New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
TIE Talk OF THE DAY.

Grasshoppers are generally looked upon an un-
mitigated nuisance. but James Ludsate. a farmer
Of Lee. Me, thinks he can turn them into
source OF handsome profit. He collected last sum-
mer seventy-hve thousand OF them TO be sold 70
sportsUsen bait for trout next season when the
inny tribe plentiful and the 'hoppers scarce
As fast the insects captured they were
placed IN a crib. which had been made air
tight by FASTING paper over the cracks. The crib
VAS then filed with hay and banked with leaves
TO keep it ' arm within Thus far this winter the
grasshoppers have stood the cold and Mr.. Ludgate
sees no reason Why no should lose than 10
per cent by spring. II no get two cents eaeh
for tho hoppers he will make about 200
Why don, you 60 to work. asked the severe
Lady. answered Plodding Pote I'm surprised
al YOU: De way tings is goin youse thrifty mem
hers OF de middle classes ought 90 he grateful 70
me fur not beiu an insurance CRATER or "A bank
rohher- Washington star
Chief Left Hand, a famous warrior Of the Arapa-
hoes. is dying of old age in his tepes on the Cana
dian River IN Oklahoma He and Black Kettle
ch!ef or the Cheyennss. commanded the last Indian
uprising In that territory. That was in 1855 The
redskins were surprised by troops under General
Custer and nearly all OF the former were killed
Left Hand. now over eighty years old is going
blind ana Is almost helpless He lives by himself
and the old Indian custom OF letting the "o!d
folks crawl OF by themselves and die Is being
carried out TO some extent IN his case.
Have you an electric wagon?" asked the motor
No" replied the stranger; mine is hydraulic
News Da'S
Queen Alexandra owns several ane chinchilla and
Persian cats. Princess Alexander OF Teck and
Prince Maurice of Battenberg also possess valuable
specimens but the real cat fancier among tho royal
family OF Great Britain IS Princess Victoria OF
Schleswig-Holstein, and the only royal cattery IS
the one now established at Cumberland Lodge
This has been arranged on tho most .up-to-date
principles and has curtained windows and front
door, with knocker and letter box. The portals
are surmounted by crown and the initials ''v.
S. H."
,Naybor-I saw your wife leaving home in some
thing or hurry this morning.
Marryat-Yes. she's going into the shopping dis
SMay6or+,ME; did lid she tell y9u that? that
Fress. f4es had that much left in 9'"krhilad'Ipha
L. J. Hooper OF York, Me. has a curiosity in a
four legged rooster The bird is as large as an
ordinary and is perfectly formed except
for pair of legs which branch out Just behind the
regular ones.
oo,,, ~ see that some Of our scientists claim that
thought ana all that he said "'''''u'iS upon
Nonsense she replied Did YOU ever know
any who in the habit OF diving 9''-PhiIa-
delphia Inquirer.
man who through the courtesy of high rail-
road official travelled for years all over the coun-
try wherever pleasure his business took him
on a pass carries neat gold edged card ease one
side Of which arranged to hold his annual"
This could he seen through piece Of transparent
celluloid, and handling by the conductor was thus
avoided. The man still carries the card case but
there is no pass In the place where there was one
for long time. Instead there is a white card bear
Ing the picture OF massive tombstone, on which
Is Inscribed: