New-York tribune., 1905-08-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

writer In a medical journal suggests
way of Juggling with Insomnia. His sleep inducer
is chain Of words, associated in sound or
meaning that each suggests the next subsequent
for instance Ice, slippery; smooth, rough; rufian
tramp. etc. When sleep is coy. recite the list
mentally. This is said TO be a cure It keeps
the mind from rambling from subject TO subject
as the mind tends TO do in sleeplessness.
Power of Advertising-Excited Gentleman-It's
all through your wretched paper!
Editor (who is used to .iO-Whats the matter
now?
Excited Gentlenan-You stated the day before
Yesterday that thief had entered my room, broken
open my desk and stolen a OF money, but
Ra5 c M IN had dc S90 the gold watch
! Editor-Weil the facts are stated correctly
Excited, Gentleman--They:re correct enough But
last night and took the wstch!-(iadame
The Russian "Jujnoe sIovo" C'southern word)
announced the other day: Owing to circumstances
not dependent u.s. our feuilleton OF to-day is be-
ing printed without the beginning without the
middle and without the end"
JIMMY ON THE SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Me. she's had ter go an, scrub,
She says dads reg'lar fool
By peddlin' papers after school
We finds 1t hard. does an
w Wit T.S Msme an .rI John oI an, t,I little Mike
He's on a sympathetic strike
An buy der babies shoes an t'ings
Sometimes doesn't have a cent
Me nav she's had ter pawn her rings.
Where ver'body calls him "brudder,"
An where der men don't work at all.
Dey got such symp't'y fer each oder.
Ne nav she just gets awful mad,
She often ups an says dat dad
Should have symp't'y fer his
She says der men who make der strike
Are blokes who want ter loaf an shirk;
She says dey're fellers who dislike
Ter do some sympathetic work!
The expressions "among the gods and gallery
gods said have originated from the fact that
| the ceiling of Drury Lane Theatre. London. was
| formerly painted in imitation Of blue sky and
heecy clouds. among which a great number of
Cupids were disporting themselves.
An Eastern newspaper says that Jack London, on
his last visit to New-York. was introduced in a
=, too, am musician in small way" London
said. My musical talent was once the means of
How was that?' the musician asked
There was rsna great food IN 5r our town b In
1ss Sh 2a stream y fa6f ah s got & on bed
"And your said the musician
| Well" said London. II accompanied him on the
A physician has just returned from China laden
| with stories of Chinese medicine. Medical con-
sultations are carried to their extreme limit in
! China" he said. There when any one becomes
seriously ILL., consultation of fifteen or twenty
doctors is held. The doctors fill the house with
their arguments They make as much noise as a.
that would be considered small and futile If a great
mana mandarin. say. OF the third class-were to
be i'll. To consult on his at least hundred
doctors would gather together. member of the
royal family was taken sick while in China
and my Chinese host told me with a good deal Of
pride that the largest consultation known to his
tory had been held over the sick man. No fewer
than 316 physicians. he said had come from every
part OF the kingdom to study and discuss the case
The royal patient, heard afterward died. This
mammoth consultation had been held In vain
THE CASH ACCOUNT.
| / cannot make the thing come out,
Though have thought and thought and thought,
And tried to make careful note
OF everything that have bought.
The more l think. and think, and think,
The more in vain my brain feTments
Confound the pesky cash account
Where did spend that thirty cents?
Ten cents for csrfares-thats all right
Three dollars for a straw hat.
For luncheon, nifty, shoe shine five.
oh. hang 1t! yes. I've got all thati
Considering The scant supply,
The treasury has toe many vents
It's outgo, outgo all the time
Where did ! spend that thirty cents?
Cigars. four-rfty, grape juice ten
Il think il had foam on top)
Bleachers and peanuts, thirty-fve,
And ten cents more for ginger pop.
But still that haunting deficit
Ny deep perpiexity augments.
For foreign missionA thirty centsi''
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