New-York tribune., 1909-02-04
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Miniature watches are again in great favor in
Fl7rope saws writer in the Paris "Natin." Watch
rings for gloveq and ungloved hands are worm
watches on chain purses, in brooches and umbrella
ia aniles may be any day where women assem-
BILE. II is advisable, however, for person TO
wear more than one Of these at the same time. il
the experience of d young woman at a fashionable
gathering recently may be taken the rule and
not the exception. She wore a watch suspended
from her belt smaller one on her purse, still
smaller one or the third finger Of her goved hand,
and one was the mead OF hatpin. They were all
ms sterpieces of the jewellers art in appearance,
but no two indicated the same time and all were
far from correct
Whenever the devil faels the need Of a =, good cd
ton bstone Inscriptions Philadelphia Record.
4 rattle fer a Japanese kimono at q Florida win
ter resort for the benefit of local charity brought
more money to the good cause than the scheme
contemplated and created much amusement. ITO
he worn by the winner at the tea party I'm this
hotel rext Wednesday, was plainly written on the
fy Ieaf Of the hook III which the chances were re
corded The winner was a middle-aged widower.
who had taken chance for his daughter. but had
written his name opposite tie number In the
book Whether by chance design. no one eX-
cent tie drawing committee knew, the only mans
,e me on the list won the prize. and pleasure
turned to enlba ssneut when the lucky man was
informed as to the obligation to which he had
placed his name. tie had to purchase substitute
ment was again raf7ed but no mans name ar
peared on the list.
What's become Of your dog 7 haven't seen
You notice what cold I've got"
wei, a lot Of people told me things to do for
frst."-Cleveland Leader.
London as A fishing village was pictured by Sir
William Ramsay at the annual meeting Of the Brit
isb Science Guild. He dealing with the ques-
,ior ~ th~ national coal supply. which re said II
was estimated world he exhausted in from I've hun
dred "a eight hundred years. Are we going 20
nav attention aforestaton, so that when coal is
gone un shall have wood - he said Tt IS horrible
n look forward a fishing village Of London built
on the top Of some ma gnifcent ruins and with
r,or,,la ton Of FIVE thousand six thousand sup
ported by the pursuit Of agriculture"
COMMUNE ALTON
When uaste is your unwilling choice
Aud frowning lines your brow.
out of the darkness comes a voice,
The line is busy now,
Again you CRY in piteous tone
That speech she will allow
The line is busy now
on, great MarconI, sad to-day
our hearts would he | vow
II ont AT sea you'd let them say
Washington Star.
A number Of young people living in the upper
north side Of the city recently organized a social
club The first regular meeting of this is scheduled
for the evening OF February 13. One Of the young
women Immediately after the committees invita-
tion was received, circulated petition among the
charter members asking that the date Of the initial
meeting be changed. because thirteen was an UNI
lucky number. In reply the chairman that
she would oppose any change, because Americans
should have no fear Of the alleged uniucky number.
at others indulge this antique superstition
while we remember that there are thirteen stripes
on our flag, commemorative of the original colo
nies which could easily have been changed to
twelve or fourteen II our forefathers had feared
The hoodoo There are innumcrabe reasons fo~
disreCardIng the thirteen superstition. but fo-
Americans the flag should he sufficient"
Bill-ETow the desert scene In the PLAY
.iIf-';rcatt Every boys throat parrned
that they had to 90 out 10 wet uD.-Yonkers
Statesman