New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

St Patricks Day and furim will be celebrated on
the same day this year. An East Side citizen who
dabbles in politics and deals in everything to
drink except water has sent out hundreds of cir
culars printed in English and in Yiddish, in which
he says: There will be joint entertainment on
Tuesday which will not arouse the wrath of the
anti-intermarriage cranks 1t will be in honor of a
fine team-St. Patrick and Esther. One freed a
land of snakes and the other put out an old
CRATER. It's a stand-o which one deserves the
greater glory. 1t doesn't happen often that these
anniversaries come together, so come and celebrate
with us on Purim and what's left we'll drink to
ST.. Patrick. ra4- 81
THE TRUE AND THE UNTRUE.
But he stayed at home
And guarded the family night and day.
He dog
The tramp. the burgar the he, henmaWayY sasS.aYd b.+
At morning and evening, in cold and heat
He dog.
He was a
To cherish his wife and children fair.
He was man,
His heart grey calloas, its 81 loys.beats @ rare rare.
And cigar in his fingers. hurried away
To the club, the lodge, the hall. the snow
II. va Was II" a MAI man. - 60 Pick -Me-Up.
In a report on the textile industry in Germany,
United States Consul Hurst. of Plauen. describes
conditions among the factory operatives. THE
families of the working people are rarely small
says the consul. land it is not infreauent 10 find
man and his wife and several children subsistinS
on 81 81 A week From this amount rent. clothing.
food fuel and other necessaries have TO be paid.
In many instances. however, the wife is also a
wage eaIner as we'll the man. and the children
go to work possible. Such families
usually live in a kitchen and one other room. There
the family cooks, eats and sleeps. The rent for
such an apartment is rarely less than 10 marks
(S2 $50 a month, the general price being about 10
marks ts2 5) Some of the operatives are better
placed and have their own small dwelling in the
suburbs with garden attached 1t may be re-
marked that Sundays or holidays. when enjoy
ing an outing, the operatives always appear well
and comfortably dressed A ragged or barefooted
person is most unusual sight Food is of neces-
sity quite simple. One person thoroughly ac-
uuainted with the life and conditions of operatives
here says that the principal nourishment OF the
weavers consists of potatoes and salt, bread and
so called pepper made of water. bread little
fat and plenty of pepper. Meat is seldom eaten,
and when INDUCED in at all is usually in the form
of SO ID meat or sausage. Operatives generally
five times day, and rye bread is nearly always
taken. The first breakfast consists of coffee. made
chiefly of roasted grain. and piece of bread or
roll. Sometimes a bowl of hot water with little
-four stirred in is taken instead or coffee. The din
ner IS a. midday. The morning, afternoon and
evening meals are mucn lighter and in them beer
often occupies q place.
Troprieor-Can she take the high CO..
Riandger-Not without knocking off OF the
Illustrated Bits.
According TO the British commercial attachs at
Yokohama item increasing importance In
the statistics of Japan is the traffic i'll human
hair. The value Of the exports of this com
modify from $3.50 in 1904 to E1o.i4I in the
first eleven months of 1907. France appears to be
the best foreign customer. for in 1907 she took
pounds of il, valued at 1928. while 3S 80
pounds, worth G2653. the United States.
The haic is all black and rather coarse. coming
almost entirely from women OF the lower classes.
II is collected in the spring and autumn, the best
quality coming from the women of Izu. who are
blessed with locks of extraordinary length After
being combed and ceansed by means OF sand the
harvest thus gathered is sorted In bundles ready
for the foreign demand.
But why do you women want vote"
You can't. That's why."-Philadel-
pha Ledger.