New-York tribune., 1902-10-01
The TALK OF THE DAY.

J. Howard Jacobs. OF Reading. Penn. who died
last week was buried wearing a red necktie.
Around this fact there is woven curious story
Mr.. Jacobs. who OF the leading lawyers
OF Eastern Pennsylvania. wore a red tie for the
first time twelve years ago at an important case
that he was trying The seemed all against
him. every sure he would be beaten; and
yet he After the verdict one OF the opposing
lawyers said Jacobs that tie ot yours hypnotized
the Jury. You had better wear II hereafter In all
your important cases. Mr.. Jacobs took his rivals
advice. At every subsequent case OF moment he
hamboyant red tie. and II is said that never
when he had this tie did verdict go against
him II was In honor of this superstition OF his,
which all his friends knew and respected that he
buried In a erayat OF so brilliant and inappro-
pirate a color. II is not explained whether his
friends thought he would need the lucky color m
the last case he would plead.
Painful-"Its like pulling teeth TO get drink
aaiRe Il iRis state isn't i'' remarked the stranger IN
Yes" replied the native. ''snd when ye get one
and swallow 4. its like havin' teeth pulled -
philadelphia Press.
Among the stories about errors IN English The
Los Angeles Times tells the following: Many
iudicrous mistakes made by foreigners In grasp
ing the meaning OF some OF our common English
expressions. young German attending the state
University translated The spirit Is willing, but the
flesh is weak into The ghost Is willing. but the
meat is not able And a Filipino youth fairly set
the class IN uproar by the statement that Out
OF sight. out OF mind meant The invisible Is In
sane class OF little second grade scholars had
been learning the lines. However IL be- IL seems 10
me- etc. repeating II together as class UNTIL as
the teacher thought. II was well learned One day
she asked a little girl TO reeite IL alone and
Beatrice proud OF the distinction. declared that:
However II be, IL seems 10 me.
'Tis only noble TO be good
Kind hearts are more than corn or nuts
.k.
And the teacher thanked her lucky stars ihat
the country superintendent had not made his ex-
pected visit that day.
SIX wears ago Mr Amaziah Coe. farmer In Lee
township. Fulton County III made a WON WOW IdS thst
9 fremont was elected President OF the United
When last heard from Mr.. coe was as bald as a
His hair had all fallen out
The Disapp0inted WOman.-In the dead Of night
Mrs AIvira Pankey. wife OF a business man In
around iii she found her husbands clothes. and
pr9ssedsd e search S ,as .ss % herself The letters
gave him this morning are not here' He must have
Bitterly disappointed. she crawIed back into bed
The Ingenious Yagabond-A red nosed loatsr
.:FSisHa- he said I'm not going 70 Try the
hungry dodge on sensible person IKE you. IL
SGS S sh sS whS s has II go and
sRspa I, FOR drink drink % ooa aosss Sc Trad. man
like your frankness II merits equal frankness on
my part I'm not going 10 give you a blamed
eent'-(Chicago Tribune
"A husband Is not guilty Of desertion when his
wife rents his room 90 boarder and crowds him
out OF the house" This Is no Joke. but piece OF
solemn judicial wisdom II is found In l5a Penn.
ST. so
First Guids-wen did the New-Yorker kill any
thing
Second Guids-Yep.
"Rig?"
oh. yes" y p.
''Hsavyg"
'Mebh-."
What ~ss it,
Itme.'-lYorkers Rsgald.