New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The tales that are told Of country railroads in
America are matter of fact enough compared with
a story that comes from France. The little rail-
roads that run to obscure places in Francs are SO
poor that they have bought no cars in a quarter
century. The floor fell out OF on one OF these
roads recently, The empty at the tirle
and standing in the station.
IN STORAGE AGAIN.
The storage man hoped off his van and oped the
warehouse door;
He slowed away Ons Bitter Fray. one Le.-ths-
One lot Of Plankz ten Serted Ranks one Stainless
One Roorless Roorback and a box OF aurl It In
Your Teeth;
He stored score OF Open Door. gross OF Solid
And May Ny Tongue Then Clsavs Unto the Roof
Across the planks with tansiinx clanks he npnx
Labors Chains;
HIS tossed beside Point with Pride Last Drop
The Nations Hope he tied with rope and bore with
To where there doomed Enournrul lot OF Viewing
. Nth Win Alarms: ,,.,,.,.
He wrapped in rolls Of Nobls Souls and Homes.
Horny Hands.
With Joyous grin he carried in The Precepts We
The Money, Kings, and Grating Rings and Com
One Standing Firm. q But-one Term. the Records
And put them in the corner with Our Flags Nailed
to the Mast.
gross Of Campaign Lies,
Together with some point and p!th about Our
Country's Size
When he had slowed away the load he shut the
And With SneeeM 0ndrid Fga4 through
This campaign stuff is good enough, but 81 is get
I noticed that the Nail the Lie was tattered some.
But, anyhow. it's over now. and they've been put
Until, perplexed;. we view thu next approaching
voting day
-tChicago Tribune.
During the hot times of the raid upon the post
Office denquents the counsel for of the accused
tried, according TO The Buffalo Commercial" the
old dodge of abusing the plaintiffs attorney. He
attacked Assistant Postmaster General Wynne IRE
Gently promoted furiously. declaring that Ire
a high roller and that he lived "canvasback
duck and green peas When the President, who
had read IT, saw Mr.. wynne that day, he asked
what Wynne was going TO do about this charge
Earding his habitual diet ST have concluded"
gravely answered the Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, Ito cut out the peas"
Her Unlucky spouse.-'Tt a sweeping victory.
yes answered young Mrs. Torkins The Re
pubncans seem strong that almost believe they
instead OF on the Democrats. "-tN ashington Star.
Among the advertisements in a recent number Of
a Munich journal this: Wanted second
hand grave
FOOL BETS
II see on.-whiskered men draw nigh"
The European said;
Il s. weird mort "a IN hurry rs. by
And as the street adown scan.
spy IL solid chunks
Full many sober looking
Wear naught but bathing trunks.
When on the Broadway sidewalk. 10!
mystic thrill 1 feel
To silk-hatted rnortals
With baTroNs Of the Wheel
Perplexed, indeed. is not the word.
'Tis fully not complete.
To witness quite a hocksome herd
or 5ipeds four feet.
What makes your citizens so gavT
/ fathom not, alas.
Why, at Delmonico'S to-day
Six lunchers linched off grass.
Suspended b. their necks quite taut,
Twelve men hung derrick
Pooh" quoth the native. that is naughti
IT'S only bets on Herrick.'
Town Topics.
Befor- the Bo9r war II had been intended by the
reope OF the Transvaai to erect colossal statue In
honor of Kruger an imposing pedestal In Church
SQUARE Pretoria. Only the base was erected how.
ever While the war in progress the statue
ordered by the Transvaal government, delivered
by the scuIptors at Delagoa Bay. II impossible
TO convey It then to Pretoria, II was laid in a
timber yard belinging 10 the Lorenzo Marquee
Wharf Company. and there. neglected and almost
forgotten. II has since remained.
az never become angry because a man does not
think quite as do. remarked the professor 'for
when dud who disagrees with aiize
that IL is probably with diflnuky that he thinks