New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
THE talk or TIE DAY.

woman OF good social standing told this bridge
story: Il invited TO luncheon recently. and
after the meal bridge was suggested. asked 20
be excused bat my hostess insisted must play.
with excuses for possible blunders cut in I
was in every time. and lost as do IN our family
circle, where / am trying 70 learn. We had
pleasant Afternoon. but tho unpleasant echo came
the next evening when my husband returned from
his office with the news that my hostess had So mt
him bill for S97 that being the amount which SIZE
wrote ] had lost at bridge the day before At first
lie wanted to have my hostess arrested fo- keeplng
a gambling house. but second thought 10 avoid
notoriety no his check for 800 writing On the
check Bridge. So; luncheon. So and he says he
Will have more fun with the voucher when il comes
back from the bank than my Hostess will have
with the 500"
Hcks-I thought you said he was a Free VIII
Wicks-Lord no He's married-somervilie
Journal
a record is held by the Rev Z. Clapton. vicar
of stebbins. Essex. England. on recent Sunday
he assisted in ringing peal OF 80 changes on the
bells before church. After this he conducted the
whole service. preached tho sermon and played the
organ.
M. M T@EeISS9 Is a smooth faced young man.
Why thought it felt mean
There IS 10 be an underground railway across
busy. crowded Toxic The distance is 10 be twelve
miles, and the cost OF construction will be
than Ss25.0O0 a mile. The railway company will
have 100000 capital. uniform fare OF two and
onehalf cents will produce dividend of per cent
for the shareholders The Electric Traction Com
pany. Of Toxic. plans To add sixty miles to its
system
DO you think you could he comfortable on $4,000
Yes, I believe I could If the people next door
hadn't more than 5000 year and my wife knew,
it-ChcaGo Record Herald.
There exists a stone which, it is said unfailinsly
foretells the changes in the weather Tho stone
was found in Finland many years ago by an Gx-
plorer' and has since been watched by scientists
with great interest 1t presents a white n,ottIsd
appearance in sunshine, gradually turning from
gray 10 black as rainstorm approaches The
stone is composed of clay. nitro and rock salt In
dry weather the salt In the stone is prominent but
when the air is filled with moisture the salt alb
serbs the moisture and turns black thus forming
the barometer
little Scottish boy was reading in mis- h,s,or,,
an account or the battle of BannOclburn He ysaS
as follows: And. when the English saw the new,
army arm on the the, hill behind their spirits became
meant by %dampng their spirits The boy. not
.'Pittn water in their whusky -Chrstian Re-
lister ''es-
Brussels is promoting interest in The c,,,,,-,
flowers among children in elementary schools -r,.
subject has been taken up by the State RotoD1oaI
Garden and NJ. Merchandise one Of the chiass A.
the cultivation department. has drawn up a nod,
handbook, full of practical advice suitah,, -
children who wish 10 grow plants and flowers -
adorn the school generally or their own clos.
rooms. The handbook has already been distr,h
uted in all the schools of Brussels and st. c;,ues
and the school authorities OF I.aeken. 1xeIIss
Liege. Boussu. Grivegnee. Moeles and other nIaco.
have also decided to circulate 1t among their eacb
ing STATS and pupils
A we'll to do Pennsylvania farmer who hal con.
his son TO Philadelphia to begin life as n cierI.
wrote 10 the merchant in whose employ ne w. n,
asking how the boy getting along ana I,S -
he slept nights The merchant replied 'iie sleeps
sleeps nights Chicago News. WIZ ''e