paper, but published a notice to tho
effect that Invitations had been sent to the men,
bers OF the 1929 Infantry and had been accepted
I'm sufficient numbers to provide all with partners.
But even II men enough did not appear young
man who had aimed humiliate the girls would
then or at any other time be recognized" The
manifesto OF the Girls Union" concludes with
poor soldiers who serving for God. prince and
Fatherland?"
You after the job office boy?" asked the
merchant.
'Sure!' replied the youngster
ANY previous eXpertenCe?'
No, sir. nothin' previous about an l don't
Hang up your Philadelphia Press.
Another field of usefulness has been found for the
dog in war. He is already employed as a scout
He is now to serve In the ambulance corps Two
French army surgeons have taken up the question
with eagerness. pointing out the limitations of hui
man agency in collecting the wounded. of whom.
after every engagement, large numbers go to swell
the dismal list of the missing 1t is contended
that dogs keen scent could. with proper training
render valuable aid
Mrs. Scrapleigh-They say, my dear. that the
tremely beautiful II has glossy vened leaf -
Mr.. Scrapleigh (who has strained his back lug
ng taS Sot NOUS M eSossy veined leaves what does
the DUN thing weigh?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.