New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Some Protestant pastors OF Baltimore are max
ing an effort to have the observance Of Christmas
restored in the public schools Of that city. Sew
eral years ago. according to The Baltimore SUM-
the school board decided that ANY formal re-
ligious services in the schfols would lead 10 ali
sorts of difficulties" and for that reason II was
decided to eliminate any exercises Of religious
or a political nature. The cergymen, however
have hopes that the views OF the authorities may
have changed and hence the fight for Christmas
observances. THE Sun" after investigating says;
Judging from expressions heard. the preachers
are liable to get little encouragement from the
school board IN any effort to start religious ser
vices in the public schools"
In Car-L.ook here. sir! 1 got up 10 give my seat
second Man Sitting down)-Thats all right, old
follow She's my wife.-Lire.
At the University of Pennsylvania mustaches
have again come into style, according TO The
Philadelphia Record" Yes, a fellow isn't In II
this fall without a mustache," said varsity
senior You see a great many Of the boys nave
been over in Europe this summer, and the hirsute
adornment is all the rage among the sweils on
the other side Just now. OF course, we coHese
boys have to keep in the swim, so that Is why
you see all this sprouting down on the campus
these days. Lloyd Jones who ran in the Olympic
games at London. you know, started the fashion
here and all the fellows are catching on NO not
quite ALL either, for the football boys can't raise
them. 1 should say not! Afraid Of getting them
q
mustached football team be the limit The play
ers twenty wears ago used to wear them, though.
at that; yes and sideboard whiskers, too. JUST
take a look at the pictures of some OF the oiu-
time teams in the trophy room at Houston HaII
II YOU want to see how styles change in football
players and mustaches, too, for that matter
Toscher-Johnny, can you inform the class ss 10
how the age Of a chicken is determined!
Johnny-Yesm. BY the teeth 800,
Teacher-Why Johnny. chickens have no teeth!
Johnny-No'rn But we have.-The Bohemian
Vanity is often costly The "Beunos Aires Her
aid" tells of a recent instance wherein 1t not only
cost the vain person some gold, but also much
trouble This was & jeweller, and the one
responsible for his trouble was a clever rogue.
The latter dressed In priestly garb. visited the
Jewellers shop and asked to see some gold orna-
ments which the soi-dissnt priest said he wanted
to give present to Archbishop Romero to-
sether with the robe contained in a parcel that ne
carried The shopkeeper showed much interest IN
the latter, and the owner opened ii. revealing an
elaborate robe The visitor suggested that the
teweIIer go TO the rear of the and try ii
He quickly accepted the invitation. and as soon
as he turned his back the bogus priest swept up
all the trinkets in sight and ran. The shopkeeper
pursued him, shouting Thieves The police,
seeing the excited in the Archbishop's robe.
arrested him a lunatic BY the time he had
convinced the police Of his sanity the thief had
escaped. The robe, it learned, had been
stolen from the property room OF a theatre. as
Some men are rich enough to afford every luxury
except a clear Observation-Disclosures Record
The mock snair' is a new specimen which will
have added to the collection of strange things
served by restaurant keepers. The edible snail is
disappearing from the vineyards and gardens of
Burgundy where formerly 1t existed in countless
thousands. The scarcity and consequent dearness
Of the escargot has caused some INSCRIPTIONS
proprietors of restaurants in Paris to invent the
mock snail. II E made out Of veal All that is re-
qured Is a quantity of empty snail shells and veal
fat. The fat is clevery suit into spirals worked
into the shell. The disappearance of the snail
is taken seriously in France that the County
Council of the Cote dor has suggested that q law
should be passed giving the escargot close sea-
son. from April IS to July Is in each year.
Evelyn just met Clarence. He is a con-
versational foozle
GeOrge-How'S that?
Evelyn-He makes love when he ought to play
golf. and he talks golf when he ought to make
love.-Illustrated Bits.