New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Tribune published few days ago the names
OF the candidates for Offices TO be hlled AZ the
general election to be held to-day giving the
names residences and places OF business Of the
rious candidates as they appear the certificates
hled In the office OF the Board Of Elections. \
curious feature OF the publication is the fact that
with few exceptions. the Social Labor candidates
have place OF business. while the Republican.
Democratic and Prohibition candidates all have a
business address There Is no business address FOR
any OF the candidates on the Social Labor State
ticket. and Of the eleven candidates for Congress
only one gives his place Of business. Nine candi-
dates for the Senate and Assembly give an address
under the place OF business head but the other
forty-two appear to be labor men in name only
Didn't YOU hear the doorbeu. Bridsetr'
Wen. why didn't you answer itT'
y did answer IT. I said. oh. fudger mum.
q oukers Statesman.
1t has been good fortune TO discover in
man-English dictionary edited by a learned
German, English word which clearly ought to
be In the English language-"Conjobbe." 1t needs
no definition, AMI is worthy Of Lewis Carroll. But
correspondent Of The London Chronicle" who
airy. AYERS that thousands OF people solemnly
speaking English Of this type:
Have you had good dormancy2"
No I was too much disturbed by a dragonet
that went apitpat round my head
That is pituitous thing, but perhaps you Will
not be too wearish drai yourself to the shops?'
Il will not get up
Then will give you shOg"
Il shall screak if you do. and be fretty all the
afternoon; Will not be tactre. but froppish. and
that will make you frenetic'
Il sorry. l did not to make you sui
Gated, but think all the same you are rather
droll, all this gradient won't do you had much
better out of this confnity into the sun II
not you will be quite dealbated."
81 will my friend. and viii feel gratulatory 10
you for faze-ing me-
At twenty his colossal bump
No caution: when he makes the trump,
He always makes II Hearts
At thirty. he has learned TO make
Judicious of funds.
And when a maiden is the stake,
His trump is Diamonds.
At forty. with cynics sheer
Woman fraud he dubs;
lie Dimes at home, say, once year
His favorite trump is Clubs.
Al sixty. he has crossed the styx
Death gathers in the winning tricks
His trump is always Spades.
life
good story is told OF the Russian police. who
very careful lest any literature Of an athestio
character shall fall into the hands of the peasants
peasant in the province of NIinsk went to a
publishers shop and asked for a Bible. Unwit-
tingly the shopman gave him algebra primer
On opening the book when he reached home the
and heroglyphics. The peasant showed II 20 a
policeman. who felt convinced that the signs were
of extremely free thinking character and so
arrested the owner.
At the trial the peasant was discharged, and the
policeman. instead of being rewarded for his re-
lgious zeal was reprimanded
'The beggar had a notice up Deaf and Dumb >.
him. " ---' -
I'D like to give this man something" he said %
MS companion, but how am 70 know that ne Is
deaf and dumb?'' ~ "
Read the notice sir" whispered the begesr.
cautiously Chums.
As result OF some rough hazng In connection
with the freshman banquet at Lehigh University
two sophomores were expelled The freshman and
sophomore classes have agreed to abandon all
forms Of haZing II the faculty will reinstate the
two men. II is expected that the faculty will con-
sent Lehigh Is not the first college whera the
worst forms % hazing have been given M as a re-
suit Of such incident.
!, a synonyme-'what? Fifty cents box for
those pills!' cried the customer. why. It's rob-
wouldn't say that" returned the druggist,
'' .Nss?"
No. Since pills are under discussion I'd try 20
% humorous. and osll II 'risgs' "--lFhiladeirhfs