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NEWS FROM
GOTHAM
New York. Nov v The largest
burin©! which ha» ©v©i been adopted
by any • ity in ih© Morl>l has been
pa *©d by th© board of ©*timn© nere
bill N©w A <»rk©i* ..© so u-ed to bit;
flnam ial do In re ~i all ort* that th©
fact Inis canned little : omment sav©
lor Softie moie or I©m subdued grunt- i
Mine at the increased ©xp©nditur« j
\s a matter of f.n■! th • budget im- '
. t. ©f more than 1193.000.0nn for!
exjm n« . • lPi 3 - with j
mis* exception larger than that of any
government, municipal, state or na
tional. in the western hemisphere
Th© o'Veptinn, of course. I* the I’nlt- I
ed State., !ts#-|f Some Idea of what
su n a budget realy a mount it to may I
be gathered from the fact that it ih
of Denmark, Swltx
• ' redei S a On ■ tod
Servfn combined New York main*
t:. ins no at my. but the appropriation
for >.• bools for next year would keep
ut» a very t©rportable military ©stab
ilahment. In fa<t. the school money
about ©q ; Is the yearly pay of Hie
whole I’nlted States army at th©
present tini© for both officers nntl on
lit ted men More than $36,700,000
Ik et laid© for th© educational needs
of th© city, which supports, besides
the elementary schools .mil the great
high aehool iyitem, a normal college
and the college ol the Itj ••• New
York where any young New Yorker,
hoy or girl, may get a modern col
leg location fre© ..f tuttlo > The
poll*© department will cost slo..*>uo.-
'")•» next year, the fir© department
Iv.fuio.uun. pnbl charities IH.tJOn.-
000, end bo It goes New Yorkers
find some <omfort in th© feet that th©
tax rate Is not going up with tit*
growing budget. Th© increaae of
$11.!••!». 0b« over the 1912 forecast |s
ui©f in part by an increased assor*-
nu nt of $ 1 rjn.oftn.non . th© t.i\.
a III© r*al estate, and a diret • improve
ment In the returns from <ertaiu
rtopeit.es of the city which pay reve
al©. notably the great city docks, I
w "1»"-h under effb'irnt tnanagement I
will bring in II total of $9..'*00.000
mr;e than they hav© this year.
• Twelve hundred dollars a year Ip
tli»- Mini fixed u |K)ii by investigators
•a the lowest upon which an average
funnily «an live on a "comfortable
.\in©rion plane" in New York, and
f. wit life** thinking of migrating to thN
• It> .i' <• inv lied to pondei on this
n'jMiic bcf;>r© moving Of course, n
fWilly on exist her© on less but In
making it ho investigation rye
bn ad and sausage" wages have not
b 4« m con idered hut a figure sought
"'liich will provide a family of live
with rii© necessities «>r life though
not With the luxuries, and allow them
'A Ih© in comfort. While one hun
dred dollars a month is the sunt
which I-' held necessary to accomplish 1
this ©ud in this city, t i admitted J
that in other parts of the country as 1
much could he- obtained front •;<» to!
70 dollars An Income of sin»o for a]
family of five the in vest {.tutors con
©ltide, will provide only the minimum
of nourishment and comfort and will
not trieet ntiv extra demands such as
might ai ls., from sit knees or other
• noses. The tabulation of the various
Itiftn* of expense which absorb such
:m income, averaged from u large
ntimber of families per mouth, shows
tty* following figures Rent
:, k" : $29 90. fuel .«-• 76 light $1.47:
.1 Clothing $10.43: car far© $2.r»J:
lunches $:’...52: dues 7 cents: insur- {
nti'r $1.(51; incidentals s.'{ 9; total I
s7L’.fm i'pon this basis a family of I
»i*e must spent ss7 4. s 0 ii year and
niftst earn on an average sif,.K2 a
we. k As compared to the New York |
working man. thca© of Holland and
France live much more comfortably j
while- the average Herman “plane of!
living*' Is so much higher as to make |
afty comparison valueless. What the
investigators regard as on© of the
n#>M serious phases of this situation
life, found in their statement that
workers in tall office buildings, such
©levator men. pnnets. liail men
the like are likely to become a
rare of bachelors, since the cost of
nAirylng nml supporting u family Is
beyond their means.
