New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

| The late Henry II. Rogers. discussing once with
a reporter the idea OF government work for the un-
'f,conomic conditions can't be bettered by manu-
featuring work for men to do. such economic ideas
@Fkeed Used tor To- be his soG e for aa the pres
| the canteen. Tim walked in one day with his
| market basket and said:
Cracked eggs all out. Tim. said the sutler.
| Tim nodded toward the esq crate in The corner
We'll crack us some VIII ye: SAID he -
| Rochester Herald.
Ice consumers everywhere VIII be interested in
the news that the government is contemplating the
manufacture of ice for the use of the various de-
| partments The Postofice Department In Wash
ngton has complete icemaking plant and Is turn
ing out ice than it can use Secretary Mae
Veagh OF tbe Treasury Department says the ice
costs 56 cents a ton, which is d big saving. This
department uses a ton Of ice every twenty-four
hours in the water coolers throughout the big
building. 1t has been paying private dealers = %
ton Under the new arrangement with the Post
office Department the ice costs 60 cents. saving
approximately of $500 year This Is at the rate
of 30 pounds of ice for cent 5O pounds for cents
800 pounds for 10 100 pounds for % cents.
Monie. the Irish domestic in the service OF a
certain odd bits work about the place. when her
mistress found occasion to rebuke her ior one
..YoH haven't wound the clock Moie;" said she.
nT IatchS% o f%o SV Why didn't You complete the ob
Sure mum ye haven't & toEEGI Md una. am son,
to be doln amy of the new syurls work!-Har-
pers Weekly.
Shippers in the United States who growing
about freight rates may take comfort from the
fact that a shipper In Sac Paulo Brazil, has just
paid freight amounting slg7 10 $50 sacks of
potatoes from Sac Paulo TO Rio de Janeiro
about 81 80 bag for haul OF three hundred miles
between the two principal cities of Brazil-a haul,
from traffic standpoint which corresponds to one
from New York to Boston. This rate is not ex-
ceDtional though perhaps higheS than on most
national products
Fifty more coonels in Georgia. fifty more uni
forms, fifty notable citizens march. fifty more
follow the horns. Fifty more colonies in Georgia
lows TO strut and have fun. htty more Georgia big
guns They're thicker than ''skeeters'' in Jersey,
Wh9e vs state OF old Georgia is getting to be one
5 % be oo1rn G as v ors coone
in Georgia, and not enough drinks 10 go round
Baltimore Sun.
In commenting and goating the ocean
breezes which tear in from the eastward over
Massachusetts Bay Boston paper rubs 1t in by
saying: What an experience 1t is to read The
Cincinnati Enqurer's' vivid account of the gem
eral sufocation in the Ohio and Miami valleys.
and then call for extra blanket and go to
sleep!"
poor foreign musician doggedly wrestling
with his trombone outside village inn. He knew
strument but the latter seemed loath to part with
il At length the baG landlord 5 t at the door
'Musg hath jarms," and smiled The innkeeper
said But try that tun9 outside that red brick
house and I'll give you sfxpence" Three minutes
spattered and forlorn You. vos right he said.
slowly and sadly: "musig hath farms not always
NIT a brigg he knocked down-yes. He not like
head. Il thought he Wouidnt7 said the landlord
a olotheslne from back garden."-Dundee Adver-