New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-11
THE TALK OF THE Day.

Yarn, with powdered stone. cut a steel bar
Major McClaughry. warden Of the federal prison
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan. once found prisoner
who was supposed TO be pounding stone working
away at one of the bars to outside window. The
was induced 10 give demonstration. a
grating of the same description was placed in his
cell and guard stationed over him TO watch the
cutting process. With the limestone dust and sill
cate from the stone pile. the yarn from his sock
and little water. the man cut the bessemer steel
bar in eighteen working hours. With fine
emery. a chalk line and two wooden handholds 70
his fingers he made clean cut of the other
bessemer bar in five hours
7 figure that advertising costs me couple Of
thousand dollars year more than can Afford
What are you talking about? You don't ad-
NO. but the department stores do and my wife
has the bargain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press.
Artificial nutmegs are made IN Belgium in so
clever n manner that they can hardly be 2is-
tinguished from genuine ones, especially il mixed
with the latter. A chemical analysts has shown
them 10 consist OF mixture Of finely powdered
nutmeg (from extracted or injured kernelsl and
about 20 per cent of mineral substances Tho fol-
lowing means OF detection recommended: When
the kernels are cut the well known plantlike struct-
characteristic in genuine nutmeg Is absent;
II the kernels are treated for three four minutes
with boiling water they become soft, ard be
rubbed up into a powder with the fingers; on be-
ing burned they leave about Is per cent OF ashes.
while true nutmeg contains only . 10 8 per cent;
the imitation nuts are generally much heavier than
the genuine articles.
Budding Poet-Haye you read my Descent into
Worldly Persou-No; but I should like It
very much!-Iltustrated Bits.
j. F. Dunning. United States Consul at Milan. in
report 10 the government, shows that popular
belief the Notwithstanding, the cost Of
living in many italian cities is higher than In
America. "A family living In Milan the consul
writes, about a family Of similar size and posi-
ton would live in Boston. must pay more for its
subsistence and comforts than the American family
pays If average American family OF two
adults and two children. with total income or
$3.50 annually were to be transplanted TO Milan
and should try live here it lives in the United
States, it would have to pay $500 for the rent Of
nine rooms $2O for servants $50 for fuel (gas). $40
Tor lights (eectricl. sl5 for servant tax. so for
telephone $500 for food and $25 for personal taxes.
total OF $1,60O' OF the cost OF necessaTies.
Mr.. Dunnng says: I'm Milan sugar costs IS cents
pound; butter IS to so cents; eggs. Is 10 % cents
dozen the year round; beefSteak. 20 to 80 cents,
and milk t. cents quart while coffee, tea,
beans. chocolate. cheese. bread and similar articles
cost much If not more than. at home Rice
and red wine cheap and good. out coal and
wood 800 per cent higher than in America. And
in addition to all these expenses, the householder
must allow 81 a month least for the wine drunk
by the servants"
Toni suppose Werner is deep in loves young
Dcl-Oh he's past that stage. He's troubled with
insomnia now.-The Catholic Standard and Times.
King Edward has sanctioned the appointment OF
Henry Field. of Windsor. bombardier TO fire
royal salutes in the Long Walk, Windsor Park, on
the birthday anniversaries of the royal family and
other special occasions The Office Is an ancient
one. The which are used in firing the
salutes are the bombardiers own property. which
he keeps stored az his dwelling house, together
with powder This he provides out OF the sum
paid for firing the salutes OF twenty-one guns
There was some confusion to which side OF
the street should stop.
Let us make IL q rule" said the mOtorrnan. ITO
notice on which side the people are waiting. and
then stop at the other"
But suppose there are people on both sides?'
ventured one less hardened in experience
'Oh. to that replied the instructor. of
course. It's impossible not to obige somebody once
IN q while. '-sp Philadelphia Ledger