New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
THE TAX or THE DAY.

While Philadelphia scientists are com
planning Of lack OF dogs for experimental
purposes Detroit newspapers arc pro-
claiming that there are l5.cJO ownorlcss
ours In thar city Detroit might gather up
a few carloads and ship them East. They
ought to find q ready market at tho Uni
Nersitv Of Pennsylvania. Provost smith
and professors at the university ray that
tho auu-vNiscctioulsts. tho dog sympathz-
cre tho police and the Society for the Pre-
vcntiou OF Cruelty to Animals have FL
combined 10 create a shortage at the uni
ycrsity. where the scientists and the stu
dent body are al a standstill because the
dog catcher IA" dog thics and the dealer
in cdst-on dogs keep clear Of tho institu-
ton. They have laid their canine famine
case before Mayor Blankenburg. who has
promised to sec what hc can do in tho
way Of relief.
O'Briens hoy Danny lost two baseball
bats O'Bricn in n day or two supplied
the y0ungstcT with a third, but accom-
panied the presentation with this warming.
Nov, 500 here, Danny; II yez lose this
wan, loike yez did the others. ON take il
an break IT over yer head. so OIL Will"
Boston Transcript.
SUM- VI i III = ! iAihi.N' " VI SiNp
We are waiting. only waiting.
And our waiting now is not
The paying kind of waiting
When we served the meals up hot,
We are waiting, only waiting.
For the good that doesn't come
our way az we expected.
And IT puts us on the bum.
Chorus
Tippity tip. tip, tip. tip, tip-ad infin
W. J. HAMPTON.
Mrs. Mugglns-l hear your husband is
quite versatile.
Mrs Buggins-why, no can actually stay
give the same excuse twice. -Phlladelphia
Record
At the dinner OF the Society of Ameri-
can Magicians. which took place last
week, member OF the organization, who
has excited the wonder of many audiences
10y bis clever tricks. told one OF his col
leagues this story OF an experience on the
night OF the dinner two years ago: IL was
about to leave for home, and laid the
metal check for my coat and hat on the
ledge. My attention was diverted for n
moment, ard when / turned the check
was gone. I stood aside, and, assisted by
little hallboy, looked on the floor for
the missing voucher, but could find moth
Ing. Growing impatient. I asked to go
behind the barrier and pick out my be-
longlngs. which I succeeded in finding, but
the man In charge was reluctant to give
them TO me. Then the small boy sug-
gested. Look In your pockets and in the
tail pocket OF my coat was the check,
which | am sure was put there by the
little imp-a magician in embryo-probably
because | had forgotten to add my mite
to the collection OF coins in the glass bowl
on the ledge"
Sunday school teacher-Willie can you
repeat the shortest commandment? II has
but four words.
Willie-Yes. miss. Keep off the grass"
Boston Transcript.
The apparently waste products OF the
earth and sea are being turned TO account
to the profit OF the costumer and the tailor
Women's silk blouses from timber shav-
ings and mems suits from seaweed are the
latest things In the textile market Some
scientists have been experimenting with the
hbres Of which sea weeds are composed
and, says The Tailor and Cutter" Uon-
donl, nave discovered method by which
these can be utilized and dissected into
threads. which have curl and elasticity