New-York tribune., 1905-07-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Paris possesses curious social organization with
an odd purpose 1t is a band OF prosperous trades
men. who agree to trade with one another TO the
utmost extent possible. and when necessary to
help another with loans without interest The
clique calls itself '"The Tranquil Fathers"
He Knew His Man.-"You seem depressed"
Yes; I've got to ask my girls father tonight
"BoshL Don't be alarmed; The stern father ex-
Maybe so; but the borrowing father is pain,
ful reality. He'll land for fifty, a dead
moral rtainty.'-CLouisville Courier-JournaL
An English prisoner, on being put into the dock
in London court. leaned over the front of the
box and handed dock guinea to young men,
Der of the bar. "You defended before.
SIR do you remember? And got off. 1t was at
Hertford Sessions. sir, for stealn' watch" For
the alleged stealing OF watch. you mean." cor
rected the barrister. he pOcketed his fee AL
legged, be blowed!' replied the prisoner promptly.
I've got the watch at 'oIne now!'
A PACIFIC LID" ON.
Liquor prohibition being enforced In; in the e. 1i GGSk
water at five shillings a botte).
In the blue and bland Pacific
Where ones thirst gets quite terrific,
And on liquid all ones money
Must be spent,
Through a liquor prohibition,
Drinking scent
us push about the brilIiantineI
Don't let the bay rum stop.
Ho circulate the eau de nil.
What matter though twice two-and-six
Goes bang at every pop?"
If fellow meets. crony.
Then with water from Cologne he
Fills beaker, aye. and drains it
Not a man the local doc. shuns:
They don't care that such concoctions
Must before an hours fitted
Make them Ill
It's Fiji a stoup of Myrtle Juice
And let Riggs Balsam fly
And quar till it is dry;
Sooner later after all.
We should have had to die
Here is a Bombay students essay upon the horse
THE horse is very noble quadruped. but when he
,s angry he will not do So He is ridden on the
spinal cord by the bride. and sadly the driver
places his foots the stirrup. and divides his
lower limbs across the saddle. and drives his animal
to the meadow He has long mouth, and his
head is attached to the trunk by long protu-
berance called the neck. He has four legs; two
In the front side and two are afterwards. These
are the weapons which he runs. and also de-
fends himself by extending those IN the rear in a
parallel direction toward his foe but this he does
only when in a vexatious mood. His flooding is
generally grasses and grains. He is also useful to
take his back man or woman as well some
cargo He has power to fast as he could
He has got sleep at night time and always
standing awaken Also there horses of short
sizes. They do the same as the others gen
orally doing. There is animal Like the horse; no
sooner they their guardian master they al
ways crying for flooding but It is always at the
morning time They have got tail, but not so long
as the COW and other such like similar animals
Crawford-How many residences does a rich man
have?
Crabshaw-Usually three A city one when he
votes. country one when he swears off his taxes
cPa daos western one when he sues for divorce
private letter recently received in this city
from Russian woman quotes the following little
folk story an illustration OF the present stua-
ton and the popular attitude in Russia:
Japan would have consented to peace with Russia
some time ago IL the Czar had been able to send
the Mikado tho following persons: Two function
aries who do not steal two priests who do not
drink; one moutik who has never been whipped:
one workman who has always had enough 10
eat But the Gar was unable to find such per-
sons In his whole country and offered instead:
Admiral Alexiefr. Grand Duke Sergius, General
Orion. Admiral Ouchtomsly; and tho priest Jean
de Cronstadt But the Mikado would not accept
thess substitutes. and that In why ths war stlll
goes on