New-York tribune., 1908-09-01
THE TALh OF THE DAY.

The "Oestereichishe wochenschrift," in COM
menting on Professor Bartholdt's article in the
'.Basler Nachrchten' the unlucky number th1r-
teen says: I'VE Jews know nothing of these
sunerstitions and. as far as know. there Is
nothing about them in literature" Jacob Ehr-
Itch supplements this by saying in the sans paper;
II that the thirteen hard luck belief came
originally from the fact that the cruciixion took
place on the thirteenth day Of the month of Ms
san The number thirteen is surely not bad one
for us The Holy rit tells of the thirteen attri-
butes of the Most High. and we have thirteen feast
days in each year Our great arch-enemy. Haman,
was hanged on the 18th of Abas The thirteenth
birthday of our sons is day of joy, because on
that day the child becomes member of the re-
ligious community. The dream of Joseph was OF
thirteen the sun, the moon and eleven stars, and
Jacob had thirteen children.
De Quiz-What's the matter. old fellow?
De withholding but dyspepsia, prickly neat
mosquito bites. hilliousness and sense OF utter
De Quiz-Why I didn't know you had been away
on your holdays.-1llustrated Bits
Recognizing the pershable nature of paper of The
present day says THE London Globe Walter
Rothschild member for Aysbury, had special paper
made for his book Extinct Birds. which will not
tlisntegrate This book. which treats of the birds
which have become extinct within six hundred
years contains coored reproductions of forty five
pictures. Only three hundred copies have been
printed of which $50 are for sale at e25 copy. Mr.
Rothschild has been a member for eight years. but
has never addressed the House He is a quiet. stu
1iols man who devotes most of his time to the
study of natural history and zoology. He had the
courage to for some time a straw hat in
shane like the regulation silk top ha!. but he could
not endure the attention which II attracted. and
discarded it-at Westminster-for the topper of the
day
Englishman lin British Museum)-This book. sir
was once owned by that's nothing WHY
In one of our American museums we have the lead
pencil which Noah used to check off the animals
as they came out of the ark.-Tit- Bits.
There was an argument cricket field in a
village near Nottingham. England. recently, which
interrupted the game for some time. The match
was being played between the local tradesmen Of
the village All went well until the bowler who
was the village constable. man over six feet tall,
sent ball which bumped up from the ground and
hit the village butcher. who was batting. and who
was exceedingly fat and perspring freely, on the
head The wicket keeper. remarkably thin and
agile man. who the village grocer, caught the
ball and yelled, ." 'Ows that?
"Hout!" shouted the village baker, who possessed
only one eye.
f,ssd tn have it So but hit 1t the cad
''Iii don't know where hit 1T you responded the
umpire who was the village undertaken, but HI
knows the sound of wood when Hi ears HIT so
hout you go?'
You wants to look out fob de man dat's al al
chances are dat he's o desc folks dat likes
TO watch experiments while some one else takes
all de risk."-Washington star
Chicago has a municipal cow-not the treasury
kind that heeers love dearly to milk. but
real sure enough Bossie She was bought by
woman health department inspector, DR.. Caroline
Hedger to produce pure milk for desperately sick
babies in a crowded tenement district. and.
cording to reports, this latest Chicago expert
ment in municipal ownership has been great
success II purchased the cow for the depart
ment" said DIR. Hedger. II told Commissioner
Evans / needed to save the lives of the
sick babies out my way. and he told me to buy
one so / did Some friends of mine taking
care of her. milking her and taking the milk direct
to the sick infants. II doesn't go through
dozen hands before 1t reaches the babies. We get
enough milk TO supply the babies of fourteen
families
Inquiring Lady--How much milk does your
COW give day?
Truthful boy-'Bout eight quarts. lady.
Inquiring lady-And now much of that do you
sell?
Truthful boy-'Bout twelve quarts. lsdy--Tit-