New-York tribune., 1909-02-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Clean food is more costly than dirty. Chicago
has discovered. Stringent regulations as 40 the
quality OF milk have caused Increase in the
price The Milk Producers Association in a state
rnent TO the public says: I'VE Will show that while
milk is sold at cents quart the producers get
less than half that price from the dealer. Com
bined with this the price OF feed has increased
and the strict laws requiring pure milk add to the
cost. We will convince the people Of Chicago that
TO get good milk they must pay for IL"
Did Brown Ieave a will?"
Yes; indeed And very wise one too
yes; he left the majority OF his property to
the lawyers and carfare TO his relatives, thereby
tives much needless woTry."-Detroit Free Press.
now disease called electric ophthalnia." is
said 10 threaten all users the electric light Ac
cording TO two Dresden scientists. the damage is
done 10 the eye tissues by the ultra violet rays Of
the electric light, and cataract ultimately re-
suit. The investigators have discovered a
simple preventive for electric ophthamia In the
shape OF yellow green spectacIes. which they
prophesy will become universal electricity comes
more and more into use as an illuminant
"A mans a fool II he believes everything his
he's a bigger fool If ne doesn't pretend he does.'
Cleveland Leader
The culinary department OF an East Indian house
hold, II the story OF American traveller who
has recently returned from Calcutta is to he be-
Ieved, is managed far differently from an Amer
ican kitchen. Here employ Ethiopian
pert. at much a week. says The Philadelphia
Record" There cook would disdain to place
weekly valuation his services. His conditions
involve a fiat rate of shilllngs weekly
for the furnishing and preparation of provisions
This system of putting the culinary department out
to contract causes penuriousness the part of
the chef which frequently Is not for the best
health and welfare of the household Shortly be-
fore last Christmas the above named American
tourist had ordered his cook to have steak for
dinner. Broiled chicken was served instead
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mand of the head of the household. the cook ex-
pIalned that the chicken had taken SICK and II It
had not been killed and served that DAY he was
afraid he would have lost it
Mr. sickham-No Stree, money wouldn't buy that
dog. He's cross between st, Bernard and
Mr. Peevey (yYho is not enthuStastic)-And a ST.
Vitus?-Puck.
lotto Reinhard Pepper who, until about year
ago had never aspired to anything higher in the
social scale than being porter and metal bur-
nsher in Berlin warehouse. his name
on the list of dramatic authors. says the Morgen-
Post" of that city, 'and he bears the honor with
dignity. His first effort dramatist pre-
sented amateur stage, but Freedom was
pronounced success. and his second venture. for
which he took scenes and persons from the sphere
with which he most familiar is looked forward
to with much interest. The name Of Peppers new
play. be performed as he says. in a real the
atre, is The Girl OF the Warehouse -
Customer-I would like some butter please
New Assistant date of cigar store)-Medfum,
mild or strong?-Tit-Bits
Tie number OF suicides in the big towns in Russia
there were in St Petersburg alone in January
has attracted the attention of the Holy Synod.
That body IN the increase OF self-nhicted
deaths symptom of the decay of faith, and is dis
cussing measures for combating the evil II is pro-
posed that the clergy shall preach often pos
sible on the sinfulness of human despair and that
the professors ecclesiastical schools shall give
series of lectures on Resistance Against Suicide"
What do they mean by an endurance test?
Two chaps Dragging about their respective
makes Of automobile. louisville CoUriSr-i i@'-~-