jWhlle It may not exercise any
narked effect on the high cost of
living, tlie price of one nt least of the
necessaries of life bids fair to show
a Mery marked decrease during th©
cMnln.T year. This commodity is sug
ar the price of which has been nbov.
w-nat bus conic to be regarded us its
normal level for nearly a year and u
half. Rxperts who keep in touch with
eugar production In all parts of th« i
world point to the decline In whole-J
•ale price* that lias already set In j
as merely a forerunner of great* re
ductions which they believe a>e t*
follow. Two cause* are given as con
ducing to lower rates for sugar On. I
of tb<— Ii th© ex
output of the gr©at augur-producing I
countries of Kurope and t!i© tropics '
The other Is the rapid grow*th of **:« '
beet sugar industry in the I’ultcf*
Stnt*- which promises to produce ;. |
billion and a half |>otiuds of augat ,
this M'lison. or an Increase of more *
[than 23 per cent over the best pre
vious record While this Is only I
alwc.it one fifth of th© entire rotißtimp- ■
tloti r.f the country, its effect ii|>oi
prleea la *o well ret ognixed t hat,
wholeaalers regularly count upon n
a reduction in price* every season ai
soon as the bet sugar made In Ameri
can factories t omes upon the market i
It was this fat tor last season that
broke the corner In sugar and
broilgh price* down from the rizzvlng
wholesale level of »©v©n and a halt i
cents a pound to th© point nt which
it has remained since. In fact, one j
of th© annoying things about the do- j
niestle production of sugar in the
I'nited Stntes from the point of v|©w *
of the refiners and speculator* is that !
.t prevents the advancement of prices
through combination furioutl) ,
enough tit© on© article of general us* >
that shows a marked decline in cost ,
happens also to b© almost the only j
on© that has grown cheaper within |
th© past decade.
The idea of quarantine. vvhi» h has
done •<» much to prevent the spread
of all sorts of troubles. I* getting
som© queer applications hereabouts
Just at present A uunrantin© on po
tatoes la now in effect In New York,
and It seem* likely that the entire)
cargo of a ship which ha* Just nr- 1
rived from Germany with sir>,ooo'
worth of not a toe* will bo seised by ;
th© government. The I’nited States i
has officially laid a ban on potatoes |
from the British (ties, Germany, Atii-n
trin, Newfoundland and th© French'
island* of Miquelon and St. Pierre. J
because of certain potato disease*!
which arc prevalent in those roun-I
trio*. \t the same time, it 1* not un-|
likely that a doll quarrantlne will be]
established to prevent the spread of i
tubeit uh Ii i among tb< doll,
[population but among their flesh
and blood foster mothers. A child
I labor Investigator tells of hearing a I
iwoman had Just bought a doll in our!
«T the fashionable Fifth avenue toy l
•hop* remark to the salesman •*>lyl
little girl will take It to hod with j
her tonight." Two days before the I
Inspector had seen the same doll sewn !
together in a crowded tenement room!
where two members of the family'
w ho were working on it were affected j
with tuberculosis, ir has been pro
posed to selz© ail dolls made in such (
places nntl hold them in quarantine I
until a law can he passed prohibiting
home work In tcncniotilH entirely.
Twenty new theatres were built o©
begun In New York in 1912. and
the town was already oversupplied.
according to thcntrlcal men. Where
it will stop nobody knows, but by the
time tno new nonses are open fori
(business the theatres or this city will
be able to scat all the citizens of St. I
•Paul or Providence, if they should I
come to town in n body for a theatre!
party. Seven of tin* new houses
alone will seat 17..”00 people, ant!
non© of those is located In the great
"white light" district where the city’s
night life centers. Nine others, how- 1
ever, are being finished In the
streets close around l.ognnorc Square'
and they will all be “Broadway j
houses" in the sense in which thea
| terdom uses the word. Theoterdom is |
I distinctly logical in using that word, I
I by the way, for two-thirds of the rec
ognized "big Broadway houses’’ arc
not in Broadway, and there are a
dozen or more large theaters front
ing the great "Main street" of New
York which yet do not have the
prestige of great new productions
and distinguished actors. Some of
the new theatres will he weeded out
after a season or two. but it is likely
that most of them will stay. The
metropolis is more of an amusement
resort than most people realize, and
that It is the greatest in the world
lias never been any secret.
ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS TREE
From the New York Stitt.
The Christ mas tree is supposed to
date from long before tho Christian
era, instead of from comparatively
recent times lit Germany, ns is com*
motily thought. It Is said that at fes
tivals to celebrate the winter solstice
in ancient Egypt a palm tree was
used ns a symbol of the completion
of the year. The palm tree used at
such celebrations must liavc 12
•hoots or branches to typify the year
that had just come to an end.
FRIDAY
CURIOS FROM PANAMA
IN NATIONAL MUSEUM
From th© Washington Kv.-ntng Star
CutrMng with :t into the heart of
| Washington the utmosphere of re
• inane© and mystery tiiat surrounds
J tlit-- Hie of the Indian* of Panama
'me collection of curios brought front
{tlint country by It Piter of the Smith
jsnuiun Institute i* soon to find it*
I place among the exhibition* <»f th©
j National museum. Glu** cases will
inclose basket* of all shape* nntl sizes
|woven by tiie linlian women and used
lin their homes.
A dance drum and .i rattle are soon
to li<- in state, never again to sound
in tit© dances that are customary i
ttiioughcut tin* Choco Indian tribe .
('rude little toys have found their
way to Washington—tov* that w©r©
[dear at some tini© to some little In- i
jdian child. In tail, each one of the
I article* in tills collection was at on©
time in us© among the tribes of Pan-j
"Tiie collection was obtained ©n- .
11 rely from the Choco and Ouqlml In-!
Idlnn mi.©- \ii Fitter explained 1
| “They live their lives In the forest*!
land on the plains of Panama, and J
jltav© little to do with th© white man
lor his customs, A collection of the *
’variety Is in away rattier difficult
to obtain, for. unlike many tribe*,
they weave their baskets and make
their toy* and other articles for their
own us© only. Money means very lit*
tie to them and no Choco or Gtiuimi
: Indian lias a* yet set up hi* stand ot |
(Indian mementos to be sold to the;
whit© people
During tit© tin’ Hint I spent with
•.hos© two tribe* I met very few white!
[men. While the Indians are not hos-!
til©, they' have no hearty welcome!
,to;- th© man trout civilized land* .
j Perhaps it would be more accurate *
to sav that it l* the white man whol
jts an unwelcome visitor, for many In !
[their own tribes have been in th© _
whit© man’s country, nnd on© chief- i
tain lived and was educated In the J
I’nited State* between th© ng©* of
Hv© uud twenty years.
"It ts not that they are Ignorant
of the existence of civilized conn- 1
tries, but simply that they are con-J
tent with their own lot and nr© not .
[desirous of changing tltelr mode of
life. And theiis Is truly an interest
ing and care-free existence, with 1
>iiio*t of their needs and comfort*!
[around them and no worries nlKjttt
[dollar * and cents. Only the melt who!
[occasionally go to the towns nnd ci
ties have need of money: cons©-j
qtiently I found it of littl© use dtti-i
itng my sojourn among th© Indians. I
'instead, I htdened myself with small'
.mirrors, bright beads and many ol
|the other articles thut the first © t-'
[tiers of America used foe trade with
|th© savages along its shore*. In fact.'
many of the basket* and Indian me-'
mentos in my collection were bought t
lin Just this fashion. *
| Among Mr fitter's collection nr©[
itwo Indian wooden pillows These
into roughly carved and s:a:>ied I
[though the latter resuts probably |
from long use. They arc gently hoi-
I lowed In the center. To the American
[mind they scarcely suggest physical |
icornfoit. but are considered comfort-,
aide by many of th© Choco Indian
i “The Indian pillows bring to mind
in rather disappointing incident con* j
nected with a vlinilai object," re
marked Mr. Plttler. ' P happ' itcd I
that during my visit with the Choco!
Indians I had occasion to be of some (
assistance to one of file men lie ot
tercel nie as a return any of n mint-!
her of objects in hi* little house. l|
seeded, as one of th© most used and |
characteristic mementos, a wooden i
pillow corresponding to those in the
collection. The wife seemed eager
that I should have it, and begged
|that I let her bring it to m© the next
day. Sure enough she a pea red with
the pillow at he time stated, but
what a different pillow. The whole
thing had been scrn)>©d until thej
wood shone white and clean. In lteri
eves it was beautiful, hut to me the
atmosphere of actual usage had been
[taken away and as a relic it was al
jinost useless..
