New-York tribune., 1908-12-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

All protests on the part Of CosiTna Wagner VIII
be disregarded by the managers Of the Boenos
Ayres Opera House. says ihe Herald OF ina
city. and. following the example set oy Ne" iorA U
ParsifaP will be performed next season. The
cornpsny has already been engaged, the chieT re-
cruit for the occasion being Fiorello Girand' the
tenor who was heard at La Scala IN Milan lAsI
year.
Z don't believe in early shopping" said the short
why not?' the man with the dark green nat
FOR Very good reason. replied the short man
IF I don't give my wife her Christmas sPe%noIias %
come back at me for more she?" r,.,u
And he grinned ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FiSIh
Dealer.
A valuable gift which has nade TO the Uni
versty OF Michigan is 100 acres OF LAND IN Che-
boygan County. presented by Colonel and MIS-
Charles c. Bogardus to provide a permanent site
for the summer camp of the engineering students
Of the university This land has estimated
value Of $4,000. and is situated on Douglas Lake
with a shore line of almost three miles, allowing 4
fine opportunity for triangulaton surveys
Mr.. Highbrow-It was 4Ichelet, believe Eho
observed that woman IS the salt Of mans NE.
fresh after they get married-Boston Transcript
In PhiIadelphia's public school gymnasiums in
struction being given pupils especially girls on
how to aight properly from streetcars. The course
is approved by the street railway managers who
believe It VIII only prevent accidents espe-
peC1alIy
sist materially in increasing the speed Of the cars
through the crowded sections
SO you believe in teIepathy?'
Yes answered Mr., Meekton- My VIE knIws
what I going to think about some time before
/ have made my mind up the subject myself
Washington Star
novel pay system. designed 10 save much book
keeping and clerical work is be put into effect
on the Philadelphia Rapid Transit system There
will be daily payment of wages to motormen and
conductors. Each enploye VIII be paid at his re-
spectve barn he finishes his run for the
day. The receiving clerk at the barn Will take the
conductors returns and audit them Immediately.
Should no error be found IN either the returns or
report, the will at once be paid the days
wage the money being taken from the cash col
lected for the day.
Wigg-Do you believe in weather signs7
WaggmWei Raye M my gmBrea Bosasa stolen
: party of Maine hunters has the old plan OF
catching birds by putting salt on their tails
beaten to a frazzle." President Roosevelt
would say The Kennebec Journal" declares
that the woOdsmen got fine deer by simply
leaving some salt on the table in their camp. OF
course they didn't do Il Intentionally, but they
got fat fawn Just the same. The deer wan
dered IN through the open door and was cornered
and killed when the hunters returned after
days tramp which had yielded nothing.
Sweet are the uses of adversely" remarked the
TT isn't it's uses object to-" rejoined the tussy
Marie Heller basing the assertion statistical
researches says that the servant girl has better
matrimonial chances than any woman In Prussia
In the year 1903 the statistics OF which form the ba
sis Of the statement 3C9922 girls and widows were
married in that country. and OF these Sass were
want girls of whom 40.431 had places IN cities and
small towns and 2So37 were employed as servants
on farms This shows that - per cent OF all the
women married in that year were servant girls.
Dressmakers came next In point Of popularity, with
30I09 marriages or g per cent Factory hands were
less in demand, and only IS,1l5 were married Civ
ing that calling only per cent. Girls who had
been graduated from the house servant class and
become mattresses Jared still only 3 per
cent Of their number finding husbands while small
still was the marriage percentage among sales
women, typewrtters and clerks. Matrtmony claimed
only about per cent Of this class In 1876 only
525S of the commercial class were married.
The melancholy visitor peered about the grocery
store.
You keep the only commercial emporium IN the
place. do you nOtH' he asked Of the proprietor.
4 do What do for yeh?"
Sell ell the stale eggs you have
''Haw. haw Must be going to the show to-
night"
lage this evening" replied the caller with dignity.
Philadelphia Ledger