New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Hudson River ferryboats, especially those run
ming between Jersey City and West 23d street
Manhattan have been veritabe Sightseeing YES
sells since the Lustania arrived. Most Of them
have been crowded to the rails with curious per-
sons who want to catch glimpse OF the monster
steamer. and the ferry companies have been reap
Ing A good crop of pennies in consequence The
pilots seem to vie with those of lines in
running close to the Cunard Line piers as pos
sible. and as the boats glide by there is a rush
Of passengers to side to get close view Of
the liner So great has been the list the boats
at times that deck hands have been compelled TO
trim craft by asserting the passengers Viewed
from the water, the tall wharf building beside the
great liner looks in size in the proportion Of
mouse holding the tie rope of horse.
She She always reminds me OF public office"
Not SO very. She's continually seeking the man.
you know.'-Chicago Record-Herad.
Even IN the wilderness the married man ceases
70 care about his personal appearance" So says
A. ". Canning. the Australian explorer who has
spent twelve months examining the unknown
country stretching from the Western Australian
gold fields the Kimberley district in the Far
North, When among the blacks he could always
tell the bachelor by the careful style in which the
hair gathered up. chgnon fashion. and tied
behind with strings made Of fur, The
Tied aboriginal less distingushable by the
shaggy, unkempt locks struggling all over his
shoulders
sheet,
coyed into acting crew)--Tm touching tho
beastly thngi-Punch.
The opening Of a forestry school in South Africa
a year marked another advance in the propa-
cation of the forestry Idea The school was estab-
lshed by the government OF the Cape Of Good Hope
AT Tokai. Cape Colony to train men for the gov
ernment forestry service in the several South Afri
provinces. The covers years the
first year the South African College and the
second year at the Forestry School at Tokai.
long established estate. where there extensive
forest land and variety OF trees in all stages
of development.
Rinnf"Ry G.orse ' You look ike t,eaH the kind Of
you'd he apt TO make -Pick-Me-Up.
The golden crested wren is the smallest not only
OF British. but OF all European birds. according
Tit Bits" Its average weight is only about eighty
grains troy that II would take seventy-twO OF
the birds to weigh a pound. The length Of the
feathers is about three and half inches. and the
stretch of the wings about five inches. but when
the feathers taken off the length OF the body
does net exceed inch.
PA, what's the difference between an invest
ment and speculation?'
When win it's investment. When
lose It's speculation. Chicago Record Herald.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" in a recent number OF
its illustrated supplement has picture showing
the finish In American pie eating contest" A
Dresden paper in commenting the scene says:
Pie Is a purely American product. II is not
kuChen. pastete stole. but all three in Pie
cannot be described. It must be seen. and II
not he understood until II has been eaten. 1t
varies in size from four to fifteen inches in diam
eter and its upper and under crust are filled with
fruit Jams and with pastes which have no other
use Pie is as essential TO American dinner
bread is to ours. and in part of the United
States known as the pie belt It is eaten at every
meal All Americans agree that pie is indgest-
BILE but this does affect the consumption and.
although it is made in every household there are
large bakeries in every city where only pies
produced
First Summer Girl-Maisie made fool of Mr.
Freshley.
second Summer Girl-She had plenty OF ma
teriai-Illustrated Bits.