New-York tribune., 1902-06-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
What IS said to be the finest Panama hat In
Washington is worn by Senator Frye 4t was Sent
to hin, nv a friend and came without band. SEN
ator Frye sent to his halter and directed that d
suitable band be put around H. Inc mater
turned word that he would not put neeole III INC
bat as # was too good hat to be punched fuiI OF
holes The halter said the piece OF headsear vas was
worth over 500 He placed a loose black oano
around the hat. without thread fasteninss-
YES" said the author, when l get sta started d
writing novel do lose considerable sleep over IL,
whats your loss is your readers gan"-Phila-
delphia Press
A delicate point OF pronunciation Is involved IN
this story. \ country cousin once went to spend
Sunday with an Edinburgh friend. After long
day spent in sightseeing they founo themselves d
long way from home
MOO. mon" said the townsman. we've long
way gang. Shall we TAX tramp
TAX tram!" cried the other in surprise. ''Ye
dinna mean to tell me that in Ednbro' the public
houses are open on the Sawbath!"
Nasty Kns had an a Ss4qs Be 6S
age. He was stopped by very young policeman an
fast The latter was rather indignant.
Don't YOU know whom I'm driving?" he said
Get along with your nonsense!" replied the po-
Ilceman. That's the fourth king who's passed me
The increduIous guardian q the peace thereupon
insisted on riding short distance on the box; to
that his iniunctions were obeyed HIS face
eerotracteS into q long distance and that into
longer still TIL at last he found himself landed
Sandringham.-Uondon Globe.
THE conversation around a club table" saws
The Philadelphia Record" "drifted to the sub
tect OF magazine poetry. have often wondered,
said one of the group. and 7 dare say most macn-
zine readers have wondered with me. tust how
the fellows who write verses are paid. Are they
paid at the rate OF much line. just any
other manufactured product is purchased. or does
quality count for more than length? The
quiet young man IN the pricked up his ears.
I haven't much OF reputation as poet he
said modestly. but I occasionally get into the
magazines. and l have often wondered at the
thing. For instance. some time ago l sent
a verse OF only ten lines to certain magazine.
and l received a check for s. for 1t. Fifty cents
line. you know, IS pretty good pay; and in this
case the lines were very short averaging only
about five words At this rate argued that was
being paid almost well Ktpling who refuses
to sell his stuff for less than a shilling n word.
So I ground out thing OF six stanZas. OF eight
lines each, making forty-eight lines in all. and
this l also received check for S. Both OF
these things. widely different to length.
seemed to strike the editor S worth. On the other
hand editors have set rule. A New-York
weekly, devoted to society interests pays at the
uniform rate OF % cents quatrain for verse. and
then signs your stuff The IDIOT The Chump."
or something like that Another weekly that 1
sometimes send stun to pays dollar quatrain.
and never varies the price. unless 1t lends itself
to illustration when the editor increases the rate.
When 1 have collaborated with an illustrator I
have received as much as s. for four lines of
verse"
casion eas'ty to visit family living in the West End
He wanted to see the man Of the house. but. as
sI1' Years old was basying herself kneadns bread.
he'd he for mi
time' ee %hen %ieaf hs % Unmarked Don't you ' go to
mo; stopped school some time ago.
81 should think that R girl your y.. age would want
ing the responsibility attending household duties"
but why don't you 60 to school them"
the nae ocer out OF the window and
the conversation came to an end-(Duuth News
Tribune.
A missionary speaking in London the other day
said that response to appeals for various articles
for use on an African farm a milking stool was
sent to him from England. He gave 1t to the
negro whose duty 1t was to milk the cows. with
injunctions to use 1t. On the first day the negro
returned home from the COW sheds bruised and bat
tered. but with an empty pail. When asked for
explanation of hic lazness he replied: MILK
stool very nice. massa. but she won't sit on tt!'
Bacon-Whats his business?
Egbert-why. he's drummer for automobiles.
oh they have drum.ners for those things. do
they? Well rs FooG zoo idea think It would be
much SAFER IL they hau drummer and nfer go
Statesman.
TT during this feature of the programme"
says the Editor Of 'fThe Independence (Kan) Re-
porter in writing UP a wedding. that the only
specially emotional feature OF the evening occurred
J. j. Anderson, father of the bride who never be-
fore had shed tear. found several OF them rolling
down his sunburned checks as he forward to
kiss the bride. renarkng that she his last
baby Immediately several of the ladies began to
shed tears, everybody somewhat excited, and
in the slight confusion the writer hereof found HIM
self embracing u lady who stood conveniently near
and who proved not his wife He Immediately apol-
ogized to the lady and forgiven. He arologzed
again. later on. to his wife. with very definite
returns up this date"
Patience-Do you know how tight Polly used to
say VIII used to hold her before they were married?
Patrice-Yes, / do,
We'll, ] understand he holds OF his money
just as tight now."-( onkers Statesman.