New-York tribune., 1910-01-31
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

When an American becomes stranded
abroad and is forced to throw himself on
the charity of the consular representative
he must confine his search for aid to the
American consulate. But the native of a
Spanish speaking country who finds himself
without funds in New York is more fo'rtu-
nate. for here are nineteen consulates
where his is the official language. This
includes Spain and the West Indian, Cen
trail American and South American coun-
tries. For some time the officials of these
consulates were much annoyed by few
versatile adventurers who called on them
for aid. The applicants would go from
consulate to consulate. each time changing
their nationality and their accent and
phrasing, sometimes passing successfully
as Venezuelans Colombians. Ecuadorans
and Peruvians in a single day. One day
a negro native of Jamaica, who lad learned
some Spanish while working on the Pana-
ma Canal, called at the Colombian consul
late In New York, and in Castlian, strongly
marked with British accent asked aid
on the strength of his Colombian citizen
ship. Besides the prima facie evidence of
his imposture. the negro made the mis-
take of giving as his native home part
of Colombia where there are no men of
MS COiOI, 50 tHS CoiSui ulI nut SiNO up
Even If the suffragettes had their way"
said the philosophic person, your wife
would come to you for information before
she went to vote
Yes" answered Mr.. Meekton: "she
would probably ask me II her hat was on
straight. Star.
Philadelphia reports big increase in
the demand for honey since the price of
butter followed the COW that Jumped
over the MOON II have a big demand
for honey now" "The Record" quotes a
dealer as SAYING II never sold so much
before. It's the high price of butter that
does the trick. You see. you can buy pure
honey for as little as Is cents
pound. and the best grades are only
25 cents. With butter sticking close to
the half dollar mark many housekeep-
ers find IL advisable to seek something in
its place. Nearly all children like honey,
strained or in the comb. and it can be
bought pure either way. Doctors recon-
mend 1t as healthful addition to the diet,
too"
THE CHEAPER CUT.
"The cheaper cuts OF beef are tust as
good as the more expensive ones. State
ment of a Chicago packer.
1t may be that it's just as good. when
1t may be that it does the work OF moro
expensive food:
II may be that it nourishes and serves
mans purpose, but
Last night + tried and tried and tried to
cut a cheaper cut.
Perhaps when once you've eaten it. and
slowed it we'll away.
The pangs of hunger trouble not. but still
/ cannot say
That you are right you are wrong, In
ignorance I strut
Last night 1 tried and tried and tried to
cut cheaper cut.
The carving knife, though keen and strong.
made no impression there;
1 tried my razor, next an axe, and even
tried to tear
The roast apart, to no avail. called for
In spite of all my efforts. still / couldn't
cut the cut
! don't say that it's not as good, and that
that it isn't meat
And that the stomach couldn't do this gas
tronomic feat:
I don't deny the truth of what you say or
doubt you, but
merely say I tried and failed to cut
that cheaper cut.
Detroit Free Press.
There is no firmer adherent 10 the old
New Years Day calling fashion in Berlin
than the Emperor. and so long as he makes
lis calls the custom will remain popular"
says a letter from that city. ION last
New Years Day. shortly after noon and
while the show carriages were arriving in
great numbers at the Schloss. bearing dig
nitaries whose cards were delivered for the
Emperor. William was making calls on
ambassadors, ministers and friends Whcr-
ever his automobile halted a Leibjager de-
livered a card. ample in size. on which was
engraved In large distinct letters: