New-York tribune., 1902-08-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

ATTENTIVE Teading or It's American exchanges
leads The Japan Weekly Advertiser TO make
this extraordinary statement regarding the auto
mobile.
In some localities in America the exasperated
people applying their own remedies the evil
10y statoning sharpshooters to pick of the chauf-
feurs IN transit when the latter Judged be
going at dangerous gait and it only needs the
slaughter Of two three children in any COM
munity public opinion TO a partial II not
a general, adoption Of this method OF redress
o an getting to be quite D fsqd Eysp II he
nation he's determined to say what he thinks
Yes he seems 10 think it's better to berate than
be President philadelphia Press.
TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT
We are coming. we are coming. full seventy
millions strong.
And we'n wake the mountain echoes with our
tramping and song
Thou art the elder brother OF the youth through
the land.
AS elder son the sire leans on thee with trusting
hand;
And the Lord Of Hosts is with gather in
might
And unfurl before ages the banner OF the Right.
No human hands have placed thee where thou
standest at head.
Through crooked ways and sinuous paths
crafty skill hath led.
But thy commission bears the seal OF Gods own
hand impressed,
No other counsel but His voice may harbor in thy
breast
And in the work laid out for thee in furthering
His design
We pledge fullest loyalty. and strike hand
in thine. - - -
Elberon, n. j. Aug s.
Hard Lines -Plunkett-How are you getting
are so high. by George, that can't afford to live
on anything but luXuries these days.-(Chicago
Tribune.
There is a charming blond young well
known to Philadelphia well as Baltimore and
New-York who laughs when you call her Sonora
A woman friend gave the story away. says The
Philadelphia Press" and she takes 1t good
naturedly there is use keeping the joke away
from the public. You see, young as she is she
elected marry who was "A grandfather.
or rather he became one soon after his marriage
to her. She has that deceptive. innocent type of
beauty that gives the owner the appearance Of
being about eighteen. She was looking at the
Cuban curios and souvenirs for sale at a bazaar
with IL woman friend, and the old woman behind
the wares called her "Senorita-' No, no. said
the friend, she is Sonora. The old woman
shook her head and declined to believe. NO.
senorita," she said She is 4 girl" she continued
in broken English; she too young and pretty"
Yes. she is a senora." said Mrs. G.. wishing to
tease the younger woman. and, remembering the
birth of the grandchild she added: She's not only
married but she is a grandmother "Dios! But
these Americans are so prosreSslFe' sslo the old
Cuban.
Donald arrived late at his work. and the brow
of his employer ominously contracted. oh" said
Donald, gayly and unconeernedy. she's prood
mon tn day, prood mon tn day What has
happened" asked the employer. Ito make you feel
so confoundedly proud all of sudden" 'Oh,
yes" cried Donald, she's vera prood tn day,
vera prood tn day. What is it, man?' de-
manded the employer. "Hoots toots. mon!' cried
Donald with great fervor. striking his bosom;
shes anither father tn day"-tLondon Globe.
Russian officials are discussing the advisability
of following the example of France and making
the sale of tobacco in every form government
monopoly. The connosseur of exquisite taste in
cigars and cigarettes in pipe tobacco and In snuff,
suffers when government takes charge of the
manufacture and the sales The quality falls off,
hut the national treasury thrives and wakes fat.
The National Camel hold full hand"
INJURED the swain, as he squeezed the lily white
fingers OF the fair maid.
Iere a royal fish mounted to her brow.
a royal flush beats full hand every time. (See
Hoyle) ~ ,.,