New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
KEEP YOUR EYE
ON SHAW!

An Iowa citizen temporarily residing in Wash
ington called on Leslie Mortimer Shaw the PROS
pectlVe Secretary OF the Treasury. during the re-
cent visit Of that gentleman to the capital He re-
called the unusual daily publication In the Iowa
newspaper and that II was intended 10 advertise
the Governors Presidential boom. He was greeted
as an old acquaintance.
Governor" said he addressing Mr. Shaw. isn't
IT about time that motto was taken out OF The
Des Moines Register?
The Governor didn't understand
Why. l mean that legend that they have been
printing every day for some time" continued the
visitor. 1T says, Keep Your Eye on Shaw L,
was all right while we talking of nominati ting
you for President, but. that you are TO have
the custody OF s7OOOOOOO or $500 100000 OF the GOV
ernments money, it's about time 10 take that sign
down. People will think haven't confidence In
your integrity"
Chinese laws is well known. A Chinaman OF rorIy riiy
years whose aged mother fogged him every daV
Why do YOU weep" he was asked '''' i''''iuS'
Alas tt things are not as they used be- an
grow feebler every day!"-(sporting Times MS
A new story is told in which the late Lord
Iddeslelgh figured when, Mr.. Stafford Northcota
ne was appointed a magistrate for Devon At the
Castle of Exeter, where he attended TO be sworn
he was handed a book tied round with what had
once been red tape. Not liking the appearance OF
It, Mr. Northcote took out his knife and cut the
tape. and on opening the book discovered that IT
was Il ready reckoner on which magistrates had
been sworn for about thirty years
Wife-Are you sure you caught this fish?
Mr.. CayfelIO-Of ~
Wlfe-Et smells strong.
Mr.. Gayfello- Strong? / should say IL was II
nearly pulled me overboard.-(New- York weekly
The Woodbridge England district council has re-
sorted 10 novel means to prevent accidents at dam
gerous street corners. Three roads In the district
meet at awkward angles and collisions between
vehicles have been rather common. Widening by
demolition OF house property being impossible the
surveyor recommended the erection of mirrors R,,
this means drivers through brick walls
to speak, and the experiment has proved sue
cessful.
a ParadoX.-'I would rather be right than ha
President said the statesman.
Well, said the friend, "it's little paradoxIcal
But | suppose It's proper. You say in substance
that the sake OF being right YOU are wiIIjn to
be left"-(Washington Star. ~
The Sugar Question.-The Cane to the Rect.
You're mudsL" The Beet 10 the Cane: you're
upstart." Both Let's take a drink" They go
off in arm.
A. T. Quler-Couch sounds the "ou'' of his last
syllable the 100" is sounded in the word Foot
Jerome K. Jerome accents the first SYLLABLE OF his
last name: he pronounoes il to rhyme with tear
.em. In the name of Robert Louis Stevenson the
Louis is pronounced though II were speIled
Lewis" Sir Walter Besants last name has its
nrst syllable accented, and rhymes with ''pleas-
ant The poet, Richard Hovey's name has its
first syllable sounded so to rhyme with dove"
The name o< Andrew Carnegie Is accented on the
second syllable il should be pronounced as though
ii were spelled "Car-nay- -gie.'-(PhiadaSsiala Rsa-