New-York tribune., 1907-08-02
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

,-o1, rrv-e,n might take a few lessons from Nose
Nero an Indian who tried 10 introduce i.o"
fashion in evening dress at Muskosee 'le 80 80
NIGHT and was hauled UP In police court ana liieN
SIN IIe was charged with being drunk oso'-
derly and undressed. He attended church lawn
nartv attired IN q suit Of blue union underwear
and \ sack coat The police believed the Indian
was carrying the union idea too far
maybe that boy Of yours VIII be famous some
u"...i shnuIdnt be surprised.- answered Farmer
CorntosseI me does Ike 70 wear curious CONES the
an say things that sounds more stHpIl7I-A N'
scnsiblc.'-Wush:ngton Evening star
Pardon me, Boss. but you see l went Drohe
Yesterday at the track and want Just enough 10
get IN to-day and win on O good thing that nave
and then I Will redeem tho ticket" It Is with tti's
q-raettng that the latest 'bunco game Is being
worked down the Brighton Beach racetracH'
and Il has found many takers
The game IS worked by n well dressed negro
with n pair Of field glasses over his shoulder. Il
you look prosperous and are started toward inc
grandstand entrance he VIII step IN your way
with a deferental bow and n Pardon me- ooss-
Nine chances out Of ten this VIII get you 10 STOP
and then he tells his story.
FTe went broke" the day before and wants to
dispose Of pawn ticket for @ diamond ring when
Is worth $3.50 and IS in pawn for 800 He VIII sell
YOU the ticket for $10 and then, II you don't want
f. why fust give him your address. and when tho
good thing" that he has for to-day comes IN he
Will buy back the ticket Tho ticket Is no good
and he never comes back to look for you and give
YOU the $40. lie has found many takers and. as
ono man said yesterday. "he certainly had good
thing ut the races and was It
In 1g25.-De styIe-When a circus is stranded
nowadays the slackwire artist is the envy Of ell
the performers
Be styIo-WRy. he Is the only who is able
TO walk home on the gyroscopic railroad track
Judge.
ArnaIie Materna, who, since her retirement from
ing her mo o
giving instruction In singing. celebrated her six
teth birthday In Vienna July 10 In congratu-
lating her the "Freie Presse quotes letters writ
ten to her by Wagner in 1876 and 1882, in which
ho praises rapturousy her performances OF Brtnn-
hide, Kundry and Elizabeth and speaks OF her
the 'nost loyal of all the loyal ones
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
A man with q wife back In Gloucester.
Didn't try her affections to foucesteri
As matter OF course.
And now the poor follow has loucestert-Fucls-
Speaking Of Josef Tichatschek whose hun
dredth birthday celebrated IN musical circles
on July II, Prague paper says; Tie was the orig
inal Wagner singer. He the who laid the
foundation for Wagner's great triumphs. AS tn"
rame indicates he was Bohemian. born in 1907.
the son OF poor weavers at Weckelsdorf- He be-
gan his career as a chorus boy IN the Benedictne
cloister near his home and. like many other great
singers he studied medicine, but deserted the Vi
enna University 10 become n member of tho Royal
Opera. In 1885 he went to Dresden where no
his laures. and where he remained IN active
vice for thirtytw years. In October. 1912.
performance of 'Rienzr took place at Dresden.
Wagner was a Struggling musician In Paris at the
time and the performance won for Wagner tho d.
rectorship of the Dresden opera From that day
forward there brotherly friendship betweep
the master and the singer, which lasted until Wag-
ner died"
Miss Smith, see that the Legislature has passed
q law prohibiting the women from wearing stuffed
| birds feathers their hats
Aunt Maria-It amt fair. I've heard of how tho
in the cities wear swallow-tail coats. and they
| never say word against it-Bohemian.
| Another 'itis' pertaining to occupation has
| appeared 1t Is ''telephonitis" Tho new epidemic
| has broken out recently among girl switchboard
operators in The Bronx. The symptoms a rash
1 the used to handle the plugs, followed by
partial complete helplessness OF the member. 1t
is suggested by physicians that the disorder may
| be due to mild blood disorder caused by careless
handling OF the plugs by their metal ends. instead
| of by the insulated handle.
| APPROPRIATE BATHING PLACES.
Lame MANA limpid lake.
Deaf MANA sound
Blind MANA
| Sick mana We'll
| Baseball crank-A run.
F1reman-A stream.
Inebriate-A tank Cor the Falls.
A crook-A strait
Gambler-A pool.
Pawnbroker-A pond.
| Shoemaker-A creek.
Burelar-The breakers.
An athlete-A spring.
| Messenger boy-Ths rapids
| The CxaS-Ths surf Liza