New-York tribune., 1908-05-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

That a COW might have saved Admiral Evans
from premature retirement from command OF the
round the world fleet is a story that comes out
Of Washington. The Chicago Evening Posts
correspondent tells the yarn. Rheumatic gout IS
what the laymen. and probably the surgeons. call
Fighting Bob's' ailment" he writes. The old
sailor has a hole in his leg. for that is what 1t
literally is; hole dug by Confederate bullet at
Fort Fisher The rheumatic gout attacked the
place of least resistance, and the wound which
was received forty-three years ago was just as
painful If 1t had been received yesterday.
When the gout puts in appearance Admiral
Evans goes fresh milk diet There We're no
mich cows on board the flagship Connecticut, nor
board any other vessel of the fleet and canned
goods reduced with water would not reach the
spot. Sailors say that Admiral Cervera's ship in
the Spanish carried COW. and that the milk
that she gave daily of the luxuries of
the admiraIs table"
Elect me-" said the candidate, 'and I will
boss In the first place You can't possibly get
through all the laws in your first term @ OF office
a second "-Washington Star
Or Virgil Pretty1nan. principal of the Horace
Mann School, not the first to enforce plain dress
rules In q school," said matron whose daughter
had been Horace Mann student. She related
that she attended an Albany co-educatiOnal school
which was originally a school girls. II
pa atronized by a superior class and its public
hibitions'' and "sociables'' were imposing func-
days
said the woman, and the big girls used to come
in great style as to these. Bustles often OF
the homemade order. Newspaper was cheap
substitute for crinoline and the girls used TO make
liberal of It One day Mrs. Burlingarne-that
was the head masters wife-asked all the girls to
remain after school hours and the next day there
were big bustles TO be seen and there
believe hair in the girls nets One girl left
the school because the teachers had business to
dictate to her mother how she should dress her
chdren.'
Eminent Statesman-What are the Internal news
papers saving about me now, Chcksey?
Private Secretary-They haven't mentioned your
name for a month Senator.
Eminent Statesman-Blank dash the newspapers!
Chicago Tribune.
Every tourist from our country who comes
here says writer in the 'Fremdenblatt' tells
what the Americans wear. what they read. what
they eat and how they do business but they give
little information to what the Americans drink.
In the four weeks of my sojourn here 1 have dis
covered that the American. he who lay claim
the title by virtue of three four generation
residence in the country, is temperate and drinks
much water and comparatively little alcohol Much
of the water is made bad by the liberal OF
ice IT the restaurants where the fashionable
world assemblies it is not unusual TO see tables
where there is wine OF any kind. At a Fifth
avenue establishment which is patrOnized by the
best people l surprised 10 large company
indulge in nothing stronger than beer. At the
table in the other direction French champagne
served. but there not d Rhine wine bottle in
sight"
"scribes didn't seem to be at all when they
hissei his opera
'Of He knew that of the music
was his. .'-Cleveand Leader
The problem of how to live 81 % week and
still keep In fine physical condition Is being solved
by an economy diet club at the International Young
Mems Christian Association training school in
Springfield Mass. The club organized at the
suggestion of Harry O. Mcclure. of Toronto. Can
ada and has been in existence nearly three months
The students in Mr.. McGures club have certainly
reduced eating and cooking TO a science A room
the gymnasium is rented by them for 81 a
week. The gas for cooking costs from 25 to 80
a week and this leaves only 81 a week from
each student for food In other words twenty
meals furnished for sl-less than five cents
a meal The heaviest expense each week is for
butter and lard, with meat close second Six or
pounds of meat purchased weekly and
most Of it is used in stews. they are found
to be most nourishing Cornmeal mush and corn
meal fried always be relied upon, and rice Is
eaten for dessert, and these of rice, bread or
custard.
Giles-My wife !s queer woman.
Miles-lndeed
Gies--Yes. Why. when she has occasion 70 drive
tack she uses hammer instead OF hairbrush.-
NHuS