The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
Conducted by
Rev. r. II. Pitt y. D.,

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his informant answered they dill
What was the matter" well TIE
bell rang at niue o'clock, and moss
everybody complained that i, woke
them up. st. Louis Post Dispatch
y fellow who was badgerirg q SIM
minded old man about miracI,
is it possible for an ass to talk Ike
man Well" replied the homes.
old believer. with meaning emphasis
Il don't see why it amt as easy for
an ass 10 talk like man as ii is for
man to talk like an ass
As an ILLUSTRATION of great devo-
ton to truth. would-he NJ. +. told his
auditors that he underwent a So
we're thrashins when boy for tell
Ing the TRUTH. Imagine the sickiv
feeling which came over him when
a gruff voice called out from the
centre of the audience, II guess it's
cured Yer, guy nor. "--Christian Life.
Philadelphia paper tells OF a
farmer and his wife who waited on
the husiest corner Of Chestnut street
for a chance TO Grass. They held each
other with a tight Clutch but the
tide Of traffic would not thin and ther
made several false starts At last the
for cot h.,
a showfer amt lookin .
An absent minded professor 0,
languages dropped into ii restaurant
for a luncheon. Fried eggs, said the
professor over - said the waiter.
meaning to ask whether he wanted
them cooked on both sides "Oya e
echoed the professor, Certainly. That
is what | ordered. ora gallinoe.' This
the waiter interpre ed 'as meaning
extra we'll done" ana that is tho
way they came TO the table
When Mr. Roosevelt was a little
boy In short trousers he confessed 20
his mother that he was afraid TO 60
into church because the zeal might
jump out at him from somewhere.
His mother was puzzled, and asked.
W pat tie Etdi W ny. SA-
claimed Theodore. some big animal.
/ suppose, like dragon or an alli&
gator. Tho minister read from the
Bible about st." Down came the con
cordarce, ana texts containing the
word zeal were read aloud, until the
childs voice grew excited AS he eN-
claimed. That's 1.-THE last one you
read" It was Psalm 81: a.-~"For the
Zeal Of thine house hath eaten me
up"
Hubert Latham. the Anteinette ny-
er, was talking at e tea 10 a pretty
California girl. Mir, Latham" said
the girl. a s she took her nineteenth
wslnut-and lettuce sandwich. tell me-
does fving require any particular ap-
plicauon9" Well, ne. none IN psrticu-
lar" Mr.. Latham answered, "Arnica
or horse Iininent-~one as good as an
other''--San Francisco Chronicle
Wallace Stewart being the third
son had to eift the family ashes, So
his brothers had done before him, One
morning the boz was told by his
tearing father that & baby had ar
rived the night before. Wallace also
beamed. much. to his narent's rratif-
cation. And just think,-it liz our
first little girl WalIace's smile van
ished and he scowled like a pirate.
"A girl" rs II II were the synonym
FOR all that was opprohrious. Must
always sift the ashes
The little maid eazed thouehtfuliy AZ
hcr father Papa she said " do you
grow ~ha' I'm going To give YOU for
vour birthday when IL comes So No.
dear" he answered But tell me"
"A nice new china shaving mug. with
cold flowers on II all around" said
the li''le maid "But. my dear" ex-
plsine9 her narert, ''papa has a nice
orc. 'ust lite that. alrESay" "No.
be hasn't" his little daughter answer
ed, thooehtfullv. cos --'cos-I'Ne Just
dropped it'"-Newark star.
On hunting expedition the ista
Grand Duke Of SAKE Weimar met a
forester whose face looked familiar
10 him. lie racked his memory.
which was as unlike glue-pot a.
possible. and finally said: Are you
not a brother OF Chief Inspector
Schmidt" Il am Chief Inspector
Schmidt" replied the keeper "Ah,
that accounts for the esemblance."
returned tlt~ duke. absent eddy.
birds Nest Soup.
In Java there is strange indus
try that takes some daring and \
good deal OF persistence. It is bird
nesting for soup. The cliff swallow
on the island makes a nest much
like that OF our chimney swallow.
and fastens Il to tho rocky walls of
caves These nests are made almost
entirely of glue-iike substance, mix
ed with a little grass or hair and
few sticks. and they are carefully
gathered and sent to China, where
they are sold as food.
The nests are soaked in water
until the glue becomes soft, when the
sticks and straws are picked out and
thrown away. The jelly which re-
mains is then dried and preserved,
to be used in making the birds nest
soup. This Is considered great
deiicacy. and the nests are sold in
the Chinese markets for s25 pound
OF course. at this price none but
rich folks can indulge in them, and
they are. therefore. very fashion
able dish. Although they are usually
made into soup. they are sometimes
cooked in other ways.
It's my opinion that thet nest Of
the chimney swallow might be used
as food In the same way; for, al
though II has more sticks and hay
In 1t than the edible nest. there Is
good deal Of glne. too, and each
nest might yield quite a large pot or
soup If the time shall ever come