New-York tribune., 1909-02-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

,,. M. of the chief flaws found in the i'm
.-so-,ation nv Florepcio Constantine Of Don jose
IN Carmen at the Manhattan Opera HOUSE
his failure TO portray with sufficient force 'le So
5ier-cap ptain brutaiized by rage jealousy anu ~ i
NJ self-respect the Spanish tenors boylsh
NOS 70 become professional bull fighter beloTs
he reached the dignity Of the teens he ran away
from the small town where he lived IN the ploViICo
Of Vizcaya and managed to make MS way 10 Oh
bao where the appearance OF a noted rnatadoE
- sroo,, an Immense gathering to the bull ring
With The pleasure bent urchin's sagacity at eluu
ing ticket takere. he had Just made his way trons
the main entrance to the arena when ne was seiAeu
bv a strong hand which with its mate was soon
engaged in boxing the lads ears soundly. Con
s,antIro went home with his parent, end did not
see the bull fight Possibly this early frustraIoh
of an ambition Is responsible for his latter DAY
lack OF ferocty in the opera In which the nero OF
the bull ring is important character
Colonel Corkright-Majuh Bludd had some trouble
Colonel Gore-No, suh He just shot the higguh'
that's alL-Puck
Dr. Marshall / Price. secretary Of the Maryiaho
state Board Of Health. makes an appeal 10 the
citizens Of that state XIII rats and ground sQulI
rels whenever possible to prevent buoonc plague
which several expert physicians say may at any
time visit the eastern section OF the country espe
ciarv along the Atlantic Coast, developing mere.
Bubonlc plague Is largely spread by the bites OF
aeas which are found on rats and ground squir-
rels.
Fuddy-Do you know, Carnegie ana are III
exactly the same boat
Duddv-How IS that? -. -, ,o.
C.arneEies IS too big, and haven't got any at all
Boston Transcript
Trs extensive up in Fall River, Mass. 20 sell
liquor TO a whose vile says ne 1nIS'n I utIA,
The District Court recently fined the Rochanoeau
social Club 500 for selling two drinks TO msm-
her whose wife had warned the organization not
70 let him have a drop.
Two London cabbes were glarng at each ether; ss;
Jaw. wotss the matter with your oeHalueu
!SNothink's the matter with me. you bloOmin'
You gave me narsty look" persisted the & first
Me Why. you certainly ave naTsty 1 rooA'
6odys 6o5 J 9lHas Masa1ins' E5so It 10 'O'' 60 ' w
A cooperative purchasing association has been
started by the Rev. Dr. Frank, rector OF the
Church of tho Advocate, in Philadelphia Inc
pIan of the association IS simple, Members pay
yearly dues of 70 cents. They order groceries
and Other provisions a week in advance. ihe
goods are bought in wholesale lots and sold slightly
above the wholesale price TO the members As
result butter which is sold for 40 cents pound IN
the stores is obtained from the association for 8
cents: coffee quoted at 80 cents, is sold for 2
cents. tea which brings 80 cents half pound Is
obtained for IA cents: half peck Of potatoes, sold
usually for 20 cents bought from the association
for u cents There Is also a reduction of from
TO cents all canned goods
s'tsraudma. did you IKE thdt ieIHoH CIpp'
ives dear: 1 liked IL very much
.eToTzeT didn't. he spat it out twice'-The
Tatler.
The preparations which going forward in
the customs department to prevent drygoods and
millinery buyers from smuggling their European
purchases into this country. and Of which tho
Custom House officials have given notice. will
have no effect on at least milliner. who was
cured OF the smuggling habit several years ago.
According to her own story. she had lot of arti-
Oh -aH at ri
for the purpose OF using them in making up real
Paris models" She crazy to get them IN
free" and to accomplish her purpose secured the
services of an Italian woman in the steerage as
confederate Everything came in al right she
said but before I got through with the Dago
woman and her friends and counted in what she
rpined and forgot to deliver. I might just we'll
have declared ali and walked off the ship with
my head up"
Rivers-Are you on speaking terms with Ruggies?
Brooks-Oh, yes: whenever we meet tell him
he's sneakfng scounG-el, and he tells me m q
Nss and q slanderer.-Chicago Tribune