New-York tribune., 1905-07-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Kansas City girl according to The Times OF
that city has the usual curiosity OF her sex, espe
cially about whom she has just met. She
ascertains the facts about them. too, by simple
method. without subtleties. If she wishes to know
q mans business whether he has mentioned IT
not she'll ask: What did you say your business
is?' If it is his place Of residence she wants to
know. she'll ask: Where did you say you liver
But she found a man night recently upon
whom her method would not work. His reply has
dance on the South Side. Some OF the girls were
wondering what the business of new young
The girl with the method heard them
talking and volunteered to find out When the
young man drew near she asked
What did you say your business is, Mr.. So-and-
So?"
He had not mentioned his business and he knew
1t. With perfectly solemn face he replied:
Il am gig catcher for geewobblepede down
in Walnut-st.. Miss Blank
ROSE LOVER
"Oh. love roses sog' she used to say:
He bought them by the dozen-and the score
T56n beG bressf s9 Ea bnVg Them % now no
Shed stare, indeed if thus he sought TO please
For roses now are Just one cent apiece
They were dollar. when she loved them so!
The first anniversary of the Lyceum Club a wom-
ans organization OF London. held the other
day. The excluded sex admitted in generous
numbers TO the programme. one OF the male spea<-
ers being w. B. Yeats. the Irish poet who visited
this country year or so ago. Mr.. Yeats ex-
pressed his complete sympathy with the objects OF
such women's clubs the Lyceum for they
aimed at abolishing an institution which did more
than anything else to degrade British art British
literature and British music. Il need hardly add
continued Mr.. Yeats, that allude to-the home"
For second the British matrons gasped. Then
they saw the joke
Suspicious!-Mrs. Brown-I must be going back
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husband in two days.
how You feel Two would be suspiciously attentive
but three! I really am afraid he has been doing
The library Of Theodor Mommsen. the famous
German historian. has been purchased by woman
whose name is not revealed and presented by her
to Bonn University. 1t is like Lord Acton's Ii
brary now belonging TO Cambridge University. a
superb historical collection
why don't you go TO work?' said a charitable
woman TO tramp. before whom she had placed a
Il would" replied the vagrant. IF had the
What sort of tools do you want?" asked the
"A knife and fork" said the tramp-CT1t-Bits
THE Herald and Presbyter furnishes some queer
facts-at least at first glance they seem queer-n
regard to Japans great generals and admirals
Admiral Togo, II says is a member of the Presby-
terian Church. and probably OF that variety known
as true blue" Vice-Admiral Uriu is a PresAy-
terrain elder. ana so also was Genefa Serrata' VINO
commanded the japanese forces in the war with
China Up to the time of the latters death he was
president of the Toxic Young Mems Christian As
sociation. Even these names do not exhaust the
list OF eminent Japanese Presbyterians. Generals
Kuroki and Oku are both members of that Church
and Field Marshal Oyama Is said TO be either a
Presbyterian a Congregationalst.
The Secret Out-.'That poet didn't make dollar
out OF his great epic poem?
Exactly"
And hf. ,Cds IN Auerica' feu aat7
That's what"
Well how is it he rides in an automobile now?'
My friend. he's the author OF popular song
entitled Ny Honey's Plack de Chimbly- back
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