New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An English newspaper. in its criticism Of Love
Letters of Margaret Fuller" says of the death OF
the writer of the letters. who was drowned off Fire
Island that she "tragicaIy died with husband
and child upon a rock-bound coast" 1t is evident
that the critic familiar with Mrs. He
mans's poetry than with the geological conditions
the south shore of Long Island.
Are you fond Of poetry7' asked the young man
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne: poetry has done
great deal to make life easier. 1t gives people an
opportunity to use quotations instead of being
original and tiresome. '-CTashIngton Star.
According to THE Scottish American" the fol-
lowing was overheard in 4 London railway refresh
ment room; An Aberdeen man, noting a woman eat
ing ice said the waiter: Hi man. gle me vim
O. thae." Being supplied, he took a spoonful and
made a wry face. I'm dootin it's bit frcst BIT
ten. mister" said he. oh no. sir remarked the
waiter. IT'S an ice" Gosh! Do they eat ice in
Londcn? asked the wondering Aberdonian. Man
We slide an skate ont in Aberdeen"
VOTE FOR FUSION AND FOR Lowl
Vote for honestly Vote for Low!
Vote for the good the pure. the truei
AS David. 10! Goliath sew.
Vote the Tammany curse away.
With all its plumber and its vice,
And, at d bow, the Tiger slayl
Crush with it. all who have their pricel
OF graft" and "erafters' seal the doom,
Nor let corruption rise again.
And sweep away the tigers DENT
OH people of New-York arise.
In all your strength in all your might.
For Truth and Right must Win the fight!
Vote for morality ard law
and 9F n Gfa to All 1Pd safety ara success
And God your righteous course will blessI
Vote, then. for fusion and for Iowi
From that there will but blessings flow.
May glory tuSton's battle crOWut
-(Kinahan CORVALLIS
while picnicking with crowd IN the corr-
the other day" says The Joplin News-IIerala =
Arch Shade accidentally dropped his watch in =
spring and quite naturally it has since refused 10
run He took the timepiece to ieweller. and the
following conversation ensued:
Here's my watch; you fix it,
What's the matter? Did you break the
spring.
90 No; the spring broke the watch.
THE man wondered. but proceeded 70 a,a-,,r..
the injured article.
The spring is broken he finally announced
No wonder said Arch: 7 dropped the watch
in it
1T began to dawn upon the jewener that the
young man was certainly insane. and Just as he
was glancing around for some avenue OF escane
Arch explained the situation
How How is the new girl going to dor asked Mr.
She hasn't had much experience" said his wife
broken in " al iisli' "heh she gets
There game loud sound Of falling crockerv from
she seems to he making good start anvbov, -
9pserEeo MI. Ferguson. encourag gy-1Chice go
THE Kansas Journal has this ro,lv 70 ,ho
puzzle as 20 AIMS age the corrAct answer %
which is eighteen:
Mary is twenty-four years old. Mary is twice
as old as Ann was when Mary was as ola az Am
is now. How old is Ann now?
COMET
Ann is s'xty-three years OF aea Ob.,.,.
Ann is as old now as Mary was wbe, Me-. -
half as old as her present age less the noe =, a..
at the time she was half old as Mar, -. -,
she twice old Ann Is unless g. go
that Ann half as old as il she -. -,
Mary's present age. less AIMS ago wbA, - 80
twice as old Mary IL now or ,r,u,. w, "''
Twenty-four and fifteen are thirty-nt,a - -. 80
ty-four and thirty-nlne are sixty-three whit 80
resents Mary's present age suLtracted frn -,
OF Mary's age at the time she was half =. - 90
Ann would solve this problem for a.,
Sut constant reader
Giving evidence OF character for ma, o,.-,
at North London witness declared that he 80
eccentric. '
Mr. Fordham--Can you give instance q, b,s
eccentricity2 'S
The Witness-weiI yes. I can; during the To-
teen years | have known him he has never been =
minute late in getting 10 his work
Mr. Fordham-And you call that being eceen
trc7
The wItness-Yes. certainly. for a workingman
-dondop SlaI.