New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-06
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

A deIicatosssn shop in the Harlem Jewish district
was the scene OF a remarkable incident last Mon
day In front OF the counter OF many smells
a very black Negro who asked for pumpernickel.
senfgurken. rothertben-salad and other de!icaces
in good German. the evident surprise of another
customer who waiting to be served. AS the
Negro. who has for years been porter in Ger
business house. whore he acquired a good
knowledge Of the language. was about to leave the
shop. the other man asked: Where did you learn
to speak such good German
Where? Why. German How long have
you been in this country
"Only a few weeks
"Oh. that accounts for I'll I was white when
came here. but Germans all grow black after
q few years in this country
The man stared at the speaker. became a shade
lighter with fright and establishment left the place
without making his purchase and when he had
gone the Negro laughed and said to the store
keeper: when he gets home they'll explain April
Fools Day 10 him."
What did the consultation of specialists in Mill
yunss case decide?'' 800 49,. ,,.,.,- 49,.
can.
are to be seen in the village OF Hawsker. in Eng
land. and represent the whale trade formerly car
ried at that place. They stand twelve or so
above the ground.
Magstrate--This amt the hrst tonne you've been
IrlsoneT.It's, n 2IoostGe yez do me- yr amer"
Observation-Disclosures phWat We say. Owe your
face scores av tonnes; and lately too.
Prisoner1Plaze VI amer Oim the new bar
Not only is the old house where Daniel Defoe
wrote Robinson Crusoe'' 20 be demolished but
ENGLAND is also to lose the of the labors OF
MIR. Hinkle. ST.. described in ''PickwicIs' as "a
wharinger at the canal sde." in Birmingham The
loss is due 70 the reconstruction OF an an
Client part Of Birmingham. known the Old
Wharf The old Manor House. opposite footing
Junction. where Robinson Crusoe' was written Ia
particularly rich in oak wood and carvings but
it is to give way to Queen Anne villas of stucco
and shingles OF the most approved suburban type
FINISH OF THE WILLIEs.
What makes that cloud OF dust out there a-dark-
IT'S Mr. Busse a-bustlin out what Mr.. Dunno has
There's two reformin' editors hikin lakeward on
Fer they're h9 doin' things to wIIies in Chicago.
The railroad are happy, and are sleepin nights
You can wade knee deep in transfers. and they.s
Fer they're dom things to Wines In Chicago.
Now, 1.-THE Commoner" amt common ez it wuz
And the yecws'' getting sickly. where it used to
Seer The people amt a swallowin Utopy pills NO
And they're dom things to willies in Chicago.
Lake Michigan's cold zephyrs blow sad skidooio
To little team of wiuies. lonely outbound waitin
And more more rosy White House visions are metin
Oh they'ye finished with the Wilies in Chicaeol
GARRETT SMITH
farmer In Cheshire. England. suspecting from
the terrible racket In his hencoop that fox was
raiding IT, clipped a bag over the henslide. When
one OF his farmhands entered the hencoop the fox
sprang into the bag. Eleven fine fowls lay dead
four were badly MANNED and had 70 be killed and
the unframed fowls cacked loudly. The farmer
took the fox and the dead fowls and drove to
Marbury Hall to show them 20 the Hunt Poultry
Fund secretary When the bag was opened the
fox appeared a hen walked out after the fox an
egg rolled out the floor, and OF course. the
farmer was puzzled. The fox In bis flight from the
hencoop knocked the hen into the bag. where the
egg laid
Magistrate-What is your occupation7
Prisoner am employer OF labor, your honor
Magtstrate-Well, what do you do3
Prisoner find employment FOR such gentlemen
yourself and prison officials
| Sentences Six months h1rd.-PhiladelphiA In
| Qulrer.