New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Cigars again the go. Away with the pipe
It's no longer the cult" says Philadelphia dealer
Men took to pipes time ago n sort of rage
and the drop In the cigar business was consider
able. But after year two of pipes they have
gradually rejoined tho old ranks OF the cigar snok
ors. and we sell cigars daily now TO men 10 whom
were long glad to hand out n package OF smok-
ing tobacco "A week. I believe the newspaper
and magazine Illustrations had considerable infu-
ence I'm making pipe smokers. They always showed
the broad shouidered young chap sitting on n rock
gazing afar of to where his gil supposed to
be. and smoking n big bowled pipe. The young
fellows tried to emulate the picture man, and stuck
TO the lob for a while. Then they weakened. !
have stated"
ing over town topics. when Silas said:
81 hear Mrs. Jones saved her husband from
Hiram inquired. Don't say; why. how did she
silas-she had him cremated.-Judge's Library
Germanys labor famine. an aspect of her pros
perty. has become acute that II has been found
necessary to impress peasant girls into railway
service plate layers and repairers. A gang OF
them were recently at work near Beyersdorf much
10 the disgust OF the farmers. who there as else
where suffering severely from inability to OBJ
tain sufficient men or women workers,
'I cracked LAWYERS house the other night"
said the frat burglar disgustedly, "and the lawyer
vissd me ter git OUT ne '''-
You ..YSg get, got of easy s,y, replied the other
advice Philadelphia Press. O7
In railroad operation great loss is caused by
wooden bridges being destroyed by fire. and in
nearly all cases the blaze is caused by the live
Goals dropping from ashpans of the locomotives
In order prevent this the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company now covers tho woodwork of all
bridges with sheets OF galvanized .ron rlvetsd in
place. In this manner all portions of the wood
work exposed TO such danger entirely covered
Josh N, A. Long--I tell you. trusts are getting 10
Goetz Dunn-sure thing Why, there's that bor-
rible trust that skinnem has formed It's out
Florida Times Union.
The international observatory on tho summit q,
the Monte Rosa perohed at a height Of 1920 feet
is completed. and will be opened soon The con-
structon OF the observatory. which is the highest
in the world is due to the generosity Of Queen
Marehertta OF Italy. who. IT is said will attempt
the ascent OF the Monte Rosa in order TO open the
building.
Georgie-Auntie what does irony mean?
Auntis-It means to say one thing and mean the
think nndssasSSd asSd 1s Hos daS Sp,s
Wouldn't this be irony: "Auntie, don't want a
1t is only about ten years since the gasolene
motor first installed as an auxiliary on small
sailing boats. Now pleasure sloops yawls and cat
boats are being especially designed and built with
this in view. There also some OF the bigser
boats equipped with auxiliary power such as the
three-masted schooner Atlantic. winner of the
Kaiser's cup which has a steam plant on hoard
The motor Is also being adopted for commercial
uses for nearly every small fisherman has n
kicker" In his boat these days 1t was in n boat
OF this type that Captain Mark Caste took Off the
passengers of the Cherokee, aground at Atlantic
CITY, year and half ago UnaIded bv the
Kicker" he never would have reached her T4a
last three years In particular have shown great
improv ement I'm auxiliary power machinery and
produced new and trustworthy type of craft
LADY, have given you sixpence; what more do
you wantY
Tramp-Im afraid that policeman is going TO ar
rest
Iady-How can 1 prevent that7
Tramp--Just take my arm and be talking TO ma
lovingly, and he will think I'm your husband and
let pass.-Tft-Bits.
What is snid to be the smallest watch I'm the
world is in the possession of a London tewelIer
1t once belonged to the late Marquis of Anglesev
whose taste in ornaments extravagant and
bizarre. The size OF the gold case of this lIIipu-
tian watch is just that OF the smallest English
COMA silver threepence, The minute hand is an
eighth of an inch long.
Bacon-Why do you call him a faker I'd
like to know?
Egbert-Why. don't you he dyes his hairl-
Yonkers Statesman