New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-07
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

II have Just received letter from a we'll To 90 |
brewer in my district. who is less worthy be-
he IS somewhat iIlterate." said Illinois |
Representative in Congress. He - coming |
Washington In q few days. no says. and he wants |
to arrange to take him TO the Presidents New |
Years Day reception.
" VIII you please fix II 50 that with you |
70 the Presidents public melee New Years?' |
he asks IN his letter.
" Levee.' you see. is n common. onery sort Of |
word our way, and he couldn't fetch himself 10 /
the point % using it, perhaps. in connection with
White I.orss function. So he took melee the |
nearest :, LS TO 1t in his mind"
POPPING ne ouestion.-.Hiiss oldgtrl. I have
very momeutous question to put 10 you
Go on. Mr. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"A question upon the answer to which depends |
26 this hts !. -2m91t g on Gsq5gs dear
II. Leon Durfour. Partisan restaurateur has de- |
cided 10 do away with tips ny assessing his guests
cent Of their bills and dividing the money thus
raised among his walters lie has had little
to this effect printed pretty pink paper in three
lahguages-to wit, French. English and German
explaining modesuy that this Is a trial made in 4
order TO paats far as possible Tho Irritating /
question OF gratuities. and adding that the per- 1
centage VIII be handed IN full to the staN and /
be considered taking the pIacs OF the former /
gratuiues. This majority OF his guests Thoroughly
approve Of Il, and his staff He calculates
the average percentage a month at 100 francs |
which divided among his ten employees makes 20 /
francs for each This means q rough total Of l. 40
francs a year for each member OF his personnel
WITH DUE FORMALITY
John Skeemit IS a cautious man:
In business he's wary:
HHen ne decides upon plan.
Although he nominaIly
a dozen enterprises,
His wife looks after all his loans
And with her he advises.
In fact, John skeemit has fear
or being sometime harried
AS Sf ct taI1aI ne has kept clear
He would not own bond share
lie says lie don't esteem it
h %SFre h 5ea T by Mrs tFsS and care
She signs the checks; she pays the bills.
She audits the invoices;
She buys the food ana clothes and pills
That s Ths saab Of Oft fs bic Concern.
rs glad for him to head IT,
on Mrs. skeemit's credit,
On Yesterday ho sat him down.
his bygone years reviewing.
And thought with self-rebuking frown
. P smoke 1ai@sS de 3r hIs been sRs doing
It's up to me to quit it,
But how? must move properly
He hurried to a magistrate.
And drew an affidavit
Each evil habit he'd abate
.. Defe Id give I'VE up and waive H.
NO. nor cried sfssm 5ish all Eo Gnner1ed
My wife-put this in her name!'
Chicago Tribune
The usually Industrious American hen has fallen |
short OF her previous achievements this cold sea-
son. In consequence Of her stringency the prices
Of strictly fresh" eggs and Of other products or
the barnyard have shown deviation which has
disturbed the peace OF mind OF many consumers
who hope that Mistress Biddy may be encouraged |
TO new endeavors by the big poultry show in Mad
ison Square Garden.
A Late Business Cau-"Curious what men will
90 !r,, %he2 there 6rinki1g said Representative
l heard a story about know who had been
Out nearly all night and was considerably the
>. lie came along a street and saw an under
tube He rang the be e eS5 Just over speaking
What ATS is IT.? yelled the undertaken down tho
Nothing hi g, in particular the chap replied; only
do business with "-(Philadephia TeIegraph' "
Cases of cruelty to privates in the German army
multiply daily. The most recent Is that OF Frans-
XXI. non-commissioned officer IN the s5th In
fantry. who tried on 1870 counts OF cru.ltv
and convicted on 100 Of them He got ten years
The interesting point Of the was that Franszkt
had left the army and was serving as a policeman
IN Homburg when the accusations were made. An
other interesting is that OF a private who
tried for deserton in KonigsburS and sen
fenced to nine months Imprisonment After ha
had begun to serve his sentence the case was "a
opened. 1t was learned then that he had desertad
through fear OF his life. Once a non-courniss,onaa
officer had threatened to run him through with his
sword The original sentence was ouashed and tha
soldier restored 10 duty. No less than ten mon.
corns' OF his regiment being tried for crusltv.
Isos-'o4
I made resolutions and thought th,v xro,,a Ia.
Through nineteen hundred and three "0u'o iast
But they proved just like those had made In III.
past, 80 $40
As fragile as fragile could be-
But III never say die, and again will try
oss .a l r sssns to be egtf
To nineteen hundred and four.
It's really dreadful the breakage to scan
through nineteen hundred and three.
To tumble IN heaps around me,
bGt I've Kept the long list Of the vows made then
That ~ mark IL 0: X. and Z II usc Il again
For ninstsel hundred and four.