New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The retirement OF William r Wilcox from the
Postnastership OF Now York to become chairman
OF the Public Service Commission may mean much
10 the three veteran cats who police the depths OF
the Federal Building at night and for whose service
In sxtermnstIng rats the United States government
makes allowance of $50 each year for food sup
plies. That Is. It may mean much unless Mr. Will
cox's postmaster shares mis- great fond
FOR the feline family. Mr.. Wilcox likes cats
and is frank in showing his liking, but the
cannot be said OF ell his former subordinates In the
postal service. Assistant Postmaster Morgan thinks
cats oil right-'in their place and that place
is IN the cellar But Tom Platt'' and Teddy
Roosevelt and Dave Hill like the big soft rug
the postmaster's ONCE and disagreed with Mr.. Nor
gan successfully when Mr. Wilcox was around. For
tho last ten days the trio have wandered discon-
solatey outside the door Of the postmasters ONCE
with at not like this in the olden days look
If they to have any say In the matter. II is
certain that Acting Postmaster Morgan would not
go higher up.
Johnny where have YOU bsenl Your hair Is
II fell in the creek
We'll you see, mamma while I was standin' on
tn bridge thought maybe "a fan M so took
when q wise guy falls he falls hard Is ono Of
the maxims OF the Tendsrlon. One Of those per-
sons .felP' hard the other night He had bean In
town long enough TO be friendly terms with
Jimmy, the Rounds" and other lights Of Sixth
avenue he felt qualified TO explain to q friend
how the dips work the rattlera" The "rattlers''
happen to be the 84th street orosstown cars, on
which they were riding at tho time. About Ave
minutes after the explanation tho wise dis
covered that one OF the real mob" had made
| away with everything in his pockets. leaving not
even a matchbox
They say that shifter is ten years ahead of his
We'll. It's not true. I'm his Landlord. and I
know he's just Six months neutrality-suspicious.
Inquirer.
Writing Of q BLK school In Lyons called the
Ecole Superieure de Commerce, United States Con-
sul Covert says: TT receives pupils from foreign
countries and teaches them the entire silk busi-
ness. from the raising OF the worm to making the
| designs, weaving the silk and putting Il upon the
market. While the pupil Is learning to make silk
| he also acquire a thorough knowledge Of the
| French language. A two years course Of study
| includes loom and weaving instruction, CONNER
| cial law political economy. bookkeeping and mod
languages. At the end Of the two years study
the graduate never has any difficulty In obtaining
a situation In one Of the silk houses OF Lyons
SO you don't take any interest in the Baoonian
mot a Bit" answered Mr. stor1ninxton Rarnss
without botherina about Who wrote enWsReare
| ton Star
| One of tho last OF the old Maine built square
| rfggers Will go out OF existence when tho f. b.
| Sutton reaches this port from Hong Kong I'm n
| few days Like many another blue water vessel
| she 10 to be converted into q coal barge and 40
much more Of tho poetry Of the will be lost.
Now that you've come in for a little money Is
said zimmerman. II hope you'll pay what You
Lets See said Borroughs. 'Your names
paying on all creditors in alphabetical or
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