New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-12
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

writer IN The Montreal Standard gives a
description OF sleep destroyers In China that
sounds like report Of Mrs. Isaac l.. Rces So
cicty for the Suppression Of Unnecessary Noises.
In China night IS alive as the day. and is filed
with whoops noisy conversati lions. tho slng-song
accompanying work. boisterous rcpartee and every
other uumusiCal sound writes the correspondent.
In addition. the darkness IS long howl Of
dogs. cackle Of geese. braying OF donkeys. croak-
ing OF frogs. the slueang OF pigs. the drum beats
OF tho policeman. and even, az some one has said
the singing Of the stars" Individually the people
fun Of varieties OF unsurpassed violent demon
strativeness. and collectively they only ter
rife tribal turbulence. one most appropriate name
for China has never been given It. 1t has been
called the Yellow Kingdom. the Middle Kingdom
the Celestial Empire, the Plgtail Nation. the
Sleepy Giant and others. No one OF these is moro
applicable than the Nation of Noises Noise Is
seemingly. the first element OF Chinese life. and
has been cultivated for centuries by Chinese talent
and In conception. development and execution
presents not only new varieties but scores of new
species"
GqstomeEr;-Il,is steak has an old taste about 1t
have been several burglaries in this nsghborhood
ana at night have 70 put our pOrterhOuSe
steaks in the safe, you know.-Chcago Tribune
The French gardener. who has to carry water in
pals to remote parts OF the garden, has an In
genlous device for making his task easier. He
fasteus the handles Of his two pals TO a barrel
hoop Standing in the circle OF this he has no fear
OF either pail striking against him as he walks
Mrs. Henry Peck says Henry never spoke a
cross word to he, her; don't you think that shows
yes, or a great deal OF discretion Houston
Post.
United States Consul Cole. stationed at Dawson.
again all concerned that the prices in the
Yukon territory take away a newcomers breath.
Everything consumed IN the way OF living costs
from two to three times much in this country
as It does In the United States he writes. There
Is no article sold for less than . cents, matter
how trivial. as there Is no money In circulation of
Il lesser denomination than that amount. Tho
cost of living will remain high long the
means of getting supplies into the country remain
as they are. and what is true OF the Yukon ter
ritory Is true of the Yukon Valley from the
Alaskan line to the coast"
"G-g-good EVENING" said the young man who
had come to speak to the girls father.
Good evening" replied the old gentleman. You
"Flattered" replied the young man. II was
afraid l looked scared TO death."-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The Yankee fisherman has been complimented
again. for the fishing boats of the Atlantic
board are to be copied by the japanese. At the
present time tho Japanese fishing boat Is a fraiI
affair. and has hard work in standing up to stif
breeze. Reports have been made on the yachting
lines and fitness of the Gloucester type of boat.
and Japanese fishing craft to be built after
that model The American style is expected be
adopted gradually by the Japanese fishermen gem
orally which will mark the passing of the light
junk equally adapted to sculling sailing, and
the substitution of the dory for the sampan.
so you quit smoking because she asked you tor
said the youth with the clamshell cap
Yes" answered the lad with the turned-up
trousers.
and them
Then she went walking with n man who smoked
a pipe. because she said 1t kept away mosquitoes"
Washington Star.
In China wages of women operatives are NEARLY
az the vanishing point. II is that in the silk
mills at Shanghai there twenty thousand work
ers among whom children that work at three
cents a day and women at five cents. The highest
paid get &c cents for thirteen hour day In tho
Shanghai cotton mills the best women workers get
Il cents a day. the poorest cents the hours be-
ing from TO G. with thirty minutes at noon for
dinner
skurry-No, sir, I've never seen successful man
who talked too much.
Skidd-Hold on. Do you see that prosperous look
ing fellow Just crossing TIE street? Well, man
is worth 100000, and he completely disproves your
theory.
How so?"
Hes barber."-Clsveand Plain peais