New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Chicago kinetoscope man tells how he managed
to get picture of Governor Roosevelt in st. Paul
the other day. Il went 10 him several times" he
says, "and asked him TO pose for me but he turned
me down cold. and told me that unless the Ma
tional Committee ordered il he would pose.
Now. | went all the way to St. Paul 70 get him
and did not like to come back empty handed.
finally decided I would bribe the hack driver.
told him there $ in it for him if he would
stop the carriage in front of my machine l agreed
with him that when I raised my he to
stop. AS the carriage came down the street /
waved my cane. The driver pulled his horses and
the crowd cheered all the louder While Teddy
was bowling and acknowledging the ovation. my
man was at work Suddenly Teddy and
the cane. He knew had him. but he turned his
back to the He vas too late. I motioned
for the driver TO go on and Teddys' picture will
be flashed all over the country"
We will yet see an emperor in Washington
said dt5Y the apprehensive citizen. .-,.
cosmopolitan philanthropist, I hope So have long
ought to get up excursion Washington and
get some points on running a government"
Washington Star.
Apparently "coatless' men will not be tolerated
in Philadelphia, in spite of the recent movement in
their favor. Two respectable men in their shirt
sleeves were prevented from entering Chestnut
Hill Park the other day.
The Rev DR., Fourthly-My vacation? I expect
me sPeT mrs. 81 m nf oneG r ny 6s mas g1yen
for that purpose
R my G02sRaa SHFRns Ra as sTsy Egn Tt5n G get
rid of me as that-(Chicago Tribune.
The Johnsons number $3.50 in the new Chicago
City Directory, having a clear majority of 1850
over the Smiths.
Sammy. San where did you get that ice?''
tn iceman gimme it,
Isn't it too cool day for you be eating tce?''
day an won't gimme any."-(Chicago Record
The Marquis of Northampton thinks that the re-
lgious education of the Beers has been imperfect,
as all their quotations from the Old Testament
At meeting of the Society for the Spread Of the
Gospel at Earls Barton recently he that after
the war it would be the duty of the Church of
England to spread the Gospel among the burghers.
worn by everybody.
Customer-In that I don't think care to
saIesman.When l say everybody. of course,
Correct taste are so few. You Know anu psSoS oi
Customer think I'll take dozen.-CBoston
Transcript.
year ago the school principals of Stockholm
Sweden were instructed to encourage the gathering
of pupils i'll the public parks after school hours
for the purpose of playing outdoor games, and
several of the larger boys in each school off,
cially selected to lead the games The innovation
proved popular. and many boys who formerly were
in the habit of spending their late afternoons
smoking cigarettes and learning bad habits on
the street corners may be seen each evening
playing baseball football and other athletic games.
The Board of Education of Stockholm thinks so
well of the experiment that IL has recently ap-
pointed three teachers to the places of
superntendents of outdoor exercise. 1t will here
after be their duty TO get together all pupils who
willing at the close of school and lead them
to the parks, where. under the auspices of the
Board games will be provided daily during the
season from to p
Miss Streeter--I should think it would be horrid
standing behind the counter all day.
in front of it for only little while There are no
bargain crowds side. you know.-(Boston
Transcript
There is a citizen of New-Jersey who takes his
politics with cranberry sauce, witnessed by the
following letter he has just sent to the Mayor of
Philadelphia
The Hon. Samuel Ashhridge, Mayor of Phiadel-
phia.
Dear Sir: If it is possible for you TO do please
keep all of the Italians in Philadelphia next fall as
there is a Democratic Cranberry Trust in New
Jersey, and the natives want you to break ii up;
let Italians go except they work for so cents a
bushel for picking cranberries instead of 40 cents
bushel All other people are exasperated be-
of the trust in New-Jersey.
Very respectfully. a Republican friend: If YOU
do not carry New-York and New-Jersey Bryan will
be elected
At the Boarding House.-The conversation had
assumed a literary vein when the dressmaker en-
tered; The drug clerk, wishing TO draw her into
oh, my she said; excelsior is out of date long
Braided wire is the favorite now
AS one knew who wrote Braided Wire" he
conversation went back 10 QUO VadiS."-(Ralti-
more American.
THE men in newspaper Offices says THE PhiIa-
delphia Record. who conduct the Answers to
Correspondents departments. lead strenuous lives
To answer some Of the letters they receive is
very difficult Were IT not for the extremely large
salaries they paid of them would no
doubt. look for easier less taxing Jobs. Here Is a
letter OF the kind they like get;
g Sir: daily reader and wish to know the
following, TO settle dispute: What is the salary
of the head baker in the Almshouse? Also second
baker?
The correspondence man who received this letter
did not answer because he feared the head baker
and the other fellow would be enraged TO their
salaries set forth in public print Also he did
answer It, because he did not know the answer"
Lady Tin the theatre the playwright whose
piece has just been Kissed of)-Sir, took the lib
erty IN the last act to snip of lock of your hair
now return II to you.-(Fhegende Blatter.