New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-21
THE TALK or THE DAY.

\ unique feature of the winter season in
Quebec is a competition for the best snow
statue TO be made on Duferin Terrace. a.
rectly opposite the Chateau Frontenac.
Snow lends itself admirably TO modelling,
as several successful statues made in past
winter carnivals in Canada testify. II is
probable that one of the three judges will
be NJ. Paul Chevre, of Paris who is the
sculptor of the Champlain statue on Duff
FERN Terrace NJ. Chevre is spending sew
eral weeks in Quebec at the Chateau. The
Chateau Frontenac offers a purse OF so
in sold to the sculptor OF the best snow
statue and two other prizes, each OF So
in gold, are offered by business firms.
Yes. she threatened 10 so home 20 her
And how did you keep her from doing
Il refused 10 button her gown for her. -
Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
A. the museum at Innsbruck. in Austria,
there has been for a number OF years a
piece Of pottery In the form Of basin.
which experts were unable 10 locate as TO
age. IL has now been determined that a.
as made in the twelfth century and the
great howl is remarkable more for the
design which 1t hears on the inner side
than for its age II shows Alexander
TIE III -dA AlNliE III al ailHnANt NulNu II
propelled by griffins. Alexander stands
holding with a great rod food over the
heads Of the grifhns
DA MERRY CHREES'MAs MAN.
oh my, Sgnor, Get ees so gran
How ezra wan cen deesa Ian.
From leetla boy to oida man.
All kinda peOpla dat YOU meet
All up an down does beezy street.
Ees look glad an smile so sweet.
As cef deN coma shout an say;
"Hooray for Merry Chrees mas Day.
Ia Chrees' mas feelin cen ds air
Max all so happy evrawhero
Dew spenda mon an don ia care.
Ia poor. da reech da meek. da proud
Ees all tOgethra cen da crowd.
But no wan shout 50 glad, 50 loud
Like iewleE man across da waN-
"HoOray for Merry Chrees mas Day
"Oh. Chrees' mas JOY ees good. eos right"
He say, an gag me so excite
I spend my mon cen dere las night
For pretta reeng FOR Ross's han.
Ees no wan cen dees higga Ian
More merry dan dees jew'ler man.
Dees Meester Isaacstein. who say.
"Hooray for Merry Chrees mas Day
Times.
While one Of the Panama liners was
coming up the bay recently a group Of
passengers from the Canal Zone were dis
cussing the rebsting practised by the rail-
roads Of this country. The subject Vas
argued pro and con until il got TO a high
pitch. when = man on the fringe Of the
group burst in with the remark that the
United States government was about as
wise a rcbater as could be found Proof
Proof" shouted those who had backed up
the governments action against the rail-
ROADS An right I'll give YOU proof.
said the man addressed. and III show IL
right down in our own hack yard in the
Canal Zone. The government thus far
has bought and had delivered on the
isthmus 335.9ss bags of cement. These
bags are saved and sent back 70 the ship
per. who allows the government a rebate
of eight and half cents "A bag This
hatch OF bags will mean rebate OF SIS
55S IS TO Uncle sam. The government
has shipped 10 the United states already
lO2.351 bags. and l7i6sO are ready TO be
put aboard tho steamers You can call
u economy IL YOU like. but II is Relating.
nevertheless"
Il met Dunkey to-day for the first time
in Years lie hasn't changed much"
oh, he hasn't changed al all but he
doesn't seem 10 realize H."
How do you mean?'
oh, he's forever talking about what
fool mo used 10 he. THE Catholic stand
ard and Times.
when the King Of Portugal tells about his
visit TO the Grand Opera House. where
gala performance Of Gounod's Faust was
given iu his honor" writes an American
from Paris. 'he viii probably say nothing
about the CONSERVATION which took place
between tho first and second acts. because
the matter may never have come 10 his
knowledge. ] was on the stage at the time.
The curtain had hardly gone down. when
al the electric lights went out and n soon
became known that NJ. Pataud the labor
asitator. had ordered 2 strike You can
imagine what followed The King Of Portu-
gal tho President the diplomatic corps
and nearly every wen known person IN
Paris was there. The mischief makers
"-ere generous enough 70 allow tho lights
I'm the auditorium 10 burn. or "A panic
might have followed. Messenger and Prous-
sen. the directors. were summoned and
Pataud. who hal been waiting at nearby
cafe. was brought 10 tho Office Tic had
an agreement i'm his pocket. giving the
stage hands more pay, which was prompt
~ signed. aud the opera was allowed 10
proved. That's the Nay they do II IN
Paris
Pa, did YOU ever hear Of a real case
Yes. a man who once suindIed me ont
or $3.50 IN an irrigation scheme died of
water on the brain."-ChicagO Record Her
aid