New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

. small herd Of yaks. domestic animal new TO
this continent but common IN parts OF Asia and
Northern Europe will shortly be brought 10 Can
ada under charge Of the Department Of Agrtcut-
ne with A view 20 ascertaining their suitability
for domestlcaton in the northern parts OF the
country The Duke or Bedford has presented six
walks from nj, herd to the Canadian government
and they will be placed the central experinen-
tai farm The yaks chief habitat is Tibet and
the adjacent parts OF Central Asia Its hair is long
and covers IN frngelke style its TANKS and shout
0ers The yak rug is notable article or com
n1arce Yak milk Of the chief articles Of diet
in Tibet The yak does not ike heat at all and Is
found I'm the summer season high as 10000 feet
above the sea level In Tibet IT IS both Wild
and domesticatcd animal
Big Man with a erouohp-wm YOU be 50 kind
get off my feet? .
much OF walk?-Cleveland Leader.
The people in a small town in the West PHaz.
cerrnanv are telling a good telephone story
cording 70 an article In the "Frankfurter zeitung
A delicatessen shopkneper in that place had pet
sponiel remarkable for beauty and dog sense. One
dav the dog was missing and the police were in
formed because Mr.. Meier knew that his dog X Id
have returned had he not been stolen and keptitu
restraint 4 few days later he was caFed 10 the
telephone The police station at Grunhein tASanted
10 sneak 70 him. What is wanted?' rs, asked.
Please cali your dog" My dog? He's been gone
for weeks" Never mind, just call him through
the telephone" He did and in answer to his
cali Ami" came the familiar yelp of the LOST dog.
He called again and again. receiving each time
the well known canine answer This seemed 70
ca tisfy the police officer. who had in custody a
traup who had been arrested because he had with
hin, an apparently valuable dog. 4 confession
the part the tramp soon followed the novel
method of Identification and Ami is once more IN
the dellcatessen shop.
so you are optmist?
~ 10 into n
it.''-Washngton Star
When one of the large ocean liners which reached
this port few days ago had been less than three
DAYS out on its trip from Europe 1t became known
TO the first passengers that there were people
aboard with whom it would be dangerous TO play
bridge Several men and had already been
induced play, and had lost at games ranging
from one point to two shiliings. One passen-
ger who never went into the smoking room. and
who avoided card parties because he not quite
we'll felt strong enough the fourth day to wish
to PLAY cards in order to kill time. and made the
suggestion several people who declined for vari
Gus reasons. AS a final attempt, according TO his
own story, he approached a man who looked as
though he knew no-trumper when he saw one,
and said: How about a little BRIDGE His fell
low passenger looked at him quizzically and said
with a wink, THE captain won't let me- The
elusive passenger did not know until he had landed
that he had invited one OF the professionals.
why do you call that grating politician Cork
because although he's crooked. lie has good
pull -Browning's Magazine.
The British Board OF Trade recently made an
Investigation of the Frenchman's home.
pared with the Englishmans and the Germans.
In a report the board says: In regard TO food.
the meat dietary Of the French working class
family shows a much greater variety than that
Of either the English German family of the
same class Horsefesh appears TO be more large
" consumed-chiehy for reasons of taste-in
France than In Germany. while poultry is much
more conspicuous in the food bill of the French
than of the English family. The French work
man, like the English. eats pure wheaton bread;
the breads made of rye. of rye mixed In vari-
GUS proportions with wheat. popular in Ger
many are little known in France"
WaEge-Yes he is a distant relative of mine.
Maudie-How Distant
Wagge-Oh, about f150.0O0 removed.-Illustrated
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