New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Chancellor MacCracken OF New York University,
who started the movement year ago which re-
suited in reformed football is an enthusiastic
lawn tennis player. This IS about the only sport
in which he is Interested. In the course OF the
college year he finds little time to get out on the
courts but as soon vacation begins he may be
seen almost every fair morning welding MS
racquet with vigor that would he credit TO
men many years his junior. The chancellor taxes
great pride In his game. and always likes 10 have
a strong player on the other side OF tho net TWO
OF his sons were good athletes while In college
..MovIrg?" inquired neightor, furniture
van stopped in front OF Kcrlect's house
NO indeed replied Kerfect. "A friend wants 10
Judge.
The difficulty so long found in bonding together
new and old concrete has been obviated by recent
patent. This bond consists OF an extract OF coal
tar. used instead of water the mixing agent for
neat Portland cement. The mixture is laid in one
eighth inch 70 one-quarter inch layers on the old
concrete surface. and Immediately followed by new
concrete or mortar. The inventor says that inc
compound is entirely insoluble. and forms com
pIete and mononthc bond between the old and
work
1--WE may each contribute 10 tho city beautiful"
said the enthusiastic speaker; each add little
to the adorning OF the streets. - ..
wear my new hat down TO the matinee this very
afternoon II the sh!nes."-PhIladelphia Ledger.
young American on his first trip to Europe
writes from Frankfurt -on-the Main You know all
about Heidelberg. with It's duelng place. where
the visitor always comes Just too late to see an
encounter; Homburg the German Saratoga Nau-
helm and all tho other beautiful places near this
city. which every tourist thinks he must visit
You may know, also. the old Goethe house IN this
city. which will always have an additional charm
for me because of my adventure there l happened
to go Throughout mark-at tho same time
with lot OF personally conducted young girls
from England. When we reached the room where
q little old splnet stood the loquacious guide told
the girls that it had been played upon by Frau
Ruth Goethe and by the poet himself, and that as
a special tavor-he knew 1t would bring add-
tonal tip-he would allow one of the party to
play a few notes the instrument. Tho girls
could not decide which should have the honor
what should be played. Faust. 'Egmont'
and Mgnon under discussion. when 1
butted in and played a few bars from The Star
spangled Banner. The girls didn't seem TO recog-
nize the tune and 1 have wondered ever since
It their ignorance. the quality OF the nstru-
ment. possibly my playing"
Husband-I wish I had some OF those good. old
fashioned BISCUITS like mother used to make for me-
Wife-And wish had some of those nice new
fashioned clothes like father used TO buy for me-.
Chicago News.
"a good many Americans often puzzled over
a bill of fare printed in French. but for genuine
mystery the bill OF the average Race street Chi
nese restaurant has Monsieur le Chef beaten forty
ways declared who has tried both. says 1.-THE
Philadelphia Record" eff you have a spare dol
lar In your jeans you dine chow gal ding
which in United States means fried chicken ham,
waternuts and bamboo shoots. For rs cents you
may order Dor gal PENN concocton of chicken
and pineapple. Twenty five cents will pay for
'choong taw chee yok, l. e.. young pork and onions
Flush persons sometimes try goi ap pa which is
steamed whale favored with the juice OF orange
peels This costs 81 so. Another expensive dish is
kim yuen chez mixture OF ham. chicken raush-
rooms and sharks fms. for which So is charged
The ordinary patron OF the Chinese restaurant
however. confines himself to chop suey or yaka-
main. which costs him Is and 10 cents No one
knows just what chop suey may be. but yakanain
is nothing but noodles and chicken Favored with
lcorice.''
II guess they've caught that wife murderer"
Anything in the papers about it?'
mo. but saw several women with big punches
of flowers hurrying toward the jail little while
ago"-Chicago Record-Herald
A large part of the real olive oil consumed in
New York comes TO this city by way OF New Eng
land. The olive oil men of California have formed
themselves into an association. the members of
which produce the greater part Of the $50 900 gall
Ions of oil the output OF this country yearly
For the Eastern trade they have established a big
botting plant in New England. to which the oil is
shipped In bulk In tanks such as are used for the
shipment OF petroleum.
Life" remarked tho sententious bachelor, is
Its more like a game OF chess from my point
of view" rejoined the married man. Il Invariably
move once year."-Chicago News