New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In magazine article Max Won Pettenkofer
VINO has been called the founder Of scientific NV
giene and 10 Humboldt. the most popular OF
all German naturalists. Max Gruber tells story Of
the professors absent mndedness lost a fort
in umbrellas. seldom bringing back what he
had taken away. Once however. he made a trip
far England and very proud Of having
actually succeeded in bringing back his umbrella
TO Germany. At Augsburg he stopped on business
but telegram reading: AT o'clock re-
o'clock. but he entered his house in Munich he
his dismsy that he had umbrella. He
had left IT at the telegraph station.
THE ADAPTABILITY OF JOSEPH.
He a little sawed-or runt. with patches his
He had cowiick on his head and freckles on his
He was no good at lessons. for he always hated
He quite preferred the mystery OF angle worms and
hooks.
while other fellows cottoned down to wisdoms
Joe used to pound old baseball and keep IT up
You'd always find that little runt. so full Of grit
Go dI5assSns everywhere with him ball club in hi.
7 guess he used 10 sleep with II. he to love
For everywhere that ball club went along went
And so he kept IT up for years until he was tbs
High monkey monk among ALL and quite the
proper thing.
One OF tho chaps a merchant is-his business is
And ones minister who has to keep six small
mouths full
And ones lawyer without briefs; another is a
Who measures ribbons in a store and has 10 hump
and work.
They have to hustle for the stuff. those fellows
But joe the little stub and twist. he seems to yank
He's easy he used to be. oontcnted. full of
cheer
He'll get three thousand plunkers Just play base
ball this year brooklyn Life.
One day fussy fellow met Father Healy Of
Dublin. by the seashore, and thus accosted him
Father Heay. undergoing a cure. and I take
a tumber OF sea water three times a day. Now
I've had my full allowance to-day. but do you
think 1 might have one. just one. tumbler more"
Father Healy put his head one side and looked
at the ocean lost in thought. We'll" he said at
last, with a gravely judicial air. II don't think II
would be missed"
One Enoush-Her Father (sternly)-YOung man.
you support a family
your daughter.-Philadephi Public Ledger.
detachment of the New-Jersey Naval Militia
is going to the st. Louis Fair by inland waters.
embarking in a cutter. and using only sails and
oars The route will be from New-York to Buffalo
by way OF the Erie Canal. from Buffalo to Toledo
by way OF Lake Erie. from Toledo to Cincinnati
by way OF the Miami Erie Canal down the Ohio
River from Cincinnati to Cairo and from Cairo to
ST. Louis the Mississippi The amateur marines
will be given camping place on the grounds
through the courtesy OF the exposition manage
ment with wharfage for their boat The return
trip will be made by way OF New-Orleans and
from there by merchant vessel
soNNETs OF sCHooLDAYs.
(Sonnet OF the Affair of Honor and the Misleading
Tale)
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behind the stabul aftur skoo toonite.
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That henry Beemus SEE ull maik him sick
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