"The Choco Indians arc rather
clever in the making of baskets and j
lik© material. The most of it i* done,
perhaps, by the women, and only
from time to time. They are a leisur
ely race and work only when there
is actual need. The basket.* arc of
all sizes and shapes, some of them
with nicely fitting covers, nnd all]
made of tho stems of various plants
or of strips of hark. A sample of till*
braid or basketry material is in mjv
collection. There is also a sort or
Imsketry pouch used by the Choco
hunters to keep their matches and
firecaps dry. in making their fires
the Choco uses Tire tans to fan tin
flame. These arc made of basketry
material nml in the collection Is a
sample that has seen much usage In
one Indian home. Mats are also made
of this material, though they are not
much used by the ti I lie.
"The Choco India ii lives in a
house that is more or less original
in its construction. Tail piles support
1t raising it several feet above tho
ground. The hut is open on nil sides
for in that country the temperature
is always warm, and the architect
of tiie house has no need to build a
protection for his family against cold
winds. The house is really two stor
ies in Its construction. The rioor of
the top story Is formed of logs and
THE CHRONICLE-NEWS, TRINIDAD, COLORADO.
(tough board* laid Hid© aid©. Th©r©
or© ( lack* between e.n - "! tii*—© log*
and when 111© Indian housekeeper
undertakes her spring 1 leaning she
simplifies matters voi ;i ut h 1
brushing the dirt tnoiigh in©*©
i rack*. Tills of court© mean* that
tii© dirt falls through » tit© first
story, inn as only tit© i-i«s and th©
other domestic animal* occupy that
tfloor. the result Is not *©riou*. This
second story i* r©a||> the home of
th© Indian, for here h© sleeps, cooks
and ©at* and is protected from th©
huh by th© thatched bnk and grass
-roof overhead.
Perhaps the most highly deeor
int©d of tii© Choeo horn© that I visit*
|»d was that of a tnedbiu© man. ll©,
[.is in most rib©*, was on of th© lend
ing men of the coinii.unity, and I
found him willing to >•>itv freely re
garding the Ilf© and • - loins of his
[tilbe, barring one subject This for
bidden topic concerned hi* own pro
|f( Nsiou I secured a medicine stick,
however, mad© of tli.it extremely
[light wood commonly known a* cord
[wood in tiiat country. Thi* stick,
painted with mystical black figures.
| exhibited. Surrounding •.n It of th©
l pH©* tiiat *up|Hjrt©d th© lions© i;f th©
niediciti© titrtii Were a nt.lulu r of tin*©
sticks. I.ong vines, which, hy tit© way
arc used by the Indian*, la pin©© of
nulls, hold these sticks in place, nnd
lb© result was unique, if not artis
tic As to tii© moaning «»f th© sticks
and his renaoii for iiMiig them a*
decorations li© would, how©ver, give
in© no information."
Among th© aiticles brought from
tills tribe is a double-n©adod dance
drum that was evidently suspended
by a cord from tho inn-iclan’s neck,
and both bands used to h©nt tint© on
th© ©lids. Th© basketry material that
decorates it nnd tin? general work
manship nr© considered excellent by
Alt Filler. A gourd rati I©, also us©d
to keep time in tii© dut-.'s, (-miplctes -
Ibe collection of ('hoi© musical in-j
strum* nt*. Spoon-sha|»©d wooden (
dippers are among tii© •hsortnieiil of;
household utensils. Recipients made
ot th© fruit or a ©uluhnidi tre© are!
used by til© Indian women to keep
small objects dry.
If one might judge Jiy Mr. I’ittlci'*,
eolhctlou. tiie children of the Choco
trll»© are not neglected. They are
provided with roughly fashioned toys
ami several of th©*© were brought in
the collection to Washington. A play
bird, mad© of iitarv©ously light wood
and nearly equal in siz© to a chick
en. shows signs of usage at soni© lit
tl© child’s hands. Holes hav© been
bored in it* sides - ud bright colored!
leather* Inserted to form wing- Two •
play boats, one itointed at both ends j
and the other only in the how. are
considered by Mr. Pit tier to be sin.ill 1
i©productlons ot tin* canoes us# d by*
the tribe. They nr© a people fond of
III© water and perfectly at bum© in
their canoes. h\ which much of the
transportation is accomplished.
