New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The proprietor of fashionable cafe at Marien-
bad is the possessor of a straw hat which he
values at $1,000 The hat is not costly variety of
Panama. but is rather rough looking straw hat
yet 1t is the pride OF the proprietor's life, be-
cause. 1t is of straws through which the
crowned heads OF Europe have at various times
sucked cooling drinks dispensed in the owners
establishment. For many years this king wor-
shipper had been collecting straws from the royal
lips. scorning mere mobiles or statesmen. When the
collection large enough the hat manu-
factured.
"ot course" said the candidate, 81 can't be ex-
pected to please everybody
you can do is to look benignly pleasant and convey
the impression that everybody pieases you
Washington Star.
The deliver among old books often finds, says
the Berlin 'Umschau." prophecies made by writer's
which in their day were nothing but romance.
This be easily observed by reading the
works Of Jules Verne. and there also books in
which airships. the telephone photography and the
motor wagon have been spoken of generations be-
fore these accomplished facts A novel en-
titled Der Klugo Manu." published by Voss &
Co., Lepsic, 1895, by an author named Cramer,
shows Rontgen picture. The story tells of the
Countess Ablnia, who gave her heart to the
knight Gibello The knightly lover thought
less enough. however to kill his lady loves father
and her at ection turned to hatred. and she vowed
to kill him. In dream she the who had
fascinated her. and she stood ready to kill him.
when suddenly his form changed, and before her
stood a grnning skeleton saying Il have already
been punished This scene is illustrated in the
old book and the picture is not unlike a R6ntgen
photograph, but when 1t published
probably would have believed that science within
comparatively short time would make II possible to
produce this picture. which the authors ima gina
ton invented.
Craggs- You look warm. Why don't. you go where
it's cooler? I know place. only six miles from
hErA A-phA ha VQ hQI nuv
Snaggs-What are you giving me? Where is this
Straight up Take baIloon"-C1eveland Plain
Dealer.
A case OF retributive Justice far as 1t goes, is
reported from Paris. An attendant at the Andra1
Hospital. where physiological Investigations are
being made. discovered that dozen rabbits had
been stolen from their hutches. The loss OF the
rabbits themselves not source OF trouble 10
the authorities. but the fact that they had been
inocuIated with various germs has had disturb
ing effect. It is known that the rabbits had all
been inoculated, and several of them were tuner-
c,Ious or typhoid subjects The police lost no time
in warning the thieves OF the dangerous nature of
their ''swag' but of the rabbits was returned
you can always tell an actor whose season
Barnes
He won't talk With Gye minutes Without tt
Washington Star.
Speaking Of Ainsworth R. Spoford, the veteran
librarian Of Congress. who died last week man
who met him only once said: II was in Washing
ton in the last year OF Grants second term, and
there met Richard Mccormick and Herman Bendeli.
Governor and Superintendent Of Indian Affairs re-
spectively who were in the Congressional Library
killing before going to the White House. where
thew had an appointment with the President. Be
fore leaving on their mission the Governor pre-
sented me to Mr.. Spofford and in an aside told me
Of the mans remarkable memory He sat at a
desk which looked like a monument OF hopeless
confusion Uttered 1t was with books pamphlets.
manuscripts and paper of all kinds. He enter
tanned me while ne read proof and within half an
hour told as many people where they might find
books which they had sought in vain Every lew
moments while sitting at his desk exhibitions
of his knowledge of the improperly eatalogued and
tmperfectly housed collection Of books over which
he presided and thought that he merited the title
which Mccormick had bestowed upon him of The
Living Catalogue.
.I civ. in" said the anu-Darwinist We're
related TO the lower animals all right
What changed your mindF
"EeIIow over in New York who ate hfty ears or
corn at q sitting" g"-Philedelphia Ledger