New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18
A PROBLEM
"A painful problem this must Be
To hostesses and hosts,
Why the pillars OF Society
So often act like postsl


The Hungarian Journals making merry at tho
expense Of Count Tisza. the Premier. who although
Liberal, is not free from the foibes OF his caste
One OF these is love appear at all functions In
his uniform as a reserve lieutenant OF Hussars AT
recent public funeral since his accession to Office
this led him into ludicrous scraIe A regular cap
tain OF Hussars. OF Tory principles who happened
to be duty. spied the Premier IN his reserve uni
form. and therefore. in the position his subord
nate. As one or two little details Of tho uniform
had not been donned, the captain peremptorily or
dered the lieutenant out OF the church to "dress
correctly" and the Premier had no appeal Home
he rushed to rectfy himself but when hs got back
to church the funeral was over.
LEAP YEAR PRosPEcTH
Dawn at whose breaking the heart, OF the gloomy
Tell me of Her that is Coming to WOO S me.
Yea4 RE6o to Tea me her
ES Iio1dag &c II ceieates worn at the knee
what or the bride you are bringing to me,
:. DssReysd and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana pisa.
Settled on tryinr her f, widow sereney
or Is she fairly dainty and wIrsone-
SPEAK Of and her or S p a h 1 sss1sf
sound information concerning her MEANS"
H 9yo win she WOO msr With Og1g and deep sigh.
should S S n niypeiGpol e butter and gush'
How in the world can compass apa sHae BusSs s'
Calls seOves isi G nsg s snes or Sweet.
what sort or Iunatic shall be feeling?
what shall do with my hands and my fssef
Thf sav in sgFsss to her tsrva persuasion
Wb sfog sbop PF9Gee6 to improve the occasion
If she taxi. a5ss SsTtiss; ought Sod her,
Which head reclnes on the other ones shoulder
whose arm encircles tho other ones waistf
Truly o Leap Year, your sporting tradition
pa When , its applied to definite fact.
. rather demands the employment OF tacti
Still It displays refreshingly bright side:
Mover, as we'll; for however things go,
1 m not afraid OF theu,-In on the right sfds-
needn't fear that monotonous "Noi'
punch
Inc post OF veterinary surgeon to a wild beast
collection must have its thrilling moments and
should be correspondingly lucrative. NJ Dumarl
who holds the retainer In animal surgery for An
establishment In Paris, had such an experience.
Cesar. the grandest lion In the show had bullied
his fellow lions. and of them had rev.nr.d
himself by biting nearly or about seven inches of
Ceesar's tail This lacerated remnant Including
OF course. the tuft. NJ. DumarI had to amnuta,.
The feat was accomplished in this way: Cesar
was first lured into a narrow cage. In which thers
was just length to stand In, but mono for turning
round the tail projecting through the bars for
almost It's whole length Upon the tail half a
dozen assistants seized. while the surgeon went
swiftly to his work, which was successfully gons
through. though the flashing and roarings were
awful And out Of that cage Cesar could only
be got by a fearful scourging with iron barz But
his glory is gone
Not Monser;-First Street Arab Go second ditto
with cat)-Wnat's yer cats nane?
Second Street Arab-Martini.
First Street Arab-nartini? Why dyer cal q
cat Martini?
Second Street Arab-Cos shs atn't No rnou.sr
Atoopid--ulustrated Bits.