The remaining portion of the col*’
lection is from the Gtiniml Indian
* * lb© and is sotuevvhnt different in •
Its character.
As far as clothing Is concerned ,
the Gunimi tribe is more civilized 1
than the Choco." said Mr. Pittler. f
"The women are more fond of adorn- |
nient nnd are quite proficient in th©
preparation of a sort of bark cloth.
Many of them wear long strips of
calico (loth purchased from tin* more
civilized world, and the men wear a
sort or straw hat made by them. A
sample of this rather shapeless head
gear may he found in the collection.
They aie clever in the weaving of
imported wool, and a ample of a
many colored gala bag once belong
ing to a prominent member of the
tribe is soon to find Its plnce*ln the
museum.
’ .lust n little might here be told
about Bncarnaclm, a membet .»i the
tribe, who was once the possessor of
*h© gala bag. I stopped for several
days at his house and was treated
most hospitably. Kncarnacini's faith
resembled that of tiie .Mormon some
what. for his horn© was decorated by
thie© wives. The latest and young
est of these had her hair cropped
dose to her head. The reason for
till* was given through explanation
ol a custom common to the tribe,
(•lily tin* married women wore allow
ed to let their hair grow, and Kn
carnacint's bird© had not yet had tin*
opportunity to allow her hair to grow
th© length that marked the dignity
ot th© married state. A bead neck
lace belonging to one or Fncarna
'cim s wives and made li.v himself Is
in the collection."
Several implements such as a ham
mer or beater used in tho preparation
ot bark cloth, and remnants of the
stone age used to pick and flatten
* Heir grinding stones arc among Mr.
Bit tier's collection A half-vvorked
llP iece of ficus bark and a shell
hammer, used to giv e the last, noft
* ning beating, show something of the
process of preparing the bark cloth.
[Tho only musical instruments in the
assortment of articles brought from
fliis trilie are two four-holed flutes
made of reed or bamboo.
Don't waste your money buying
strengthening plasters. Chamber
lain’s Liniment is cheaper and bet
tor. Dampen a plor<* «f flannel with
it and bind it over the affected parts
and it will relieve tiie pain and sore
ness. For sale by* all dealers.
f •
Ladies, bring your
Corset Troubles ““g
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Dry Goods, Groceries, Meata,
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the troubles to your entire satisfaction. Consultation free. Ready-to-wear for Ladies
Thompson's glove fitting Corsets and H. nnd W. waists are our , 3
specialties. ® nd , Chl,dre "\ Clothinff.
Gents Fumislungs, Shoes,
Furniture, Carpets, Rugs,
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Don’t Pull Out
the Gray Hairs
I MIX T 1*1*1.1« OIT (SitA V UAIitS
"I’ull out olio gray hair cud a ilo
*••11 will tal.<- lit* place.*’ Is an old
saying, whhli is. in u great extent,
true. If no stops nrt* iak» n in stop
the nine**. When gra • hairs appear
it Is n sign that Nature needs assis
tance. li ie Nature's Mill tor help.
Clrny hair, ilull, 11 r hair, or hair
that Is fulling mu, is nut necessar
ily a sign of advancing nge. for then*
arc thousands of chlcrl> people with
perfect heads of hair without a single
streak of gruj.
i When gray hairs come- or when
the hair seem* to !••• lifeless or dead,
some good. reliable hair-restoring
I treatment should In* resorted to ai
Inner. Specialists sa> that one i»f the
ihest preparations to use Is the old
fashioned "sage lea w hit'll our
| grunt) parents used The lit-st prepara-,
ftton of this kind Is W>* ih‘u Sag*- and .
(Sulphur Hair Keinet|>. a preparntion
oi doniestie Sage and Sulphur. len
til it ally compounded with Inter dls
covered hair tonics ami stimulants,
the \vhoh* mixture being carufull>
balanced and tested by experts.
Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Is clean
and wholesome and perfiK*t|y harm
less. It refreshes dry, parched hair.i
removes dandruff and gradually re- :
stores failed or grn> hair to Its nu 1
I tnal color.
