New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

"Our customers never tire of new drinks" said
the head waiter at fashionable restaurant He
explained that nothing lent itself so well TO the
inventive genius as the cocktail, because II IS
short and the consumer usually takes 1t at one
gulp and cannot think over it as he would over
a long drink Lots of men," he said. try their
hands at inventing drinks. which their frlends
take to please the inventor. but not one IN
hundred is fit TO take. Early this season young
fellow who was the host OF dinner party told
ma to start the feast with an exciting cocktail
7 told the bar man, and he received a crisp 50
bill as tip for what he sent TO the table Inc
cocktails we're discussed a long time, and all
sorts of guesses were made as to what gave them
,he delicious flavor There only one fault
thew were too strong. The drink architect laughed
when I told him. ard said: They are just the
oldttmers with little lemon. little orange
and little raspberry syrup added
Breathes there man with nose bright red
Who never to himself hath said:
This is my last Right here I'll stop
W. J. hampton, In Judge.
An icebox that can be made for so cents and
kept filed for two cents day is described in
The Journal of the American Medical Assoca-
ton" An ordinary wooden box. 13x1S inches.
with a depth of II Il inches can be obtained from
your grocer says THE Journal" I'm the bot
tom Of the box place substantial layer of saw
dust. On this set tin pail or can. eight inches
in diameter and high enough to hold quart bot
tie of milk Care should be taken that the pail
rests on sawdust-not on the wood bottom of the
box Around the pail place cylinder Of tin,
little larger than the pail. then pack sawdust
about the cylinder-not between pail and cylinder
up to top of cylinder. Under cover OF the box
nail about fifty layers of newspaper. Set the
milk bottle in the pail and pack broken ice about
the bottle. \ refrigerator of this description will
hold two quart bottles of milk. four eight
ounce feeding bottles. II he operated for
about cents day. To prevent rusting. lit
tie soda may he placed in the can each day"
It's an albright poem. ain't it," demanded the
woud-be contributor. Then why can't you
We'll" replied the editor, Ito be perfectly
frank with you, it's complete steal from By
what ossthat? He can't kick he's dead
Philadelphia Press.
Women residents of Paris. Bourbon County. Ky
recently led a successful fight against unique
lottery. Tile proposal of Manager Jackson Of the
Paris Opera House TO give away real live baby
to the patron of his place of amusement who drew
a lucky number stirred intense indignation among
and spinsters alike and they enlisted the
men OF the town in combined effort TO thwart
the plan. Jackson obtained the baby from its
mother who was too poor maintain It, Every
person who bought ticket for the play received
a coupon bearing a number. The manager ex-
pected 10 have an overfowng audience when the
night for the awarding of the prize arrived but
there was no decision. Fear OF riot prevented
Yes" answered Farmer Corntossel.
What do you think of it,
IFS a good platform. But what want TO know
is why politics should b6 the only business that
oows a man to collect In advance on the strength
of his good intentions? ns?"-Washinston Star.
On August Il Chicago will be seventy-five years
old but no celebration Of the occasion is planned
a possible why Miss Chicago Is this year
to go without birthday cake. presents and a
general municipal party Is that while the town of
Chicago was Incorporated in 1888 the settlement
did not become city until 1887. But her lady
ship cannot cut four years off her age by any
such subterfuge." says The Post. "for IL is per
fecty clear any unprejudced observer that she
was really born in 1888 and that in 1881 she merely
emerged from long clothes
How is prohibition working in your county?"
1T has done wonders answered Colonel Still
well. Not only has intemperence been reduced 10
a minimum. but the fear OF snakebite has almost
entirely disappeared from our midst Washing
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