New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
THE Talk OF THE DAT.

The evening class which has been started in a
41st street school teach young women how 10
sell goods the subject Of discussion at
luncheon resort in the drygoods district and at
one table where only elderly men sat the plan
caused some amusement. One veteran said: 1T
reroinds me Of Bunting Satterthwaite's story.
.sstt' was a fine salesman, known in ali parts OF
the country. One day one Of the cub drumn1ers
came back from short trip with poor business
to his credit and calling down staring him in
the face He sided UP to 'Satt' and said: I
could sell as many goods YOU If buyers would
listen to me- Well won't they? 'No-thats $
the trouble Indeed. Then you're in the wrong
place Representing a good house, having the
right stuff to sell and making that statement
show that you're better fitted for the packing de-
nartment' Ten years In a school like the new one
would not make like that salesman The
real seIer-man or woman-gets there without
school"
During snovstorm on the Highland Railway
a cheery Scot passed along the carriages trying
10 keep up the spirits of the passengers An old
man mi On aRsra6 Be You'd S9%dRsfs0 de Of eod ' ' an
TAX my advice an no das thai thaf TePetd Pt1 tae tr
eorpses "-Tit-Bits
The press bureau of the American Anti-Saloon
League has issued bulletin commenting on the
decrease in the dstilery business within the last
few wears Among the statistical figures given to
show that the ant-saloon idea Is gaining ground
the-report of t- largest organization Of distllers
is quoted follows: The net earnings of the
corporation for the last six years follow: 1893
s2lS47s1; 1904. sts97.ps7: 1905, s1-5ssss1: 1906
s2124.O64; 1907 s2.55s.767; 1905 SS49,s9Q
Please sub" asked little Ephr'm Of his SUNDAY
school teacher. please. sub. huccome Pontius
plate got sich cu'ious name?"
"Paunchtus Pllate; ma boy" Mr. Blackburn re re-
cause he man oh generous propo tons -
Harpers weekly.
Yiddish theatre in all essential features
like those Of New ~ ork. says a letter from Paris
has been established in that city. and although
the performances do not take place every even
ing as vet. there be doubt that the venture
will be successful one. The house which has
been rented for the purpose is the old Eden
Theatre in the Rue Saint-Denis and the bill
boards in front of the place plastered sew
| eral times every week with glarnE signs In
Hebrew announcing the performance Of plavs
varying from Hamlet 10 sweat shop dramas
The company of players recruited from
England and the United States. and a glance over
the audience and stage Of this Paris place of
amusement would remind one forcbly of q
Bowery theatre OF the same class
forgive r CASEY for 9, throwing that brick at YOU
toime ~ we'd inst Vait in a., git wsn m pe saving
pray fer Casey.-Pick-M -Me-Up.
In the public baths maintained by the CITY OF
Boston every and child. boy and girl who
joins the gymnasium classes must undergo a
physical examination Speaking Of the result Of
this examination, the medical director Dr. Will
lam r Woodbury.. says: In the last year II
, found that the three most common physical
defects were decayed and neglected teeth. round
shoulders and swollen tonss. More than so per
cent Of the applicants had decayed teeth and
dirty mouths and larger number were
ignorant of the fact that sickness and disease
were less likely To when the mouth and
teeth kept clean and sound"
London Coster injecting Village Idiop-oo are
yer a-larfn at?
Idot-Oi bean't alarm.
C,oster-Well, put YOU nee straight
Idiot-It is straight.
Coster fexa6psrated)--Well, then, bloomin' we'll
bend 1.-THE Tater.