New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Wichita (kanO Beacon Is dut4IOl41J ~
the statement that 50 per cent of the RABBITS III
I-sos oro victims of tuberculosis or tuberculous
-oht,Its The Beacon" says: The men VINO mace
the discovery that 50 per cent of the ranoi's nave
tuberculosis are government inspectors at tne PACK
ine, houses and since finding the first tuberculous
rabbit about year ago, they have examiner
every rabbit killed before using or permitting 1t 10
he used as human food. The result of the test
shows concusively. they that not less than 0'
rcr cent OF the rabbits whose habitat is on the
prairie or in the cornheld will show signs OF the ds
ease Ono inspector who has hunted considerably
.b4z wear stated that as many seven out or
overv ten rabbits killed by him were infected with
the tuberculosis germ.
The last Jug of Bourbon
Left standing alone.
All the coones that tapped II
Are faded and gone.
No ghost q cocktail
To reflect back Drink hearty
ATLANTA Constitution.
Tho circulation manager of the latest daily news
paper TO appear in the streets of Havana, lei
Criollo" was probably only little careless. or per-
hans wished to show that he was looking ahead.
when he sent copy Of the first issue of the Journal
TO .'William II Taft. White House, Washington.
f L de A" The quick wtted sorting clerk In the
Washington postofice switched the package from
the direct route TO the Executive Mansion and It
was delivered at the Office OF the Secretary OF War
without delay.
Little Wiliie-say, pa. what IS a genius?
PA genius. my is man who. as d boy
the neighbors said would never amount to any
thng.-Chcago News
In an article on 'Pseudo-NatonalisTn'' in tho
'Neue Judische horrespondenz," OF Berlin. two re-
cent publications are quoted TO illustrate the fact
that people are usually more considerable Of the
feelings Of strangers than they are OF the feelings
of their neighbors. Octave Mirbeau. a Freach-
man made an automobile tour and then wrote
book about It. giving his impressions and telling
what he saw. The German customs officers he
saws "and all the German people whom met
were most cordial, while France L experienced
the contrary. The people threw dirt and stones
at me, and the customs officers were undccomIno-
dating" Professor Kohler. German, has also
written q book about automobiling. in which he
saws lust the opposite. He found the French
neopIe charming and the officials equally So.
while his experiences with German officials were
never agreeable.
At the Play-"Talk about realism!" exclaimed
MT H3gsekeep-
.'That housemaid making dabs at the furniture
and never hitting II looks awful natural TO me- -
Louisville Courier-Journa1
Thomas A Edison, in letter to THE Chicago
Tribune says of his latest invention: 81 am in re-
reIpt of many letters regarding newspaper articles
describing a cement house which am about TO
erect The writer's of most of the letters have mis-
read the articles, and take this occasion TO e~-
plain Just what | purpose TO do. / now have
model one-fourth the size OF the house designed
by the New York architects. This winter l shall
construct the iron moulds and devise machinery.
whereby q full sized house be cast in twelve
n0urs after the moulds are in position. AT the END
of six days the iron moulds removed ard the
house will be complete, including stairs. parti-
tons mantes, BATH etc, and after drying six days
will probably be ready for occupancy. To build
this house for $1,000 1t is essentia! that II be
erected on sandy Soils rs the material excavated
for the cellar is all that is required to build the
house except, of course. the cement The cost of
the iron moulds will be about s25oO the cost of the
other machinery about s15UO0 From this outfit an
unlimited number of houses can be erected"
s.Your wife used to like TO sing, and she played
the piano lot. Now don't hear her at ell.
sShe hasn't the time We have two children
well, weli After ALL children are biessing!--
Tit-BitE.