New-York tribune., 1907-09-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The first thing that strikes the visitor TO a base
ball game these days is the strange. unwonted ST.
lence. 1t takes minute for the reason TO be
plain, then you say, why. there aren't any tee-
graph keys clicking.' That's the trouble. In the
days before the strike the constant clatter Of the
keys gave cheerful free aspect TO the grand
stand. felt inclined make some noise
himself Now everything is quiet, except in the
beachers, where artificial stimulus TO noise is
ever needed. There is constant noise to pro-
woke other noise. and result the real en-
thusiast seeks the bieachers The grand
stand is a less cheerful spot than it once
Mrs. Piecrust's cookbook is SO popuIar-the
fourth edition has been sold out:
Then. suppose, II will soon be drametizsd.'-
Fiegende Batter.
At first blush II would seem that an elephant
was far too cumbrous and huge an article to be
stolen. bur according TO one Of the British consus
in Siam the teak industry there IS most seriously
interfered with by the incessant thefts of timber
elephants One of tho consuls four transport eIe-
plants the property of his ma jsstv's government
was stolen while grazing near Chiengmai In Oc
tober last and has not yet been recovered Out
Of nintynine elephants reported stolen, fifty were
taken from the Salween district. and in nearly
every when the thieves get away with an
elephant they take il into that district and keep
It there until the brand has been removed before
taking it the Saween for sale IN British ter
ritory.
Cactus Calvin-strike anything rich on yer pros
Aikali Isaac-You bet yer life did Ghic).
Cactus GaivinooHow does the assay run?
trated Bits.
ST. Helena is determined to suppress juvenile
smoking The new law that has just come into
force In the lonely little Napoleonic island would
probably bo deemed Draconan by the average
London youngster, says The Pail Mall Gazette
Any person giving selling tobacco boys or
girls under the age of sixteen is liable a OF
20 shlngs for the first offence and 70 shillings for
each subsequent offence Boys detected in the act
of smoking in the possession OF tobacco or
cigarettes liable fine of shilllngs and
twelve strokes with the birch
well George. do you know 1t is 1 O'Clock? What
have YOU to say for yourself?'
you've gone an s-soared it out Of ny ny head Oh.
remember Il n-now"
Good night'-CIeveland Plain Dealer
Louis Vauxcelles. on a vacation trip through
Germany. writes from Munich gil Bias about
tho Bavarian breweries with tsproOm annexcs. In
the of his letter he says: "Hofbrau Iowen-
brau, Augustnerhrau. Pschorr-colossaI. trennen-
dous establishments ul. They are Munichs most
interesting attractions for the Frenchman. There
all Munich. Fat women. slender girls with
blond braids. young. old. thin and heavy people
from all walks of life. military and civil officers
merchants. letter carriers-all beer mug in hand
happy and jolly. An indescribable buzz and muir
mur pervade the places. All seem to have left
their places of business far behind and sit at tho
washing
them down with beer. This must be taken on the
spot hundred metres from the brewery II be-
comes black and heavy. Take IL to Paris and n
will be like fermented shoe polish . The Munich
beer. to be enjoyed must be drunk in Munich"
Westerner visiting New York was held I'D by a
highwayman with the demand Give me your
money. or III blow your brains Out!' Blow away
said the Westerner. You live i'm New York
without brains, but can't without money
Christian Register.
The Herkowitzes ere not the only ones who are
dissatisfied with their The "Frankfurter
Zeitung' tells OF commercial traveller Johann
Mayer by name. who registered a hotel in VI
emma Ernest Walter In the evening he Wis
tied many public resorts with business friends and
when he reached the hotel very tired. he asked
for the key for room No Sc Occupied" he was
told BEG pardon said he. that's my room
Investigation showed that the man wrong and
when the hotel people tried TO straighten out the
difficulty the guest could not help them, because
he had forgotten his hotel name The next MORN
ing when he had to appear before magistrate for
using "a fictitious name. he said that people made
fun of Mayors. and particularly of Johann Mayors
and his business suffered In consequence The
cuse was pronounced ridiculous. the man was fined
and the magistrate said that IL all Mayors felt
about their name did the Johann who had been
brought before him there might be five hundred
thousand similar cases in year
.The man l marry said the girl. must be
little lower than the angels.
well. what's the matter with me? aueried the
Young man. he dropped his knees at her Ieet
''You see. I'm little lower than one Oh theIn- =
Pick -Me-Up.