New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
THE TALK or THE DAY.

People who visit Mrs. r. for the first
time usually look surprised. and some have
been known to make hysterlcal exclama-
tions, IL while they are under the hos
pitable roof they get glimpse Of the chill
dren, a boy of five and a girl about two
years younger. To the friends OF the fam
ily they are known as the little bare
foots," for they have neVer worn shoes or
stockings except when they are In the
street When the boy was learning TO walk
the mother explains often. he showed a
tendency to toe in," and by the advice OF
a physician the baby shoes were cast Off
The remedy was so effective that shoes
are now used for street wear only. The
children take them of" said the mother
when they come in the house as we do
our gloves. and we all think they are bet
ter for doing So
Prisoner-I didn't steal the horse only
took MIN from the fellow what stole him.
Shore | 'phoned that TO the vigilance
committee, but it's no go. They 'phoned
me TO hang up the receiver. Life.
ALL HAIL! GOOD KING OIL!
Although petroleum's long been used
The scientists have just found out
The stuff is good to eat.
When hydrocarbons are transformed
To harmless acids fat,
And deftly mixed with glycerine.
And other things like that.
Joy TO the world-the workngmen
Are all in jubllant mood
To find their can Of kerosene
May now be used as food.
No more they'll curse the wicked trusts,
No more the STANDARD oil" be damned
But Rockefeller;s praise be sung
As longs with oil their stomachs
l''''''' FITz NIGEL
One of Pittsburghs leading manufactur-
ers does not think so highly Of the value OF
"A college career. He was taking fellow
magnate to task the other day.
well, I hear your son is throAgh col
lege,"
Put I'm four years, | s'pose"'
-Four years"
And did he learn anything whatever
that was useful during those-Jour years."
"Oh yes. He learned To operate an auto
mobile so well that we have put him in
charge OF one of our big electric trucks" -
Pittsburgh Post.
At a recent conference on drinking i'm
London. Sir Thomas Barlow. president Of
the Royal College OF Physicians. said that
multiplied nips between meals are far
moro disastrous than occasional debauches
followed by periods OF abstinence" Sir
Thomas Clouston. ex-president Of tho
Royal College of Physicians. Edinburgh,
added that careful experiments In Ger
many had shown that taking n certain
amount OF alcohol produced from 10 to 20
per cent OF error. NO man" Sir Thomas
continued. should take to alcohol until
his beard has grown. and after it has
grown he should wait I'll he is at least
twenty-five, and he precious careful about
II afterward."
was the wedding a SUGGEST"
"Oh a huge one. why women wept Bit
terly who didn't even know the BRIDE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fulton. Oswego County despite the fact
that It is buried under seven feet Of snow,
is alive enough to form new orgaplZation,
unique In name, at leaSt-the Borrowed
Time Club II is composed Of twoscorc of
men, who, being over seventy years old,
are. according to the old saying. living on
borrowed time. The youngest member be-
came seventy just in time to sign the char
ter roll. and the oldest is lightweight
He, after being rejected -Goodby, but
promise to he sister 10 me.
She-I will, / accepted your brother last
night.-Nariety Life.