New-York tribune., 1906-11-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Greece is threatened with an odd strike. At a
public meeting the physicians and druggists of
Athens declared that their professions would soon
be reduced to starvation. Many physicians of the
city actually in straits because of the ever
increasing clinics where patients receive free
ment. The disciples of Esculapus intend. there
fore. to strike unless the government prevents the
further establishment of clinics and permits them
10 increase their fees from two drachmas to three
drachmas "a drachma is about 10 cents). Although
the motion to this effect combated by several
physicians as unworthy Of the medical profession.
IT was finally carried by great majority. and the
strike will probably go into effect soon.
Japheth Qenth day out)-TH tell you what makes
the cat animals roar So pop; they're bowling for
NoahNDarn the luck! knew I'd forget some
thing There isn't an ounce of boric acid boardl
Captain Homer W. Hedge until lately president
of the Aero Club. Courtlandt Field Bishop having
recently succeeded him. tells of visit that
paid to the aeronautical editor of a certain
paper by solemn man in black.
The Aero Club is doing we'll. I believer"
the visitor began.
Yes" said the editor. I'VE have already ninety
members
Good! And ascensions will soon begin eh?"
They will begin within the week"
Now, sir" said the In black II will pay
you 81 line If you Will state in your Answers to
Correspondents column that the quickest and best
way to descend in a balloon is to bore hole in tho
gas bag
The editor shook his head.
It's liberal offer" he said, but I'm afraid we
can't accept IT."
The man in black sighed II sorry he said.
and he walked out.
who is that MANI" asked a stenographer, look
ing up from his desk
That the editor replied. rs our new coroner
He is paid by the job"
THE CALL OF THE GRUB.
To twas the Call Of the Wild,
To another the Call of the Blood;
To this one the Call OF the Child.
To that the Cali OF the Flood.
But sometimes 1t seems that these calls
Are merely a lot of fub-dub-
For the call that man hears when 1t calls
Is the beautiful Call OF the Grub!
Avaunt with the Call of the Book,
The calling of music and art;
And the call of the cold, fabhy heart!
For none of them fall on the
OF the world with such rubby-dub-dub
AS the message full sweet. bringing all to their
When the dinner bell calls us to grub
The Call of the Wild-cut it out!
The Cau of the Tame-iet it die!
What the world really needs is call that pro
To en- it to pudding and pie
Yea bother your calls that called
BY the authors OF modern hub-dub;
What the world listens for with its militant
Is the beautiful Call of the Grub,
baltimore sun
Pethick Lawrence. husband Of one OF the "sr@
fragettes' imprisoned in London, has promised -
subscribe 40 a day to the woman's SUFFRAGE s,
for every day his wife remains in fail Vba,b
Mr. Lawrence is actuated by sympathy or sra,t-
tude, deponent saith
In the Farthest North. Peary thev say
Said the temperature made him feel gav
lie declared then there 9''
That the chill northern air
Was warmer than Boston's Back Ravr
boston Journal
Denmark, famous for her great exnortatior -
butter, has 200 COWS 10 every IOo0 of her inbab
itants. and IL five heads counted "a a ,o,,,iI-
there are two and one-haIf cows 10 every family,
so you anxious TO become my son-ip-Io,,a
mo. sir, you mtsjudge me; / am anxions O.,
marry your daughter; il II were possible to do
that without becoming your son-in-law I would
Word has from Washington that thu
Weather Bureau must adopt the smpnned smell
ing like other official departments and from now,
the bulletins. whether of storm or fair weathar
will be spelled out the shortcut principle with
out the old superuity OF letters The order appIi.,
TO everything issued by the local bureau subsa
Quent 20 November l.
'Slowboy says he would rather run a lawn
mower than lie in a hammock"
How absurdr'
mo; he says his wife can't put the bahy I'm Inf,
lap when he is running ths lawn mower.-Phila-