New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-23
THE TALK or THE DAY.

OnN may hardly mention swindlers IN these days
when the fame OF the Humberts is fresh but La
forge the Prince de Vitanval, is unworthy 70
be obscured by that colossal humbuS' Leiorse De-
gan life without n penny. like Nine Humbert. but
with an inspired insight into human credulity-
Finding himself in need OF n title he applied 70
the Pope for one. II he had asked 20 be made
Knight OF st. Gregory his pretensions would have
been scr1ltinized but audaciously he sought 20 be
a prince. The title conferred on him without
question. the fees to be $4,000. Laforse took the
title but never paid the fees, n failure that IN
no way vltlates his rank. Thus equipped. Prince
dc Vitanval set az work creating noblemen on his
own account He founded tho order OF 81
Leon" and dubbed knights FOR a small cOusidera-
ton. There no deception about IT. Tho
Frenchmen who bought the knighthood knew II
was bogus but paid with the same cheerfulness
that some persons pay for bogus college degrees.
Prince de Vitanval has served his six months Inn
prisonment and paid his $40 fine for his high
enprise and he intends turning the order Of st.
Leon into limited liability company, lawyers
having advised him that. provided his future
knights entered in his books as shareholders.
the law has hold upon him.
Tho EXPRESSION knocked into a cooked hat is
familiar 70 every one but perhaps It's origin Is NOT
used set up az the angles OF trlahsie When o IN
tSe thEee at the corners the set was said to Sc
Knocked into cooked hat whence the popular
expression for depriving ANYTHING OF its main body.
character purpose.-(L4verpoolP Post
We remarked the other day that there Is but one
rhvme to month" says THE London Chronicle"
Since then poets have bombarded us for informa-
ton The pathetic pleading OF a poetess. however,
cannot be wthstood though We fear she will find It
not easy arrange marriage OF love between
month" and its only rhyme, which was discovered
by a Cambridge mathematician. II is 'xHtl" which
is OF course. read * to the plus oneth."
HOW HE LOST HER.
He hardly dared to touch her hand;
That he would never have the sand
To even think that she could love him.
And so he let concealment prey
Upon the cheek he lacked so badly,
And dumbly watched her day by day
And moped about and acted sadly.
II, may be she his secret guessed:
If SO, she never seemed 70 show It
A girl can't be supposed to know 1t.
She let the foolish fellow call.
He had crude idea of spoOning;
He seemed afraid to talk at all,
And sat and took 1t out in incoming
Another sutton came at last
Who was not shy about HIS woolng:
She knew many minutes passed
That there was something certain doing.
And one week from the day they met
His ring her second finger
That lover surely did not linger.
And No. 1 he dropped and pined
Abd eWer se some was . ine Iatsr mated
To thank his lucky stars he waited.
The moral is. when all is done,
Our love we should not hide nor smother,
And half dozen OF the other.
-CChicago News
The Texan who hired special train to Oyster
Bay in order to be on time for an engagement at
luncheon instead of sending apologies and regrets
by telegraph, set an example of strict regard for
etiquette which will stir up enthusiasm in every
county OF the vast territory of the Lone Star State
China is determined that she will not be dis
tanced in the race OF modern progress and her
representative in Washington darts to and fro in
automobile.
Comparisons Are Odious-The Western Senator
had the moor; 1t was great speech and good and
pictured IN glowing colOrS NeVadas future. only
would be wise in their generation and make
the appropriation for irrigation. He left nothing
by declaring sOlemny
I'm fact, gentlemen. all Nevada needs is mora
water and better society,"" Whereupon Mr. Fes-
sender observed:
West that that is all hell ds.'-(Short Stories
delegation from the London Chamber of Conn
merce Is to visit New-YorIS In November The rem
resentatives of the ilustrous British organization
will be received with welcome that no other CITY
can excel.
1t Would Seem so.-Bess-Wasnt that awful
about Stella?
NELL haven't heard anything.
Bess-You haven't! Why, she eloped with a prize
fighter. -,
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