New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
THE TALK or THE DAY.

II the courts were to enjoin the Tobacco Trust
from doing any business In the United States
the threatened tobacco famine would not be a
grievous personal hardship to James c. Mercy
nolds the Special Assistant Attorney General who
is pushing the governments case. To smoke or
not smoke is not the vital question with the
urhane lawyer who never uses the soothing weed
in any form, though he halls from Nashville and
has long been well up the various aspects OF
the situation in the tobacco growing sections Of
Tennessee, and Kentucky. He is not fanatic
against the personal use Of tobacco. however. and
II was In view Of the hardship that might he In
hlctcd on tho general public by the sudden cutting
off of the supply of the weed that he asked tha;
"A receiver be appointed to carry the business.
oddly enough Mr.. McRcynolds's predecessor in
the hunt after the Tobacco Trust. Henry W. Taft.
never INDUCES In tobacco.
After short residence IN this country an Irish
m9n applied for aPpontme9t NTH, on the police force
was asked among other questions. II he knew the
distance between New York ana San Francisco.
Wen, don't know, the distance exactly, hut if
thats goin' 10 he my beat don't want the job
Judges Library.
Colorado sportsmen are now camoring for an
open season against Rocky Mountain sheep. They
say the closed season has covered such long
period tho herds have increased beyond all bounds.
They preparing memorial to be presented
to the next Legislature. The opposition to such
Il course is powerful and the fight will be bitter
one, Large herds Pixies Peak are tame that
they Craze within few hundred yards of the
cog road which leads 10 the summit OF the noun
tain.
You insist on the old-tlme ideas of state Of
Yes answered the embittered person. "You
See Know m So ma many peonle for whom nothing eiso
Ten tramway tickets delivered by five different
conductors and thereupon Immediately inclosed In
sterzed paper envelopes to preserve them from
further contamination. have been carefully an
alyzed by DR. Busquet. of Bordeaux. France with
CHASTITY results. Each one yielded a separate cul-
tivation OF microbes. The tramway ticket
broths severally administered To ten white
mice Eight OF them died quickly and the two re-
manning became II. Five white rats drank OF the
potons and all expired Or. Busquets conclusion
is that four out of five tramway tickets taken at
random may transmit dangerous diseases.
Magistrate Cdischarging prisoner)-Now. then I
Pren Iin yGu ~ AcT @ tr" pao roPamy
see me here aGain.-T1t-Bit
The parrot is generally supposed have q
monopoly among birds OF the power of talking.
but a matter OF fact. the parrots voice is de-
cidedly inferior to that of the mynah. There are
always examples of these birds in the largo aviarY
at the London Zoo. and they repeat various phrases
with great clearness OF utterance. Curiously
enough. the hen has n grufr voice, while the cock
speaks in a clear high tone like that of a child
The mynahs can be easily provoked into showing
off their power of speech. and will greet tho WIS.,
itor with Good morning In response TO his aalu-
tatlons. The mynah is a kind of startling.
Teacher-Now, Tommy. we reach bridges. Which
is the most costly bridge in the world7
ma ma'am.-Philadelpha Inquirer
An effort is being made in some parts of India
to encourage the natives TO kill the orooodiles
which infest the large rivers 1t Is said that hlxh
prices can be obtained by selling the skins TO
American hide dealers, and. at the same time, one
the dangers Indian river lfo will b.e reuoved
Visitor-Good morning. madam; oame to tuna
your plano.
Mrs; Hammer-Piano? did not send sor you.
that had bsttsY oall-Phiiad dApbE tnnfdref.