I Don’t tleliiv another tu'uute. Start j
| us!ng Wyeth's Sage ami Sulphur at j
'once and sen what a difference a j
[few tlays’ treatment, will make in
your hair.
This preparation is offered to the
ipublic at fifty rents a bottle, and i«
|recommended ami sold bv all drug
gists. .1 11. Hughs agent. City Drug
Store.
Charles L. Pack is
New President of
Conservation Body ;
Ic.i.PACK, 1
Lakewood, X. .1., Xov S.—Charles
l.nthrnp Pack of this ciyt, recently
elected president of the national con
servation congress in Indianapolis,
lias long been interested in conserva
tion. He was the first American to
study forestry in (Jermnny. and lie
will the first man in the Fntte’d
States to prncticc forestry/ having re
ceived fees from .lay Gould for expert
advice on timber lands.
The hoy’s appetite Is often the
source of nmazement. If you would
have such an appetite take Chamber
lain s Tablets. They not only creato
a healthy appetite hut strengthen
Iho stomach and enable it to do Its
work naturally. For sale by all
dealers.
NOVEMBER 8. 1012
i ■ ■ ■ ■
Smoke Commercial I'Z 2%
* Boquet Cigar (Tinidad. j
————— l ——
St. Louisans Who Competed in
the International Balloon Race
in Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 26
[CAPTAIN BARRY
Stuggnrt, Germany. Nov. B. Tito tragic deaths of Lieutenant
Gerieke and Sleler, who were killed by a tall of three miles when their
balloon exploded during a flight from herliu. will not affect the start
« f the international balloon race front this place Oct. 2t». John Harry
will he the pilot tif the balloon entered bv the Million Population club
of St. Louis, and Albert von lloffmnn will he his aitl. They are both
experienced aeronauts.
“MODERN SANITATION"
Dr. Alvah 11. Doty, in the North
American Review.
The public should know that if
they happen in a conveyance, assem
blage. or elsewhere, and are in close
proximity to some In feet ions disease
they need have no Tear that they will
transmit it to their family or others
through the medium of their cloth
ing. Nor need they fear that they
will contract disease from the cloth
ing of others they may meet or
through the medium of the money
they may handle.
The dread of tills lias been respon
sible for many unnecessary nnd un
just regulations. Well persons in a
family where infectious diseases ex
ist are either kept in the house un
der municipal regulation nr volun
tarily remain at home for fear they
may transmit dircasc to others. This
frequently seriously affects those
whose income Is necessary for the
support of the family. Kxcept iu some
special instance, and under direction
of health officials, it Is far better
Hint persons should lie out of the
house. What modern sanitation re
quires is that the patient shall lie
carefully isolated or quarantined,
dial there shall lie no communica
tion whatever with other members
of the family except those who are
in actual charge of the patient, and
that the well mem hers shall be ex
amined carefully each day to ,ascer
tain If they have contracted the dis
ease. It Is only when tills occurs
that they are a menace to outsiders
and not through the medium of their
clothing.
ALBERT I
VOH HOFEMMII
One of the principles of modern
sanitation is to prevent disease with
as little annoyance as possible to the
public, and it is for tills reason that
where large numbers of persons are
together, as in factories, etc., there
should be a constant supervision
over them to detect the early ap
pearance of an outbreak of an infec
tious disease; In this way fewer per
sons are involved, the loss of life is
diminished, and the well-being of
these people protected.
THE VANDAL
Senator Depew at Saratoga was
deprecating certain contemplated
changes in the constitution.
"To break up the venerable con
stitution like that." lie said with a
smile, "smacks of vandalism ami re
calls Tom Tunken to my mind.
"Tom. traveling in Italy with a
friend, said one day in Naples:
" ‘Well, we’ve done Naples thor
oughly—aquarium and arcade. Pom
peii and Vesuvius. Let’s got on to
Florence.’
"'Oh, the deuce with Florence!’
his friend growled. 'There’s no cafe
life there, nor nothin’.’
“ 'Look here,’ said Tom Tunken
sternly, 'a man tour Furopc for
something a little lilt more elevating
than cafe life. I'm going on to Flor
ence if I go alone. I've got to get n
chunk of Michael Angelo’s famous
statute of David for my souvenir col
lection.’ ”
Meti never seem very backward
about, offering their sents in street
cars to young and attractive women.