New-York tribune., 1907-10-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The civic opening OF the Colchester oyster fishery
is described by The London Daily Mail" The
Mayor and corporation proceeded in steam dredger
10 the limits OF tho fishery of Brightllngsea where
they consumed gin and gingerbread according 10
custom while the Town Clerk read IN quaint
archaic phraseology the proclamation which de-
clared that tho fishery had been the property OF
the corporation from tirne beyond which the MEM
ory OF man runneth not TO the contrary The
town sergeant then shouted God save the KinEr'
and cheers given. after which the Mayor
holsted up the first dredge of oysters. An oyster
supper was served. at which tho chairman of the
fishery company announced that they had in the
river nearly sixty million oysters
The Mllionare-Henri. fetch car at onceI
The, Millionaire (astounded)-You don't mean to
Puck - o'' repair ''op'
For a city OF more than two million Inhabitants
Vienna certainly enjoys an amazing Immunity from
fires The report of the city fire department shows
that the total losses fire In 1905 were less than
N3o0o The department cost the city about $500 900
In all there were l169 fires. an average OF a little
over three day. or these 81 classified as
large. l56 medium and s76 as small fires Thirty
four were in public buildings 426 In private houses
and 100 In the streets. The loss is due not only
to the activity OF the FIRE department but also to
the solid construction OF all buildings in the CITY
public and private alike.
Master-rhere was some devilish bad driving in
Yorkshire Keeper-Aye. an some dom poor shoot
in'!-Punch.
1t IS curious SAYS a writer in Tho Bystander
10 watch the commotIon that Alfonso's appearance
in his motor car generally creates. As he comes
tearing along at his usual breakneCk speed two
gendarmes stand ready for his arrival at every two
hundred yards 10 keep the way clear: there is a
whizz cloud Of dust and that is all that Is seen
Of the King. At Bayonne n short while ago he
was stopped Ike an ordinary mortal and answered
the usual questions TO name. residence and pro-
fession before the poor policeman discovered to
whom he was talking Twice the royal chauffeurs
have given up their posts. THE father of a fam
lily said one. Il cannot uselessy risk my life"
''Do you agree with the woman who SAYS that
vanity is much stronger passion than love?"
We'll | know that there Is greater demand
Dealer.
On the eastern side OF the Rock OF Gibraltar there
is a curious looking white patch which recently
led an American tourist TO ask whether the rock
was being armor plated. II is really catchment
for rain water to increase the of water on
the rock. The catchment covers ten acres 1t Is
made OF galvanized corrugated iron fixed to piles
driven deep into the sandy slopes above the village
of Catalan. The water collected at the foot OF
the catchment runs through the rock into a tunnel
1000 feet long and is delivered into reservoirs on
the western side. The yield 20 the inch OF rain
fall is 10000 gallons
DO you think you will give any musicals this
YES answered Mr.. Cumrox "I like them.
They give me chance to keep still instead of in
vitng criticisms OF my grammar from mother and
the girls s"-WashingtOn Star.
Cloth OF gold the fairy books describe; cloth of
iron Is a real product of the mills saws ."Ths
Chicago Tribune" Iron cloth is used largely to-
day by tailors for making the collars of coats set
fashonaby. 1t Is manufactured from steel wool
by new process. and has the appearance of hav-
ing been from horsehair. Wool which never
saw the back of a sheep Is being largely utilized
on the Continent for making mems suits II ts
known by the name of limestone wool snd "a
made in electric furnace. Powdered limestone
mixed with certain chemical is thrown into the
furnace. and after passing under a furious blast
of air IS tossed out fluffy, white wool After
coming from the furnace the wool is dyed and
finally made into lengths of CLOTH A pair OF
trousers ascoat made from this material cannot
be burned or damaged by grease, and is as flexible
as cloth made from sleeps wool Some time
ago an English clothing manufacturer succeeded
in making a fabric from old ropes. He obtained
a quantity of old rope and cordage end by a Sc
cret process made them into kind of rough cloth
A suit of clothes made from 1t and worn by the
manufacturer himself proved strong In the extreme
and kept its color well. II is said that a number
of goods sold by some of the best London tatlors
at low prices made of old ropes.
Toni don't see how Fred ever mustered IN
sufficient courage to propose; he's SO bashfu you
Jack-The girls father helped him along, be-
Tom-sort Of paved the way. did he7
Jack-well. ne didn't exactly pave the way, but
he furnished the roclSs.-Chicago News.