New-York tribune., 1903-04-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The following notice was posted the other day
on the bulletin board of famous London cluo;
''Wiu the nobleman who purloined Captain -
umbrella kindly deliver It to the hall porter?
A well known peer. taking umbrage at this slight
on his order. accosted Captain - and dernanoeo
an explanation.
"Wen. you see," was the reply. "the rules state
that this Is a club for noblemen and gentlemen
am certain no gentleman took my umbrella; hence
there was no other conclusion to come to-
Rashness Itself-"Blank was fooshIy rash to-
day"
He MHii IS trying to be Christian Scientist. he has
a corn, and he got on crowded troiley car
(Brooklyn Life
An amusing illustration OF the linguistic capa-
blity of the educated Chinaman comes from Ber-
lin On the Kaiser complimenting the new Chinese
Minister on his excellent German, the man from
the Orient replied: "I do better-I can speak
the Berlin dialect One Gay, during the occupa-
ton of Peking I encountered number OF your
n7aiestv's soldiers one Of whom. thinking that
would not understand him. took the liberty TO sd-
dress me as follows: WAIT, you Chinese baggage
If ever I catch you in the dark will twist your
queue for you Shut up you Berlin weiss beer
pot I replied in his vernacular. or 1 will
knock all YOUR teeth into your bread basket Your
majesty ought to have seen the soldiers faces
concluded the minister. If you yourseh hao do-
dressed them at that moment WITHOUT warning
they couldn't have been more astonished and
frightened"
Grown t bate kind OF %eafheF do you
'The Indications said the professional prophet
point TO more rain but have personal opinion
on the subject whatever. r."-(Washington Star.
A queer question of law arises IN Alabama
county Two weeks ago. the story. negro
was hanged for murder in due process. The body
was cut down and pronounced dead by the physi-
clan attending and then turned over TO the
relatives who took it away. They observed signs
of life in it, whereupon a physician was called in.
who applied restoratives. and the man came back
to his former existence. in which he now abides In
health and strength. The question is whether the
law can again lay hands upon him for that crime,
since officially he has paid the full penalty. and
stands as dead in the legal records of the At
anv rate nothing has been done looking to his
arrest.
THE TRANSFERS STRIKE AT ROME
We've seen the labor unions growing larger day by
we'Xe heard them ask for eight hours work, long
with ten hours pay; 49,. -,o,, ,,,,, ,,.,,.
The carpenters, the bricklayers the men who drive
All ''j join in resolutions that their enemies are
Theres been strike in Holland. where storks visit
But the latest and the greatest is the teamsters'
strike in Rome
Old Caius julius Rafferty,. who drives sorrel plug,
Told young Demetrius Flannigan' he OF the elas-
That Capital and Wrong were right together,
20 Tenn TemporaH' Demetrius said; well. let make
And this was the beginning OF the teamsters strike
in Rome.
F5ernoinius Cassius Doogan sent his horses the
7 Cicero McFadden hied himself to a buffet;
Horatus Quidnunc Casey took MS ons right or
And played a game of schauskopf with the copper
Old Catina Equus Flynn. he Of the foxy dome,
Was made highmuckalorum OF the teamsters strike
in Rome
tiny f4S
Now knows the meaning of a strike and Its re-
No frisky young patricIan, with chorus girl in
Can get hack to take him Ger the T1ber from
And drummers VINO were wont to ride now hit the
This is the mournful ballad of the teamsters strike
-(Chppewa OWis) Herald
Chicago is going in strongly for culture. One Of
the leading railroads OF the city has offered to
crease the pants" of each OF its employees twelve
times a month for nothing in the hope that there
will be presented to their patrons such a pleasing
aspect that the sight Will be worth paying for and
will attract more than the normal number OF tray
eners The idea is very popular among the travel
ling public OF Chicago. The only complaint heard
is from the employees who possess only one pair Of
the garments
In the Home Circle read somewhere the other
day" said Mr.. Henpecf. hat one or the Dig mer-
camille corporations pays certain man SlcOo for
each idea he furnishes, George! Ia like To nave
a chance of that kind"
'.Nretchi'' exclaimed Mrs. Henpeck. do YOU
your innocent wife and chlidren 10 staFfeG -
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