New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-12
THE TALK or THE DAY.

In answer to n correspondent who asks "WilI
you finally settle the question why glasses are
clicked when people drink toast In wine?' "a
Berlin paper says: Your question should have
included beer. The ancient form is observed with
that beverage we'll with wine. There
many versions but the most logical is the one
which sed the superstition that good
drink is worthy Of respect that In taking Il all
ones should be employed One sees the
liquid tastes It. smells It's fragrance feels It's effect.
and the glasses are clicked so that the OF
hearing may also have a share in the pleasure
Georgie-Papa who is that funny looking man?
Papa-rhat. my son, is Mr. sslith. He Is self
made man
Georgie-Was he satisfied when he'd finished.
papa?-lllustrated Bits
Up to this season it been the custom OF
Eastern yachtsmen to unload their old craft the
New York market, but this year that the
spring rush for yachts - on, conditions appear 10
be changed. and the local boats being sent TO
Boston and to Philadelphia. This change has been
caused in part by the adoption OF uniform racing
rules along the coast these rules having been
adopted first in New York waters. Boats TO
form to these rules first built here. and
of-town yachtsmen are buying them TO see how the
rules work In their own waters.
Lady (hearlng scotchman grunt with disgust on
passing advertisement boardl-Ah I see YOU agree
with me that those vGndals should not be allowed
ssndS3Na9' It wasna that But she's no guild
whuskey ,-Punch.
Imagination has a great deal TO do with some
cases Of sickness said a doctor in st. Josephs
Hospital quoted In The Philadelphia Record"
There IA woman who used to come here regu-
larIy complaining that she had swallowed IA pin
and that it was stuck in her throat hurting her
dreadfuy. Week after week assured her that
we could ind no pin. but stu she At last
We determined satisfy her, told her TO
open her mouth wide and shut her eyes. Then We
placed pin between pair OF long forceps and
ran 1t down her throat. After foollng around
while We drew It and declared that we had
last succeeded in extracting the troublesome pin.
She got up declared that she felt better and
away. 1 saw her later. and she declared that thu
pain In her throat had entirely disappeared
What ridiculous story This paper tells OF
girl who had live bug in her ear twelve years
Bryan's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger
The most dimnutlve vertebrate creature in the
world Is said 10 be small fish caught In noun
tain lake In the Luzon region of the Philippines.
The largest OF species is less than inch long
but its snallness may be best gagged by the fact
that Il takes about six thousand of them 10 mako
pound. Although so tiny, however tho fish.
which is named sinarapan, is an important article
of diet among the Philippine natives. Obviously
1t is too small for any net. and Is caught coarse
muslin sheets The fish are prepared by being
mixed with pepper and other spices and then dried
in the They are great native delicacy
P>I see you have my novel. I'll wager you had
to look at the last page to see how It all came out
on the title page to how IT came out. and even
l can't understand how 1t was.-Tit Bits
on one point the Turkish censor of the drama is
irfexible-there shall he murder committed on
the stage. This is in order to prevent corruption
by evil example. Consequently the dramatic effect
OF many plays is somewhat married by the man
ner In which principals destined to be murdered
are rushed off the stage. and. after receiving the
fatal thrust out OF sight of the audience. stagger
back from the wings TO sing their death songs.
Micky-Ah. summer is de time TO love de coils!
Jimmy-Give me de winter
MCky-De winter?
Jimmy-Sure! Hot chocolates don't cost but a
nickel, an ice cream sodas cost dme.-Chicago
News.