New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-21

LOEB PAID FOR THE DRINKS.-There IS a new
cook officiating the residence Of Mr.. Loeb. secre-
tary 10 the President. The change was brought
ABOUT by the fact that the grocer with whom the
FAMILY deals turned in an unusually large butter
oI.-- "hen the bill presented 70 Mrs Loeb"
ssld the secretary she was startled at the amount
% outer We were alleged to have used during the
- month she showed It 20 and I decided
'"at tHs grocer had US charged I'd with enough
pNtter TO grease Q-st.. our thoroughtare from one
emo 70 me other I advised an investigation. and
iHte ne oT0 made trip to the grocers to look
MAJ vaat our cook who did the ordering had not al
we ,S OT t butter every time butter down
o. b SIsEsy , ne sod brought Just the amount
pound That aTplajgss o ,t ana o. outteT Ie!cnea
that We sent to New-York for another cook"
HOPE DEFERRED. ErC-sAcr.,arv E5sv -
ceived letter to-day from an adnirer in the West
career
/ had intended to hold the poem until you died"
'he writer SAID IN his letter to the Secretary but
as got tired OF waiting I thought ia send II TO
you now"
sAn9oqgh pressed to make the poem public, the
1t cTitcise you?' the Secretary was asHed OF ooe'
calls me sun ab ld5endly replied Mr.. Hay He
"hole' think 1t is very good poem"
- 1-<AANA-GN NANNON SAVED 81 -
Crane, the actor. introduced 20 Sneaker Can
non one day last week in the latter,s enc - ,b
capitol After shaking hands with the star the
Speaker backed or from him ripped his head IN
one side. and. looking him critically exclaimed:
well GO you know, 1t IS peculiar pleasure TO me
10 see you to-day. It is the first time ever looked
81 you without being obliged to give up a dollar
ano a half Tor the privilege"
among t5e Se epParrassIng part Of visiting around
S~IGIy calling to have to show yourself without
THE GENIAL BUsBEY-Ths rand airnin,,tyon
OF his coal pile has been the cause OF considerable
worry 70 l. ". Busbey, secretary to Sneaker Can
non. and TO this day he has no, been ebIa ~ yArr
certain dark suspicious that he once harbored in
the recesses OF his brain The frequent calls made
at his kitchen by aged colored man. and the
outgoings OF the stranger laden with a bulging
coffee sack over his shoulder. contained possible
solution OF the mystery, thought Mr.. Busbey so
one day recently he resolved to stop the visitor az
he was going away and charge him with tho re-
moval Of his black diamonds. He carried out the
nrst part OF the programme. The old man put down
the sack took out his handkerchief and wiped his
brow. "Pow'ful fine weather we're havn'. boss"
the old man said.
Nj Busbey admitted that II was resolving to
wait FOR an opening and then surprise the other
into some sort Of confession scare him into
hight without the sack
Pow.ful fine house 20 has here. boss"
ar. busbey had seen houses better and seine not
a pore ole man that works TO- his Twin has 20
Yes" Mr.. Busbey agreed. those that work
hard work harder than those that work less"
70 kindness. boss, II yoH have the Kindness
much more obliged, boss and before Mr. BvsbeV
realized Whist he was doing. he had hoisted the
7 was waiting for an opening you see"
that I didn't get tt
Secretary Taylor a the Treasury Department re-
turned recently from Florida with a shark story
rivaluug that brought back by Attorney General
Knox Il out after knEhsh." said Nj Taylor.
and got fine twelve fourteen FOUNDER well
hooked. There was considerable on but IN
spite OF the high waves / could see the big fsh
coming UP I hauled in The line. He put up a
great fight. and & all I could do now and then
| 70 keep him coming. Suddenly there was a fash in
I fell backward and thought that my kingish had
the same What was my sm5zement 10 srfns IN
only the head OF my nsh. The fash had seen was
"A shark. and he had bitten fish in clean
as though he had used a pair OF shears"
BIG BILL FOR BILLS sHOEs.-grank Hall.
ono OF the White House messengers. is
gagged IN a deadly controversy with an express
/ company. He declares he viii not pay the charges
for carrying a pair OF snowshoes from Lansing
| Mich. 10 Washington. and unless he pays the
amount demanded the ninons OF the express con-
Germ asaert that he shall not have the shoes. The
shoes were consigned TO Hall from the northwestern
part OF Maine by Bill Sewall the old trapper friend
Of the President who visited the capital last win
ter. The bundle started from Ellsworth more than
A month ago. but instead OF coming TO Washing
ton. was sent 10 some other Frank Hall up in Ian
/ sing Mich. The White House Hall heard from Sew
all that the shoes had been sent 70 him. and after
! making numerous complaints 10 the express COM
pany. finally learned where his missing vshoeS
/ had gone. Friday they came back to Washington,
and with them Hall was handed the bill for charges
| from Lansing - Washington To add injury to
Tie insult" saws Hall. AL the snow has disc D.
peared and III not be able 10 the blamed
/ things until next year. II they had come time
| / would have had plenty of opportunity to travel
/ about in them"
| ONE AS SAVING As THE OTHER.-A naval
officer. recently returned from the Isthmus OF
Panama. tells the following story concerning the
| wealthest man on the isthmus:
| Senior NJ is known all over the isthmus as
the stinciest man who ever lived. He viii have no
| lights In his house except candles and the lone
candle in his sitting IS not burned at night
/ when he IS talking visitors and is not
| ptlled TO have light
/ The old has nephew who makes the
| money Nv. a short time he called his uncle
| an night While they were talking the old man
| blew his candle
! " What did you CO that for? the youngster
| asked.
| taking the uncle replied
| Ivy biie the uncle talking earnestly the boy
| hogan 10 shuttle about in the dark. Much annoyed
! hv the interruption. the OLD man said. What
| only Just taking of my trousers the boy
| nIia5 I don't need them in the dark ana want to
| keep from wearing them out