New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

Deacon French, of Nashua, n. H, aged eighty
eight about TO the prospective bride hav-
ing reached the mature age OF seventy-hve The
deacon says the mistake of his life is that he
was never Spilled" but he thinks It is better late
than never and will rectify the mistake.
SUGGESTIONS
If ] We're you. and you were I.
I'll tell you what I'd do:
I'd smile upon you pleasantly
Whenever you came TO WOO,
Your lifelong happiness
I'd softly whisper "Yesl'
Instead of standing there
And beating all around the bush.
AS If L didn't dare,
I'd make my mind d up p once once for ALL
And plump and straight I'd ask of you;
--tsomervnle Journal.
Tribune is word for Londoners the
title of a newspaper, and there seems to be
siderable argument to how the Of the
new journal should be pronounced. "A Reader
writes to THE London Tribune" thus:
SEVEN WISHES
I pray THE Tribune" may escape
The tribal curse
May suffer not in any shape.
Bad prose or verse
l trust The Tribune" may not fail
In tribulation
That IT may study. first of ALL
l hope The Tribune" will be lust
Sans fear or favor;
That II will have. beneath the crust
\ witty
I see The Tribune's' aim is high
That people win not call it Try
But Tribune, when they take il!
Visitors In Washington nearly always call upon
the Congressman from their district. and the latter
il Of hospitable turn. frequently invites them to
luncheon in the Congress restaurant. a privilege
highly priced by the average visitor The other
day, as told by Washington correspondent OF
The Baltimore American" number OF women
called upon a wealthy Congressman. and were duly
invited TO have luncheon with him, which they
promptly and gladly accepted. and when seated
proceeded to order luncheon substantial enough
for day laborers. When the check for the lunch
handed TO the Congressman and he hand
ed bill for the amount to the waiter one of the
women remarked that she thought Congressman
did not have to pay for their meals there or
she would not have ordered so much The Con-
gresham, says .he narrator explained that pay
ing for luncheons was one OF the pleasant privi-
leges which was still permitted to the CONGRESSMAN
by indulgent government. and that it was one
which they especially enjoyed. And visitors helm
us to enjoy II, too" he added.
The Burglars Grasp.-''Did 1t ever strike you
that burglar Of all men is most sensitive to the
Can't say it did. How do you make II QUIZ
He always throws light on his shady transac-
The fear sometimes expressed Of the GerrnanizIng
of South America by ernigra ton thither is some
what lessened by the results of German. IN
vestigation of settlers south of the Equator Baron
Won Richthofen called attention some time ago 10
the fact that Germans going there often were an
trely lost sight Of 1t appears from I'M. in
qulry that IT Is the prevailing practice for Ger
settling in these countries 70 dispense az soon
possible with their own patronymic rnd assume
III lieu Of II an English, Spanish or Portuguese
name. The precise purpose OF this seems 10 bs
more commercial than anything else both the Eng,
l!sh and the Americans being much mora kindly
regarded than the Teutons; but # is nevertheIass
the fact that many Germans drop their nationality,
or, at least their name. in the South American re-
publics. in order 10 escape the attentions of tho
army authorities in Berlin. Immigrants who wish
conceal their national identity will not exert n
strong race national influence in their new home
Your honor, remarked the youthful LAWYER for
the defence. my client wishes gain time
All right III give him six months" replied the
oblSlne judge Philadelphia Press.
Here Is gerl of expression from a police court:
prisoner used such strong language" said a con-
stable that i was Obliged to get the assistance
OF another officer to take him into custody"
TIRE match between NJ G. {, ,eIsve, ana .,xh,..,
OF eiluueip1ik and district ended a victory for IN.