New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Over in Philadelphia the Salvation Army has pro-
,ided a novelty for the charitably inclined At TINS
Christmas tide. In place Of the red IRON pots which
New Workers are asked to keep boihhe ior q
Christmas dinner for the poor. cash registers haFs
heen substituted The contributor rings up te
amount he or she. wants give and drops the caSh
into the money drawer. The innovation IS sald 10
he attractive and to have induced more hoerai
gifts than the pots So far the cash register Schei
has not been tried in New York
In love with penniless Young scamp MI are are
You % can't retorted the wilfu young girl I'm
"That's Il exactly I propose TO let you do it
philadelphia Press
II story from Mnlsboro. Del. published in
Philadelphia paper is true. the day OF the pn'ho-
pranh has tust begun. According to this yarn. Ace
Coodbrl 4 hunter of Mnlsboro. is having wonder
r,,I success cunning for wild geese on the indian
River with the aid of phonosraph HIS method Is
to set the machine. loaded with honk-honk III 'he
bow OF the boat. and then. when the geese answer
the call 10 pick them of. The geese NY 10 'he
slaughter he says. He now fears that the next
erisIature will pass a law forbdding the use OF
photographs
lust a little touch OF realism. renarked me
dramatist with pardonable pride. IT'S wonder
nobody ever thought OF II before,
wiz NV heroine is a brunette in Act | and a
blonde In Act TI.-Iouisvine Courier journal
A rernarkabI burglar proof safe has been placed
:, a bank in England At night the safe is lowered
bv cables into an impregnabe metallic lined SUD-
vault of masonry and concrete After reachins inc
bottom II is fastened down by massive steel ugs.
operated by a triple time lock Until these Tugs
are released automatically at a desired time no
human agency can raise the safe. and to oreak IN
through "A mass OF stone and concrete which meas
ures ten fee; by ten feet by sixteen feet with
dynamite would wreck the building without making
IL possible 10 get at the safe
Father" said little Rollo. Il have discovered
why Santa Claus is depicted as driving reindeer
Yes lie is too wise 10 take chances in auto
mobIle."-Washington Star
An American paper company recently asked
Consul General Robert p. Skinner, of Marseiles TO
obtain information In regard to a North African
growth called esparto grass. from whicn paper Is
made Mr.. Skinner writes:
'As my correspondents are apparently interested
in low grade of paper suitable for the manufacture
of bags and wrapping paper. they doubtless intend
TO describe alta grass, for which increasing de-
mand is now noticeable and not esparto grass, or.
IN French 'sparte.' which is n form OF tute and
is used In the cordage and woven bag industry
North Africa. and particularly Algeria, is supply
ing annually increasing quantities OF AHA grass
and aIoes both OF which used In the manufact-
ure of paper. Alta grass is now quoted at about .
francs pcr 100 kilos Sl 16 per 90 pounds, dock at
Oran. while aoes quoted at from IS to 50
francs per klos (S4 AZ SIS "A per go pounds)
at Marseilles. Alta grass is used in France Tor the
manufacture of a gray wrapping paper. and
in England for the manufacture of print paper.
while aloes eight times more expensive
are absorbed by manufacture of high grade papers
Alta grass grows less throughout the At
rican desert region. and is an annual. cut and har
vested like hay. II is said that practically
limited supply is available and that 1t is expected
furnish the print paper of the future in France
leading London daily, it is said. has for some
years been printed alta paper"
why is it,, asked the fox that you always
look gaunt?
OH replied the wolf. it's all due to the busi-
ness I'm in. | always have to keep away from the
door until there's nothing left in the house eat"
Catholic Standard and Times.