New-York tribune., 1905-07-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1t is reported that the separation OF Norway and
Sweden will make new line OF political cleavage
among the American citizens OF the Northwest. Tie
sons and grandsons OF the Scandinavians who make
up the bulk of the population of the States west
of the Great Lakes and at the headwaters of the
Mississippi want to import their quarrel from the
Old World. and be longer Republicans and
Democrats but Norwegians and Swedes-
The Truth Of It-''Yes." said old Skinner proud
Iy luck and pluck made me- but mostly pluck
Yes interrupted the man who knew him, luck
in finding people to pluck philadelphia Press.
The Mayor Of a small commune Versailles
formally indicted citizen for the grave offence
OF snoring. 1t seems that the accused attended
meeting Of the Municipal Council. and so
overcome by the eloQuence of the Mayor that he
snored. This demonstration was SO vigorous that
the rest of the Mayors address could not be heard.
The offender is charged with obstructing the
transaction of public business and Outragtng the
civic majesty His defence is that he does not
remember snoring at ALL and that he did
snore this was account OF the Mayors pro-
uxty
An Iowa man. who had been accustomed to re-
ceivng railway passes and deadhead tickets at
When he confronted with a sign announcing
the admission charge Of 80 cents to the grounds he
with him. Il don't Ike the idea OF paying 80 cents
Lewis ana me Clark, the fellows who are running the
show, and see If can't get pass'-tArgonaut-
''The Philadelphia Press has been inquiring into
the antecedents OF the word lobster, in its slang
sense In letters from Sir Walter Scott TO William
Clark of Eldin, under date of September 10 and 80
1892 are found illusions 20 the word lobster
playful sobriquet for the redcoat officers and SOL
ders of the British army In this case boiled
lobster is meant. per evidence OF the following
coupIet once familiar to the English street boys
and quoted whenever riheman in green seen
walking arm In arm with a soldier in red:
There go two Holsters, claw in claw.
One is boiled and tother's raw"
Sir Arthur Hazlerlgg. IN Cromwelrs time, COM
manded regiment OF cuirassiers. who from their
complete obtained the nickname OF lob
sters." CBaldock's Cromwell as a Soldier.'O
What raillery in England may readily
have grown into an expression Of hatred and con-
tempt in America at the time OF the Revolution.
and. in point of fact Bancrofts History of the
United States" relates that 'lobsters"
of the abusive epithets applied TO the soldiers by
the mob on the occasion Of the Boston massacre.
Mother-Tm glad you're playing with good little
Tommy-Yes'm; they amt like the other kind
I kin lick any one o. desc kids II wanter.-(Phila-
delphia Ledger.
American scholars at Oxford report a baseball
invasion OF England The Rhodes students of this
country and Canada have already played the game
in the classic shades of the great English uni
versity.
A Gilded Pill.-Suitor-F Fifteen thousand doIlarsi
splendid dowry Mr.. Isaacstein! But you know
lSaacStetn-Vell den l make IL twenty thousand.
by Jove! Twenty thousand She's not so bad
looking after aIbut still she's hardly beautiful"
Vat? Den l make IL twenty-five thousand dol
lars!'
MY dear Mr.. Isaacstein. what a wonderful beauty
doctor you arel''-Fliegende Batter.
few days ago requiem mass was said in
Mexico for the soul of Maximilian who was shot
thirty-eight years ago.
Than Norman Blood" Mrs. Van der Hamm-
Percy you mustn't play with that common Ma
loney boy any
Percy-Why, not, mamma?
grandfather"
Maybe not but he's got goat"-Cclsvsiand