New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

September is notable as the birthday of many
promnent and distinguished people. IL for nothing
else OF those who were born this date
Murat Halstead, the well known newspaper editor
and proprietor, in 1929; Senator William p Frye,
president OF the United States Senate, in 1881:
Sumner 1. KimbaIl, the originator and head OF the
life saving service for many years In 1884; Major
General James II. Wilson, who. with Charles a.
Dana. wrote the life OF the late General L. S.
Grant in 1887; Henry George the originator of the
single doctrine and political economist in 1892
Eugene Field. the journalist and poet. in 1850; the
Rev Dr. Newell ID. Hills pastor OF Plymouth
Church Brooklyn in 1858. and Henrietta Crosman.
the actress. in 1870. 1t September 2. 1S3S.
Also that Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery.
Mr.. scrapem' said the hostess 10 an amateur
vioinist at an evening satherhs' you play the
Yes after a fashion. you know" was the
How nce.' murmured half the company. Did
you 6 bring ,,jG y9Gr Iio, violin with you?
How nice" murmured the other half of the
company in fervent unson.-(Galveston News.
Germany having been for so many generations
looked upon in every quarter of the globe as the
special realm OF Gambrinus. the drinkers os beer
must be asonished to learn that in 1893 the Teutonic
brewers made only 7S76l5,OOO gallons OF matt
beverages. 1S0S5 2S0 gallons less than the guam
tity produced in the United States. OF course it
is to be forgotten that the population of this
Republic Is much larger than that of the domnions
Of Kaiser Wilhelm, yet. nevertheless. it cannot be
disputed that those are suggestive figures.
Tess-Maud told me she going to bleach her
Fred-How indiscreet! She really ought to keep
1t dark.-(Illustrated Bits
THE UNDERGROUND LINE.
Virtue reigns supreme to-day about Esopus:
1t Is purged of all that jars the proper mind.
The thing that's most conspicuous round Esopus
Is the absence of the peanut eating kind:
And in all the air that circulates Rosemount
Not plutocratc odor be found
But the public still suspects there's something doing
In the subway TO Esopus under ground.
In the cold and shady distance they're remaining.
Willy Dave and wicked August all alone.
Their base presence no more casts dark,rehection
In the limelight that descends around the throne;
For the candidates declared he never knew them;
He repeats It while the white robed are around:
Then he coyly turns to earth and listens
To instruction from the subway under ground.
And August smiles serenely DER at Davy
And Dave looks back and winks the other eye;
And all the while they keep right on arranging
The place and style of each plum in the pie.
Yes, II is tTiie lonesome, this secusion,'
Says August. but you bet the plan is sound
For Dave and I amt ongIn 10 be hoodoos''
Then they hit the trail for Rosemount under
ground.
GARREr SMITH
Une's oplnion.1"Which is the luckIest day to be
Matrinony knows no lucky day."-(Fort Worth
Record.
'The Emporia Gazette" OF Kansas which
achieved fame eight years ago by its edito-
rial, What's the Matter with Kansas" thinks
there is nothing the matter with Kansas this year
It says: Kansas is called excitabe-but she is as
calm basket of chips this year. Not a wave
OF trouble rolls across her peaceful breast Eight
years ago people nocking into The Gazette
stopping the paper. T. G.. whitley stopped IL three
times in that campaign. But this year he Is tax
ing the paper-insides and tops and all-without So
much zip of disapproval. And when Wibley
is satisfied the world is soaked in goose grease and
IS smooth all over. Eight years ago the Populists
going to reform the world ar the naxt meet
ing OF the legislature and were carrying banners
up and down the streets denpuncing Wall Street
waving flags at the octopus. and shaking sticks at
the gold bugs. These we're hot, happy and ram
bunctious days. A could start riot by read
ing the alphabet In a loud tone produce a revoIu-
ton by recitins the multiplication table In dra
matte manner and get six months in the hospital
by declaring for either OF the ten commandments
against the Chicago platform But now Kansas
is as idle as painted turtle plaster paris
log. placid as hiyed man asleep under hedge
fence and happy as big sunnower that mods
In all the breezes The reason is that Kansas
conscience ana an organ in parlor TO give the
place a tone, Everything is lovely. and the alti
tude of the goose is above timber line
Against Precedent-"De Ritter is building a cot
tage forf himself in the mountains / hear
Yes, land for poet he's displaying an atrocious
disregard OF the fitness of things. Hes building
right sf the top of hill
Welt by all the canons Of poetry a cottage in
the hill ought to nestle "-lPhuadeIphia Press