New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26
THE TALK OF THE D4T.

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word and asks the readers Of The Spectator 10
assist him. The word desired is one that Will ex-
press the ever increasing class of words that
named after some individual, &, boycott
'macadamize' dolly" macintosh" CAMP
"peeler" Robert" Bobby" Whitehead" (for
fed under a name by themselves. What should this
word be? "Cognominals' has been suggested
cognomen, however. is surname. and such
words are not always taken from the persons sur
name" Bobby" for example. 10 indicate police
man. "Onomatanerc" and "anerononatIc" have
also been suggested; but that woul4 not include
CAMP or Mrs. Grundy." No exception can be
taken to the term 'anthroponomatic'' so far
curacy OF description is concerned: but u IS a ter
ribly long word and apt short word is a desder-
atum
Fierce ndcod-'Now then. children" said the
teacher. who had been commenting upon polar ex-
petitions. who can tell me what fierce animals Ia
"Pole:ats.R shouted the boy al the foot Of the
Glass; Philadelphia Press
Recently a Kansas old soldier sent the following
letter 10 the Pension Department:
Topeka. October 4 1877.
ITO the Honorable Pension Commissioner:
Having become converted to the belief common
ly known as Christian Science herewith vounta-
ry surrender all claim 10 the pension which have
been drawing for the last twelve years. Ny PEN
sion was allowed account OF alleged rheumatism
aud alleged stomach trouble. contracted during my
which made me think had them also made the
doctors who examined think the same. But I
now convinced that there is no such thing as
rheumatism or stomach trouble: that, by the bless
ing of God. / am free Of error. and that have no
right to take money from the government on ac-
count of a which does not exist"
Tho official who sent the above letter to The
Kansas City Journal" withheld the name of the old
soldier who wrote it II Christian Science should
spread amons the pensioners,
THE OCToPUsT.
oh. the octoPust hee haZ a hundred legs
An sum THAR ar WHO'D Il yum an declair!'
Hee doze it unlawfully:
An thatz neither THAR;
An hee no hare
Butt hee wiggles hiz fealers awfully.
Oh. III octopust haz no whIskurs at awl
An hiZ eye Ike oysters burberry
An he gifts hiz ovid klawz on things hee should
H'' 'f Hsa sxe fEda gB T TfiSSf Brisa
Hee thinks hee Il IT,
Iee will be fride
An chopped up an split
An scattured around aw hub-dubberly.
Oh the ost9rust w%nce lily lived down in III
An tn lobsturs pinch all III booty nsh
That swim around wgalley- waggeIicy:
Hee bowldly rezides.
With mannur grand
With legs awl sides,
An squrms around kweeriy an snaggeIley
Oh the octopust hee IL a very meen thing.
An tn hunturz ar, after him ritefulIy:
Butt mawi tn ovid curmudseon fritefuiiY
They'll lop of his legs
An squash hiz silk hat
An give him megrims
An lay him out fiat.
An treat tn old nooSancc despiRhtfuy.
-(ChIcago Chronicle
As an instance Of the observance OF the Sabbath
in Scotland. English paper tells of a postman
having a route between Stirling and Blairdrum-
moHd He observed TO ride bicycle over his
six miles on week days and to walk the same dis
tance on Sunday. and when asked why replied that
he not allowed to the machine on Sunday.
An investigation followed. and the postmans sx-
PLANTATION proved to be correct.
Cutting New Acquaintance.-Major Lonsfth'-
Bow met a Brahmin once with John Smith.
London" carved on his back. You see he was
standing motionless I'm one Of those pious frances
Eheh nothing is allowed TO Interrupt In this state
for statue and cut his name. as usual.-(Punch
The Washington STAR tells some stories Of odd
Incidents at the recent Grand Army OF the Rspub-
lie convention In that city. At one Of the passen-
ger stations veteran attracted attention by rea-
son of the fact that he was weeping bitterly. A
kindhearted lady attached 10 one of the reception
committees approached the old man and tenderly
inquired the cause OF his distress I've lost my
little boy explained the former soldier between
sobs. What is the age of the ad?' asked the
lady. who was planning to call OH the police TO
locate the youngster He's thirty-seven years
Old the veteran said in reply. At the same rail-
road station another comrade received much sym
pathy when he made known that he had left his
wife az hotel while he went forth TO meet some
friends. He suddenly remembered that he could
not recall the name OF the hotel nor had he any
idea of its location.
College Nighteaps.-Father examining his son
expense account at collegel-Young man, what o9 90
you mean by charging up half a dozen bottles OF
whiskey TO wearing apparel during the last
/ term?
Son--Oh. that's all right. I used that stuff for
niShtcaps.-CTo~n and Country.